Archive for August, 2021

Highland Spring Junior Open Finals 2021

The Highland Spring Junior Open Tennis & Pickleball Tournament 2021 at the Pomander Gate Tennis Club moved into the finals, with two of the finals going to a tie-breaker. In the Boys 12 Division Final, Dexter Snaith defeated Tobiah Goodchild 6-3, 3-6, 10-8, while Tristan Pettit defeated Kyan Hands in the Boys 14 Final 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Boys 12s Consolation... Read more of this article

Bowlers Back In CAC Championships Action

Bermuda’s Men’s National Bowling Team continued competing in the Central American and Caribbean Bowling Confederation Championships, which is the Qualification event for the next CAC Games in El Salvador. The second half of Quintuplets Round took place, with David Maycock, Lamar Richardson, Rickai Binns, Damien Matthews, and Dennis Joell, scoring... Read more of this article

Paper Suggests Outdoor Balloon Release Ban

Passing a law to “ban the release of helium-filled balloons outdoors” is one of the proposals contained in the “regulating single-use plastics in Bermuda” policy paper, which the Government has released for consultation. In providing a “summary of the actions that should be taken in Bermuda now, based on a review of similar jurisdictions... Read more of this article

Column: Carla Seely On Murphy’s Law

[Written by Carla Seely] Murphy’s Law – can you ever really plan for the unexpected? I am not superstitious but I certainly take note of patterns and trends, whether it is “Things always happen in threes” or “It’s Murphy’s Law” – meaning anything that can go wrong will go wrong. One thing I have discovered over the course of my life... Read more of this article

EY & IIF Conduct Bank Risk Management Survey

“More than nine in ten [91%] surveyed bank chief risk officers [CROs] view climate change as the top emerging risk over the next five years,” according to the EY and Institute of International Finance [IIF] bank risk management survey. A spokesperson said, “Banks regard climate change as their top long-term risk, according to the EY... Read more of this article

Video: Sunday August 29th ‘Good News’ Spotlight

News that Jessica Lewis represented Bermuda at the Paralympic Games, McKenzie Bean won his NPC Bodybuilding class, the Bermuda Zoological Society awarded the Steinhoff Scholarship to Caroline Alexander, Isabella Murdoch, and Treiana Zuill, while Freyja Kermode was the recipient of the Pye award, and Ajani Burchall scored a hat trick for the Aston Villa... Read more of this article

Adam Hall & Aberdeen Play Brooklyn Cyclones

Adam Hall and his Aberdeen IronBirds teammates went down 6 – 4 to the Brooklyn Cyclones on the road. The baseball player returned to the team following his injury and went 1 for 4 at the plate, with a single. Related Stories Adam Hall’s Goldeyes Defeated By Monarchs Adam Hall’s Winnipeg Play RedHawks Adam Hall Enjoying Impressive Season Adam... Read more of this article

Dresden Monarchs Sign Devwah Whaley

The Dresden Monarchs have signed former Arkansas Razorback [NCAA Div. 1 FBS] running back and Cincinnati Bengal Devwah Whaley as they prepare for their championship run in the German Football League. The American Football International [AFI] website said, “The Dresden Monarchs have signed former Arkansas Razorback [NCAA Div. 1 FBS] running back and... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis Records Personal Best In 800m

[Updated] Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis is set to compete in the T53 Women’s 800m heats at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo from approximately 10.36pm onwards [Bermuda time] this evening [Aug 28]. There are two heats scheduled, one at 10.36pm and one at 10.41pm and the official schedule lists Ms Lewis as competing in the second heat, however under the old... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Sunday August 29

Sunday, August 29 is expected to see sunny spells, a shower or two around, easing by evening, with the high to be near 29°C/85°F and the low to be near 25°C/77°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 73%. Sunrise will be at 6.52am and sunset will be at 7.47pm. High tide... Read more of this article

Bermuda Bowlers Continue Competing In CAC

Bermuda’s Men’s National Bowling Team continued competing in the Central American and Caribbean Bowling Confederation Championships, which is the Qualification event for the next CAC Games in El Salvador. The tournament moved into the quintuplets round, with David Maycock, Lamar Richardson, Rickai Binns, Damien Matthews, and Dennis Joell, scoring... Read more of this article

Pride Bermuda To Host Virtual “Tag” Day

Pride Bermuda will be hosting a virtual Tag Day, with the youth drug prevention charity encouraging the public to “make financial contributions to continue to provide students with the support they need.” A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s Charitable sector has faced many hard times in the last few years, even more so with the Covid-19... Read more of this article