Archive for February, 2022

U14 Tennis Team Finish 9th In El Salvador

Bermuda’s Under 14 Boys’ team of Zach McGuire, Tobiah Goodchild and Johnny Bart finished 9th at the ITF World Junior Championships Pre Qualifier in El Salvador. The team picked up their first win of the tournament when they defeated Puerto Rico the day before took on Barbados in the 9th – 10th place match and came away winning 2 – 0. Goodchild... Read more of this article

Hopkins Leads Essax Riders In Spain

Bermuda’s Kaden Hopkins competed in the Copa de Espana Elite Spanish Cup Road Race in Spain that covered 171.4 kms. Hopkins finished 17th with a time of 3:56:59, which was the same time as riders 4 – 59. Hopkins was the top Essax rider, and 8th in the Under 23 Division, with three of his teammates not finishing the race. Related Stories Nic... Read more of this article

Cyclists Currently In 11th In Dominican Republic

Bermudian cyclists Conor White, Liam Flannery, Zander Miller, Nicholas Narraway and Dominque Mayho continued racing the XLIII Vuelta Ciclística Independencia Nacional in the Dominican Republic. The seventh and final stage saw the competitors compete on the triumphal circuit on Health Avenue [South Mirador] with nine accumulative laps at 90 kilometers. Cyclists... Read more of this article

28-Year-Old Woman Injured In Stabbing Incident

A 28-year-old woman is in hospital “recovering from a knife wound sustained during a fracas” in Sandys. A police spokesperson said, “A twenty-eight-year-old woman is currently warded at King Edward Hospital, recovering from a knife wound sustained during a fracas in the early hours of Sunday 27th February 2022. “Police were called out... Read more of this article

Joseph & Stableford Complete SIO Course

Detective Chief Inspector Sherwin Joseph and Detective Chief Inspector Peter Stableford completed a two-week Senior Investigation Officers course held in the British Virgin Islands. A police spokesperson said, “Detective Chief Inspector, Sherwin Joseph, who is in charge of the Specialists Investigations Department and Detective Chief Inspector Peter... Read more of this article

Story Of Us Event At The Griot Was ‘Amazing’

[Written by Vejay Steede] Saturday night was amazing. Simply put, if you were not at the Griot Bookstore and culture hub on Saturday night, you missed one of the very best live shows the City of Hamilton has ever had the privilege of hosting. No, there were no international superstars involved; there were no platinum selling artists, or world-famous... Read more of this article

Liberty Appoints Khan As Managing Director

Liberty Group announced the appointment of Azeem Khan as Managing Director of AG Holdings Limited as of March 1, 2022. A spokesperson said, “Mr. Khan is an operational executive with over 20 years of experience in operations, business strategy and technology implementation in the Bermuda IT and telecoms industries. Mr. Khan was most recently... Read more of this article

‘Invasion Will Impact Global Insurance Industry’

“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine likely will impact the global insurance industry substantially in the near to midterm, particularly given the significant fallout in the capital markets and potential for widespread cyber attacks,” AM Best said.. In its Best’s Commentary, “Significant Implications of Ukraine Invasion on Global Insurance... Read more of this article

Oliver Betschart Competes At Hill Country Open

Oliver Betschart recently competed at the Hill Country Open at Horseshoe Bay in Texas, finishing in fifth place. In very cold temperatures, he competed in a two-day tournament at the Hill Country Open at Horseshoe Bay, Texas, where he shot 79, 76 for a two day total of 155 on the 6354 yard, par 72 course. Coach David Ogrin said, “He played really... Read more of this article

Photos: PLP Founder’s Day, Drum Major Awards

The Progressive Labour Party [PLP] held their awards ceremony yesterday [Feb 27], with Founder’s Day and Drum Major awardees being honoured. The Founder’s Day awardees included Roderick Burchall, Valerie Dill, Sandi Gilbert, Gregory Jacobs, Lynn Wade, and Ann Webb, while the Drum Major awardees included Ianthia Butler, Rose Douglas, Michelle... Read more of this article

Bermuda Equestrian Federation Elect Directors

The Bermuda Equestrian Federation [BEF] held its Annual General Meeting on February 23rd where they elected their directors. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Equestrian Federation held its Annual General Meeting, via Zoom, on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 and is pleased to announce that the following members were elected as directors: McKeisha Smith... Read more of this article

Athletes Win Seven More Medals In Florida

Members of the Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] took to the track in Miramar, Florida to compete on the second day of the Capital Speed Invitational, making a strong showing to win another seven medals to take their total to 11 medals. Massassi Maxwell-Smith won the 17 – 18 women’s long jump with a top leap of 5.27m. Jaeda Grant would... Read more of this article