Archive for February, 2023
UN Women’s Post To Support Joint SDG Fund
The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors is encouraging the public to apply for a consultant position with the United Nations [UN] Women. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors encourages members of the public who have a keen interest in working for the United Nations Women and who have the required skills... Read more of this article
November Consumer Price Index: Inflation 3.8%
Consumers paid 3.8% more in November 2022 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Economy and Labour released the November 2022 CPI from the Department of Statistics. This publication now includes two new charts presenting year-to-year... Read more of this article
Ministry: 8 Bus Runs Cancelled On Monday
[Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [Feb 27], with the list indicating that there are two bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.05pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 2 runs cancelled this morning, 6 cancelled this afternoon, for a total of 8 cancelled... Read more of this article
Harness Pony Champions Of Champions Results
The Bermuda Harness Pony Racing season came to an end at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street, with Special Gold and Kiwon Waldron coming within striking distance of the track record. Competing in the Champions of Champions race Special Gold and Waldron clocked a time of 1:01&3 with the track record set by the same horse and Kirista Rabain... Read more of this article
Beach Volleyballers Finish 4th In St Lucia
Bermuda beach volleyball players Brandon Sousa and Ryan Davies placed 4th in the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association [ECVA] Senior Beach Volleyball Tournament in St Lucia. They advanced through to the semi-finals where they took on St Lucia Team One’s Sheldon Descartes and Joseph Clercent, with St Lucia winning, so the Bermuda team moved to... Read more of this article
Smith Finishes 4th In South Africa Triathlon
Tyler Smith made a strong showing at the 2023 Africa Triathlon Cup Maselspoort in South Africa, placing 4th in the elite men’s field. The Bermudian triathlete finished in a time of 56:05, clocking 9:17 during the swim, 28:55 on the bike, before closing out with a time of 16:33 on the run. Ayan Beisenbayev from Kazakhstan won in a time of 55:28,... Read more of this article
Harbour Nights To Be Extended To 15 Weeks
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced that the “upcoming edition of Harbour Nights will be extended to fifteen weeks, commencing on the 24th of May and concluding on the 30th of August.” A spokesperson said, “The event, which has been a cherished tradition for nearly three decades, will take place every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to... Read more of this article
Bermuda Teams Conclude Volleyball Festival
Six Bermuda Volleyball Association’s Junior National teams concluded competing in the Nike Boston Volleyball Festival. The boy’s under 16 team moved to the gold bracket division on the final day, but they would fall 2 – 0 to the Smash Boys, 25-20, 27-25. The under 14 boys went down 2 – 0 to LIVBC in the silver bracket 25-12, 25-17. Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
ICC Online Training & Education Programme
The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] announced that the International Cricket Council [ICC] launched the ICC’s online training and education programme in the third quarter of 2023. A spokesperson said, “The BCB is currently in the process of aligning our prerequisite coaching requirements prior to the start of the 2024 cricket season. The first steps... Read more of this article
Four Day Multi-Agency Training Course Held
“It is critical that we are able to adequately respond to major incidents,” said Minister of National Security Michael Weeks as he opened a course organised by the UK’s College of Policing to train local Government officials to respond to significant incidents. A Government spokesperson said, “The four-day Multi-Agency Gold Commander course... Read more of this article
Video: Minister Rabain & Minister Furbert
[Updated] Minister of Education Diallo Rabain and Minister of Social Development and Seniors Tinee Furbert are holding a press conference this morning [Feb 27] “to discuss their Ministry’s budget initiatives.” You can watch the live video below and view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. Update: The live broadcast has concluded and the... Read more of this article
Coralisle Group Opens Pharmacy At Paget Plaza
Saying it is a “major step to provide affordable prescription medications in Bermuda,” Coralisle Group Ltd. has opened a pharmacy to the general public, CG Pharmacy, located at Paget Plaza in the former Clarien bank building at 161 South Road. ‘Our goal in this initiative is to make prescription drugs accessible and affordable to our CG... Read more of this article
