Archive for January, 2025
City Clarifies Dundonald Street Road Closure
The City of Hamilton said they “would like to clarify that today’s road closure on Dundonald Street was coordinated in collaboration with the Parliamentary Registrar to facilitate Nomination Day activities. A spokesperson said, “The closure, from Washington Street South to Cedar Avenue between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., was implemented to accommodate... Read more of this article
Harmonious Beauty: Chinese And Oil Painting
The Bermuda Society of Arts [BSoA] invites art lovers to “explore the fascinating intersection of traditional Chinese and oil painting at ‘Harmonious Beauty: Comparison of Chinese Painting and Oil Painting” on February 3, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A spokesperson said, “Distinguished lecturers Zhai You and Fan Lei will lead this... Read more of this article
Male Arrested After Riding Through Crowd
A male was arrested today [Jan 31] after “riding an auxiliary cycle in a dangerous manner through a crowd of people processing from Court Street and accompanied by a Gombey Troupe.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 11am on Friday, 31st January 2025, police officers were monitoring traffic in the area of the Mount St. Agnes School... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Death Of Charles Crisson
The police have now confirmed the death of 59-year-old Charles Crisson. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] can now confirm the sudden death of 59-year-old Charles Crisson and extends sincere condolences to his family and friends. “Mr. Crisson’s lifeless body was found in the water off Caroline Bay Marina, Morgan’s... Read more of this article
Warwick Appoints Rebeka Matthews Sousa
Warwick Academy has appointed Rebeka Matthews Sousa as the next Head of Secondary School. David Horan, Principal of Warwick Academy stated, “After an extensive local and international search, I am delighted to announce that Mrs. Rebeka Matthews Sousa will be our next Head of the Secondary School, succeeding Mr. Mark Thorpe in September 2025. “Mrs.... Read more of this article
Rugby Community Pays Tribute To Coach
The Bermuda rugby community has paid tribute to professional coach James Clarke by hosting three memorial matches at the National Sports Centre last weekend. Mr Clarke died recently just months after moving to the island after being appointed operations director of the Bermuda Rugby Football Union. “Yesterday, we came together to pay tribute to the... Read more of this article
Adrian Roach Set For Rematch In Ontario
Amateur boxer Adrian Roach is set for a rematch with Canadian Josh Melvin at the 42nd Brampton Cup in Ontario, Canada, today [January 31]. Roach will look to avenge his defeat to Melvin at last year’s tournament, losing by two rounds to one in the semi-final. The pair meet in the male elite 71kg division. The winner will face either Kuwar Manu or... Read more of this article
Football: North Village Defeat Social Club
North Village reclaimed top spot in the Premier Division with a 4-1 win over Young Men Social Club at BAA Field. Village took the lead in the seventh minute through Judah Chapman. Jonté Smith doubled their advantage in the 35th minute before Social Club equalised through Mical Hardtman. Village restored their two-goal advantage five minutes later... Read more of this article
Video: Outside Of Election Nomination Day
[Updating] The nomination of candidates for all 36 constituencies in the 2025 General Election will be held today [Jan 31] at the MSA school hall from 11.00am to 1.00pm. We will provide updates and video as able, and you can view all our coverage of the 2025 General Election here. Please note that we won’t actually have all the factual confirmed... Read more of this article
Dame Flora Duffy Series Opener In April
Dame Flora Duffy will start her T100 World Triathlon Tour Series campaign with the opening race of the series in Singapore from April 5 to 6. Duffy was recently listed among eight women’s triathletes with automatic contracts for the upcoming series. The Bermudian achieved her goal of earning a guaranteed contract after finishing fourth in the T100... Read more of this article
Video: PLP Announce All 36 Candidates
[Updated] The Progressive Labour Party [PLP] is holding a press conference this morning [Jan 31] where they are expected to announce additional candidates for the upcoming 2025 General Election. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The PLP announced their final three candidates: Lauren Hayward... Read more of this article
David Patrick’s LSU Defeated By Auburn
Associate head coach David Patrick and his LSU Tigers men’s basketball team lost 87-74 at home to No-1 seed Auburn University in the NCAA Division 1 on Wednesday [January 29]. LSU’s overall record is 12-8, 1-6 in the Southeastern Conference [SEC]. Bermudian Patrick joined LSU as an associate head coach in May last year. He is the former head coach... Read more of this article
