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Photos: 11th Annual Alpha Beautillion

Family, friends and supporters packed the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium last night [May 27], as five young men competed in the 11th annual Alpha Beautillion. Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the event saw five accomplished young men competing for a chance to boost their education funds, with each entrant receiving at least $1,000 towards their... Read more of this article

Berkeley’s Trae Trott Wins Alpha Beautillion

18-year-old Berkeley Institute student Trae Trott walked away with a $5,000 education award after winning last night’s [May 27] Alpha Beautillion held at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium. Hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the event saw five accomplished young men competing for a chance to boost their education funds. Each entrant wins... Read more of this article

Hurricane Awareness Week Begins Today

Today [May 28] marks the beginning of Hurricane Awareness Week, and the Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] said members of the public and organizations are “encouraged to make preparations by dusting off their hurricane plans.” The BWS, operated by BAS-Serco on behalf of the Department of Airport Operations, will be briefing Government stakeholders... Read more of this article

Mishka Releases New Video: “Neva Give Up”

Bermudian singer/songwriter Mishka has released “Neva Give Up” – an extract from his new EP “Anything, Anytime, Anywhere.” The brother of Bermudian folk rocker Heather Nova, Mishka is an accomplished reggae musician in his own right. He released his first album in 1999 and is currently signed to Matthew McConaughey’s... Read more of this article

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration Events

To mark the Diamond Jubilee, celebrations with take place between Saturday June 2nd 2012 and Monday June 4th. The events are as follows: SATURDAY, 2 JUNE 2012 Departing at noon, a Flotilla of Local Vessels will sail from Hamilton Harbour to Dockyard; an open invitation is extended to local mariners, the JL Cecil Smith (the ferry on which Her Majesty... Read more of this article

Bermuda Cyclists Competing In Vermont

Seven Bermuda Bicycle Association riders continued taking part in the Killington Stage Race being held in Vermont. Stage Two was a 11 mile long Trail Brewing ITT, Winner’s Edge rider Nicole Mitchell finished 24th in the Women 1-2 division with a time of 30:07.50, Mitchell is now 23rd overall with a two stage time of 3:06:35. In the Men’s Division... Read more of this article

Latvian Sailor: $48 Million Cocaine Charge

The trial of a Latvian national accused of a number of firearm and drug offences is set to begin in Supreme Court this morning [May 28]. 28-year-old Janis Zegelis was arrested back in August 2011 after arriving in Bermuda on a sailboat, and charged with importing and also possessing a 9mm Beretta automatic pistol; importing and possessing 192 rounds... Read more of this article

Bermuda Motocross Racing Results

The Bermuda Motocross Racing Season continued at the Moto Sports Park in Southside yesterday [May 27]. Szaine Williams came away with the top honors on the day in the Pee-Wee Class, with Moses Johnson winning the 50cc Class on the day. The 65cc Class was won by Kai-Jun Simons, while the 85cc Class honors went to Jahdae Trott and Zamair Darrell won the... Read more of this article

Lambert & Proctor Win St. George’s Regatta

Gladwin Lambert and his crew Stephen Proctor came away from the Comet Regatta today [May 27] in the St. George’s Harbor as Champions with three points. The pair recorded three wins and a third, they was able to throw out their third place finish to end with three points. Finishing second overall was Rockal Evans and his crew Christina Barnard they... Read more of this article

Tyler Butterfield Qualifies For 2012 Olympics

[Updated] Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield finished 25th in the Madrid 2012 ITU World Triathlon held today [May 27] in Spain. Butterfield finished with an overall time of 1:55:40. Johnathan Brownlee from Great Britain won the Elite Men’s Race clocking 1:51:49. Butterfield came out of the water in a time of 19:28 and then rode the bike course in a... Read more of this article

‘No Point Having Rules If You Don’t Enforce Them’

The Premier can pass all the legislation she wants, but until she and her Government “get serious about stopping financial misconduct it will continue,” Shadow Attorney General Trevor Moniz said. On Friday [May 25] Premier Paula Cox tabled the second phase of the Good Governance legislation in the House of Assembly. The Bill makes provision... Read more of this article

19-Year-Old Injured In Hamilton Accident

Emergency service personnel responded to a report of an accident early this morning [May 27] in Hamilton. A 19-year-old man was found injured after a collision in the Reid Street and Queen Street area and transported by ambulance to hospital for treatment. A police spokesperson said, “Around 3:30am on Sunday, May 27th police and first responders... Read more of this article