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America’s Cup 91st In Cable Sports TV Ratings

The television broadcast of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series came in at 91st place on the cable sports TV ratings for Sunday, October 18, according to SportsTVRatings.com. The rankings correlate with the broadcast by NBC Sports in the United States, with the SportsTVRatings listing indicating it attained 73,000 viewers during the NBC Sports... Read more of this article

Police Confirm Death Of 55-Yr-Old Dennis Eve

[Updated] The police responded to the Black Watch Pass area of North Shore this morning [Oct 22] after reports of a person floating in the waters, and the police have confirmed that a man’s lifeless body was retrieved from the waters. Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said, “At a few minutes after 10.00am this morning, a member of the public... Read more of this article

“Island Flames” Donated To Education Ministry

The Minister of Education Wayne Scott was today [Oct 22] presented with copies of the “Island Flames” book by author Jonathan Smith at CedarBridge Academy. Mr. Smith has recently released “Island Flames” which details the pivotal events surrounding the 1977 riots. Today he presented the Ministry of Education with copies for middle... Read more of this article

52 Customers Out Of Power In Prospect Area

At 6:31am this morning [Oct 21] a major fault in an electrical vault occurred resulting in power outages to 52 customers in the Prospect area, and it is anticipated that power will be restored late this afternoon. A spokesperson said, “BELCO would like to advise that at 6:31am a major fault in an electrical vault occurred resulting in power outages... Read more of this article

Videos: Nahki Wells, Reggie Lambe Score Goals

[Updated with videos] Bermuda’s professional footballers were in fine form today [Oct 20], with both Nahki Wells and Reggie Lambe scoring during their games, helping to push their respective teams to victory, with Lambe recording a dramatic last minute goal to secure the win for his team. Reggie Lambe Reggie Lambe and Mansfield Town defeated Yeovil... Read more of this article

2 Hour Video: Airport Development Meeting

[Updated] The Government is presently holding an information session on the airport redevelopment plan in St. George’s this evening [Oct 20]. The announcement said, “In attendance will be the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance E.T. Richards, Minister of Tourism and Transport Development Shawn G. Crockwell and Minister of Economic Development... Read more of this article

Pearman-Desilva Sentenced To Life For Murder

Jaquii Pearman-Desilva has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the murder of Prince Edness, with the Court ruling he must serve a minimum of 35 years before being considered for parole. On December 7th 2014, police responded to a shooting that took place in Southampton, which saw 29-year-old Prince Edness fatally shot, and the... Read more of this article

Video: St George’s Hotel Agreement Finalized

[Updated with video] The master development agreement between the Government and the Desarrollos Hotelco Group has been finalized for the hotel project in St George’s, the Government announced at a press conference this morning [Oct 20]. Those in attendance included Premier Michael Dunkley, Minister of Tourism Development & Transport Shawn... Read more of this article

Video: Collision Involving Artemis & Umpire Boat

Today’s [Oct 18] Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series was not without incident, with one mishap seeing Artemis Racing involved in a collision with a pink umpire boat. It caused the second race to be delayed for a few minutes, while the Artemis sailors scrambled to fix their vessel, however the Swedish team didn’t let the crash deter... Read more of this article

Live Updates: America’s Cup World Series

[Updating] The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is set to take place today [Oct 18], with the “Super Sunday” set to offer more points than any other day in the series to date. All three races will have double-point scoring, meaning up to 60 points are available, and racing is scheduled to start at just past 2pm. You can watch it... Read more of this article

Photos: America’s Cup “Super Sunday” Racing

The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series took place today [Oct 18], with the “Super Sunday” seeing three races which all had double-point scoring. Oracle Team USA won the first race, Artemis Racing crashed into an umpire boat just before the second race however scrambled to fix their boat and made an impressive showing by winning the second... Read more of this article

Sunday’s America’s Cup World Series Race Info

America’s Cup Race Management [ACRM] Race Director Iain Murray has announced that today’s [Oct 18] racecourse will once again be located to the west of Two Rock Passage in the Great Sound. “The Bermuda Weather Service confirmed that a band of showers will cross the Island this morning and are expected to clear for this afternoon’s racing.... Read more of this article