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BBA Cycling Time Trial Championships Results

Shannon Lawrence [Open Male], Nicole Mitchell [Open Female] and Gabriella Arnold [Junior Female] all repeated as champions on Sunday morning [June 22] while Daniel Oatley grabbed the title for Junior Male division in the Bank of Bermuda Foundation Time Trial Championships. Conditions for the multi-loop course in Southside produced a strong headwind... Read more of this article

Commuters Send Birthday Wishes To Barnes

Morning commuters can be heard yelling out “Happy Birthday” as they pass Johnny Barnes on Crow Lane this morning [June 23], with one lady stopping to give Mr. Barnes a birthday kiss, as the well known morning greeter celebrates his 91st birthday today. Mr. Barnes started his 91st birthday off the same way he has started every day for many... Read more of this article

Day #2: ITF Junior Tennis Tournament Results

The Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Tennis Tournament continued at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium. In Girls Singles 18 Qualifying action, Georgina Sanders from Great Britain defeated Alexandra Noback from the United States of America in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Girls Under 14 Round-Robin Group 2 action Kayla Ming won her three matches in in straight... Read more of this article

Youth Futsal Tournament Second Round Results

The second round of the Youth Futsal Tournament that took place on Saturday [June 21] at the Dellwood Middle School Gym, and the results follow below. U14 Footy Force 8, Bermuda Brazilian Football School 8 U12 Footy Force 9, St. Chelsbarcadrid ESFC 1 U12 Bermuda Brazilian Football School 5, ABC Valencia White 1 U12 Dandy Town 4, ABC Valencia Black... Read more of this article

Day #1: ITF Junior Tennis Tournament Results

The Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Tennis Tournament got underway at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium. Players from 26 countries will compete for World Ranking Points. In Qualifying action on Day One, Rafael Bejar Levy from Mexico advanced in the Boy’s 18 Singles after defeating Xavier Lawrence from Barbados in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Another early... Read more of this article

Mini-Maxis Swap Lead, Sinn Fein Pushing Hard

The predicted battle for the elapsed time victory in the Newport Bermuda Race between the three Mini-Maxis in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division is coming to fruition. Based on the tracker report as of 5 AM on Saturday with 485 nautical miles to the finish, Bella Mente, Shockwave, and Caol Ila R are racing head to head, though at slower speeds (3 knots)... Read more of this article

Sinclair Gibbons Wins Cricket Sportsman Award

The Bermuda Cricket Board announced the winner of the weekly Chivas Cricket Sportsman Award for week four as Sinclair Gibbons of St. Georges Cricket Club. The BCB said, “Somerset bowler, Jacobi Robinson injured himself during his first over while attempting to field a ball struck by Sinclair Gibbons. “After receiving treatment, Mr. Robinson... Read more of this article

Newport Bermuda Sailing Race Gets Underway

[Written by John Rousmaniere] Who would have thought that spinnakers would be flown at the starts of two Newport Bermuda Races in a row? The race did not gain its well-known nickname, “The Thrash to the Onion Patch,” because it’s usually a downwind sleigh ride, like the Transpac. The 2012 start was a fast run before a fresh northerly for every... Read more of this article

Home Affairs Minister Meets With BIU President

This afternoon [June 20] the Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy met with the President of the BIU Chris Furbert and other representatives of the BIU to discuss the labour interruptions this week. This follows a week which saw two instances of industrial action, with bus service temporarily suspended on Tuesday, while ferry services were affected... Read more of this article

People’s Campaign May 2014 Public Evaluation

The People’s Campaign for Equality, Jobs & Justice released a “Public Evaluation” for May 2014, which they said seeks to assess the Government and the Opposition through public evaluations. “Public evaluation will allow the People’s Campaign to evaluate how effective those who sit in the House of Parliament are in addressing... Read more of this article

Man Denies Trying To Dishonestly Obtain $25K

In Magistrates Court today [June 20], a 25 year old man denied trying to dishonestly obtain $25,000 cash from Sea Horses Betting Shop in April 2014. Dashae Simons pleaded not guilty to creating a false instrument in the form of a Sea Horses betting shop slip; using that false instrument to induce a cashier at Sea Horses to give him cash; and attempting... Read more of this article

Veendam Confirms Six Bermuda Trips In 2015

After their initial announcement earlier this year that they would be returning to Hamilton in 2015, Holland America Line confirmed they will offer six seven-day cruises aboard the Veendam to Bermuda next year. Sailing roundtrip from Boston, six departures will sail in May, June and July, and feature three days and nights at Hamilton. “We know our... Read more of this article