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Photo Set #2: PHC Good Friday Community Day

PHC hosted a Community Fun Day on Good Friday [April 18], with the day featuring run/walk from Lindos to PHC field, fun castles, a bull ride, food stalls, 6-a-side football, kite flying, local entertainment as well as a sumo wrestling match between Minister of Community, Culture & Sports Wayne Scott and Opposition MP Lawrence Scott. You can view... Read more of this article

49 Year Old Flown Overseas After Serious Injury

A 49 year old man has been flown overseas for medical care after apparently falling approximately ten feet off a wall at his Hamilton parish home at 3am on Saturday. The police are making inquiries into the incident, and said anyone with any information should contact the Southside Police Station on 293-2222. A police spokesperson said, “Around... Read more of this article

Premier Craig Cannonier’s Easter Message

[Written by Premier Craig Cannonier] Good day everyone and Happy Resurrection Day! As you know, today Christians around the world reflect and celebrate the sacrifice that Jesus Christ made some 2000 years ago, when He made atonement for our sins on the cross at Calvary and rose again triumphantly on Easter morning. He did not forget us – We have... Read more of this article

Photo Set #1: PHC Good Friday Community Day

With a theme of “Building a Strong Community One Step at a Time,” PHC hosted a Community Fun Day on Good Friday [April 18], with the day featuring run/walk from Lindos to PHC field, fun castles, a bull ride, food stalls, 6-a-side football, kite flying, local entertainment and a sumo wrestling match between Minister of Community, Culture & Sports... Read more of this article

Neal Towlson Earns All-SAC Doubles Accolades

Bermuda tennis player Neal Towlson — a student at Wingate University — earned first team doubles accolades following an impressive season of play. The doubles team of Towlson and Sebastian Hall has picked up 13 victories this season, all coming at number one doubles. Hall earns All-SAC doubles accolades for the first time, while Towlson... Read more of this article

Bermuda Win Noel-Simmons Memorial Trophy

The Bermuda Under 16 rugby team won the Devrae Noel-Simmons Memorial Trophy after defeating the Trinity College Under 16 team at the Somersfield Academy School Field yesterday [Apr 19]. The Bermuda team dominated the match from start to finish winning 19 – 0. Bermuda got tries from Jonathan Alves, Jahniko Francis and Padraic O’Shaughnessy, while... Read more of this article

Photos: St George’s PLP Easter Egg Hunt

[Updated] The Annual PLP Easter Egg Hunt was held yesterday [Apr 19] in Somers Gardens in St. George’s. The event was hosted by Dame Jennifer Smith and Senator Renee Ming. Children were kept busy throughout the afternoon with activities including running races, a fun castle, Easter themed colouring and an Easter egg hunt. Appetites were kept satisfied... Read more of this article

Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s Easter Message

[Written by Opposition Leader Marc Bean] My wife Simone and I have been touched by the love, and support we have received over the past year. As we celebrate our daughter’s first Easter, we are filled with excitement at the potential within Bermuda, and Bermudians. Easter evokes so many positive feelings for so many of us. Whether it is the knowledge... Read more of this article

Photos: Smiths Parish Council Easter Egg Hunt

[Updated] The Smiths Parish Council hosted an Easter Egg Hunt today [Apr 19], with crowds of children making their way to John Smiths Bay for the afternoon’s festivities which included a fun castle, face painting, music and of course the Easter Egg hunt. MP Cole Simons and Senator Diallo Rabain were in attendance, and were busy working the food... Read more of this article

Photos: Vehicle Found Crashed In St George’s

[Updated] A vehicle was found crashed into a side railing on Wellington Street in St George’s today [Apr 19], and at this time details surrounding the collision are unclear. The railing penetrated the front windscreen, and there is also some foliage inside of the vehicle. We came across the collision scene earlier today, and at last check the... Read more of this article

Famous, Scraders, Minors Win CARIFTA Medals

[Updated: Bermuda wins three medals, with Kyrah Scraders, Sakari Famous and Dage Minors all delivering big performances to open Bermuda's medal tally.] The 2014 CARIFTA Games is underway in Martinique, with Bermuda’s team among the hundreds of athletes competing in the regional track and field competition. Bermuda’s 13-strong team consists... Read more of this article

Chas Smith Named Dalhousie Rookie Of Year

Dalhousie University recently held their 60th Annual Black and Gold Athletic Awards Banquet, with Bermuda’s Chas Smith picking up two awards, including Rookie of the Year Honours. Smith was named the Most Valuable Player in track and field, as well as the school’s overall male Rookie of the Year. This comes on the heels of his recent record... Read more of this article