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Court: Woman Charged Over Website Comment

This morning [Apr 2] a woman appeared in Magistrates Court, and was remanded in custody after she was charged with inciting or soliciting others to cause injury to Supreme Court Justice Carlyle Greaves. Carolyn Drover, 43, faced the charges which were alleged to have occurred in January 2013. The Court heard the charges were said to have arisen out... Read more of this article

Marson, Jones Joint Masterworks Exhibit

A decade after holding their first two-man show “Oil and Water”, Bermuda artists Jonah Jones and Chris Marson will be marking that event with a new joint exhibit at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. The show — entitled “Ten Years On” — opens at the Botanical Gardens gallery on April 12 with a reception from 5.30... Read more of this article

KPMG Donates $250,000 To KEMH Campaign

KPMG in Bermuda has made a $250,000 donation to the Why it Matters capital campaign, which is raising funds to upgrade the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. This latest donation takes the running total for the campaign to close to $28 million since its launch in April 2011. BHCT is leading the Why it Matters capital campaign with a philanthropic goal... Read more of this article

Weather Service Issues Thunderstorm Advisory

The Bermuda Weather Service has issued a Thunderstorm Advisory valid for today [Apr 2] through this afternoon. “A cold front is rapidly approaching the island, bringing rain showers with a chance of thunder,” the BWS said. “Winds and showers will quickly dissipate as high pressure builds in behind the front.” Related Stories Weather... Read more of this article

Video: Percy Jackson And The Bermuda Triangle

After discovering his Olympian roots in the 2010 movie “Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief,” actor Logan Lerman is packing his bags once again for Camp Half-Blood and a journey into the Bermuda Triangle in pursuit of the mythical Golden Fleece in the series’ latest installment “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.” Based... Read more of this article

Over 135 Children Register For Pee Wee Cricket

Over 135 children registered to play over the five week Pee Wee “Have-a-go” cricket program, which is run free with the support of Tokio Millennium Re. During the session, the players were introduced to the basics of cricket with the main aim of having fun. Coaches, including the National Academy U15 and U19 players worked with the players... Read more of this article

Miriam Trott Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

Premier Craig Cannonier recently stopped by to give well wishes to Miriam Trott who celebrated her 100th birthday. Also featured in the picture below are Yuriel Yopp [red sweater], George Trott, Miriam Trott, Caroline Brangman and Mary Paynter on the very end. Related Stories Centenarians To Be Celebrated At Mothers’ Day Lois Baxter Celebrates... Read more of this article

Capote’s Holly Golightly: An All-Bermudian Girl

Holly Golightly — the cheerfully non-conformist heroine of Truman Capote’s novella “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” — was witty, naive, achingly beautiful and part Bermudian, at least in spirit. A composite of Bermuda-born Oona O’Neill [pictured] and her girls-about-town friends Gloria Vanderbilt and Carol Marcus,... Read more of this article

Swimming Coach On Day #3 Of Carifta Games

The third day of competition in the 2013 Carifta Swimming Championships saw Bermuda’s take our swimming medal tally to five, including one gold medal won in record setting style. National Swim Coach Ben Smith said, “The third day of a 4 day meet can sometimes be very difficult. With the addition of sweltering heat it would be easy to have our... Read more of this article

Tanaya Christopher To Perform At Chewstick

The Chewstick Neo-Griot lounge & Café’ will be filled with the beautiful voice, soulful lyrics, and powerful messages of singer/songwriter Tanaya Christopher as she takes center stage as the most recent artist featured in The Chewstick Foundation’s Griot Session series. Ms. Christopher has been a supporter and vital component of the Chewstick... Read more of this article

Actor Kevin Costner Sues Bankrupt Distributor

Morgan Creek Production Inc. on Friday [Mar. 29] sued actor Kevin Costner in New York bankruptcy court looking to halt a California lawsuit he launched against the studio over profits from the blockbuster 1991 movie “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” saying the estate of the company’s bankrupt Bermuda partner couldn’t afford the California... Read more of this article

Slideshow: Bermuda’s Carifta Games Athletes

Bermuda’s young athletes have been in fine form during the 2013 Carifta Games, winning a total of 10 medals, setting new records and achieving a number of other distinctions including personal best times. The swimming portion of the Carifta Games is being held in Jamaica, while the track and field segment was held in the Bahamas. The track and... Read more of this article