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Adam Hall Making His Mark For Shuckers
Bermudian Adam Hall has featured for his new team, the Biloxi Shuckers, in their last two matches against the Tennessee Smokies at Keesler Federal Park. Hall, who was promoted to the Shuckers from the Rookie-level ACL Brewers on Thursday [June 13], went 1 for 3 from the plate and scored a run in the bottom of the fourth on his debut on Friday, a 13-3... Read more of this article
Barnes Reaches SKUSA Pro Tour Podium Twice
Scott Barnes continued competing on the SKUSA Pro Tour as races in the Spring Nationals at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati got underway. Competing in the Master Shifter Sponsored by Fury Motorsport/GP USA Class Qualifiers, Barnes clocked the 5th fastest time of 54.164 which came on his fourth lap. Barnes made the podium in the Master Shifter... Read more of this article
Yacht Diverts To Bermuda Due To Sail Damage
A 42-foot yacht – traveling from New York to Martinique – diverted to Bermuda to carry out repairs due to sail damage sustained in recent heavy weather before continuing the voyage. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Tuesday 11th June, 3:30 pm – RCC Bermuda received a call from RCC Norfolk advising that a yacht... Read more of this article
Jones & McCrimmon Play In Dominican Republic
Jaden Jones and Chase McCrimmon commenced their participation in the Central American & Caribbean Tennis Confederation Under-14 tournament in the Dominican Republic. In the boy’s under 14 Round Robin, Jones competed in Group 2 and McCrimmon in Group 6. On the first day, Jones played three matches. He was defeated 6-1, 6-1 by Miguel Baquero of... Read more of this article
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour Continues
The 2024 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour continued in Nicaragua with Bermuda’s teams in action. Bermuda pair, Megan Hands and Kayley Hamilton lost their classification match to Kianny Araya and Aliza Aguilar from Costa Rica, and Braedon Cooke and Connor Somerville also lost their classification match to Jesario Ebanks and Stephen Watson from the... Read more of this article
Dara Alizadeh Continues In World Rowing Cup
The 2024 World Rowing Cup III in Poland continued with Dara Alizadeh back on the start line. Alizadeh — who will be representing Bermuda in the upcoming 2024 Olympics — competed in the men’s singles semi-final heat A where he clocked a time of 8:14.47 to finish 6th. Alizadeh will feature in the men’s singles B final on the final day. Related... Read more of this article
Pickering And Roberts Advance In Archery
Camerin Pickering and Jaydon Roberts have advanced to the elimination round of the Antalya Final World Qualification Tournament in Turkey. Competing in the men’s recurve competition, Pickering finished the qualification round in 70th with a total score of 618; meanwhile, Jaydon Roberts came 82nd with a total score of 608. Bernard Wade III placed 108th... Read more of this article
Video: Sunday June 16th “Good News” Spotlight
News that Jessica Lewis broke a record in the T53 100m, shattering the old record that has stood since 1997, SCARS held the ninth annual Kayak for Kids event, BFRS held a community engagement initiative aimed at educating and interacting with senior residents, and the Touch-A-Truck fundraiser event was held were all some of the positive news stories... Read more of this article
Column: AI Ethical, Societal & Technical Concerns
[Opinion column written by Chris Garrod] Generative AI, and primarily ChatGPT-4 [and now even more so ChatGPT-4o], developed by OpenAI, represents a significant leap in natural language processing and artificial intelligence. Its ability to generate human-like text has opened up many applications, from content creation to customer service automation.... Read more of this article
Photos: SPS Donates $28K Of School Supplies
Support Public Schools, Bermuda [SPS.bm] has delivered more than $28,000 of school supplies as well as various other educational items to Bermuda’s 17 public primary schools. A spokesperson said, ”The SPS.bm team delivered supplies on June 11th and 12th which included $23,000 worth of new purchases, more than $5,000 in paper supplies – 65... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Sunday June 16
Sunday, June 16 is expected to see rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F, and the low to be near 23°C/73°F according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be N. The relative humidity is expected to be near 81%. Sunrise will be at 6:11am and sunset will be at 8:28pm. High tide will... Read more of this article
Video: Tampa Bay Rowdies Honour Clyde Best
The Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team in Florida recently honoured Bermudian Clyde Best, with a special celebration at half-time. While best known for his time at West Ham, the legendary Bermudian footballer was a member of the Rowdies’ inaugural team in 1975 and scored a goal in the club’s 2-0 championship win that season. “It was an honor... Read more of this article
