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Sports Centre Urges People To Obey Rules
People using the National Sports Centre are being urged to obey the rules to help stop the facilities being damaged – or even people being injured. Staff said say they consistently see problems, from sprinkler systems being moved, to people taking dogs into the area and even trucks being driven over the field. “We don’t want to stop people... Read more of this article
Video: Premier Burt On Social Insurance Reform
A receptionist who makes $40,000 a year paying the exact same amount to the social insurance system as the CEO who makes $40,000 a month is “unfair,” Premier David Burt said, explaining that they plan to bring the system “into line with other systems in the world, where they pay on a percentage of their income.” Premier Burt,... Read more of this article
Cricket: Premier, First Division Weekend Results
St. David’s Cricket Club, Baileys Bay, Warwick Workmens, Somerset Bridge, and Cleveland Country all recorded victories in this weekend’s Premier and First Division cricket action. Premier Division St. David’s Cricket Club Win by 3 Wickets: Southampton Rangers 101 St. David’s Cricket Club 102/7 Southampton Rangers batted first and was bowled... Read more of this article
Video: King On ‘Saving’ Actress In Bermuda
Appearing on the ABC television programme Good Morning America, actress Regina King recounted the time a few years ago she ‘saved’ her fellow actress Gabrielle Union from drowning in Bermuda, while the pair were out snorkeling and encountered a jellyfish. During a broadcast last week, Good Morning America showed the Gabrielle Union tweet... Read more of this article
28 Martial Artists Compete In Lepercq Memorial
28 martial arts practitioners in various categories contested the 18th Lepercq Memorial on Sunday [Aug 19] at the Hamilton Princess. Grand champions were David Simons for both black belt forms and weapons, Jashae Allen Lamontagne for weapons, Dash Bailey for intermediate boys forms, Arima Turner for novice girls forms and Callahj Simons for intermediate... Read more of this article
Bermuda Volleyball Team Compete In Antigua
Bermuda’s Women’s Volleyball Senior Team continued competing in the Women’s Eastern Caribbean Championships in Antigua. The Bermuda ladies had their third match and went down 3 – 1 to Grenada. Bermuda lost the first two games 25-20, 25-16, but they would rally from an 8 point deficit in the third game to come back and win 25-22, and Bermuda... Read more of this article
Vanessa Turner Solo Exhibition ‘Roots To Royalty’
The “Roots To Royalty” Vanessa Turner Fine Art is set to open on Friday, September 21st at Bermuda Society of Arts Edinburgh Gallery at City Hall in Hamilton, with the show set to run until October 16th. Ms Turner’s website states, “It’s been 5 years since my last solo exhibition. So it’s time to do it again, bigger… better and... Read more of this article
Newsflash Video & Weekend Reports, Photos
This past weekend saw the Bermuda U14 football team defeat Cuba 2-1 in the Caribbean Football Union Challenge Series, the Eastern County Cricket Game, the Bermuda Anglers Club Junior Fishing Tournament, the Appreciation Party for St. Georgian’s at Tobacco Bay, the Lepercq Memorial Martial Arts tournament and various other community and sporting... Read more of this article
‘All Night’ Reggae Party From 7.00pm – 6.00am
One Love Promotions & First Class Air Conditioning will be hosting “Bermuda’s First All Night Roots, Rock, Reggae Party” at Snorkel Park Beach on August 25th, with the party set to kick off at 7.00pm and run all the way until 6.00am the next morning. “Special guest sound will be the world champion sound Bass Odyssey from... Read more of this article
Column: Govt Revenue Up & Spending Down
[Opinion column written by Junior Minister of Finance Wayne Furbert] After completing one of the longest Parliamentary sessions in history, it was very rewarding to hear the good economic news from the Premier on Friday. Government Revenues are up. Government spending is down. The deficit is down by 24%. Visitor air arrivals are up. Employment in the... Read more of this article
BELCO Ordered To Pay Distributed Generators
[Updated] BELCO has been ordered by the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda [the Authority] to pay all distributed generators for the electricity they feed-in to the BELCO grid according to RA officials. A spokesperson said, “Until now, some consumers who feed-in their excess power from distributed generation to BELCO’s grid have not yet been paid.... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Monday August 20
Monday, August 20 is expected to mostly sunny, with the high to be near 30°C/86°F and the low to be near 26°C/79°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be WSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 70%. Sunrise will be at 6:46am and sunset will be at 7:58pm. High tide will be at 4:32am and 5:17pm, while low tide will be... Read more of this article
