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Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: June 8 2017
June 8 saw 8,483 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $288,332.00 BD. 8,483 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 3.0% at $34.00 per share. The BSX finished at 2,038.28, up 2.26% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 59 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF]. Related... Read more of this article
Police Seize Cannabis Plants In St. George’s
Police have seized “several mature cannabis plants” which were located on Smith’s Island in St. George’s. The seizure took place on Wednesday [June 7] and police have confirmed that “no one has been arrested in connection with the matter”. A police spokesperson said, “On Wednesday, June 7th police officers attended Smith’s... Read more of this article
Land Rover BAR Eliminated, But Will Be Back
Land Rover BAR’s first Challenge for the America’s Cup ended today [June 8] on the Great Sound, Bermuda, at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Playoff Semi-finals, with skipper Sir Ben Ainslie saying a “huge thank you to everyone back home in Britain for supporting us; we will be back next time.” Despite the team’s consistency... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos & Results: AC Semi Final Races
Sir Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR’s quest to win the 35th America’s Cup came to an early end on Thursday in Bermuda when Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand sealed the British team’s fate by reaching the magic five wins needed to progress to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Finals. In the other Semi-Final, Nathan... Read more of this article
PLP: ”Election Is About A Better Tomorrow”
The day before the government were due to face a vote of no confidence, the Premier has called an election and “clearly he has done this to avoid the results of that vote, but he cannot avoid the verdict of no confidence that will be delivered at the ballot box on July 18,” the PLP said this evening. The PLP’s statement follows after... Read more of this article
Tall Ship Fleet Departs Bermuda For Boston
Bermuda has bid au revoir to 900 crew on board nineteen tall ships who for a short time made the Island their home. The ships, which berthed in St. George’s and on Front Street, have set off to Boston on the next leg of the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta after being delayed for a few days by bad weather. The Regatta is a 7,000 nautical mile Trans-Atlantic... Read more of this article
TeamBDA To Race In Youth AC Next Week
Bermuda’s own TeamBDA will be racing in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Qualifiers on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and all of Bermuda is encouraged to come out and support the team. The team, made up of nine Bermudian youth sailors, will compete in Group B, along with teams from Austria, Great Britain, New Zealand, Spain and the USA. Races... Read more of this article
Countdown To 2017 BHW Parade Of Bands
The excitement continues to build as the Bermuda Heroes Weekend is set to get underway soon, with a host of events to take place, including the always popular Parade of Bands, which will be held on Monday, June 19 at Clearwater Beach, starting at 2pm. According to the BHW website, the Parade will feature Nova Mas International, Intense, Ultimate Treasures,... Read more of this article
Live Updates: Premier Calls Election For July 18
[Updating] The Premier is holding a press conference this evening [June 8], and while the exact topic he intends to speak on is unknown, there is speculation the election may be called ahead of Friday’s scheduled motion of no confidence vote in the House of Assembly. The press conference could be related to that, or it could be entirely unrelated,... Read more of this article
30 Minute Video: June 8 ZBM Evening News
With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related Stories 30 Minute Video: Dec 30... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Friday June 9
Friday, June 9 is expected to be partly to mostly cloudy and windy, with the high to be near 28°C/82°F and the low to be near 24°C/75°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 80%. Sunrise will be at 6.11am and sunset will be at 8.25pm. High tide will be at 9.16am and 9.37pm,... Read more of this article
Dellwood Classes Relocate To Bermuda College
[Updated] The Ministry of Education said they have “taken steps to address the building issues” at Dellwood Middle School by closing the school as of June 12th so that repair work can commence, and classes will now be held at the Bermuda College Campus. The statement said, “The Ministry of Education has today taken steps to address... Read more of this article
