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Photos: BCHS Men’s Health Screening Event
The Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre hosted their annual Men’s Health Free Screenings today [Nov 17] at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on King Street in Hamilton, with men from around the island invited to attend for the sake of awareness, prevention, and education, with physicians and nutritionists available for brief consultations. This event... Read more of this article
Moresby House To Be Restored To Former Glory
A building originally constructed in 1899 at the Royal Naval Dockyard is set to be restored to its former glory and converted into office space, WEDCO said today. Moresby House – later called HMS Malabar – was built in 1899 as the residence of the Office-in-Charge of Works, or OCW, and will be restored and converted into office space under plans... Read more of this article
Port Royal To Host Professional Championship
The final PGA of Canada national championship of 2016 takes place next week in Bermuda at the Port Royal Golf Course. The 54-hole PGA Club Professional Championship of Canada presented by Titleist & FootJoy features PGA of Canada head professionals, head teaching professionals and executive professionals takes place Nov. 21-24. “We’re very pleased... Read more of this article
Video: Swan To Run For OBA In By-Election
[Updated] The OBA announced that Robyn Swan will be their candidate for the by-election in Constituency 26 Warwick South Central, which is set to take place on December 20th. This by-election is being called due to the retirement of Marc Bean, who stepped down as both Leader of the Opposition and as a Member of Parliament. The last by-election in Constituency... Read more of this article
AC Endeavour Students Participate In Regatta
Close to 50 America’s Cup Endeavour Program students participated in their first ever regatta last weekend with the sailors making up a third of the fleet. The three-day regatta was held out of AC Endeavour’s West Fort in Dockyard with two fleets of 75 sailors, including Canadian and American national team members. Sailors from the Royal Bermuda... Read more of this article
Video: Q&A With Education Minister Wayne Scott
[Updated] Minister of Education Wayne Scott held a press conference this morning [Nov 17] to answer questions regarding initiatives mentioned in the 2016 Throne Speech, discussing various matters related to education, as well as commenting on the Bermuda Union of Teachers response to the Throne Speech. 12-minute live video replay with Education Minister Wayne... Read more of this article
Collisions: 40 People A Week Needed Treatment
Approximately 40 people a week needed hospital treatment due to road collisions, new figures for October reveal. “This is such a mind numbing number. One would hope that with the number of collisions, many quite serious in nature, that we have on our roads attitudes would change, but sadly this is not occurring,” said Erica Rance Mill, the chairwoman... Read more of this article
Minister Fahy’s Trip To Puerto Rico Costs $1,620
A trip in November 2016 by Minister of Tourism, Transport and Municipalities Michael Fahy to San Juan, Puerto Rico to the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit [CHICOS] cost $1,620.64, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from Wednesday, November 09, 2016 –... Read more of this article
Bacardi Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Half
With sustainability, small steps add up, and Bermuda-headquartered Bacardi has cut its greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions intensity, worldwide, in half—more than a year earlier than its end of December 2017 target. This 50% reduction in GHGs is equivalent to taking 15,000 cars off the road each year, reducing oil use by 165,000 barrels annually or installing... Read more of this article
Duffy ‘Favorite’ To Win Second ITU World Title
Reigning world champion Flora Duffy will be back in action this weekend at the 2016 Snowy Mountains ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in Australia, with a leading international publication saying she comes in as the “heavy favorite” to win the race, which consists of a 1.5km swim, 32.8km mountain bike and 10km run. Duffy has been... Read more of this article
Court House West Open House On Sunday
Court House Squash & Wellness will hold an Open House on Sunday, November 20th, featuring gym tours, membership information, and sports equipment insight from personal trainers. The Open House is from 10.00am – 2.00pm at Court House West on 71 Pitts Bay Road, next to Bacardi, and is open to the public. The new spacious two-story facility houses... Read more of this article
Eco Auto Show To Focus On ‘Green’ Cars
Bermuda Motors will be staging its first Eco Auto Show on Saturday, November 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Bull’s Head Car Park, Hamilton. The event – believed to be the first of its kind in Bermuda – will showcase the company’s range of electric and hybrid vehicles and mark the public launch of the new all-electric BMW i3. Visitors to... Read more of this article
