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24 Students Receive $772,000 In Scholarships
24 exceptional Bermudian students who met high standards for academics and character have been awarded Bank of Bermuda Foundation Scholarships and awards worth a total of $772,000. The scholarships range in value from $1,500 one time awards to scholarships valued at $30,000 per year for up to four years, with each of the recipients meeting minimum standards,... Read more of this article
Derrick Brangman Named Cricket Player Of Week
Logic and the Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] announced that the Logic Premier Division ‘Player of the Week’ is Derrick Brangman of Bailey’s Bay. “In the game against Southampton Rangers on July 24th Derrick delivered a devastating spell of bowling which allowed his team to secure a 42 run victory. Derrick bowled 5 overs and took 4 wickets for... Read more of this article
Vogue: “The Most Stylish Street In Bermuda”
Vogue Magazine has taken the time to highlight “the most stylish street in Bermuda,” showcasing Hamilton’s Front Street and calling the island “a tropical Arcadia set among the coral reefs of the Atlantic.” The story said “With its limestone cottages painted in sherbet-color hues, golf courses as green as shamrocks, powdery... Read more of this article
Ceci Wollmann Carries Olympic Torch In Brazil
Bermudian Olympic sailor Ceci Wollmann represented Bermuda and the Americas Region yesterday [August 4] as the Olympic Torch passed through the Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Wollmann, dressed in the Olympic Torch Bearer uniform wore a huge smile, as she carried the Torch that will light up the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony this evening. Wollmann... Read more of this article
‘Tourism Forward’: Attracting Film Productions
[Part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s ‘Tourism Forward’ series] Bermuda is on the short list of locations for a major motion picture. As the certified film commission for Bermuda, the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] assisted the film’s producer with location scouting on the island during previous visits and helped facilitate... Read more of this article
Cup Match Safe Hands Award To Allan Douglas
Bermuda HealthCare Services has presented St. George’s player Allan Douglas with the 2016 Safe Hands Award. A spokesperson said, “Joining such Cup Match greats as Lionel Cann, Janeiro Tucker and Dwayne “Sluggo” Leverock, Mr. Douglas is the seventh player from St. George’s Cricket Club to receive this award since its inception in... Read more of this article
Bermuda Flag Emoji On Twitter For Olympics
With the 2016 Summer Olympic Games set to get underway in Rio today [Aug 5], Twitter has released a set of 207 new emojis, representing various national flags using a three-letter hashtag, including #BER for Bermuda, which when used, automatically renders a Bermuda flag. A story on the official Rio 2016 website says, “”The Olympic Games... Read more of this article
BIOS Scientist To Work With Ocean Tech Project
A global marine research project designed to justify marine protected areas worldwide is set to launch in Bermuda next spring and will include the expertise of BIOS coral reef scientist Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley. The collaborative project, called Ocean Tech, will utilize the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution underwater robotic vehicle REMUS. This... Read more of this article
30 Minute Video: August 4th ZBM Evening News
Police hunt man accused of assaulting police then fleeing, public welcomes new tough Government restrictions on smoking in public, and study shows residents paying less for healthcare visits, are some of the stories ZBM said are set to be covered in their newscast this evening. With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community,... Read more of this article
BFRS Respond To “Smoke Issuing” From Home
At approximately 6.29pm today [Aug 4], the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of “smoke issuing” from a residence on Kilderry Lane in Devonshire. Fire Service spokesperson, Staff Officer Delton White, reports, “At approximately 6:29pm on Thursday, August 4th, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of “smoke... Read more of this article
Volleyball Teams To Compete Internationally
Bermuda’s Men’s and Women’s National Volleyball Teams will compete in Round 1 of qualifying for the 2018 World Championships this August, which marks the third time Bermuda has participated in the World Championship Qualifiers. The first event is the Women’s Group A Qualifier to be held from August 6 & 7 in Phillipsburg, Dutch St. Maarten.... Read more of this article
Butterfield Bank Files For Proposed IPO In U.S.
In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, the Bank of Butterfield announced that it has “filed a Registration Statement on Form F-1 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] relating to the proposed initial public offering in the United States of the Bank’s ordinary voting shares.” The filing stated,”"The... Read more of this article
