Category: News
Tributes For Dennikia Lambert On Palmetto Road
Berkeley Institute honour student Dennikia Lambert is being remembered as a “beautiful young lady both inside and out”, with an impromptu memorial celebrating her life including a tribute sheet, stuffed animals, notes, and flowers placed on Palmetto Road. The collision took place on July 27 on Palmetto Road at the roundabout near Dock Hill and... Read more of this article
Video: PLP Response To Premier’s Message
[Acting Opposition Leader David Burt’s response to National Address by Premier Dunkley] “Good Evening, “For too many Bermudian families, the promise of change and economic turnaround remains unfulfilled. “The reality of life for hardworking Bermudian families is stagnant wages, and seniors in their families choosing between healthcare... Read more of this article
Olympics: Pimentel & Wollmann Make Debut
[Written by Don Burgess] Sailor Ceci Wollmann said making her Olympic debut was “exciting” as she faced off against the best sailors in the world. Wollmann, who is just 18, finished 33rd in the first race of the 37 strong women’s laser radial fleet. That race was won by Ireland’s Annalise Murphy. The second race saw Wollmann improve to 29th... Read more of this article
Bermuda Wins Gold, Advance To Next Round
The Bermuda Women’s Volleyball Team have advanced to the second round of the World Cup Qualifiers after winning the Gold Medal in the ECVA Group A FIVB World Cup Qualification tournament being held in St. Maarten. The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation [NORCECA] website said “Bermuda, sensing a gold medal and a... Read more of this article
Olympics: Pearson Is “Calm And Confident”
[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson is “calm and confident” ahead of Tuesday’s women’s single sculls quarterfinals at the Olympic Games. She will be competing in the third quarterfinal heat in lane 6 and will be up against three Africans: Algeria’s Amina Rouba, Nigerian Chierika Ukogu, Zimbabwe’s Micheen Thornycroft as well as Canada’s... Read more of this article
Court: 24-Yr-Old Woman Remanded In Custody
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 8], a 24-year-old woman from New York was charged with possessing over $40,000 in cash knowing it to be the proceeds of crime. Ms Zoe Bennett was not required to plead to the indictable charge that on 4th August 2016, she possessed just over $40,000 in currency knowing the cash to be the proceeds... Read more of this article
Court: Whitehurst Charged With Manslaughter
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [August 8], Kethyio Whitehurst was charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Travis Lowe. Mr Lowe, 23, died after sustaining injuries in a collision that took place in Southampton on July 26th. As the charge is indictable and must be heard in the Supreme Court, the 20-year-old defendant did... Read more of this article
Kevin Simmons Wins IBA Architectural Award
The Institute of Bermuda Architects [IBA] today [August 8] announces the 2016 recipients of the annual Stanley G. Kennedy [SGK] Architectural Award. The scholarship is awarded to students enrolled in an accredited architecture program, and the recipients are selected on the basis of academic merit and presentation of design work. Stanley G. Kennedy... Read more of this article
Saltus Students Score Way Over Global Average
Graduating students at Saltus Grammar School scored well above the global average in their summer Advanced Placement exams. Two students got perfect marks in eight exams. Liam Peniston, is heading for Prince William’s old university, St. Andrew’s in Scotland, as a medical student; and the other student, Harshith Kayam is heading to Georgia Tech... Read more of this article
Time & Tide Clocks To Be Restored In Dockyard
Time will be restored at the Royal Naval Dockyard in a $200,000 restoration project at one of the most recognisable landmarks in Bermuda. The electrical mechanisms of the clocks at Clocktower were put in 30 years ago and have worn out. One shows the time and the other the high tide time, and both are going to be restored. Andrew Dias, general manager... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Pearson Finishes 3rd In Heat
[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson is looking forward to Tuesday’s quarterfinal race where she could make history. Pearson finished third in her heat on Saturday and is poised to beat Jim Butterfield’s 16th place finish in the 1972 Munich Games to become Bermuda’s greatest Olympic rower. Pearson told the Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s... Read more of this article
Weekend Reports, Photos, Videos, Links & More
This past weekend saw the 2016 Olympic Games get underway in Brazil with Bermuda being represented by an 8-strong team, a police officer injured in a two vehicle collision, Flora Duffy win the Montreal International Triathlon Union World Cup in Canada, Reggie Lambe score in his debut for Carlisle United and more. Links to our weekend coverage are below,... Read more of this article
