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2023 Bermuda Day Float Parade Winners

2023 Bermuda Day Float Parade Winners

The winners in the float category of the 2023 Bermuda Day parade were released. Premier’s Award for Best Float: The Berkeley Educational Society Minister’s Award for Most Original Float: One Body in Christ’s Movement For God’s Purpose Natural Heritage Floats The Berkeley Educational Society Vasco da Gama Club / Portuguese Cultural Association One... Read more of this article

Carey Olsen Named Offshore Law Firm Of Year

Carey Olsen Named Offshore Law Firm Of Year

Carey Olsen has been named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Europe Awards 2023, taking home the award for the second year running. A spokesperson said, “The annual awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of law firms over the past year, in particular outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service. “The... Read more of this article

Todd Wins Manager’s Award At Sandhurst Town

Todd Wins Manager’s Award At Sandhurst Town

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian footballer Aunde Russell Todd has been recognised for his impressive displays for non-league side Sandhurst Town FC this season, receiving the Manager’s Player of the Year award. Todd helped Town win the Combined Counties League Division One title, with the team having to play a staggering seven matches in ten... Read more of this article

Ag Show Team Win PSEA Award For April

Ag Show Team Win PSEA Award For April

The Department of Parks Ag Show Team won the April Public Service Excellence Award [PSEA] for their “outstanding efforts in coordinating the 80th Annual Bermuda Exhibition.” A Government spokesperson said, “Last week [May 19], Premier David Burt and the Head of the Public Service, Dr. Derrick Binns recognized the Department of Parks’... Read more of this article

Arts Council’s Awards Ceremony Tomorrow

Arts Council’s Awards Ceremony Tomorrow

On Saturday evening [May 20], the Department of Culture and the Bermuda Arts Council [BAC] will host the Annual Awards Ceremony at the Earl Cameron Theatre. A Government spokesperson said, “This event will celebrate those Bermudians who have made significant contributions to the island’s arts and cultural scene with their body of work. “Those... Read more of this article

National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Awards

National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Awards

The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport Owen Darrell presented the National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Programme Awards [NJASPA] to several deserving young people who have demonstrated sports excellence over the past year. Minister Darrell said, “These young athletes have demonstrated tremendous potential in their chosen sports. With the assistance... Read more of this article

National Jr Athlete Awards To Be Held Tonight

National Jr Athlete Awards To Be Held Tonight

Later today [May 12], the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Senator Owen Darrell will present the National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Programme Awards [NJASPA] to several deserving young people who have demonstrated sports excellence over the past year. Minister Darrell said, “These young athletes have demonstrated tremendous potential in their... Read more of this article

Renee Faulcon Named BNA Nurse Of The Year

Renee Faulcon Named BNA Nurse Of The Year

The Bermuda Nurses Association [BNA] is holding events to mark Nurses Month, including the 36th annual Bermuda Nurses Association Brunch. The brunch event saw Renee Faulcon, a nurse educator at Bermuda College, named the 2023 Nurse of the Year. Renee Faulcon: BNA 2023 Executive Team: Irena Ashton, BNA Nurse of the Year 2022; Janice Mullings-George;... Read more of this article

Rotary Clubs Of Bermuda Awards Night

Rotary Clubs Of Bermuda Awards Night

The Rotary Clubs of Bermuda recently held its awards night at Government House. A spokesperson said, “The Rotary Clubs of Bermuda saluted Rotary youth from the Hamilton Rotary Interact Club and the Sandy’s Rotary Rotaract Club, along with seven outstanding Rotarians who have given decades of service to youth in Bermuda. “Her Excellency,... Read more of this article

Kiwon Waldron Named Rookie Of The Year

Kiwon Waldron Named Rookie Of The Year

Bermuda’s Kiwon Waldron has been named the harness pony racing Rookie of the Year in Canada. The Standardbred Canada website said, “On Saturday evening [April 8] in Trois-Rivieres, Guy Lafontaine and Sophie Mongeon hosted a gala that brought together 160 people at Hippodrome 3R to crown the champions of the 2022 season. “The Rookie of the... Read more of this article

Kite Poster Competition Winners Announced

Kite Poster Competition Winners Announced

BELCO announced the winners of their annual kite safety poster competition, with Suri Daniels, Evanna Peets, Cruz LeBlanc, and Kaden Bean-Wolfe all winning awards. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] today announced the winners of their annual kite safety poster competition. The competition, now in its 34th year,... Read more of this article

Jahlil Kumar Wins Lyrico Steede Award In UK

Jahlil Kumar Wins Lyrico Steede Award In UK

A teenager living in Nottingham, England, has been recognised with an award for turning his life around after realising he could end up in prison. Jahlil Kumar, 15, has been awarded the Lyrico Steede Award – named after the Bermudian teenager murdered in Bulwell, Nottingham, in 2018. A report on the Nottinghamshire Police website said Jahlil, who... Read more of this article

Burchall & Signor Named Global Heroes of Hope

Burchall & Signor Named Global Heroes of Hope

Relay For Life of Bermuda announced that Cavon Burchall and Ernest Signor are the 2023 Global Heroes of Hope. A spokesperson said, “These two men continue in the foot-steps of Nigel Richardson, who made history in 2022 as the first man who was been given the prestigious title. “Both were motivated to raise awareness of the importance of... Read more of this article

Sea Cadets 50th Anniversary Prizegiving

Sea Cadets 50th Anniversary Prizegiving

The Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps celebrated their 50th anniversary with a Prizegiving Ceremony attended by Governor Rena Lalgie. A spokesperson said, “Training Ship Admiral Somers, the St George’s Unit of the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps, celebrated its 50th Anniversary on Saturday, 18 March with a Prizegiving Ceremony attended by Her Excellency Ms Rena... Read more of this article

Photos: 2023 Bermuda Sports Awards Ceremony

Photos: 2023 Bermuda Sports Awards Ceremony

Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Dame Flora Duffy won the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, while Sebastian Kempe and Caitlyn Bobb were named the Junior Male and Female Athletes of the Year. A Government spokesperson said, “Congratulations to Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Dame Flora Duffy, who were crowned the Male and Female Athletes of the Year earlier... Read more of this article

Perinchief & Duffy Named Athletes Of The Year

Perinchief & Duffy Named Athletes Of The Year

Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Dame Flora Duffy won the Male and Female Athletes of the Year, while Sebastian Kempe and Caitlyn Bobb were named the Junior Male and Female Athletes of the Year. A Government spokesperson said, “Congratulations to Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Dame Flora Duffy, who were crowned the Male and Female Athletes of the Year earlier... Read more of this article