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Video: Local Entrepreneurs Leave for London

Video: Local Entrepreneurs Leave for London

Six local entrepreneurs flew out to London this evening (Nov 16) after winning free trips in a contest held by British Airways and the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation. A bottle of champagne was popped to congratulate the group before the plane took off shortly after 8pm. The winners, pictured above left to right, were Lamone Woods (Bermuda... Read more of this article

Contest: Win Second Honeymoon At Elbow Beach

Contest: Win Second Honeymoon At Elbow Beach

In another nod to the fast growing impact of the world wide web, the Elbow Beach Hotel is running a social media based marketing campaign, offering a free stay at the recently upgraded hotel. All entrants must be a fan of Elbow’s Facebook page, and must give permission for Elbow to post their names, photos, and all other content submitted to... Read more of this article

Six Local Entrepreneurs: Free Trips to London

Six Local Entrepreneurs: Free Trips to London

Six local entrepreneurs have won free trips to London through a contest held by British Airways in partnership with the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) and its Economic Empowerment Zones Agency (EEZA). Applicants and businesses were asked to submit an essay of between 250 and 500 words explaining how a face-to-face meeting in... Read more of this article

Online Wedding Contest: Guests To Arrive

Online Wedding Contest: Guests To Arrive

The Bermuda Department of Tourism ran a marketing promotion this summer in which the internet heavily featured, with winners due to arrive in the island this week. In April of this year the online contest launched in which contestants submitted their details, the specific wedding theme they would like to win, 10 reasons why they want to get married... Read more of this article

iPads On Offer For Top Student Debaters

iPads On Offer For Top Student Debaters

Students who are talented in debating can attend a casting call, with the top six debaters receiving a free Apple ipad, and the chance to debate at the opening of the Health Financing Summit. The Health Insurance Department is seeking Bermuda’s top student debaters to participate in a Health Financing Summit in November. High school students are... Read more of this article

Vote! Support An Inspirational Bermudian

Vote! Support An Inspirational Bermudian

Bermudian writer Dejon Simons has entered an online writing contest in which the winners receive a “chance to hit the road in style”, as the website is giving away 80 free nights in any of Fairmont’s dozens of eligible luxury hotels all over the world. The selection procedure involves online voting, so we are asking our readers to... Read more of this article

Entrepreneurs: Win Five Free Tickets To UK

Entrepreneurs: Win Five Free Tickets To UK

British Airways in partnership with the Bermuda Small Business Development Corporation (BSBDC) and its Economic Empowerment Zones Agency (EEZA) will be giving away five free tickets to the UK. In an effort to give entrepreneurs, business owners and social enterprises an opportunity to take their organisations to the next level, British Airways is pleased... Read more of this article

Butterfield Bank: Free Silver Piggy Banks

Butterfield Bank: Free Silver Piggy Banks

As part of an effort to help children learn the importance of saving, the Bank of Butterfield has been providing a complementary piggy bank to each child born at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital since May 2010. Whilst still in the hospital, new mothers are provided with a card that allows them to visit any Butterfield Banking Centre in Bermuda to... Read more of this article

Cup Match Raffle: Choice Of Three Cars

Cup Match Raffle: Choice Of Three Cars

This years Cup Match raffle offers the winner a choice of three cars; a Hyundai Getz, a Hyundai i10 or a Suzuki Celerio. The ‘SCC/HWP Cup Match Mega Raffle’, which is being organised by Somerset Cricket Club, will also offer runners up prizes of high value gas vouchers. Raffle tickets are being sold at a price of only $5 before and at the event,... Read more of this article

Bevy Of Free Prizes Available For College Students

Bevy Of Free Prizes Available For College Students

The College Student Networking Event to be held on July 22nd is offering thousands of dollars worth of free prizes including a laptop, Nintendo Wii, iPod, iPad, iPod nano, Amazon Kindle, Blackberry, Xbox 360, $750 worth of travel vouchers, $100 calling card,  a $250 deposit account all topped off with two internships on offer. With less than three... Read more of this article

Free Concerts: Grammy Award Winning Artists

Free Concerts: Grammy Award Winning Artists

Locals will have the opportunity to see two Grammy award winning Latin artists in concert from July 7 to 17, at the Lido Complex at Elbow Beach Hotel, which will feature Cuban Guitarist David Oquendo and Puerto Rican percussionist Willy Torres. Also featured will be Bermuda’s own guitarist Armando Solis. Below David Oquendo performs Fiebre de Ti at... Read more of this article

Free Speech & Language Screenings for Children

Free Speech & Language Screenings for Children

Speech and Language Screenings for Children Entering P1 The Department of Health is encouraging parents and guardians of children entering Government Primary One classrooms this September, to bring their children in for speech and language assessments. Parents and guardians have already been advised by letter of the assessments that will take place... Read more of this article

Free HIV Testing Tomorrow

Free HIV Testing Tomorrow

The Department of Health is reminding the public that they can pop by the Communicable Disease Control Clinic at the Hamilton Health Centre tomorrow [June 28] from 8:30am onwards for a free, confidential HIV test. The free screening is part of the department’s observance of June as HIV Awareness Month. With around 60% of all HIV infections in Bermuda... Read more of this article

Freisenbruch-Meyer Facebook Page: Win $250

Freisenbruch-Meyer Facebook Page: Win $250

Freisenbruch-Meyer is offering a promotion in which their 130th Facebook fan will recieve a $250 Phoenix gift certificate redeemable at any Phoenix store. As of this writing they have 111 fans, so within 19 more the winner will be chosen. The Freisenbruch-Meyer Group provides insurance agency, broking, underwriting and management services to the domestic... Read more of this article

All About Twitter: Bermuda’s First Tweet Up

All About Twitter: Bermuda’s First Tweet Up

The Fairmont Southampton hosted Bermuda’s first ever tweetup tonight [June 9], with prize giveways including a stay for two, dinner, breakfast, spa gift certificates and more. A ‘tweetup’ is a meeting of people who use the popular microblogging site Twitter, and during the get together handles, also called screennames, were used. The... Read more of this article

Trade a Tractor For A Stay At The Reefs Hotel

Trade a Tractor For A Stay At The Reefs Hotel

The Reefs Hotel is offering a free stay in exchange for a tractor. “Every morning, we rake and groom our private pink sand beach to keep it pristine for our guests. It takes quite a bit of manpower and the aid of a sturdy tractor,” says Ben Tutt, Managing Director of The Reefs Hotel & Club. “Unfortunately our tractor called it... Read more of this article