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Westjet Airline To Offer Winter Service
Westjet, the low cost Canadian airline which began service to Bermuda in May 2010, will extend their service to Bermuda to include three weekly flights over the winter period. Currently WestJet flies once daily between Toronto and Bermuda through October 31, 2010, and beginning November 1st 2010 through April 30th, 2011 the airline will fly three times... Read more of this article
Reports: Sailboat With Illegal Immigrants
[Updated: Boat confirmed as being in Bermuda] The Canadian press is reporting that a boat, whose last port of call was Bermuda, arrived in Canadian waters carrying ten illegal immigrants from Eastern Europe this past weekend. The 37 ft sailboat ‘Valetta’ was intercepted by the Canadian Coast Guard, with the individuals taken into custody... Read more of this article
Bermuda Signs Tax Agreement With Canada
Bermuda today [June 14] signed a bilateral agreement with Canada that provides for a full exchange of information on criminal and civil tax matters between the two countries. The signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) took place at a ceremony today at the Premier’s official residence at Camden. The TIEA was signed by the Hon. Paula... Read more of this article
Canada Continues Winning Streak In T20 Cricket
Canada’s winning streak continued today with victories against arch rivals USA and tournament outsiders Argentina in a double header at the St David’s Oval in the Twenty20 segment of the Bermuda hosted cricket tournament. In the morning game against the USA, Canada eased to a 7 wicket victory thanks to an unbeaten 42 from Zubin Surkari, with two... Read more of this article
Canada Defeat BDA: Win Americas Championship
The ICC Americas Division 1 tournament came down to the last game in the series, with the host Bermuda and the tournament leaders going head to head at the national stadium. Canada won the toss and elected to field, the Bermudian batsmen started cautiously while the Canadian opening bowers of Hooper and Chohan took advantage of the early morning moisture... Read more of this article
Local Actor Nominated For Canadian Award
Bermudian actor Daren A. Herbert has just been nominated for a Dora award for his role in The Toxic Avenger Musical which is playing in Toronto, Canada. The 31st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, honoring excellence in the performing arts in Toronto will be presented in a ceremony on Monday, June 28 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in the Bluma... Read more of this article
Day #2 ICC Cricket: Canada Beat USA
The USA took on arch rivals Canada in the game of the day at in the top of the table clash Canada won the toss and elected to field in overcast conditions, opening bowlers Calvert Hooper (3/ 41) and Khurram Chohan (1/37) made full use of the new ball. The USA’s opening batsmen Carl Wright and Orlando Baker played and missed with great regularly,... Read more of this article
Day #1 ICC Cricket: Canada Wins Over Cayman
Game 2 played at St. David’s pitted powerhouse Canada versus the rebuilding Cayman Islands. Canada won the toss and elected to field in a game reduced to 41 overs due to wet conditions. The Cayman Islands could not handle Canada’s Khurram Chohan who captured 3/18. Skipper Saheed Mohamed scored a determined 51, but his side could only put 132... Read more of this article
Family Want Canada To Pressure Murder Case
The family of murder victim George Lynch want the Canadian Federal Government to “pressure the Bermudian Government to bring the killers to justice in the death of a Canadian citizen”. Mr Lynch, a born Jamaican, moved to Canada when he was 25 and was a naturalized Canadian, as are some of his family members. He had a degree from York University,... Read more of this article
Pics: Pink Carpet & Gombeys Greet Westjet Flight
The Gombeys, a pink carpet and a Canadian executive in bright yellow Bermuda shorts marked the arrival of the inaugural WestJet flight between Toronto and Bermuda. Getting into the spirit of the event, Westjet executive John MacLeod exited the plane in bright yellow Bermuda shorts, later explaining he caused quite a stir in Toronto wearing them. In... Read more of this article
Entering BDA: Canadians Now Require Passports
Effective May 1, 2010, Bermuda’s Department of Immigration started requiring Canadian citizens to present a passport when entering Bermuda. Historically, Canadians were the only nationals permitted to enter Bermuda by presenting a long-form birth certificate with valid photo identification as proof of their citizenship in lieu of a valid passport. The... Read more of this article
False: Canadian Warns We Have No Tsunami Plan
As reported by another news organisation yesterday [Canadian warns we have no plans for tsunamis] a Canadian expert made statements relating to a lack of tsunami plans in Bermuda. At a Dalhousie Alumni Reception held on April 26 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Dr. John Gosse was the featured speaker, and presented “Bermudian Geohazards:... Read more of this article
