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Photos & Video: Xtreme Sports Games At NSC
[Updated with video] Human Hungry Hippos, human bowling, zorb racing, bubble football and inflatable archery were all on the agenda today at the Xtreme Sports Games at the National Sports Center, with people testing their skills in the unusual sports to help raise money for charities. After a day of good natured competition, KPMG were crowned the... Read more of this article
Video: Husband & Wife Open Masterworks Show
A husband and wife team recently opened a new show at Masterworks, combining their 33 years of joint experience in order to showcase a number of artistic works. The show — which will run through April 12 — features the works of Josh and Susan Adam, with their paintings depicting a number of island scenes, including pink sands, local foliage... Read more of this article
Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club To Host Symposium
Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club will be hosting a Symposium on Tuesday, April, entitled, “A Pillar Of Our Community, Necessary But Are We Sufficient?” A spokesperson said, “Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club is known for its brilliant Red and White and our successful cricket program. We as a sports club would like to see our program flourish for years... Read more of this article
Blackburn To Host Swimming Clinic On April 15
On Saturday April 15th, “Ace Girls Bermuda” will be hosting a girls only swimming clinic featuring Pan American Games silver medalist and Masters World Record holder Lisa Blackburn, with Olympic diver Katura Horton-Perinchief to be a special guest. The event poster said, “Learn champion swimming techniques from professional swimmer and... Read more of this article
Restaurant Weeks People’s Choice Winners
The winners of the People’s Choice Awards for Bermuda Restaurant Weeks 2017 have been awarded prizes for dazzling diners with their Bermuda-inspired cuisine. Lost in the Triangle [LITT] took the People’s Choice Award for lunch and Red Steakhouse came out on top in the jam-packed dinner category. Diners voted for their favourite Bermuda-inspired... Read more of this article
Athletes Honoured At Bermuda Sports Awards
[Updated] The 36th Annual Sports Awards ceremony took place at the Fairmont Southampton, with several awards handed out to various different sports. Tyler Butterfield and Flora Duffy were crowned the 2016 Male and Female Athletes of the Year, while Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Cecilia Wollmann were honoured as the Male and Female Junior Athletes of the Year. Cecilia... Read more of this article
Photos: BNT Annual Children’s Nature Walk
More than 285 children, teachers, camp leaders and parents flocked to Spittal Pond this morning to learn about Bermuda’s environment and history through the Bermuda National Trust‘s annual Children’s Nature Walk, which was sponsored by Arch Re. Many of the schoolchildren had the added experience of seeing – often for the first... Read more of this article
Teachers RFC Donate $3K To Reading Clinic
Teachers Rugby Football Club has continued their philanthropic partnership with local charities, and in 2016, the club raised a significant sum of money and have donated $3,000 to The Reading Clinic. Members of TRFC take part in the Bermuda Day Half Marathon derby, annually, through individual runners and relay teams. The runners participating are not... Read more of this article
Urban Cottage Partners With Juliana Gibbons
Urban Cottage will debut a brand new collection from Bermuda’s own Juliana Gibbons on Friday evening [March 31], with the special event set take place from 6.00pm at Urban Cottage. The Front Street shop, known for its selection of Bermudian curios and fashion-forward clothing lines, partnered with the Local Designer Showcase as part of this year’s... Read more of this article
Rawlins Signs Contract Extension With Sussex
Sussex Cricket announced that Bermudian Delray Rawlins has signed a one-year contract extension, with the club noting that Rawlins has “risen to prominence for the England Under-19’s recently, starring on their tour of India.” The Sussex County Cricket Club website said, “The 19 year-old starlet who hails from Bermuda and signed a first... Read more of this article
Registration Opens: Clarien Iron Kids Triathlon
Clarien Bank announced that registration will open Friday, March 31 for the 29th annual Clarien Iron Kids Triathlon and Carnival which will be held Saturday, May 20 at Clearwater Beach in St. David’s. The event is temporarily moving from its usual June date in order to avoid competing with various America’s Cup-related activities. The popular swim-bike-run... Read more of this article
Bermuda Claim Second Win, Defeat Puerto Rico
Following after their victory over Jamaica, Bermuda’s Junior Davis Cup Team upset the number 6 seed Puerto Rico by defeating them 2-1, with Bermuda winning their pool to advance to the elimination round of the Junior Davis Cup Event in El Salvador. Coach Ricky Mallory said, “This is an impressive result for our players and for tennis in Bermuda.... Read more of this article
