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Minister Commends Big Brothers & Big Sisters
The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo commended Big Brothers and Big Sisters [BBBS] of Bermuda for highlighting its outstanding volunteers, mentors and community activists during an event at City Hall last week. Minister Foggo attended the presentation ceremony which recognised Big Brother and Big Sister of the year Kyle... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos & Results: Butterfield & Vallis 5K
[Updated with full results & photos] The Butterfield & Vallis road race was held today [Jan 26], with Lamont Marshall and Gayle Lindsay racing to victory in the 5K, with the morning also including races for junior runners, free giveaways, prizes and more. The races kicked off at 8.30am with a 1k race for lower primary students, with the young... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy Wins Ironman 70.3 South Africa
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy raced to victory in the Ironman 70.3 South Africa this weekend, recording a dominating victory that saw her finish some two minutes ahead of the second place finisher. “No surprise to see Flora Duffy in a league of her own in the swim, she’s typically seen at the front of every race alongside the likes of Jess Learmonth... Read more of this article
Video: Sunday Jan 26th ‘Good News’ Spotlight
News that martial artists from Bermuda won medals in Virginia, Caitlyn Bobb set a new Bermuda indoor national record, Andrea Cahill won medals in a New York City tournament, and the AG Show donated 30 square-foot gardens to various schools, special needs organizations, and senior homes were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In... Read more of this article
Photos: BBBS Honors James, Lawrence, Others
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda [BBBS] marked Mentoring Month with a special awards ceremony at City Hall with Kyle James and Sergeant Bernadette Lawrence named the Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. The event was organized by the BBBS charitable organisation and hosted by the Corporation of Hamilton. The Town Crier opened the event and Mayor... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells Scores In 2-1 Loss To Sheffield
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Nahki Wells scored for Queens Park Rangers today [Jan 24] as they played to a 2-1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Wells started on the bench and came on in the 72nd minute, and scored the lone goal for his team in stoppage time. The club’s match report said, “Rangers bowed out of this season’s Emirates FA... Read more of this article
Principles Foundation Now A Registered Charity
The Bermuda Principles Foundation has been officially registered as a charity, listed as Number 1012, Dr. Carika Weldon said today. “On the UN International Day of Education, I am delighted to officially launch our fully registered science outreach charity. The Bermuda Community Foundation was gracious to let us incubate under them from our founding... Read more of this article
Police: No Homicides Were Recorded In 2019
Commissioner of Police Stephen Corbishley today advised that “2019 was the first time in over 20 years that no homicides were recorded in Bermuda, with the belief that this position could actually be even longer subject to examination of archive crime records.” Commissioner Corbishley stated: “2019 saw tremendous work by the BPS and... Read more of this article
FC Bascome Bermuda Joins USL League Two
The United Soccer League [USL] announced today that FC Bascome Bermuda will join USL League Two for the 2020 season. The club will compete in the Mid Atlantic Division. “With an age focus of 17 to 23, playing in League Two can become an essential platform for Bermudians to transition to the next stage of their football careers,” said Bascome FC... Read more of this article
Transformational Leadership Youth Session Held
In collaboration with the Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU], Imagine Bermuda Planning, Bermuda CAN, the Corporation Of Hamilton, and the Department Of Education, the Transformational Leadership Youth Session was held on Monday [Jan 20]. The event was introduced by Glenn Fubler and included a number of talks and workshops on youth leadership, politics,... Read more of this article
PlayMaker Stats: Nahki Wells Highest On Target
According to PlayMaker Stats, Bermuda’s Nahki Wells has the highest shots on target percentage in the Championship League so far in the 2019/20 season. The statistics provider tweeted the graphic below, saying that Wells has 60% shots on target, which placed him first among his peers in the Championship League, with the second highest footballer... Read more of this article
BBC Features Makaela Richardson’s Business
Bermuda’s Makaela Richardson has been featured in a BBC ‘Bitesize’ story detailing her success with her ‘Free the Fresher’ startup, with the story saying that Ms. Richardson “is proof that you don’t need a trust fund or cash in the bank to start your own business.” The BBC story said, “How do you get from... Read more of this article
