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Bermuda Regiment Soldiers Training In Jamaica
More than 200 troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment [RBR] started two weeks of intensive training in Jamaica. The soldiers, together with officers from the Bermuda Police Service and St John Ambulance personnel, settled into unfamiliar surroundings on Sunday before starting the annual training exercise at the crack of dawn on Monday. Private Showers... Read more of this article
Regiment Soldiers ‘Run’ Into Sprinter Usain Bolt
Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers in Jamaica got a shock when ‘running’ in to superstar sprinter Usain Bolt at their hotel. And the record-breaking athlete stopped to talk and have pictures taken with the advance party, which is preparing for the arrival of the main body of troops this weekend. Sergeant Major Rupert Lambert said the RBR group... Read more of this article
Unbreakable Ties That Bind Bermuda, Caribbean
“Despite being separated by hundreds of miles and the vast expanse of ocean, the familial, cultural, and historical ties that bind Bermuda with the islands of the Caribbean are unbreakable,” Opposition Leader Marc Bean said in his address to visiting Caribbean delegates. Mr Bean was speaking at the 17th Biennial Conference of Presiding Officers... Read more of this article
Photos: Jamaican Association Awards Banquet
The Jamaican Association of Bermuda [JAB] recently held its second Life Members’ Induction and Awards Banquet in recognition of its 28 years of service to the local community and Jamaica. The awards included the Humming Bird Award of Distinction, the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award, the Lignum Vitae Sports Awards, and the Blue Mountain... Read more of this article
“Celebrating The Past, Embracing The Future”
In recognition of its 28 years of service to the local community and Jamaica, the Executive of the Jamaican Association Bermuda [JAB], under the distinguished patronage of Professor Roy Wright and Senator Joan Dillas-Wright, will be hosting its 2nd Life Members’ Induction and Awards Banquet. The JAB said, “This event will take place on Saturday,... Read more of this article
Taja’mes Branch Receives $2,000 HCEA Award
The Jamaica Association of Bermuda [JAB] has revealed Ms. Taja’mes Adia Nestajah Branch as the successful recipient of the Hazel Christopher Educational Award [HCEA] for the 2015-2016 academic year. Ms. Branch is the first beneficiary of the $2,000 USD educational award, instituted by JAB in honour of one of its four founding members, the late Hazel... Read more of this article
Jamaica Association Offer $2000 Scholarship
The Jamaica Association of Bermuda [JAB] is accepting applications for the Hazel Christopher Educational Award [HCEA] for the 2015-2016 academic year. The award is valued at USD$2000.00 and is issued yearly to a new recipient living in Bermuda who is of Jamaican lineage and studying at the collegiate level. Through the HCEA, the JAB supports one student... Read more of this article
Jamaican Association’s One Love Jerk Festival
The Jamaican Association of Bermuda [JAB] is staging the JAB One Love Jerk Festival on Sunday, 26th April 2015 at the Shelly Bay Field in Hamilton Parish under the theme “One love, One heart, One people”. A spokesperson said, “The JAB One Love Jerk Festival is a family festival with emphasis on the world renowned Jamaican jerk cuisine. Jamaica... Read more of this article
Magma Launches First Album: ‘The Mission’
Bermudian reggae artist Magma has officially launched his first album, titled ‘The Mission,’ at the Countryside Club in Jamaica, the nation where he currently resides. A report in the Jamaica Observer said, “It was Nyahbinghi with a Bermudian feel last Thursday at the Countryside Club in St Andrew, where singjay Magma launched The... Read more of this article
Jamaica Senate Passes New Marijuana Law
In Jamaica on Friday [Feb 7], the Senate passed Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2015 following two weeks of debate. The new law would see the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis a non-arrestable offence. A Jamaican Gleaner report said, “The Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act 2015 will make the possession of up to two ounces of ganja a non-arrestable... Read more of this article
Russell Appointed New Marine & Ports Director
The Governor, under the recommendation of the Bermuda Public Service Commission, has approved the appointment of Richard Russell, a former Lieutenant Commander of the Jamaican Coast Guard, to the post of Director of Marine and Ports within the Ministry of Tourism Development and Transport. The Ministry said, “Lt Cdr Russell will work under... Read more of this article
JAB To Celebrate Jamaica Holiday With Cruise
In celebration of Jamaica’s 52nd Independence Anniversary, the Jamaican Association of Bermuda [JAB] will be hosting the annual Independence Cruise on August 9, 2014, taking celebrants out aboard the MV Bermudian. The cruise will feature entertainment from Magnum Force and Ranger Force, with DJ Jackstain. In acknowledging the holiday, which falls... Read more of this article
Jamaica Government Relaxes Cannabis Laws
Jamaican Justice Minister Mark Golding announced that individuals caught with small amounts of cannabis [two ounces and under] will no longer be subject to a criminal conviction, the Jamaica Observer reports. Mr Golding said, “Cabinet approved certain changes to the law relating to ganja. “These relate to possession of small quantities of ganja... Read more of this article
Jamaica Observer Interviews Dr Ewart Brown
The Jamaica Observer has featured an interview with former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, who attended St Jago High School in Jamaica as a teenager. Asked what were the high and low points serving as Bermuda’s premier, Dr. Brown said, “The high points came when I saw how much the people supported me in times of stress. “I would imagine the... Read more of this article
Gordon Asks Jamaica For Ganja Oil Shipment
Medical ganja activist Alan Gordon — in an open letter to Jamaica’s Health Minister copied to The Jamaica Gleaner — asked for a permit to export enough medical ganja oil extract that he said would help over 300 Bermuda cancer patients to have 18,000 large doses over a 2-3 month period. Mr. Gordon says that Bermuda’s Cabinet has previously... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Work Violation Skips Bail
A 58 year old Jamaican national who was charged with working illegally in Bermuda was due to appear in Court yesterday [Mar 31], however the Court heard he has ‘skipped bail’ and left the island. Last week, Owen Charles Morrison was bailed in the sum of $2,000 to appear in Magistrate’s Court on Monday to stand trial on a charge alleging... Read more of this article
