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Four Students Awarded UWI Scholarships
Erlier this year, a delegation from the Ministry of Education traveled to the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies in Jamaica to get a better understanding of the relationship created by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Bermuda and the University. As a result of that visit and the discussions held, the Ministry agreed... Read more of this article
Jamaican DJ Mr Vegas To Headline BeachFest
Jamaican reggae singer Mr Vegas will headline this year’s BeachFest at Horseshoe Bay. Hosted by Chewstick, the event will take place on Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28, and is expected to attract thousands of people. [view photos of last year’s BeachFest here] Born Clifford Smith in Kingston, Jamaica, Mr Vegas retired from the music... Read more of this article
Smith & Jackson: NACAC Event In Jamaica
This past weekend Shianne Smith and Andrea Jackson competed in the 2011 NACAC Combined Events in Kingston Jamaica. Shianne Smith – the Bermuda National heptathlon record holder – placed 10th overall with 4807 points out of 16 athletes with her best performance on the 2nd day where she moved from 13th place to 10. Andrea Jackson did not... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Tours UWI’s Jamaica Campus
Bermuda’s Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith is introduced to University of West Indies [UWI] Professor Gordon Shirley by vice-chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris [centre] yesterday [Apr. 26]. Dame Jennifer led a contingent from Bermuda which toured the Mona campus this week as the UWI and Bermudian educational institutions move to strengthen... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team for Gibson Relays in Jamaica
Bermuda Track & Field Association [BTFA] President Donna Watson has announced that Bermuda will be sending a team to compete in the Gibson Relays in Jamaica this week. “We have been awarded sponsorship from Samsung for $5000.00 to send a team to compete in this event. Due to the depth and success in middle distance running the NACAC President... Read more of this article
Foreign National To Be Deported
In Magistrates Court this morning [Mar.1] 30-year-old Jamaican national Joel Ezroy Deans pleaded guilty to a charge of overstaying his permitted time in Bermuda and will be deported by Bermuda Immigration authorities. Mr Deans was granted a three week stay in 2008. On Saturday 26th February 2011, following a traffic accident, Mr Deans was stopped and... Read more of this article
Jamaica to Host 2011 Carifta Games
After months of uncertainty and fears the games would be cancelled, officials today [Feb 3] confirmed that Jamaica will host this year’s Carifta Games, which will be held from April 23-25. The annual track and field championships, which attracts the region’s top junior athletes, was in danger of being cancelled for the first time in its... Read more of this article
Missian’s Evening of “Radical Praise”
In what’s being billed as an evening of “radical praise”, Jamaica-born vocalist DJ Missian will be launching a debut CD featuring his unique Christian reggae sounds at Heritage Worship Centre on January 15. The singer (real name Nolan Brown) – whose music is a fusion of Gospel, World Music and reggae — will be unveiling... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Magma is Set To Erupt
The mournful track “When I Cry” brought Bermudian reggae artist Magma to attention when it was released in Jamaica this past summer in the wake of the Tivoli tragedy. “When I Cry” is about the violence which resulted in more than 70 deaths when security forces invaded the Kingston community of Tivoli to arrest Christopher (Dudus)... Read more of this article
35-Yr-Old Man: Autopsy Reveals Drug Pellets
The Bermuda Police today [Dec 10] released a statement in reference to the recent death of 35 year old Jamaican National Hugh Melwood, saying that after an autopsy “Several pellets which contained what is believed to be a quantity of controlled drug were recovered from within the body. It is suspected that they may have contributed to his death.”... Read more of this article
Columnist: Jamaica Should Follow Bermuda’s Lead
Jamaica needs to take a leaf out of Bermuda’s environmental protection book and consider banning plastic bags, says one of the Caribbean nation’s most popular newspaper columnists. Barbara Gloudon said Jamaica was being buried under plastic and should emulate Bermuda which is currently debating whether to stop the importation shopping... Read more of this article
Former Bermuda Cricket Coach Heading to Jamaica
Bermuda’s former National Cricket Coach Gus Logie will become the new Jamaica coach on December 1. The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported that he will replace Junior Bennett in the position, with the Jamaica Gleaner saying he is signed to a 4 month contract. Mr Logie, 50, is a former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and is currently... Read more of this article
CARICOM Meeting: Burch & Dill Head To Jamaica
Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing Lt. Col. David Burch and Major Kenneth Dill, Head of the Civil Service, will be traveling to Montego Bay, Jamaica for CARICOM’s 31st Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government. From July 4 – 7, Minister Burch will join leaders in the Caribbean from such countries as Jamaica, St. Kitts and... Read more of this article
Assault Victim Flown To Jamaican Hospital
The Police have confirmed that a 38 year old man who had been the victim of an assault was flown out today [June 30] to University Hospital of the West Indies [UHWI] in Jamaica for further medical treatment after being in the Intensive Care Unit of King Edward Memorial Hospital. A suspect in the assault has been arrested in connection. Around 9:30am... Read more of this article
Jamaica Joins Bermuda In Oil Spill Fears
Dr Karl Aiken, a senior lecturer in the University of the West Indies’ Life Sciences Department, says that the Gulf of Mexico spill disaster could affect Jamaica negatively, and also echoed other researchers in saying the spill may pass by Bermuda. The Jamaica Gleaner reports that Dr Aiken said “Once it hits this area, we’re going... Read more of this article
Alleged Pedophile Caught In Jamaica Today
An alleged pedophile once reported to have been possibly hiding in Bermuda was arrested this morning [May 27] in Jamaica. Harold Crooks, a Jamaican national who was wanted for allegations of sexual assault, was arrested this in Ochos Rios. The Jamaican press had reported in March 2010 that the alleged pedophile may have been hiding in Bermuda. Mr.... Read more of this article
