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Music Therapy Session To Mark Alzheimer’s Day

Music Therapy Session To Mark Alzheimer’s Day

[Written by Stephen Wright] Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia [AAD] will celebrate World Alzheimer’s Day with their popular roster of events at the Peace Lutheran Church in Paget today [September 21]. Part of Alzheimer’s Month – a global campaign to create awareness about the misconceptions of dementia and Alzheimer’s – the event includes... Read more of this article

Laverne Proctor Hopes Debut Book Inspires

Laverne Proctor Hopes Debut Book Inspires

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian author Laverne Proctor hopes her first book, Out of Shingles, charting her recovery from the condition, will help others navigate life a little easier. The book is published by Xulon Press, the largest Christian book publisher in North America. According to the CDC, one in three people will get Shingles, a viral... Read more of this article

Blankendal Scores Winner For Hartley Wintney

Blankendal Scores Winner For Hartley Wintney

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian footballer Isaiah Blankendal scored the winner for Hartley Wintney in a 1-0 win over Ashford Town in the Isthmian League South Central Division tonight [September 19]. Blankendal came on as a second-half substitute and struck in the 90th minute with a superb effort from outside the box. The 20-year-old forward has... Read more of this article

Aaliyah Nolan Aiming To Continue Scoring Form

Aaliyah Nolan Aiming To Continue Scoring Form

[Written by Stephen Wright] Aaliyah Nolan hopes to continue her scoring form when she returns to international duty in the Bermuda women’s national team’s Concacaf W Gold Cup qualifiers. Nolan has made a blistering start to the season, scoring a hat-trick on her debut for Bradford City Women in a 5-2 win over Wakefield AFC Women and said she is... Read more of this article

Career Change From Flying To Teaching

Career Change From Flying To Teaching

[Written by Stephen Wright] After 16 years working as cabin crew for British Airways, Keivin Richardson-Crane Pimentel has “clipped his wings” and moved into teaching, sharing his knowledge and experiences as a lecturer at Richmond upon Thames College in London. The Bermudian is not stepping entirely into the unknown. He will still work in aviation... Read more of this article

Muay Thai Programme For Young People

Muay Thai Programme For Young People

[Written by Stephen Wright] Youngsters can develop their self-defence skills, improve their physical fitness and learn emotional self-regulation at the Changs Youth Muay Thai programme at Fight City Muay Thai and Fitness. The autumn term starts on Saturday [September 23] and runs until December 6, with sessions for 6 to 8-year-olds, 9 to 12-year-olds... Read more of this article

Millington Wins Second Medal For Bermuda

Millington Wins Second Medal For Bermuda

[Written by Stephen Wright] Charlotte Millington claimed her second medal at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships after winning bronze in the junior women’s road race in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, today [Sept 17]. Millington, who won gold in the junior women’s time-trial yesterday, was closely followed in the 60K race by team-mate... Read more of this article

Charlotte Millington Wins Gold In Time-Trial

Charlotte Millington Wins Gold In Time-Trial

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda rider Charlotte Millington continued her success at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships after winning the gold medal in the women’s 10K time-trial in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, yesterday [September 16]. Millington, who competes in the 15 to 18 age group, also won gold in the time-trial and road... Read more of this article

Flora Of Bermuda Runner-Up In Doncaster

Flora Of Bermuda Runner-Up In Doncaster

[Written by Stephen Wright] Flora Of Bermuda demonstrated her “eye-catching speed” after returning to form with a runner-up finish in a group two race at Doncaster Racecourse yesterday [September 15]. The two-year-old filly, owned by Bermuda Racing, was ridden by Oisin Murphy and went off an 11-2 third favourite in the Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying... Read more of this article

Frazzoni Making Impression At AFC Sudbury

Frazzoni Making Impression At AFC Sudbury

[Written by Stephen Wright] Eva Frazzoni, the Bermuda women’s national team captain, is continuing her semi-professional football journey at AFC Sudbury Women in England. Frazzoni, who captained Bermuda to the gold medal at the NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey, the Channel Islands, in July, has played four games for the Suffolk outfit... Read more of this article

Nesbeth To Miss Opening Qualifying Games

Nesbeth To Miss Opening Qualifying Games

[Written by Stephen Wright] LeiLanni Nesbeth, the Bermuda women’s national team forward, will miss the opening two Concacaf W Gold Cup qualifying matches as she recovers from a hip injury. Nesbeth was not named in coach Naquita Robinson’s squad of 23 players for their group C of League B opener against the Dominican Republic at home on September... Read more of this article

Junior Cyclists Arrive In Dominican Republic

Junior Cyclists Arrive In Dominican Republic

[Written by Stephen Wright] Peter Dunne, the Bermuda Bicycle Association [BBA] president, has thanked new airline BermudaAir for helping ensure the island’s cycling team arrived in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in time for the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships. Bermuda’s four riders are Cameron Morris and Thomas Quarterly [men 17 to... Read more of this article

Shuntae Todd: Comedy Debut Was ‘Amazing’

Shuntae Todd: Comedy Debut Was ‘Amazing’

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian comedian Shuntae Todd has described her stand-up debut in the White Yardie Returns show as the experience of a lifetime. Todd performed alongside the British-Jamaican comedian and local funnymen Jonathan Young, King Somner and Mr Fotogenik on Friday [September 8] at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium at CedarBridge... Read more of this article

Lewis Excited By Move To British Columbia

Lewis Excited By Move To British Columbia

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis has revealed she is moving to Victoria, British Columbia, to train under her new coach Geoff Harris at the Athletics Canada West Hub. The sprinter, who has been based in Mississauga, Ontario, for the past 12 years, teamed up with Harris, a former Canada 800 metres runner, in June. “Big life update: I’m moving... Read more of this article

Football Agent Gonsalves Helping Local Players

Football Agent Gonsalves Helping Local Players

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian football agent Jason Gonsalves has been handling the interests of multiple local players since launching his sports management company three years ago. Gonsalves, the founder and director of AceBoy Sports Group, has three Bermuda national team players in his stable of clients – Daniel Cook [unattached], Quinaceo... Read more of this article

Findlay On Tonight’s Match Against St Vincent

Findlay On Tonight’s Match Against St Vincent

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda coach Michael Findlay believes his side have an ideal opportunity to get their Concacaf Nations League campaign off the ground with a victory over Saint Vincent and the Grenadines tonight [September 12]. Although Findlay was encouraged by aspects of Bermuda’s goalless draw at home to French Guiana in his first... Read more of this article