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| Endeavour has partnered with SailGP Inspire for an online fundraiser to benefit Bermuda’s youth with local youth sailing scholarships and international work experience with SailGP during Season 3, with bidding set to end at 5.00pm today [May 9]. A spokesperson said, “Win behind the scenes experiences with some of the best sailors in the world. Bidding […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association’s Women’s League got underway on Friday at the BFA field, with PHC taking on YMSC, followed by Footy Queens vs Dandy Stars, with PHC Lady Zebras and Footy Queens claiming the wins. Chair of the Women’s Committee Charryse Bean previously said, “The Women’s Committee is excited to start back up the […]
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| Caitlyn Bobb had an exceptional showing at the America East Championships, winning multiple medals, breaking multiple records and winning three awards. Bobb competes for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC] and their report said, “UMBC women’s track and field finished third at the America East Championships, their best finish since they were third back […]
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| Bermuda’s golf team made an excellent showing to win the 42nd annual Kitty Michael Golf International Invitational Championships in Florida. The Bermuda team of Katrin Burnie – Captain, Linda Down – Vice Captain, Tracy Burgess, Liz Carpio, Maria Harris, Valerie Nearon, Elaine Parker-Frost, Katyna Rabain, Cindy Ratzlaff, Lesley Wollmann won the Gross Division by 1 […]
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| Bermudian cricketers Kamau Leverock, Dennico Hollis, Dominic Sabir, Cameron Jeffers & Amari Ebbin were recently in action for their respective teams. Kamau Leverock Kamua Leverock and his Rode Park & Lawton Cricket Club went down by 6 wickets to Wedgwood Cricket Club. Batting first Rode Park scored 99/9 in their allotted 40 overs, Leverock went for 3. […]
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| The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [May 9] with the list indicating that there is one bus run cancelled so far today. Related Stories Ministry: 21 Bus Runs Cancelled On Thursday Ministry: 16 Bus Runs Cancelled On Wednesday Ministry: 29 Bus Runs Cancelled On Tuesday Ministry: 30 Bus Runs Cancelled […]
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| Speaker of the House of Assembly Dennis Lister represented Bermuda at the Commons and Overseas Territories Conference in London. “The conference which took place from May 4 – 6, was hosted by the UK House of Commons Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Sir Lindsay Hoyle with British Overseas Territories Speakers “On Wednesday [May 4] Sir Lindsay […]
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| Island soldiers today jetted off for a two week overseas exercise at a United States Marine Corps base. About 140 Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers will be joined by 10 Marines from the new Turks & Caicos Islands Regiment, who have already undergone a week’s training at Warwick Camp, for the trip to Camp Lejeune in […]
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| [Written by Stephen Wright] Keziah Martin scored in Kidderminster Harriers’ 1-0 win at home to Darlington in the final game of the regular National League North season yesterday [Saturday]. The Bermudian midfielder netted in the 53rd minute with a deflected shot after a pullback from defender Geraldo Bajrami. Kidderminster finished fourth in the table and will […]
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| The Bermuda Open Volleyball Women’s & Development Divisions tournament got underway inside the Warwick Academy Gymnasium. In the Women’s Division, the Women’s National Team Two finished on top of the table with a record of 5 & 0, the Women’s National Team One finished second with a record of 4 & 1, with Paradise Hitters […]
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| Monday, May 9 is expected to see thunderstorms, with the high to be near 24°C/76°F and the low to be near 20°C/68°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 83%. Sunrise will be at 6:25am and sunset will be at 8:05pm. High […]
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| The CEO of Switzerland’s SailGP Team has highlighted the team’s decision to select five women to race alongside the core team in Season 3, which will get underway in Bermuda later this month. Combining competitive racing backgrounds, with both Olympic and foiling experience, sisters Elodie and Lauren Mettraux, Maja Siegenthaler, Maud Janet and Nathalie Brugger […]
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| Kaden Hopkins began competing in the Bidasoa Itzulia 2022 Vuelta a Bidasoa in Spain. Stage one saw the competitors compete over a distance of 104.2 km Hopkins crossed the line 77th with a time of 2:25.40, finishing 2:53 behind the stage winner Alejandro Franco. In stage two, Hopkins finished 3:34 behind the second stage winner […]
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| The latest installment of Bernews’ series of ‘Virtual Shows’ features flowers from across the island, providing a ‘virtual flower bouquet’ in honour of Mother’s Day. This marks the third in a series of ‘Virtual Art Shows’ by Bernews highlighting some of the island’s many skilled photographers and artists, as well as our own images and designs. […]
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| News that Bermuda is celebrating Mother’s Day, an art fundraiser raised $250,000 for WindReach, Irena Ashton was named Nurse of the Year, Jahzuena Bradshaw-Douglas received All-KCAC honors, and Hamilton Princess donated $4,000 to Women’s Resource Centre were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In additional good news, Government presented $25,000 […]
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| White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. reported book value per share of $1,183 and adjusted book value per share of $1,204 as of March 31, 2022. Book value per share and adjusted book value per share both increased 1% in the first quarter of 2022. Manning Rountree, CEO, commented, “We had a good first quarter, with ABVPS up 1%. Rising interest rates […]
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| The latest installment of Bernews’ series of ‘Virtual Shows’ features flowers from across the island, providing a ‘virtual flower bouquet’ in honour of Mother’s Day. This marks the third in a series of ‘Virtual Art Shows’ by Bernews highlighting some of the island’s many skilled photographers and artists, as well as our own images and designs. […]
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| The City of Hamilton held their ‘Spring into the City’ grand finale this afternoon [May 7] at Victoria Park. A spokesperson previously said, “Local band Aimee & Davy will keep the energy flowing as they play under the park’s iconic bandstand [which will be adorned with locally sourced flowers courtesy of the Garden Club of […]
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| The Convex End-to-End took place today [May 7] marking the 35th time the annual event has been held. The full End-to-End event is 24.1 miles and the Middle-to-End which is 14 miles. Anne Mello, Bermuda End-to-End board chair, previously said: “It’s about coming together, the community spirit and raising funds for our three selected charities […]
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| Sunday, May 8 is expected to be cloudy, risk of showers/rain, chance of thunder overnight, with the high to be near 24°C/76°F and the low to be near 21°C/69°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 88%. Sunrise will be at 6.26am […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association’s Women’s League got underway yesterday [May 6] at the BFA field, with PHC taking on YMSC, followed by Footy Queens vs Dandy Stars. Chair of the Women’s Committee Charryse Bean previously said, “The Women’s Committee is excited to start back up the Women’s Football League. We strategically planned for this to happen […]
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| The Bermuda Bicycle Association has released the current Individual and Teams Points Series Standings after three races. Currently, the category leaders are Chris Nusum in the Open Division with 53 points, and Matthew Ringer is leading the Citizen Division with 61 points. Charlotte Millington is the current leader in the Women’s Division with 45 points, […]
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| [Updating] The Convex End-to-End is taking place today [May 7] marking the 35th time the annual event has been held. The full End-to-End event is 24.1 miles and the Middle-to-End which is 14 miles. Anne Mello, Bermuda End-to-End board chair, previously said: “It’s about coming together, the community spirit and raising funds for our three […]
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| Adam Hall was placed on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Bowie, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. The move to the injured list is related to a non-sports injury, and it’s unclear how long Hall will be sidelined. He has a .306/.389/.355 slash line with three doubles, five RBI’s, 11 runs and six stolen bases in […]
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| The Bermuda International Invitational Race Week [BIIRW] came to an end with 9 International One Design completing races on the Great Sound, in Series B. Patrick Cooper led his team in Bermuda 1 to victory in the series and the overall title with four wins in the series and he finished with 4 net points. […]
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| The 2022 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association [IHSA] kicked off the National Championship Horse Show, held at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, with Casey Truran competing. Truran representing Savannah College of Art and Design took to the ring to compete in the 2022 Hunter Seat Open Equitation on the Flat Class, […]
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| A spot in the finals was on offer as the Chubb Bermuda Open 2022 Squash Championships semi-finals took place at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Club in Devonshire. Two matches went the distance as the crowd on hand was treated to some entertaining Squash. A 83 minute Men’s Semi-Final battle a saw number 4 seed […]
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| [Written by Kisha Tyrrell] It is evident that on Mother’s Day, women everywhere are reminded to take the day for selfcare. If the last three years have taught us anything, we have learned that we shouldn’t be waiting for ‘Self-care Sunday’, our birthdays, and definitely not until Mother’s Day to prioritize our needs. And on […]
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| [Column written by BELCO] Being water conscious is not only good for the environment but could also result in a significant reduction in your household energy consumption, which will in turn help you save money. Much of the energy consumed around water usage is due to appliances using electricity to heat water, which includes water […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday May 7th. The Summit cruise ship is expected, on Saturday the Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship will arrive, and on Sunday the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship and the Cape Race vehicles carrier are scheduled to […]
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