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| The third week of the Bermuda Flag Football Summer League season at the TN Tatem Middle School Field saw 52 points put on the board. In the opener, the Black Sharks defeated the Punishers 12 – 7. The player of the game for Punishers was Zavante Garnett with 1 receiving touchdown. Player of the game […]
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| Following Bermuda’s 8-1 win over Barbados, Concacaf declared the goal by Bermuda’s Kane Crichlow as the ‘Goal of the Day.’ Crichlow was one of five Bermuda players to score, with Nahki Wells scoring three goals, while Reggie Lambe, Dante Leverock, and Zeiko Lewis also added goals, giving Bermuda the impressive distinction of accounting for 50% […]
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| The Four Club Championships took place at the Ocean View Golf Course, with the Warriors Golf Group, Wolves Golf Group, North Village Golf Group, and the Colors Golf Group taking part. The Warriors Golf Group were crowned the Champions with 294 points, finishing in 2nd place was Wolves Golf Group with 262 points, while Colors […]
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| The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [July 5] with the list indicating that there are seven bus runs cancelled so far today. Related Stories Ministry: 2 Bus Runs Cancelled On Friday Ministry: 1 Bus Run Cancelled On Wednesday Ministry: 1 Bus Run Cancelled On Monday Ministry: 60 Bus Runs Cancelled […]
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| The Davis Cup by Rakuten Americas Group III event came to a close on Saturday, with Jamaica and Guatemala set to leave Panama City after earning promotion to Group II next year. Bermuda — who has already won twice — took on Puerto Rico for 5th, and they were defeated 2 – 0. Trey Mallory […]
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| A map from NOAA shows all tropical storms and hurricanes that were a threat to Bermuda — as in passing within 100 nautical miles – this century. The Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] posted the map below online, saying, “This map from NOAA shows all tropical storms and hurricanes that were a threat to Bermuda [passing […]
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| Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Quan Marley Lowe, the police have confirmed. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service can confirm that three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Quan Marley Lowe. “One of suspects, a 24-year-old Sandys Parish man, has been charged in […]
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| The Bermuda Volleyball Association hosted the Spirits Coed Beach Volleyball Tournament at Horseshoe Bay Beach. In the Coed 2s Division, Daniel Fiddick and Allison Lacoursiere making up the team Dat Ace Do won their set 21-10 against BB’s Brandon Sousa and Beth Rae, to win the Division, while 3rd place went to the Juicy Sets, […]
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| International clubs took to Twitter to congratulate their Bermudian players for their role in Bermuda’s impressive 8-1 victory over Barbados. Bristol City FC congratulated Nahki Wells who scored a hat-trick, including the fastest goal in Gold Cup history in only 17 seconds. Charleston Battery congratulated Zeiko Lewis, with the club tweeting, “Dazzling on the international […]
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| The Bermuda Stroke Play Championships concluded today at Port Royal Golf Course with Damian Palanyandi claiming the title of Men’s Champion after beating the defending champion Eric West by 5 shots. Palanyandi played three solid rounds of golf with scores of 72, 74,74 for a total of 220 despite the challenging conditions on the final […]
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| Monday, July 5 is expected to see thunderstorms, with the high to be near 28°C/83°F and the low to be near 24°C/76°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 6:17am and sunset will be at 8:29pm. High […]
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| The Deloitte Open and Pickleball Tournament got underway at the Pomander Gate Tennis Club this weekend. In the Men’s A Singles Division, Moziah Selassie advanced when his opponent David Jenkins retired after losing the first set 6-4, while Zaire Simmons won her Ladies A Singles match in straight sets 6-0, 6-1 over Morgan Lightbourne. In […]
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| [Opinion column written by MP Michael Dunkley] It was a busy week all around and I was looking forward to some downtime on Saturday. However, after reading the recent Opinion piece by MP Jason Wade titled, “Let’s turn down the volume, Bermuda,” I felt compelled to respond for the good of the country. While any […]
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| The island’s football team is set to take on Haiti this Tuesday [July 6] after dominating Barbados to claim an 8-1 win in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup preliminaries. Nahki Wells scored a hat-trick — including the fastest goal in Gold Cup history in only 17 seconds – and Reggie Lambe, Dante Leverock, Kane Crichlow, […]
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| Arch Capital Group Ltd. along with investment partners Kelso & Company and Warburg Pincus, announced the completion of the previously disclosed acquisition of Watford Holdings Ltd. The company said, “Watford and Arch originally announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement on Nov. 2, 2020, through an affiliated entity of which Arch owns approximately 40%, […]
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| “It was a good job by our team,” Bermuda national football coach Kyle Lightbourne said following the Gombey Warriors 8 – 1 victory over Barbados, with Coach Lightbourne adding that “we know it’s going to be a tougher test against Haiti.” Coach Lightbourne said, “We have some players that haven’t played in a while, so […]
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| Bermuda sailors Jack Adderley, PJ Rodrigues, Kipling Rossouw, Ethan Thompson, and Jordan Vieira were all back on the water competing in the Optimist World Championship 2021 in Italy. Vieira is leading the Bermuda Fleet, currently in 123rd place with 131 points after finishes of 41st and 33rd in the two races sailed on the second […]
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| The current top scorers chart for the 2021 Gold Cup Preliminaries shows Nahki Wells as the top scorer with three goals, while Reggie Lambe, Dante Leverock, Kane Crichlow and Zeiko Lewis are also ranked in the top ten, meaning Bermuda has the impressive distinction of accounting for 50% of the top ten ranked scorers. This follows […]
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| The City of Hamilton recently provided five historical videos as part of its Freedom Square initiative, offering a glimpse of the city in times past, including a look at the Hamilton Hotel, Nellie’s Walk, Dismont Drive, the Theatre Boycott, and the Zion Chapel. Hamilton Hotel | Freedom Square This video’s description says, “The Hamilton Hotel […]
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| The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] is wishing a happy retirement to K9 Buck, saying that the dog “will go on to enjoy his retirement years with a very loving local family.” The BPS posted the photos below online, saying, “Happy retirement K9 Buck! “K9 Buck came to the Bermuda Police Service in September 2013 from […]
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| The vaccination centre at the Bermuda College has now closed, however the KEMH Vaccination Centre remains open. The Government posted the graphic below online, saying, “The vaccination centre at the Bermuda College has been closed. However, the KEMH Vaccination Centre will remain open Monday to Friday from 4 pm until 8 pm, and Saturday and […]
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| The West End Primary School recently held its graduation, with the Bermuda Government congratulating the graduates, and wishing them all the best in their transition into Middle School. The Bermuda Government posted the photos below online, saying: “Congratulations to our 2021 West End Primary School Graduates. Wishing you all the best as you transition into […]
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| At the White Hill Field in the First Round of the Western County Cup competition this weekend, Warwick Workmen’s Club held onto the trophy following their 125 run victory over the Somerset Bridge. Warwick won the toss and elected to bat, they scored 3119 in their allotted 50 overs, guest player Alje Richardson was the […]
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| News that BILTIR awarded a $30,000 scholarship to Cyana Burgess, the Bermuda football team won 8-1 with Nahki Wells setting a new record, Penny & Drum released a new candle scent to honour Bermudian autism advocate Ahmani Peets, and Treasure Tannock has been chosen as the 2021 Duperreault Fellow were all some of the positive […]
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| [Opinion column written by OBA Shadow Minister for Legal Affairs and Transport Scott Pearman] As morning commutes go, my trip into town the other day gave me a reason to pause and think. Heading along Front Street, towards the flagpole, the billowing flag was at half-mast, and flying upside down. I pulled over to snap […]
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| Bermuda’s Nahki Wells – who captained Bermuda’s team in their 8-1 victory over Barbados – has the top ‘market value’ of the players in the teams taking part in the Gold Cup preliminaries. This is according to Inside Caribbean Football — which does a great job providing statistics and data related to football in the region — […]
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| 45 years ago — on July 3rd, 1976 — the Queen visited Bermuda, marking her third visit to the island. Government House posted the photo below online, saying, “On 3 July 1976, Her Majesty The Queen visited Bermuda accompanied by the Late Duke of Edinburgh. “This trip was the third visit to Bermuda by Her […]
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| The second round of the Bermuda Stroke Play Championships took place today [July 3] at Port Royal Golf Course. A spokesperson said, “The 2nd round of the Bermuda Stroke Play Championships was played today at Port Royal Golf Course under strong SSW winds. “In the Men’s Championship Division, Damian Palanyandi moved up into 1st place […]
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| The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] matches, scheduled for Sunday [July 4] at Southampton Rangers Sports Club, have been postponed due to a funeral, the BCB has advised. Related Stories Four Umpires To Officiate Internationally Emmerson Carrington To Officiate In Toronto ‘Safekey In Effect For League & County Cricket’ UK Cricket: Bermuda Players Team Results Cricket: […]
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| Sunday, July 4 is expected to see sunny breaks, a few showers, mainly overnight, with the high to be near 29°C/84°F and the low to be near 25°C/77°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 82%. Sunrise will be at 6.16am and […]
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| “I think it is safe to say that no other graduating year group has been through as much as the Class of 2021. Two academic years interrupted with pandemic and the pandemic related changes is without question stressful,” Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said in the House of Assembly. “Yet, we were able to see […]
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| The Department of Culture hosted the Bermuda National Heroes Tribute Concert on Saturday [June 19] at Victoria Park, with the concert honouring Bermuda’s eight National Heroes. A Government spokesperson previously said, “In honour of our Heroes, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport Dr. the Hon. Ernest Peets hosted a special National Heroes Musical Tribute […]
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| Bermuda sailors Jack Adderley, PJ Rodrigues, Kipling Rossouw, Ethan Thompson, and Jordan Vieira started competing in the Optimist World Championship 2021 on the waters of the Riva del Garda in Italy. Rodrigues is leading the Bermuda Fleet in 89th place with 51 points after finishes of 22nd, and 29th in the two races sailed on […]
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| The National Museum of Bermuda [NMB] will hold a virtual opening for their newest exhibit, Traces and Pastimes — a contemporary art installation by Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell — on Wednesday, July 14 at 5.30pm. A spokesperson said, “On Wednesday, July 14 at 5:30pm AT, the National Museum of Bermuda [NMB] will hold a virtual opening […]
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| After Bermuda’s impressive showing against Barbados – which saw the team claim an 8-1 win and score the fastest goal in Gold Cup history — Bermuda will now advance to face Haiti in the Second Round of the Prelims on Tuesday. The Concacaf match report said, “Bermuda rolled into the Second Round of the 2021 […]
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| Bermuda played a 2 – 1 loss to Costa Rica in the Davis Cup by Rakuten Americas Group III promotion play-offs. The doubles match decided the encounter between Costa Rica and Bermuda in Pool A. Jessee Flores and Pablo Nunez paired up to take on debutant James Finnigan and Gavin Manders and it was the […]
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| Over $5.4 million has been raised by the Travel Authorization Form fees, and the company providing the website services has been paid over $500,000, the Government has confirmed. This was stated following a Parliamentary Question in the House of Assembly, with Opposition MP Michael Dunkley asking Minister of Health Kim Wilson for details about the Travel […]
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| “The Ministry of Public Works informed motorists that there will be lane closures on Pitt’s Bay Road, Pembroke Parish for the Highland Sanitation Services to carry out repair works on a Septic Pit. A Government spokesperson said, “The closures will take place at property situated on 20 Pitt’s Bay Road, Pembroke. The nearest junction to […]
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| ‘Freedom Square’ was officially unveiled at City Hall, serving to commemorate the 1959 Theatre Boycott and serve as “a central location where the public can come to reflect on and celebrate the freedoms that have been fought for, freedoms that have been realized and those still to come.” Speaking at the unveiling, Mayor Charles Gosling […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday July 3rd. On Saturday the Viking Orion cruise ship is expected, on Sunday the Derg oil products tanker will arrive, on Monday the Oleander container ship is scheduled to arrive, and on Tuesday the Somers Isles […]
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| The Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport issued a statement saying that “SafeKey remains in effect for League and County cricket games, however under revised parameters.” A spokesperson said, “Late this week, Minister Ernest Peets attended a meeting concerning local cricket. The Minister listened to the concerns and feedback shared regarding the resumption of League […]
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