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Lisa Blackburn Wins Sprint Triathlon Age Group
Bermuda’s Lisa Blackburn stood atop of the 2018 Mack Cycle Sprint Triathlon Trilogy #3 Age Group podium. Blackburn finished as the first finisher in the Female 45 – 49 Age Group with a time of 1:06:02.62. Blackburn finished 79th overall, she clocked 5:19 during the swim, 30:21 on the bike course and 27:56 on the run course. Related... Read more of this article
Senate: Order Of Business For August 15th
The Senate is scheduled to be in session on Wednesday [Aug 15] and Bills before the Senate include the Bermuda Monetary Authority Amendment [No. 2] Act 2018, the Defence [Coast Guard Unit] Amendment Act 2018, the Road Traffic Amendment and Validation Act 2018, and the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2018. The Order of Business follows below [PDF here]: Related... Read more of this article
Premier Meets With BIU President & Rev Tweed
Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt met with BIU President Chris Furbert, MP Rolfe Commissiong and Rev Nicholas Tweed this morning [Aug 14] to discuss the Living Wage Report. Premier Burt tweeted the photos below, saying: “Minister Brown and I met with BIU President Chris Furbert, MP Commissiong and Rev Tweed this morning to discuss the Living... Read more of this article
30 Minute Video: August 14 ZBM Evening News
With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad.The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related Stories30 Minute Video:... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Wednesday August 15
Wednesday, August 15 is expected to be mostly sunny skies, with the high to be near 29°C/85°F and the low to be near 27°C/80°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be WNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 76%. Sunrise will be at 6.42am and sunset will be at 8.03pm. High tide will be at 12.00am and 12.28pm, while low... Read more of this article
Bermuda Festival Appoints Gita Blakeney Saltus
The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts announced the appointment of Gita Blakeney Saltus to the position of Deputy Chair of the Festival’s Board. The appointment takes effect immediately. Chairman Mr. David Skinner said: “I am excited that Gita has accepted this role. She brings a wealth of experience to the Festival, both as a world class... Read more of this article
One Communications Cyber Safety Advisory
One Communications said they “would like to remind the public to exercise caution when receiving emails and/or phone calls requesting personal information.” “A number of suspicious individuals posing as representatives under former company names, Logic and Northrock, have persisted in their attempts to commit fraud. If contacted,... Read more of this article
BPS: 15 Working Days To Process Applications
The Bermuda Police Service is thanking the public for their patience after an interruption of vetting service occurred last month, and said that despite the resumption of service the turnaround time for processing applications has been extended to 15 working days, and applications that encounter any ‘red flags’ will likely cause further delays. A... Read more of this article
Free ‘Fitness In The Parks’ Kicks Off On Aug 20
The Department of Health is encouraging the public’s participation when it hosts its ‘Fitness in the Parks’ initiative, which kicks off on 20th August. The Department has partnered with local gyms to host this series of free lunch time exercise classes to be offered Monday – Friday from 12:30 – 1:15 PMthrough 14th September, 2018. Classes... Read more of this article
New Walk-In Passport Service For U.S. Citizens
The U.S. Consulate is now offering a walk-in adult passport renewal service for United States citizens on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8.30am to 10.30am.A spokesperson said, “The U.S. Consulate is now offering a walk-in adult passport renewal service for United States citizens on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8:30a.m. – 10:30am. “Qualified applicants... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: Champion Footballers Return
[Updated] The Ministry of Social Development and Sports has arranged a special motorcade for the Bermuda Girls U-15 Concacaf Championship Team for today [August 14], which is set to depart the airport at approximately 2.00/30pm. The Ministry said the Acting Minister of Social Development and Sports Lovitta Foggo will meet the team at the airport, and... Read more of this article
OBA Concerned About ‘Abuse Of Process’
The OBA have “grave concerns about an abuse of process which saw Bills tabled in the House of Assembly and then going through first, second and third readings in the same day,” Opposition Leader Jeanne Atherden said, adding that the “usual procedure is that Bills are tabled and then debated following a two-week period.” Ms Atherden... Read more of this article
Alex Doyling Awarded University Scholarship
Talented young rugby player Alex Doyling will continue his rugby career at the University of Kutztown, in Pennsylvania this August. Doyling, who represented Bermuda in the Rugby American North Caribbean Championships last November, will be joining the Kutztown Bears on both their 15s and 7s rugby teams. The talented 18 year-old, participated in the... Read more of this article