544 results returned for search: "bermuda championship AND " category "News"
Two brothers have claimed international chess titles after winning more than 50 games apiece.
Odin Flanagan, 9, and his brother, Dylan, 8, were given the title of Arena Fide Masters after they faced off against competitors of all ages from around th...
DATE: Nov 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A charity set up in the name of Olympic triathlon champion Flora Duffy to sponsor budding sports stars has been given $10,000 by a bank.
The cash was donated to the Flora Fund by Clarien Bank.
Ms Duffy said: “Looking back, as I cannot help but do thi...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority will put out a request for proposal to rebrand the island’s tourism industry, according to a report by the Public Accounts Committee.
The report, tabled in the House of Assembly, said it was hoped that a Bermuda firm wou...
DATE: Oct 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A journeyman golfer on the PGA Tour in the United States has taken to social media to trash Bermuda over its Covid-19 protocol.
Charlie Beljan, a 36-year-old American, was due to be in the 132-player field for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at ...
DATE: Sep 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Bermuda’s top physicians today urged people to get vaccinated, saying it was the single best way to stop people dying and to get through the current Covid-19 outbreak.
And the chief medical officer, Dr Ayo Oyinloye, also made a heartfelt plea to the...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Tourism Authority reacted with dismay last night to news that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship had to be postponed amid soaring cases of Covid-19.
The event next month was poised to bring relief to an economy hit ha...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Substance abuse agency, Focus Counselling Services will highlight the importance of community as it celebrates Recovery Month in September.
This year’s theme is ‘Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community’.
A spokeswoman ...
DATE: Sep 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s other national drink has been given a major boost from Formula 1 superstar Sir Lewis Hamilton.
For the winning formula of Barritt’s Ginger Beer has tantalised Sir Lewis’s taste buds and given the brand international exposure after a social ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Competitors are set to return to the beach next month as the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition returns.
Hannah Emmerson, the event organiser, said the Horseshoe Bay competition was given the green light to go ahead on September 4, with appropriate Covid...
DATE: Aug 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An international golf tournament has donated $100,000 to a Bermudian charitable foundation, it was announced today.
The PGA Tour Bermuda Championship, the island's first official PGA tournament, gave the cash to the Bermuda Foundation, known as the B...
DATE: Aug 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor