On the eve of the 2022 PGA Tour Butterfield Bermuda Championship Kim Swan, Chairman of Government Golf Courses reflects on the huge impact of public golf in Bermuda, the 50 years of Port Royal Golf Course and the influence of Ocean View Golf Club in Port Royal’s establishment. Kim Swan has re-emerged as a golf […]Read More
Everyone on the island knows the island’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist Flora Duffy, but less is known about Bermuda’s first-ever Olympic medalist, boxer Clarence Hill, who won bronze at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. In historian and former PLP MP Dale Butler’s opinion, Mr. Hill is finally starting to get the positive recognition that […]Read More
“Kim Swan returns to competitive golf on the island of Bermuda” The stage is set for 23 local Professional & Amateur golfers to compete for four qualifying spots into the $6 million dollar Bermuda Championship. Among those attempting to qualify is former PGA European Tour player, Kim Swan, who won his first of three Bermuda […]Read More
The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. Ernest Peets advised sporting bodies that in anticipation of sport recommencing at Stage 3 of the Return to Play Guidelines, the Guideline is being updated to require antigen testing rather than saliva testing. Effective yesterday (October 8th,)Stage 3 is in effect and will require all athletes, […]Read More
The public will be aware that Ms. Duffy is Bermuda’s first Olympic Gold Medalist, and October 18th has been designated a public holiday in recognition of her historic achievement at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and World Triathlon. On Monday at 2.15 pm, following the receipt of her arrival COVID-19 PCR test results, Flora will […]Read More
Next week (October 11), Bermuda’s first Olympic Gold Medalist, Flora Duffy returns home to Bermuda after enjoying a historic triathlon season overseas. As the public is aware, October 18th has been designated a public holiday in recognition of Flora’s extraordinary success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and World Triathlon. This week the Ministry of Youth, […]Read More
On October 11th, Bermuda’s first Olympic Gold Medalist, Flora Duffy finally returns home to Bermuda after enjoying a championship triathlon season overseas. As the public is aware, October 18th has been designated a public holiday in recognition of Flora’s extraordinary success at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Today the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport offered […]Read More
After extensive discussions with Bermuda’s health and government authorities, the Bermuda Local Organising Committee and World Triathlon have made the difficult decision that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championship will not take place this year. Bermuda was ready to welcome hundreds of participants from all over the world from October 15 to 17. […]Read More
The Bermuda Government released a post on social media yesterday, declaring that Monday, October 18, 2021 will be “Flora Duffy day”, a new public holiday celebrating the success of one of the world’s most successful triathletes and the island’s first Olympic gold medalist. Ms. Duffy’s gold-winning victory at the Tokyo olympics last month made Bermuda […]Read More
The 2021-22 football season got off to a stuttering start courtesy of the resilient Covid-19 virus, which forced the cancellation of the Charity Cup match between Robin Hood and Devonshire Cougars as well as the postponement of the Dudley Eve Trophy qualifying match between Hamilton Parish and Young Men’s Social Club at the National Sports […]Read More