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Here’s How Michael Jordan Felt Being Compared To One Of His Biggest Rivals In Basketball

The 1992 NBA Finals prompted one of the best head-to-heads.




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Sex Trafficking Survivor Convicted Of Killing Pimp Freed



Alexis Martin will soon be a free woman.




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Stacey Abrams Shades Trump Perfectly For Calling Her 'He'



Why the political rockstar updated her Twitter bio.




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African American Barbershops Contemplate Safety Of Reopening



A struggle to choose between safety and economics.




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Despite Harsh Impact of Coronavirus Black Faith Remains High



Churches and mosques are find ways to stay active.




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GirlTrek Launches Campaign With Angela Davis, Nikki Giovanni



The program focuses on "critical importance of self-care."




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President Donald Trump Reacts To Ahmaud Arbery Death



He addressed it during an Oval Office press gaggle.





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Edwina Findley-Dickerson Turns to God as Her Career Compass



She encourages women to have convictions and set priorities.




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When Stars and Their Kids Hit the Pumpkin Patch



The season is here, and the pumpkins are cuter than ever.




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Teyonah Parris, Yara Shahidi & Johnetta Elzie Rock Essence



They each shine bright on Essence's Black Girl Magic issue.




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Swedish Company Selling 'Dark Chocolate' Spray Tan



Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.




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Sip & Repeat: The Lemonade Project Recipes



Join us in making lemonade cocktails in honor of Queen Bey.




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Import Your WordPress Site to WordPress.com — Including Themes and Plugins

It’s been possible to export your posts, images, and other content to an export file, and then transfer this content into another WordPress site since the early days of WordPress. This basic WordPress import moved content, but didn’t include other important stuff like themes, plugins, users, or settings. Your imported …




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Flora Duffy To Compete Next Month In Tokyo

Flora Duffy announced that she will compete next month, which will mark her first race in over a year, with the Bermudian triathlete having been out of action as she recuperated from an injury. In a post on Instagram, Ms Duffy said, “I’m on a start list! Excited to race in this little number at […]

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Smith Competes In European Cup In Sweden

Bermuda’s Tyler Smith has competed in the 2019 Malmö ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup in Sweden, finishing 28th in a field of 71 starters. Smith clocked a time of 55.29, finishing one minute and thirty-three seconds behind the winner Constantine Doherty from Ireland. He recorded a time of 9:18 on the swim, then clocked 29:28 on […]

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ESPN Feature Flora Duffy’s Olympic Goals

ESPN W — the division of leading international sports media ESPN that focuses on top female athletes — has featured Flora Duffy, with the Bermudian triathlete shown prominently on the publication’s homepage under a title of “Bermuda’s Next Great Hope.” Screenshot from their website homepage: ESPN reported,“Duffy has been Bermuda’s greatest hope on the world’s biggest […]

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Triathletes Compete In World Championships

Several Bermuda athletes took to the course for the 2019 World Championships in Laussane, Switzerland for the Age Group Championships. Becky Shepherd competed in the Women’s 45-49 Age Group finished 50th stopping the clock in a time of 2:51:10, she clocked 33:12 during the Swim, 1:21:50 on the Bike Course and then 51”03 on the […]

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National Olympic Distance Championships

Corey Brunton and Ashley Couper are the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s AXA National Olympic Distance Male and Female Champions. Brunton covered the course in a time of 2:17:02, with Alex Kronenberg second in 2:20:41; finishing third was Matt Thompson, who crossed the line in a time of 2:20:54. Couper was fourth overall with a time of […]

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Flora Duffy To Compete In Beijing Triathlon

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy will be competing in the 2019 Beijing International Triathlon, which is set to take place this weekend. The Beijing International Triathlon organisers said, “Flora Duffy will be joining the 2019 Beijing International Triathlon. “She is the 2016 and 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series World Champion, the 2015 and 2016 ITU Cross Triathlon […]

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Duffy Wins 5th XTERRA World Championship

Bermuda’s Flora Duffy raced to victory in the XTERRA World Championship in Maui, becoming the first elite athlete to win five XTERRA World Championships. An XTERRAPlanet.com story said, “Bradley Weiss from South Africa and Flora Duffy from Bermuda captured the 24th XTERRA World Championship off-road triathlon elite titles on a beautiful day at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua on Maui’s […]

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Alan Potts & Maddie Durkin Win AON Triathlon

Alan Potts and Maddie Durkin are the 2019 AON Triathlon Male and Female Champions. Potts covered the distance in a time of 1:06:09, while Byron Rencken was second in 1:06:38 and Matt Thompson crossed the line third with a time of 1:07:17. Durkin was 6th overall she was clocked at 1:08:27, finishing 8th overall was […]

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Flora Duffy Meets Fans & Signs Autographs

Clarien Bank hosted a card signing and photo session with world triathlon champion Flora Duffy on Saturday [Nov 16] at the BTA Visitor Service Centre on Front Street. Attendees received a signature Flora Duffy signing card, developed exclusively for this session, which included a brief message from the world champion. The 5-time Xterra World Champion […]

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Flora Duffy Qualifies For World Championships

After being crowned the champion in the recently concluded Ironman 70.3 South Africa, Bermuda’s Flora Duffy has officially qualified for a slot in the World Championships in November, a notable achievement as she has already claimed multiple world titles with other triathlon entities including Xterra and the ITU. Duffy’s most recent accomplishment retired her stature […]

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Flora Duffy On Postponement Of Olympics

Bermudian triathlete Flora Duffy says that “it is a tough pill to swallow” hearing the Olympic Games will be postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, but said “given the current situation in the world, it is the right call” and urged everyone to  ”stay inside and do your part to stop the spread.” In an […]

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Sanshou Fighters To Compete In California

Five Bermuda members of the Bermuda Sanshou Association will compete in the 3rd Pan American Kung Fu Championships in San Jose, California from July 12th – 14th. Bermuda Team Garon Wilkinson – Northern Open Hand Form, Flexible Weapon, 2-man Fighting Set Kaelin Cox – Southern Open Hand Form, Long Weapon, 2-man Fighting Set Talia Iris […]

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Bermuda Win Medals In Kung Fu Championships

Members of the Bermuda Sanshou Association competed in the Pan American Kung Fu Championships in San Jose, California, with the team earning five medals. Garon Wilkinson picked up the Silver Medal competing in the Northern Open Hand Form 40-59 Age Group Division with 8.68 points. and Wilkinson also won the Gold Medal in the Flexible […]

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Iris Wins Medals At Kung Fu Championships

The third Pan American Kung Fu Championships in San Jose, California recently came to an end for members of the Bermuda Sanshou Association. At the conclusion of the competition, Bermuda picked up two gold medals and five silver medals. Adding to the opening day gold medal count was Talia Iris, who won the Women’s Taiji […]

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Aries Fighting Championships This Saturday

Aries Sports Center, in partnership with the Bermuda Wanshou Association, will hold the first annual Aries Fighting Championships on Saturday, July 20. A spokesperson said, “The event will consist of an day time family fun day, followed by a fight night of edge of the seat entertainment featuring Bermuda’s best youth and adult Chinese kickboxing […]

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Legitsu To Host “Embrace Protect & Connect”

Legitsu Academy is getting set to host “Embrace Protect & Connect” on Saturday, February 15th from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. The event poster says, “Bring anyone you love and share the gift of movement through self defence, acro yoga and Thai massage. “Saturday, February 15th from 4.30pm to 6.00pm at Legitsu Academy, [Old Berkeley School/ Cultural […]

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Legitsu Academy To Host Camp In February

Legitsu Academy is getting set to host a Brazilian jiu-jitsu camp for children aged three to twelve from February 10 to February 14. The camp will take place at the old Berkeley School at 23 Berkeley Road in Pembroke. Admission costs $200 and can be purchased by calling 441-703-44 or emailing legitsuacademy@yahoo.com. Related Stories Legitsu […]

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Commercial & Mixed Majors Bowling Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Sweet Life defeat the Spinners 4 – 0, B.T.C. defeated the Pin Pushers 3 – 1, while the Secret Weapons defeated Spare Me 3 – 1. Spare Change defeated the Braves 3 – 1, while the matches between the Sunset and Who Gives A Split […]

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Mixed Majors & Second Spring Senior Results

Mixed Majors Bowling League action saw the MiniMax Forwarders defeat the Spare Change 12 – 8, the Movers “N” Shakers went down 16 – 4 to the Untouchables, while the Activators defeated the Troublemakers 14 – 6, the Mix Ups defeated the Warriors 14 ½ – 5 ½ and the Unpredictable defeated the Fight Back […]

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Mixed Majors & Second Spring Senior Results

Mixed Majors Bowling League action saw the Troublemakers fall 19 – 1 to the Fight Back, the Mix Ups went down 14 – 6 to the Unpredictable, while the Warriors went down 14 – 6 to the Untouchables. The MiniMax Forwarders defeated the Activators 15 – 5 and the Movers “N” Shakers went down 17 […]

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Mixed Majors & Second Spring Senior Results

Mixed Majors Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Movers “N” Shakers fall 17 – 3 to the Activators, while the Warriors went down 17 – 3 to the MiniMax Forwarders. Fight Back defeated Spare Change 17 – 3, while the Untouchables went down 18 – 2 to the Unpredictable and the Mix […]

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Commercial Bowling & Mixed Majors Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Pin Pushers defeat the Super Stars 4 – 0, Sweet Life defeated Ten Pins 3 – 1. Who Gives A Split defeated the Braves 3 – 1, while B.T.C. defeated the Secret Weapons 3 – 1. The match between the Sunset and Cool Runnings and […]

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Bowling: Second Spring & Men’s Classic Results

Second Spring Senior Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Last Pin defeat Just Kickin 3 – 1, while the Blue Angels went down 3 – 1 to the league leaders Pinsplitters, the Last Minutes defeated the Drifters 3 – 1 and the Islanders defeated the New Comers 3 – 1. Men Handicap […]

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Commercial Bowling & Mixed Majors Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw Who Gives A Split defeat the Super Stars 4 – 0,  while the league leaders Sweet Life defeated the Secret Weapons 3 – 1, the Sunset defeated Spare Me 3 – 1, B.T.C. defeated the Ten Pins 3 – 1 and Cool Runnings defeated the Spinners […]

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Bowling: Commercial & Mixed Majors Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw Sweet Life defeat Spare Me 3 – 1, the Pin Pushers defeat the Secret Weapons 3 – 1, while the Braves defeated the Sunset 3 – 1, Who Gives A Split defeated the Ten Pins 3 – 1, the Super Stars defeated the Spinners 3 – […]

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Commercial & Mixed Major Bowling Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Super Stars defeat B.T.C. 4 – 0, the league leaders Sweet Life defeat Braves 3 – 1, the Ten Pins defeat Sunset 3 – 1, while Spare Me defeated Pin Pushers 3 – 1. Cool Runnings defeated Who Gives A Split 3 – 1 and […]

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Bowling: Ziegler & Simmons Win Bermuda Open

Zac Ziegler and Kennisha Simmons are the 2020 Bermuda Open champions following bowling action at the Warwick Lanes. In the Men’s Division Ziegler did it the hard way, winning four games on the way to the title, he defeated Levinc Samuels in the men’s final 209 – 195. Simmons had to win three games to be […]

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Commercial & Mixed Majors Bowling Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw Ten Pins defeat Cool Runnings 4 – 0, the Spinners defeat the Pin Pushers 4 – 0, while Spare Me defeated the Braves 3 – 1, the Sunset defeated the league leaders Sweet Life 3 – 1, the Secret Weapons defeated the Super Stars 3 – […]

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Commercial & Mixed Majors Bowling Results

Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw Sweet Life defeat Spare Me 3 – 1, B.T.C. defeated the Pin Pushers 3 – 1, while the Sunset defeated the Spinners 3 – 1. Who Gives A Split defeated the Braves 3 – 1, while the Ten Pins defeated the Super Stars 3 – 1 […]

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Kristin White & Yesha Townsend Workshop

In an effort to help people develop their writing skills during the ongoing lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, two Bermudians are offering a month-long online writers’ workshop beginning on May 4. A spokesperson said, “Two Bermudian creatives, Kristin White and Yesha Townsend, have teamed up to offer an online writers’ workshop for those that […]

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Bermuda Gymnasts Compete In Chicago Meet

Over this past weekend the Bermuda Gymnastics Association [BGA] had four athletes head to Chicago, IL to compete in the Chicago Style Meet. Known as the “world’s largest gymnastics meet”, the Chicago Style Meet attracts over 4,000 of the top gymnasts from the U.S., Canada, and Bermuda. Warwick Academy student, 14-year-old Gianna Webbe was first […]

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Fifteen Bermuda Gymnasts Compete In Florida

Last weekend 15 gymnasts from the Bermuda Gymnastics Association [BGA] enjoyed success at the 28th Gasparilla Classic Gymnastics Invitational – one of the largest gymnastics meets held in the United States. Three female athletes and 12 male athletes competed in new levels during the competition held in St. Petersburg, Florida at the Tropicana Field Stadium, […]

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New Gymnastics Facility Launches Easter Camp

Quality Gymnastics recently launched their first Easter camp, which will run through to April 1st, and invite all school age children interested in gymnastics to enroll. The company said, “Quality Gymnastics is the newest gymnastic program located in Hamilton. Parents have been asking for a gymnastics program that is more accessible in terms of location, […]

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Bermuda Gymnasts Competing In Orlando

The Bermuda Gymnastics Association has qualified 97 percent of its Competitive Artistic and Rhythmic Team members to participate at this year’s USAIGC [United States and International Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs] World Tournament being held in Orlando, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel. Although the gymnasts were required to attain a certain score […]

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Quality Gymnastics Athletes Compete Overseas

Six young gymnasts from Quality Gymnastics have been praised for their performances following the Beach Classic Invitational earlier this month. Peter James, President of Quality Gymnastics Peter James said, “Quality Gymnastics had six of its gymnasts compete overseas at the Beach Classic Invitational on May 13th. I am very proud of all the girls’ performances. […]

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Quality Gymnastics Set To Compete In NJ

Quality Gymnastics will be competing in two gymnastics meets this month at the Crystal Springs Invitational Meet in New Jersey on March 10 and March 11, and at the Bermuda International Gymnastics Challenge on March 17 and March 18 in St. David’s. A spokesperson said, “This is a big month for Quality Gymnastics as we […]

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