August: Somerset keeps the cup

Cup Match ends in a draw

Somerset maintained the Cup Match trophy after dominating St George’s at the annual Cup Match classic. Controversy marred the second day of the game which led to St George’s Treadwell Gibbons receiving a suspended two-year ban and a fine. 

Tourism department axed

The controversial decision to axe the Department of Tourism saw a major shake-up that will make way for the new Tourism Authority.

Forty posts are to be cut but staff will be able to apply for jobs with the Authority.

Designate Chairman David Dodwell said at the time: “Change is never easy, but it is vital.” 

Bank jobs cut at HSBC

The latest round of job cuts hit HSBC with up to 25 employees facing job uncertainty. 

The bank announced that services were being transferred from the island and that they were working to redeploy staff and find alternative employment as best as possible for those affected.

Global headlines for missing body parts case

The inquest into the death of Norman Palmer, 57, made international headlines after an inquest into the matter was heard in the UK.

The case involved details of the removal of organs from an expatriate who died here in 2008 –– just days after going to the hospital for respiratory problems.

The inquest detailed that many of his organs, including his brain and kidney, had never been found. 

Barbers cut costs for kids

Dwayne and Wayne Caines teamed up with Five Star Barbershop to give school-aged boys a free haircut before school started. The initiative sought to help out parents in need of assistance. 

Off to see the world

Miss Bermuda Katherine Arnfield prepared to head to the Miss World finals in Indonesia, which took place on September 28. 

She was pampered at Inner Sanctum salon and AS Cooper provided the beauty queen with 30 outfits to wear throughout her trip. 

Cousteau explores Bermuda

Special correspondent for CNN Philippe Cousteau travelled to Bermuda to lend his support to the proposed Blue Halo project. 

The grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, he has reported on marine reserves across the world. 

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