Hamilton Princess Donates $6K To Charities

Hamilton Princess Donates $6K To Charities

The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club contributed $6,000 to three local charities as part of its 6th Annual Black History Month Celebration Dinner. Big Brothers Big Sisters [BBBS], the Adult Education School, and the Women’s Resource Centre, were selected by the hotel’s Black History Month honourees: Dr. Terry-Lynne Emery, Dr. Carika Weldon, and... Read more of this article

Video: Hamilton Launches Campaign For HOME

Video: Hamilton Launches Campaign For HOME

In a concerted effort to confront the pressing issue of homelessness, the City of Hamilton is launching a robust public communications initiative this week aimed at raising awareness, fostering education, and rallying support for the charity HOME. The initiative, designed to complement HOME’s ongoing efforts, will employ a diverse range of communication... Read more of this article

BHCF Foundation Appoints Six New Directors

BHCF Foundation Appoints Six New Directors

The Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation [BHCF] has expanded its board with the addition of six new directors, Angela Atherden, Sally-Anne Baron, Andrew Gibbs, Richard Lau, Nevine Lewis and Harriet Stuckes. Jane Spurling, Chair of the Board, said, “The new Directors bring a wide range of experience in finance, compliance, information technology,... Read more of this article

Bermuda SPCA Appoints New Leadership Team

Bermuda SPCA Appoints New Leadership Team

The Bermuda Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals [SPCA] announced the appointment of Kim White as President, LaKeitha Cunningham as Vice President, and April Augustus as Executive Director. A spokesperson said, “Kim White brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to animal welfare to his new role as President. With a background... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis believes she is approaching her peak as an athlete as she builds towards the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer. The 30-year-old recently won her second Female Athlete of the Year award in recognition of her gold medal display in the T53 100 metres at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in November last... Read more of this article

30 Minute Video: March 18 ZBM Evening News

30 Minute Video: March 18 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 Stories 30 Minute Video: March... Read more of this article

Berkeley Partners With Thomas For Staff Training

Berkeley Partners With Thomas For Staff Training

As part of its commitment to providing the best education to its students, The Berkeley Institute has partnered with Thomas College to “offer online graduate certificates and degrees to its entire staff to advance their own professional development.” Director of Staff Development, Ms. Keisha Allen-Smith, shares, “This is a ground-breaking... Read more of this article


Consultation On Retaining The Local Workforce

Consultation On Retaining The Local Workforce

Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward presented a Position Paper on “Retaining the Local Workforce,” noting that he is inviting consultation on the proposals and “seeking feedback on proposals to retain Bermuda’s local workforce, for the long-term benefit of our country.” Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, the... Read more of this article

Newsflash Video & Weekend Reports, Photos

Newsflash Video & Weekend Reports, Photos

This past weekend saw rower Dara Alizedah qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris, the Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em Lionfish Chowder Competition, the Bermuda Triple Challenge, the Bermuda International 7s Rugby Tournament and various other community and sporting events. Links to our weekend coverage are below, click to view more. News/Misc: PLP Mourns Passing... Read more of this article

Photos: Students Take Part In Climate Classroom

Photos: Students Take Part In Climate Classroom

Over 200 Bermuda students took part in the “The Climate Classroom,” an immersive learning experience organized by ASU Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] with support from HSBC. A spokespersonssaid, “The highly anticipated and fully booked Climate Classroom made its return to the ASU BIOS campus recently, leading students through... Read more of this article

Government Analyst Earns PSEA Award

Government Analyst Earns PSEA Award

A Government Analyst from the Ministry of Health earned the Public Service Excellence Award [PSEA] for February, with the Government noting “this meticulous, exacting and dedicated public officer provides forensic drug chemistry and technical analysis to assist in crime detection.” A Government spokesperson said, “Recently [15 March],... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: Lionfish Chowder Competition

Photos & Video: Lionfish Chowder Competition

The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] held the second Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em Lionfish Chowder Competition on Saturday at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ]. A spokesperson previously said, “Participating visitors will help to choose the best Lionfish Chowder in Bermuda from eight competing chefs and restaurants: Butterfield... Read more of this article

Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics

Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics

Dara Alizedah has qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris after finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls final at the World Rowing Americas Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Alizedah needed a top-five finish to reach his second successive Olympics, having finished eighteenth at the rescheduled Tokyo Games... Read more of this article

Video: Sunday March 17 “Good News” Spotlight

Video: Sunday March 17 “Good News” Spotlight

News that Auto Solutions’ David Furtado and Jayde Russell won awards, the airport earned an Airport Service Quality Award, Yan-Xia Rogers joined Carey Olsen Bermuda, Wilton Re sponsored the Devonshire Colts program, and Jyire Mitchell won motocross races were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In additional good news,... Read more of this article

Car & Motorcycle Collision In Hamilton Parish

Car & Motorcycle Collision In Hamilton Parish

[Updated] There was a collision involving a motorcycle and a car on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish this evening [March 17]. A police spokesperson said, “There has been a serious road traffic collision on the North Shore Road, just west of Francis Patton Primary School, Hamilton Parish. “Details are limited at this time, but the incident... Read more of this article

Govt Launch Red Tape Reduction Consultation

Govt Launch Red Tape Reduction Consultation

“I am announcing the opening of the promised consultation with the Government’s largest and most important stakeholder, the people of Bermuda, to hear directly from the public about what regulations they feel can be reduced,” Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt said in the House of Assembly. The Premier said, “We want to hear... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: 2024 Bermuda Triple Challenge

Photos & Video: 2024 Bermuda Triple Challenge

Participants ran, jumped, climbed, and crawled through obstacle courses in support of six Bermudian youth-based charities in the first day of the 2024 Bermuda Triple Challenge. The Bermuda Triple Challenge started on Friday evening with the Argus Urban Foot Race through the old town of St. George’s, and continued with the Butterfield & Vallis... Read more of this article

Review: Tino Martinez Quartette In Texas

Review: Tino Martinez Quartette In Texas

[Written by Dale Butler] The night was a night to remember at the iconic Elephant Room that opened in 1991 in Austin, Texas after excavators discovered “the largest archaeological discovery of mastodon bones west of the Mississippi.” The Bermuda contingent sat comfortably as we watched a long line of patrons eager to enter and hear one of the seven... Read more of this article


VIDEOS

Video: Hamilton Launches Campaign For HOME

Video: Hamilton Launches Campaign For HOME

In a concerted effort to confront the pressing issue of homelessness, the City of Hamilton is launching a robust public communications initiative this week aimed at raising awareness, fostering education, and rallying support for the charity HOME. The initiative, designed to complement HOME’s ongoing efforts, will employ a diverse range of communication... Read more of this article

Bermuda Athletes Win Medals At Phoenix Wushu

Bermuda Athletes Win Medals At Phoenix Wushu

[Written by Stephen Wright] Athletes from the Bermuda Sanshou Association will return to the island with 13 medals from the recent Phoenix Wushu Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. Kaelin Cox claimed two gold and three silver medals in taolu [a set of stylised movements]. Meanwhile, there were gold medal wins in sanda [Chinese kickboxing] for Krista Dyer,... Read more of this article

30 Minute Video: March 18 ZBM Evening News

30 Minute Video: March 18 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 Stories 30 Minute Video: March... Read more of this article

SPORTS

Bermuda Athletes Win Medals At Phoenix Wushu

Bermuda Athletes Win Medals At Phoenix Wushu

[Written by Stephen Wright] Athletes from the Bermuda Sanshou Association will return to the island with 13 medals from the recent Phoenix Wushu Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. Kaelin Cox claimed two gold and three silver medals in taolu [a set of stylised movements]. Meanwhile, there were gold medal wins in sanda [Chinese kickboxing] for Krista Dyer,... Read more of this article

Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis believes she is approaching her peak as an athlete as she builds towards the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer. The 30-year-old recently won her second Female Athlete of the Year award in recognition of her gold medal display in the T53 100 metres at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in November last... Read more of this article

Fight Night Champion Event Postponed

Fight Night Champion Event Postponed

[Written by Stephen Wright] Fight Night Champion scheduled for The Shed in Dockyard on March 30 has been postponed because of “unforeseen circumstances” and rescheduled for May 25. The event was to be co-headlined by Bermudian professional boxers Andre Lambe and Nikki Bascome. Epic Entertainment, the promoter, told Bernews: “Due to unforeseen... Read more of this article

BUSINESS

Auditor General On Govt’s Consolidated Fund

Auditor General On Govt’s Consolidated Fund

The Auditor General commented on the Audited Financial Statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for the year ended March 31, 2023 A spokesperson said, “Auditor General, Heather Thomas, today commented on her qualified opinion on the financial statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Bermuda for the year... Read more of this article

BHCF Foundation Appoints Six New Directors

BHCF Foundation Appoints Six New Directors

The Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Foundation [BHCF] has expanded its board with the addition of six new directors, Angela Atherden, Sally-Anne Baron, Andrew Gibbs, Richard Lau, Nevine Lewis and Harriet Stuckes. Jane Spurling, Chair of the Board, said, “The new Directors bring a wide range of experience in finance, compliance, information technology,... Read more of this article

BDA Risk Summit Attracts Overseas Delegates

BDA Risk Summit Attracts Overseas Delegates

The Bermuda Risk Summit, presented by the Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA], in partnership with the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] and EY, has “once again had a strong showing of overseas support, with 40% of its 450-plus delegate list attending from overseas,” the BDA said. A spokesperson said, “The... Read more of this article

ENTERTAINMENT

BUEI Films To Screen ‘She Came To Me’

BUEI Films To Screen ‘She Came To Me’

BUEI Films will present a screening of the 2023 Romantic Comedy, ‘She Came to Me’, featuring a musically driven story about an operetta composer. A spokesperson said, “Films at BUEI continue at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] with the screening of the 2023 Romantic Comedy, ‘She Came to Me’, on Saturday, March 23rd at... Read more of this article

Beatnik Rubaine To Appear On ‘World Cook’

Beatnik Rubaine To Appear On ‘World Cook’

Beatnik Rubaine is set to appear in the second season of “The World Cook” show on Amazon Prime. In a post on social media, he said, “Exciting news! I am beyond excited to announce that I’ll be representing Bermuda on the upcoming show on Amazon Prime The World Cook, Season 2, streaming to your living room from Saturday 16th March.... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: Lionfish Chowder Competition

Photos & Video: Lionfish Chowder Competition

The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] held the second Eat ‘Em to Beat ‘Em Lionfish Chowder Competition on Saturday at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ]. A spokesperson previously said, “Participating visitors will help to choose the best Lionfish Chowder in Bermuda from eight competing chefs and restaurants: Butterfield... Read more of this article


ENVIRONMENT

Photos: Students Take Part In Climate Classroom

Photos: Students Take Part In Climate Classroom

Over 200 Bermuda students took part in the “The Climate Classroom,” an immersive learning experience organized by ASU Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] with support from HSBC. A spokespersonssaid, “The highly anticipated and fully booked Climate Classroom made its return to the ASU BIOS campus recently, leading students through... Read more of this article

Minister Roban Attends 11th World Ocean Summit

Minister Roban Attends 11th World Ocean Summit

This week, Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban, participated in the 11th Annual World Ocean Summit and Expo held in Lisbon, Portugal, from March 11th to 13th. A Government spokesperson said, “Throughout the three-day event, Minister Roban spoke on three panels and attended workshops with experts on Marine Protected Areas and... Read more of this article

Greenrock To Host Earth Hour On March 23rd

Greenrock To Host Earth Hour On March 23rd

Greenrock is inviting Bermuda to celebrate Earth Hour this year on Saturday, March 23rd, asking people to turn off any unnecessary lights from 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, and “give an hour for Earth by spending 60 minutes doing something positive for our one shared home.” A spokesperson said, “Just over a year ago, you helped us create the Biggest... Read more of this article

CRIME

Women’s Resource Centre On Justice, Sentencing

Women’s Resource Centre On Justice, Sentencing

The Women’s Resource Centre said they are “encouraged by the sentencing of Kamal Worrell and are grateful to see all the parts of the judicial system come together to advocate on behalf of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess.” Juanae Crockwell, Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Centre, said, “While there is truly no justice for this crime,... Read more of this article

Two Men Injured, Police Appeal For Information

Two Men Injured, Police Appeal For Information

The Bermuda Police Service is appealing to witnesses who may have information about a disturbance that took place at Ocean View Golf Course on March 10. A police spokesperson said, “Shortly before 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024, police officers were dispatched to a disturbance involving several individuals, two of whom were allegedly armed... Read more of this article

Police Appeal Following Firearm Incidents

Police Appeal Following Firearm Incidents

Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons urged the public to come forward with any information regarding recent firearms incidents. Commissioner Simons said, “The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] is appealing for the public to provide any information they may have regarding recent firearms incidents in our community. When we work together, the evidence of... Read more of this article

TECHNOLOGY

Dance Programme ‘#Trending’ On March 27

Dance Programme ‘#Trending’ On March 27

The Dance Programme at the Berkeley Institute is set to perform “#Trending,” a student-choreographed dance showcase inspired by the influence of social media on daily life, on Wednesday, March 27th. A spokesperson said, “Social Media is an integral aspect of our daily lives, even more so with our youth. This is the inspiration behind ‘#Trending’ presented... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda/Caribbean Flags

Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda/Caribbean Flags

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a circular design incorporating the Bermuda flag along with flags of some of the Caribbean islands. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally sized for use as a mobile phone wallpaper, WhatsApp status image or Instagram story. You... Read more of this article

JROC & CedarBridge Live Stream Sports Day

JROC & CedarBridge Live Stream Sports Day

[Updated with video] JROC has joined forces with CedarBridge Academy to introduce live streaming of this year’s school sports, offering students hands-on experience in broadcasting, video production, and event hosting. A spokesperson said, “In an exciting collaboration, JROC has partnered with CedarBridge Academy to offer live streaming of this year’s... Read more of this article

ACCIDENTS & FIRES

Car & Motorcycle Collision In Hamilton Parish

Car & Motorcycle Collision In Hamilton Parish

[Updated] There was a collision involving a motorcycle and a car on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish this evening [March 17]. A police spokesperson said, “There has been a serious road traffic collision on the North Shore Road, just west of Francis Patton Primary School, Hamilton Parish. “Details are limited at this time, but the incident... Read more of this article

Two Vehicle Collision In Hamilton Parish

Two Vehicle Collision In Hamilton Parish

A two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and taxi occurred in Hamilton parish. A police spokesperson said, “Shortly before 1:15 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2024, police and other first responders were dispatched to a two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and an airport taxi, on Wilkinson Avenue near the northern entrance to the Crystal... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: Car Crashed On St David’s Road

Photos & Video: Car Crashed On St David’s Road

[Updated with more photos] A single vehicle collision occurred in St. George’s this afternoon [March 14], resulting in a 66-year-old woman suffering minor injuries. The police said, “Around 12:30pm Thursday, 14th March 2024, a reported single vehicle collision occurred on St. David’s Road in St. George’s, in the vicinity of Stocks Road. “Early... Read more of this article


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