Archive for May 7th, 2011

2011 Miss Big & Beautiful Pageant

[Written by Cathy Stovell] Twenty-one-year old Asha Galloway beamed between a few tears when she was announced Miss Big and Beautiful 2011. Representing Warwick parish, Ms Galloway also won the title of Miss Super Model Plus. The event held at the amphitheatre of the Southampton Princess had a large crowd of supporters, and sponsors of the 11 contestants,... Read more of this article

Report: U12 Rugby Tour of Ireland

[Written by James O'Shaughnessy] The U-12 team recently returned from their Irish Rugby Tour and Bermuda can be very proud of their under 12’s! A touring party of 39 which included 24 boys, 11 coaches/chaperones and 4 grandparents! The tour was organized with George Hook of Irish Rugby Tours in Dublin. The tour was packed full of activities including... Read more of this article

Photos: Start Of 2011 Catlin Middle To End

After the Catlin End-to-End Event kicked off this morning [May 7] at King’s Square in St.George’s in 8am, the Middle-to-End walkers left at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton in 10am to set off on the 24km/14.7miles walk to Dockyard. The charity walk serves as Bermuda’s largest fund-raising event each year, and this year fund raised will go to... Read more of this article

BMA: Q4 2010 Financial Services Statistics

The Bermuda Monetary Authority this week released its latest regulatory update, containing figures for the final quarter of 2010, and providing year-on-year statistics in respect of the island’s financial services industry. In the banking sector, total assets increased 4.9 percent on the previous quarter, to $23.4 billion for the fourth quarter... Read more of this article

Father’s Heartbreak: Jasai Swan-Burrows

Bermudian Giovanni Burrows, who had been searching for his son Jasai Swan-Burrows for nine years, was finally reunited with him earlier this week — only to have the boy disappear again. According to a friend of Mr. Burrows, US authorities removed Jasai from the custody of his mother, Kim Sakena Swan, and placed him in Mr. Burrows’s care. However... Read more of this article

Photos: Start Of 2011 Catlin End To End

The Catlin End-to-End Event – Bermuda’s largest fund-raising event – kicked off this morning [May 7] at King’s Square in St.George. The Middle-to-End [24km/14.7miles] starts at 10 am at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton, and the Fun Walk [5km/3miles] starts at 2 pm at Sandys Middle School parking lot. This year’s fund raising goes to Meals... Read more of this article

Miss Hamilton Parish West: Sharmaine Landy

In the fifth of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights 25-year-old Sharmaine Landy who is representing Hamilton Parish West in the upcoming Miss Bermuda Pageant. A graduate of Cedarbridge Academy, Bermuda College and Oakwood University, she is currently employed at Butterfield Bank as a Retail Training Specialist. She says,... Read more of this article

May 13: PRIDE Celebrity Lock-Up

PRIDE Bermuda will be hosting their third annual “Celebrity Lock-Up” on Friday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Washington House, Church Street. As part of the “Celebrity Lock-Up”, well known locals such as Bruce Barritt, , Patrina ‘Power Girl’ O’Connor, Anthony Santucci, Senator Suzann Holshouser and Keival, The Captain will... Read more of this article

Dage Minors Wins 800m Race

Fresh off his medal winning Carifta Games performance last month, Bermudian athlete Dage Minors won the 800 meters during a four school track meet recently hosted by Essex High School. Dage attends St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont, and the school’s Boys Track Team captured 1st place in the meet. Related Stories BNAA To Stage Two Special Events Nazir... Read more of this article

Photos: Military Aircraft Stop In Bermuda

[Updated with video] At approximately 5:30pm yesterday [May 6], dozens of motorists came to a stop on Kindly Field Road to witness the arrival of visiting military aircraft. We witnessed six fighter jet type aircraft that parked on the north ramp and a large Royal Air Force aircraft that parked near the freight shed. What appeared to be military personnel... Read more of this article

Vigil Held In Memory Of George Lynch

Around 20 people gathered last night [May 6] for a candlelight vigil in memory of George Lynch who was gunned down last year while standing outside a Hamilton parish home. Born in Jamaica and later moving to Canada, Mr Lynch settled in Bermuda and worked at King Edward Hospital as a houseman. He and his Bermudian wife Nekesha Holdipp had three daughters... Read more of this article