Archive for April, 2011
Carifta Swimming: Ashley Yearwood Wins Medal
Day Four of the 2011 Carifta Swimming Championships in Barbados, saw Bermuda pick up a bronze medal after a fine performance by Ashley Yearwood, who placed third in the 15-17 Girls 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of 27.55. She is pictured below with her medal, photo courtesy of Doug Patterson. The final session of the meet had four Bermuda swimmers... Read more of this article
Meet Miss Devonshire West: Kalvilicia Joell
In the first of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights 23-year-old Kalvilicia Joell who is representing Devonshire West in the upcoming Miss Bermuda Pageant. Combining beauty, athleticism and a hands-on work ethic, Ms Joell has modelled locally, won boxing matches, is a Certified Appliance Technician and has many trade skills... Read more of this article
Minister Tours Airport Customs Facilities
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief visited LF Wade International Airport earlier this week to tour HM Customs facilities. The Minister was accompanied by the Collector of Customs, Mrs. Winniefred Fostine-Desilva and the Assistant Collectors, Mr. William Pearman, Mrs. Lucinda Pearman and Mr. Tracy Kelly. “As we prepare to fully implement... Read more of this article
New Hamilton Police Station Opens
At 8am today [Apr.26] the new Hamilton Police Station opened; as a result the former police station on Parliament Street is closed to all policing business. The Police station in located within the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building, which also houses part of the court system, and various Government offices. The new address of the new police station is... Read more of this article
Upcoming U/12 Bermuda Rugby Tour Of Ireland
Bermuda’s Under/12 National Rugby Team will embark on a tour of Ireland on April 29th. Twenty-four young rugby players from nine different schools across the island have been training hard three days a week in preparation, as well as participating in fund raising activities to help pay for the trip. At their last training session today [Apr.26]... Read more of this article
ChewSLAM Program: Spokenword Poetry Club
The Chewstick Foundation’s ChewSLAM program is a spokenword poetry club that Chewstick says “will take participants on a journey through poetry, creative writing and spokenword performance. It is designed to tap into young people’s creativity and give it a new medium to voice itself and to share it with the world. No experience is necessary... Read more of this article
Butterfield Bank Q1 Net Income: $8.4 Million
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today [Apr.26] reported first quarter net income of $8.4 million. This compares to a net loss of $176.3 million [net income of $3.8 million on a normalised basis] in the first quarter of 2010. The first quarter of 2010 included an other-than-temporary impairment loss of $60.5 million and realised losses... Read more of this article
Police: Misleading Email/BlackBerry Message
The Bermuda Police Service said they are aware of a misleading email/BB message which is currently circulating purporting to be a Police warning, and have confirmed that the message is not an official bulletin. The message claims the Police are warning people, especially women, not to stop their vehicle if they see something unusual at the side of... Read more of this article
Bus Cancellations: Tuesday, April 26
The daily list of bus cancellations for today [Apr.26] is out, with ten daytime routes cancelled today. The cancellations are being done with an aim for the Department of Public Transportation to conserve funds by reducing overtime payments and stay within their allocated budget for the year, which has been reduced from the previous year. Yesterday... Read more of this article
Video: 1962 ‘Queen Of Bermuda’ Travel Film
For decades the Furness Bermuda luxury liners were synonymous with the island’s tourism industry — the “Millionaires’ Ships”. In 1919 Furness Bermuda Line had been awarded the mail contract for the New York to Bermuda service. This service reached its peak in the years just before the Second World War when Furness Bermuda... Read more of this article
Jeane Nikolai To Speak At Caribbean Conference
Next week, Bermuda’s Director of Energy, Jeane Nikolai will represent Bermuda at the 2011 Caribbean Renewable Energy Finance Conference as the event’s invited keynote speaker. The Conference, which is about financing renewable energy projects in the Caribbean, will take place on May 2nd and 3rd and will focus on practical, innovative ways to finance... Read more of this article
Live Video/Photo Blog: BPSU March On Cabinet
[Updated] Members of the Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] have gathered this morning [Apr.26] to voice their concerns, and are marching to the Cabinet grounds on Front Street. A flyer mailed out last week said “should the membership agree to take a 1.25% pay increase or salary freeze, the Government should agree there will be no redundancies at... Read more of this article
