Archive for December, 2012
Video: 2013 NYE Onion Drops In St George’s
[Updated with videos] With a few hours left until the official start of 2013, the traditional Onion is up in St George’s and and ready to drop at the stroke of midnight. The celebrations in St George’s will begin at 7pm with musical selections from Black Lion Sound System & Reality Sound System. The band the “Unit” will perform... Read more of this article
2012 Third Quarter Visitor Arrivals Fall 2.7%
Total visitors to Bermuda during the third quarter of 2012 fell 2.7% compared to the same quarter in 2011, according to statistics released today [Dec 31] by the Department of Tourism. A total of 260,129 visitors came to Bermuda during the third quarter of 2012. This was comprised of 80,852 air visitors, 179,124 cruise visitors and 153 visitors arriving... Read more of this article
Sailors Compete In Overseas Youth Regatta
The Orange Bowl Youth Regatta finished on Sunday [Dec 30] at Coral Reef YC in Coconut Grove, Florida. The wind waited until the last day to arrive and glorious sailing conditions prevailed for the final two races. It made for quite a change after the less predictable lighter winds of the first 3 days. A number of the more experienced BER sailors used... Read more of this article
BEST Calls For Lease Agreement Termination
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] is appealing to the Government to terminate the Park Hyatt/Bazarian agreement to “put us on the right footing as regards this lost opportunity.” The former Club Med hotel closed in 1988, and has not been used as a tourism resort since that time. It is scheduled to become a Park Hyatt... Read more of this article
Man Admits Threatening His Mother & Police
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 31], Paul Williams was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to threatening his mother and the police. Prosecutor Susan Mulligan told the Magistrate that on 29th December 2012, Williams had gone to his mother — who was at a Seniors home — and demanded money from her. When his mother... Read more of this article
CADA’s ‘Let Us Drive’ Service Available Tonight
CADA’s free ‘Let Us Drive service’ will be available tonight [Dec 31] to provide support for those who will be out drinking. The service will be available tonight from 3:15am to 3:45am from outside of the LOM building on Reid Street and recognizing that more people will be out, there will be additional vouchers available. CADA Chairman,... Read more of this article
Strong Police Presence For New Year’s Holiday
The police will “be out in force tonight to show a strong, highly visible police presence throughout the island during this evening’s festivities,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes said this morning [Dec 31]. Mr Weekes said their intention is to “prevent incidents of antisocial behaviour and public disorder in and around... Read more of this article
Photos: Primary School Cahow Art Competition
Rebecca Vesey of Somersfield Academy was the winner of the Cahow primary school art competition held recently by the Bermuda Audubon Society. The competition was run as part of the Audubon Society’s efforts to educate young people about the endangered endemic seabird, and saw students from the island’s primary schools invited to submit black... Read more of this article
Coaches Reflect On Christmas Swimming Camp
Speaking after the Christmas Swimming Camp, national coaches Richard Goodwin and Ben Smith said: “We were very pleased with the outcome of 2 weeks of hard work at the BASA Annual Christmas Swimming Camp. The annual camp combines training sessions in the pool with challenging work outside of the pool. “This year we attracted 54 swimmers to participate... Read more of this article
Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas Service On Jan 6
The clergy and members of Dabre Ganet Emmanuel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, invite the public to their Christmas Services on January 6th 2013 at 9:30p.m. The Church is located on 16 Old Military Road, St. Georges. Following the service, their traditional feast will be held at the East End Mini Yacht Club. Christmas is a major holy day in Ethiopia,... Read more of this article
Twenty Most Watched Bernews Videos Of 2012
Take a look back at the twenty of the most watched videos of 2012 which includes footage of massive fish, a car stuck in a flooded road, prisoners speaking about life in Westgate, the beached whale rescue effort, two powerboat crashes, a charity head shaving event, webcasts of the May 24th Parade, Non Mariners Event and the Pembroke Dump Fire and much... Read more of this article
Te’jour Riley Scores Double-Double in McGill Win
Bermuda’s Te’jour Riley registered a double-double and scored all four of McGill’s points in overtime, as the McGill University Men’s Basketball team rallied for a 78-63 overtime victory. Riley had 10 points and 10 rebounds to help his team claim the victory against UPEI at the Ryerson University National Invitational Tournament. The... Read more of this article
