Archive for June, 2014

Four Students Head To France To Study French

Four young students sponsored by l’Alliance Française des Bermudes left the island on Saturday [June 28] to study French for three weeks in Cannes, on the French Riviera. They were all very excited about the trip and anxious to meet their host families. Sarah Czarnecki from Saltus Grammar School, Sabriyya Harvey from Warwick Academy, Hanna Bushara... Read more of this article

Man Charged With Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [June 30], a 19 year old man was charged with unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 14. The incident was alleged to have occurred in Warwick in June 2014. The defendant, who cannot be legally named at this stage, was not required to plea because the case can only be tried in Supreme Court. He... Read more of this article

Bernews Seeks Help Finding Yorkie Dog [Found!]

[Updated] Bernews is seeking assistance in locating a missing yorkie dog named “Prince”, who belongs to one of our staff members. “Prince” was last seen in St David’s in the Chapel of Ease Road and St David’s Main Road area on Sunday [June 29]. He has a brown and black coat cut short and was wearing a black chest harness.... Read more of this article

Bermuda Team For CAC Jnr Games In Mexico

The Bermuda National Athletic Association [BNAA] will be sending a team to the CAC Jnr Championships in Morelia, Mexico which takes place from July 4th – 6th. BNAA President Donna Watson said, “We are hoping that we get some of our athletes qualified for the World Junior Championships out of this meet as this will be the last opportunity... Read more of this article

Sammons Joining Hamilton Re As Senior VP

Hamilton Re, the Bermuda-based property casualty reinsurer of Hamilton Insurance Group, today announced that Richard Sammons will be joining the company in the position of Senior Vice President, Specialty. Reporting to Claude Lefebvre, Chief Underwriting Officer Casualty and Specialty, Mr. Sammons will be responsible for developing Hamilton Re’s specialty... Read more of this article

Whoops! Bermuda Credited For Swimming Pigs

A report in the UK’s Daily Mail over the weekend highlighted “the swimming pigs of Bermuda” – the only problem being that we don’t have swimming pigs, with the article having confused us with the Bahamas. The headline initially read, “The swimming pigs of Bermuda become YouTube stars,” and the story went on... Read more of this article

Gymnast T’aja Williams Wins Medals In Florida

The Bermuda Gymnastics team continued its excellent showing in Orlando, Florida at the 2014 USAIGC World Championships, with T’aja Williams winning two medals and several of the 10 gymnasts who competed in the Bronze level divisions earning top finishes and qualifying for the event finals. The Bronze level gymnasts followed up on the Copper... Read more of this article

UK Royal Navy’s HMS Argyll To Stop In Bermuda

The UK Royal Navy’s HMS Argyll is due to stop in Bermuda this week, with the shipping schedule listing the Type 23 frigate as set to arrive today [June 30]. According to the Royal Navy’s website, the HMS Argyll will be conducting a wide range of tasks when on patrol including engaging with UK territories and partners providing reassurance... Read more of this article

Tucker Murphy & Karen Smith Win AON Triathlon

Tucker Murphy and Karen Smith are the 2014 AON Triathlon Male and Female Champions following racing action on Sunday [June 29] at Southside. Murphy — a Winter Olympian who will also represent Bermuda at the upcoming Commonwealth Games — was second out of the water with a time of 13:50. He then clocked the 3rd fastest bike time of 33:25 and... Read more of this article

BJGA Kicks Off Summer Golf Programming

The Bermuda Junior Golf Association [BJGA] is getting set to kick off its summer programming today [June 30] with the HSBC Junior National Championships at Belmont Hills. A spokesperson said, “The defending champion, Walker Campbell, is returning for the event. Other contenders will be Lewis Daley and Cory DeSilva, who are both off to university... Read more of this article

Poll Results: Voting, SAGE Report, Grocery Bags

[Updated] According to a recent poll by Profiles of Bermuda, just under one-third of Bermuda voters believe that implementing recommendations from the SAGE report will likely improve the economy, the majority of people do not like the idea of charging for grocery bags, and an election held tomorrow would see the OBA and PLP in a “dead heat.” Who... Read more of this article

Bermudian Honoured By NY Mayor Bill de Blasio

Bermudian motivational speaker Dennis Rahiim Watson recently celebrated four decades of activism, and was honoured by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. During a reception attended by a host of friends, supporters, clergy, politicians and colleagues, Mr. Watson gave thanks to all those supporters who have offered wisdom, guidance and direction to... Read more of this article