Archive for December, 2017

3 Hour Video: New Year’s Eve In St. George’s

The Corporation of St. George is hosting a New Year’s Eve party at King’s Square in St. George’s this evening, with the event set to feature local entertainment and the dropping of the traditional Bermuda Onion to welcome in the New Year. Update 12.29am: The live stream has concluded and the three hour replay is below: According to... Read more of this article

Unruly BA Airline Passenger Arrested At Airport

[Updated] A 54-year-old man was arrested this evening when the British Airways flight landed, with the man having apparently “consumed too much alcohol and became belligerent and verbally abusive.” “Bermuda Police attended a report of an unruly passenger onboard an inbound British Airways flight from Gatwick Airport at 7pm on Sunday,”... Read more of this article

Bermuda Junior Sailors Finish Strong In Florida

The 2017 Junior Orange Bowl Sailing Regatta concluded in Florida, with Bermuda sailors back in action again. In the Laser Fleet, Benn Smith finished the in 4th, with 47 Net Points. Smith recorded back to back wins in the first two races of the day before finishing 4th in the final race. Matthew Arruda finished on the podium in the Optimist Green Fleet... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Monday January 1

Monday, January 1 is expected to partly cloudy, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 14°C/58°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be WNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 78%. Sunrise will be at 7.20am and sunset will be at 5:25pm. High tide will be at 7.27am and 7.47pm, while low tide will... Read more of this article

Results: Bermuda Long Course Invitational

The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association Winter Long Course Invitational took place at the National Sports Center in windy and wet conditions. Local competitors as well as at swimmers from the visiting Germantown Academy took on the challenge in the pool. Madelyn Moore won the Women’s 15 & Over 100 LC Meter Freestyle touching the wall in a time... Read more of this article

Jonte Smith Scores In Victory Over South Park

Bermuda’s Jonte Smith scored for Lewes FC as they recorded a 3-1 victory against South Park FC. The club’s match report said, “A hardworking team performance saw Lewes finish 2017 with an impressive victory against a well-organised South Park side at the Pan reports Tom Harper. “Jonte Smith was introduced from the bench with 15 minutes... Read more of this article

Bermuda Sailors Continue In Orange Bowl

The 2017 Junior Orange Bowl Sailing Regatta continued in Florida, with Bermuda sailors back in action again. In the Laser Fleet, Benn Smith remained in 6th, with 50 Net Points. The Optimist Green Fleet has 71 competitors, and after 8 races, the Bermuda Fleet is being led by Matthew Arruda who is in 3rd place with 54 Net Points, Ava Rosser ended the... Read more of this article

Video: Sunday Dec 31st ‘Good News’ Spotlight

News that 180 cruise calls are expected in Bermuda next year, filmmaker Al Seymour Jr released ‘Buster’s Play Date’, seven people became Royal Yachting Association Senior Instructors, Jonte Smith scored in a victory over Hastings United, two families welcome Christmas babies, and a young fan being thrilled to receive a Flora Duffy poster for Christmas... Read more of this article

Enstar Group To Sell Pavonia Life Business

Enstar Group Limited has completed a previously disclosed transaction to sell its subsidiary, Pavonia Holdings [US], Inc. for a total purchase price of $120 million to an affiliate of Global Bankers Insurance Group, LLC. Enstar originally acquired the Pavonia business from HSBC Finance in 2013. Related Stories Enstar Group Preference Share Dividends AM... Read more of this article

2017 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List Revealed

Her Majesty the Queen has recognized a number of Bermudians in her annual New Year’s Honours List, with Andrew Dobson, Glenda Edwards, Catherine Lapsley, Lt. Col. William White, Steve Cosham, Arthur Wightman, Gary Madeiros, Michael DeCouto, Denise Riviere, Dr. Joseph Froncioni, Fiona Beck, Lt. Col. Brian Gonsalves, Tom Miller, Andy Cox, Kilian Whelan,... Read more of this article

December 2017: Top 10 Bernews ‘Photo Of Day’

Providing our readers with a look at Bermuda’s natural beauty each morning, Bernews features a “Photo of the Day” in our email newsletters, on social media, and in our app every day. Always popular, December’s top photos attracted tens of thousands of reactions on social media, and judging by the number of reader’s “likes”, the month’s... Read more of this article