Author Archive: Bernews3

BDADay.com Updates: Footage, History & More

Following this year’s Bermuda Day, our dedicated holiday website BDADay.com has been updated with a number of new features, with this year’s updates focused on event results over the years as well as extensive footage from the 2023 event. The new section highlights the annual results of the Bermuda Day Half Marathon Derby, the Sinclair Packwood... Read more of this article

Female Visitor Injured In Rental Scooter Collision

A female visitor was injured in a single vehicle collision on North Shore Road in Smith’s this morning [June 8]. A police spokesperson said, “At around 11:17am on Thursday, 8th June 2023, Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service [BFRS] personnel came across what appeared to be a single vehicle collision on North Shore Road near the junction with Jennings... Read more of this article

Police Investigating Assault & Robbery

The Bermuda Police Service is “seeking the assistance of the public with its investigation into an assault and robbery which took place in the City of Hamilton.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 10:55 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7th, 2022, police attended Bermudiana Road, Hamilton, following a report of a fight involving a group of males. “Upon... Read more of this article

BFRS Enhances Incident Command Skills

The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service [BFRS] is holding a two-week Incident Command Course, “further reinforcing its unwavering dedication to maintaining the highest safety standards in order to serve Bermuda.” Minister of National Security Michael Weeks said, “We firmly believe that continuous training and development are vital in fulfilling... Read more of this article

Win Free Tickets To PURE 2023 “White Party”

The annual White Party will be staged at Albuoy’s Point on Sunday, June 18, featuring a range of local and international performers, with Bernews giving away five pairs of free tickets — a total of 10 — to the show. The first giveaway will be held on the Bernews Facebook page on June 12, with a total of five giveaways to take place... Read more of this article

Carey Olsen Acts For RenRe On $3B Acquisition

Carey Olsen has acted as Bermuda legal advisor to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd on its $2.985 billion acquisition of American International Group Inc.’s [AIG] treaty reinsurance business. A spokesperson said, “AIG’s treaty reinsurance business includes Validus Reinsurance Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries, AlphaCat Managers Ltd and its... Read more of this article

All Female Crew For Return To Rhode Island

Following after her win in the first leg of the 635 nautical mile Bermuda One-Two Yacht race – when Cole Brauer became the first woman to ever win in the race’s 46 year history – she will add Catherine Chimney as crew for the race back to Rhode Island, making for a fully female-crew for the entire race. Cole Brauer traveling into... Read more of this article

Daley Competes In International Swim Meet

Elijah Daley began competing in the 58th annual Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet hosted by the University Of British Columbia at the UBC Aquatic Center in Canada. On day one, Daley set a personal best during the 50m butterfly preliminaries by clocking a time of 26.01, finishing 14th. In the final, he clocked a time of 26.04, finishing 18th. Daley... Read more of this article

Senate: Audio & Order Of Business

[Updated with live audio] The Senate is scheduled to be in session on Wednesday [June 7], and the statements listed on the Order Paper include the National Heroes Day Celebrations 2023, Special Olympics 2023, Employment [Minimum Hourly Wage] Order 2023 and Employment [Minimum Hourly Wage Entitlement] Regulations 2023, and the Bermuda Monetary Authority... Read more of this article

Hockey Coach On CAC Games Preparation

[Written by Stephen Wright] Kovin Moodley, the Bermuda women’s hockey team coach, believes their warm-up matches against the University of California Berkeley provided a valuable “reference point” as his side builds towards their Central American and Caribbean Games campaign in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Bermuda are in a group with Barbados,... Read more of this article

Ministry ‘Working Diligently’ To Repair Potholes

Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch says that the Government is “fully aware of the impact that the recent heavy rainfall has had on our roadways” and that the Ministry is “actively addressing this issue.” Minister Burch said, “We are fully aware of the impact that the recent heavy rainfall has had on our roadways,... Read more of this article

Headstone Memorial For Charles Wotten

A Bermudian sailor who died “after he was pursued by a white mob in one of the UK’s worst outbreaks of racist violence” back in 1919 will have a a permanent headstone placed on his grave. A BBC story said, “A sailor who died after he was pursued by a white mob in one of the UK’s worst outbreaks of racist violence is to have... Read more of this article