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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

Jordan Carey Exhibition And Upcoming Events

‘Same World,’ an exhibition by Masterworks’ 2023 Artist in Residence Jordan Carey, has opened, with two upcoming workshops on Sunday, June 11 and Saturday, June 17. A spokesperson said, “This past Friday, June 2, Same World, an exhibition by Masterworks’ 2023 Artist in Residence Jordan Carey, opened in the Rick Faries Gallery.... Read more of this article

SDG Disrupter Summit Set For June 8th

The Bermuda Innovation & Technology Association [BITA] is partnering with Bermuda Asset Management [BAM] and BridgingTheGap Ventures for an “inspired blue economy experience” at the upcoming SDG Disrupter Summit, with 50 free spots for young people between the ages of 17 and 35. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Innovation &... Read more of this article

Police: 400 ‘Engagements’ During 315 F Checks

The police perform 315 F checks along Crow Lane between 9:45pm Saturday and 12:10am Sunday, and ”there were 400 motorist engagements resulting in four arrests for outstanding warrants, four traffic tickets issued for no driver’s licence, one arrest on suspicion of possessing a controlled drug, and one arrest for possession of drug equipment.” A... Read more of this article

BSF Welcomes Back Captain Chris Blake

Bermuda Sloop Foundation [BSF] is welcoming back former Captain Chris Blake to Captain Spirit of Bermuda in the 2023 Marion Bermuda race next month. A spokesperson said, “Captain Chris Blake, OBE, is a master mariner with over 45 years’ experience in the maritime industry, sailing tall ships such as the Pelican of London and Royal Albatross. Captain... Read more of this article