Author Archive: Bernews1

BELCO Withdraws Request For Judicial Review

BELCO today [Oct 2] announced that the company has discontinued its Supreme Court legal action seeking judicial review of Government’s final decision, which denied most of a rate increase intended to support the construction of a North Power Station. The Energy Commission had earlier approved only a portion of BELCO’s rate increase application that... Read more of this article

15-Yr-Old Sailor Making ‘Splash’ In Germany

15 year old Bermudian youth sailor Hannah Horsfield has been making a “splash” on the sailing scene in Germany over the last couple of months as part of the Mühlenberger Segel Club (MSC) team in Hamburg. Since moving to to Germany to attend Hamburg International School at the end of the summer she has participated in four i420 Dinghy regattas... Read more of this article

Court: Pair Deny Theft Of Gold Chain

In this morning’s [Oct 2] Plea Court session Aaron Crockwell, 29, and Chanel Smith, 24, were together charged with stealing a 14 carat gold chain from another person and dishonestly obtaining $1,350 from James Barton at Gold Standard Bermuda. The pair were alleged to have taken the 14k gold chain and to have obtained the money in June 2012. Both... Read more of this article

23-Year-Old Man Arrested After Collision

A 23-year-old Hamilton parish man has been arrested in connection with the motorcycle collision that injured a female pedestrian on Court Street on Saturday [Sept 29]. Around 3:45am on Saturday, police officers attempted to stop a male riding a motorcycle along Front Street; however the rider accelerated away. In his attempt to elude pursuing officers,... Read more of this article

Flatts Post Office Closing For Fumigation

The Flatts Post Office will be closed on Friday October 5, 2012, so that the building can be fumigated. A statement said: “As a result, post boxes will be inaccessible between the hours of 7.00 a.m. Friday, October 5 – Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 12.00 noon.However the closure does not affect home mail delivery. “Counter services will be... Read more of this article

Fulbright Awards Deadline Fast Approaching

The American Consulate would like to remind Bermudians that they are eligible to apply to the U.S.-U.K. Educational Commission [Fulbright Commission] for a Fulbright award if they hold a U.K. passport and are not U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. The application deadline for the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Awards for 2013/14 is November 15, 2012. Created... Read more of this article

Seminar With Top Lionfish Researchers

The Ocean Support Foundation and its partner organizations are hosting a two-day workshop on Tuesday October 9th and Wednesday October 10th at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo for key stakeholders as well as an evening presentation that will be open to the public on Wednesday October 10th at 7pm, also at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. The... Read more of this article

October 12: Leave The Car At Home

In an effort to build our community, promote healthy activities, and address serious environmental issues, Greenrock is collaborating with various organisations and concerned citizens to encourage Bermudians to consider alternative ways to commute to work or school. On Friday, October 12th, they will put forth the challenge of leaving the car at home,... Read more of this article

CableVision Launches Video-on-Demand

Bermuda CableVision today [Oct 2] announced the launch of its new Video-on-Demand [VOD] service, which is now available in Somerset, and will be progressively rolled out parish-by-parish over the coming months, moving from West to East. The new service is on Channel 500, and provides “Anytime Entertainment” with a vast library of movies, shows and... Read more of this article

XL’s Patrick Tannock: “Make A Difference”

In this economy it doesn’t matter if you can trace your ancestry to Dame Lois Browne Evans, Sir George Somers or the first president of the United States – no one is going to give you a job or advance your career unless you have the appropriate education and skill sets. This was one of many messages that XL Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd’s President... Read more of this article

High Stakes, Old & New Faces At Argo Cup

[Written by Laurie Fullerton] The stakes are high at this year’s Argo Group Gold Cup with 20 teams from around the world spending Monday training on Hamilton Harbour before competing in a gruelling round robin of qualifying matches that start Tuesday morning. Racing ends with the Argo Group Gold Cup finals on Sunday, Oct. 7. It’s the seventh... Read more of this article

OBA & PLP Tussle On ‘Austerity’, ‘Investment’

Bermuda’s debt costs $315,000 a day and the Government has “hogtied its ability to invest in people because of its long record of wasteful and reckless spending” the OBA said, while the PLP asked what the OBA would cut, calling them the “party of no ideas and no solutions.” “The Government’s number one goal is to... Read more of this article