Author Archive: Bernews1

Two Visitors Injured In Cycle Collision

Two visitors — one an 11-year-old boy — were injured last night after being involved in an accident, which saw their rental cycle hit a wall in Sandys. Both were treated at KEMH, and released. A police spokesperson said: “Around 7:40pm on Wednesday, September 26th police and first responders attended a reported collision on Somerset... Read more of this article

Cross Continues in Elon Fall Invitational

Bermuda’s Cayla Cross and her North Carolina A&T Women’s Tennis teammates continued taking part in the Elon Fall Invitational. Cross played two singles matches on Day Two winning one and losing one, she also went down in her Doubles match for the second straight day. In her opening match on Day Two Cross defeated Sara Ruiz from Western... Read more of this article

‘Cupcakes With A Cause’ Launches

Malisa Swan has launched ‘Cupcakes With A Cause’, which gives locals the opportunity to enjoy specialty cupcakes while also donating to a good cause. Ms Swan said: “Get a double dose of enjoyment out of Mother’s Treats Gourmet Cupcakes – cupcakes with a cause mouth watering gems. Not only will you savor the taste of them,... Read more of this article

Photos: Motorcycle Racing At Southside

Action in the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club’s 2012 Season continued on Sunday at the Motor Sports Park in Southside. Monique Waite steered her bike to victory in the GP70 first and race of the day, while Edward Cook won Heat 1 in the GP80 Class. Cyril Whitter III won Heat 1 in the GP125 Class first race, with Cody Sousa-Saints winning the Superbike... Read more of this article

LinkBermuda’s Network Aiming For 100MB

[Updated with video] LinkBermuda will be investing in a new island-wide fibre optic network called Project FibreLink, which is designed to offer internet speeds of 100MB. Ann Petley-Jones, LinkBermuda’s CEO, stated: “We are excited to be making this very significant investment in Bermuda, which we expect will help foster economic growth and materially... Read more of this article

National Academy Program Re-Launching

The Bermuda Football Association have announced the re-launch of the National Academy program for the 2012-2013 seasonal year. Training will resume the week of October 1st, 2012 at the BFA field. The full schedule will be made available after tonight’s parent/player meeting to be held at Dellwood Middle School starting at 6.00pm. A BFA spokesperson... Read more of this article

Butterfield Prepares For Weekend Events

Tyler Butterfield raced to a solid second place in Sunday’s [Sept 23] 5150 Galveston triathlon. The event marked his return to the non-drafting race format, following a year spent solely focused on ITU draft‐legal racing and highlighted by his second Olympic Games. Butterfield lead the second pack out of the swim, exiting the water with eventual... Read more of this article

Videos: Wells Scores Twice For Bradford

Bermuda’s Nahki Wells propelled Bradford City to a 3-2 win yesterday, after dramatic come-from-behind victory that saw Wells fire in two goals with only 8 minutes left in the game to force extra-time. The 22-year-old striker was brought into the game in the 61st minute with Bradford trailing 2-0, but scored twice forcing the extra-time resulting in... Read more of this article

ACE Bermuda’s Graduate Trainee Programme

ACE Bermuda announced the appointment of Kimberly Lewis as Assistant Underwriter in the Professional Lines Division following her successful completion of the company’s Underwriting Graduate Trainee Programme, and also said that Marco Greenidge has been selected as the 2012 Underwriting Graduate Trainee. The two-year graduate programme includes:... Read more of this article

Argo Group Gold Cup Field Reduced To 21

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Two post-deadline team cancellations and difficulty with travel schedules from Europe have reduced the expected field of 24 teams to 21 in the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup. The field includes nine of the top 20 ISAF ranked teams and the two leading Alpari World Match Tour Skippers. With the reduced numbers, the schedule and format... Read more of this article

Makai Dickerson To Challenge Craig Cannonier

[Updated with video] The PLP held a press conference this afternoon [Sept 26], and confirmed that Makai Dickerson will be their candidate for Constituency #12 Devonshire South Central. One Bermuda Alliance Leader Craig Cannonier will stand for the Opposition in Devonshire South Central. Mr Cannonier is the incumbent, having won a 2011 bye-election with... Read more of this article

Minister Updates On National Health Plan

“Making sure that all people have health coverage and that they can afford this coverage is a basic standard promoted by health experts worldwide. We are committed to achieving that standard,” said Health Minister Zane DeSilva this morning [Sept 26]. The Minister held a press conference to update on the National Health Plan, which he said... Read more of this article