Author Archive: Bernews1

Cup Match Money Supply Increases To $136.9M

The amount of Bermuda Dollar notes and coin in circulation over the coming holiday weekend will be $136.9M. This compares with a total of $130.8M at the same period last year, an increase of 5%. The total amount of notes and coins issued to the banks by the Bermuda Monetary Authority between July 1st and July 30th [the traditional pre-Cup Match period]... Read more of this article

Olympic Debut: Wade Fray Scores 5 Points

[Updated] Bermudian Jenaya Wade-Fray will be part of Great Britain’s team for their Olympic game against Canada this afternoon [July 30], which is scheduled to begin at 4pm Bermuda time. Both teams come into the match with a 0-1 record, with Great Britain having lost to Australia and Canada losing to Russia. Wade-Fray was forced to sit out the first... Read more of this article

St. George’s EEZ Office Formally Opened

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Patrice Minors, today [July 30] formally opened the St. George’s EEZ Office. The Minister also took the opportunity to announce Mr. Raymond Lambert as the Economic Development Officer for the St. George’s EEZ. He will assume the post in early September. Minister Minors said, “This new St. George’s... Read more of this article

Teenager Remanded In Custody, Bail Revoked

In Magistrates Court this morning [July 30], 18-year-old Tahj Robinson who has been on bail and mandated to wear an electronic monitoring device [EMD] had his limited freedom revoked. He appeared this morning and had to answer to an allegation that he had breached his bail conditions which required him to be at his stated residence 24 hours a day. The... Read more of this article

‘Giant Steps’ Band To Perform At Jazz Concert

The “Giant Steps” Band will be performing at “Jazz Caravan” on Sunday, Sept. 9th at 4 p.m. at the Leopards Club. Tickets can be purchased for $50 from The Music Box. A spokesperson said, “The band has over 280 years of collective experience and will be presenting an outstanding repertoire of music.” The band consist... Read more of this article

BGA July Month Golf Medal Championships

The Bermuda Golf Association held their July Monthly Medal at the Tucker’s Point Golf Course this weekend. Damian Palanyandi was crowned the Men’s Flight One Champion after shooting a round of 71, David Sabir finished second shooting a round of 75 and Hav Trott finished third shooting a round of 76. Daren Heyliger shot a round of 77 to with the... Read more of this article

Police Appeal For Witnesses To Alleged Assault

Detectives are continuing to appeal for any witnesses or anyone with any information regarding an alleged assault around 10:55pm on Thursday [July 26] in the Horseshoe Road, Horseshoe Lane Southampton area, the police said. “At last check the victim, a 46 year old Southampton man, was recovering on a general ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital... Read more of this article

Cup Match Ferry Schedule: August 2/3

The ferry schedule for the Cup Match holiday [August 2nd and 3rd] is below. Blue Route Operating the weekday schedule between Hamilton and Dockyard as of 8:30am from Hamilton, last departure at 8:30pm There are no services to or from Watford Bridge and Cavello Bay Orange Route Operating the weekday schedule between Hamilton, Dockyard & St. George’s... Read more of this article

7-Yr-Old Boy In ICU After Car/Pedal Cycle Accident

[Updated] A 7-year-old boy is listed in stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit after he was involved in an accident yesterday which saw a car collide with him as he was riding his pedal cycle on St. John’s Road in Pembroke. A police spokesperson said: “Around 7:15pm on Sunday, July 29th police and first responders attended a reported serious... Read more of this article

BDOT Retains Eyes2market For European Market

The Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT] has retained Eyes2market, based in Rellingen Germany, for full-service sales, marketing and public relations representation for Germany, Austria and Switzerland for 12 months, effective July 2012. According to Director of Tourism William Griffith, Europe’s German-speaking markets show “good growth potential”... Read more of this article

Horseshoe Facilities: Multimillion Dollar Upgrade

[Updated] A public private partnership will be formed to effect a “major multimillion dollar infrastructure upgrade” to the toilets, shower facilities and concession shop at Horseshoe Bay Beach, Minister of Government Estates and Information Services Michael Scott said on Friday [July 27]. Minister Scott said the upgrades will include... Read more of this article

Ironshore Launches Commercial Crime Coverage

Bermuda-based Ironshore has launched a specialty Commercial Crime product to be offered by its Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate 4000, based in London. Offering coverage limits up to GBP 20 million, Ironshore’s Commercial Crime coverage indemnifies an organization for losses resulting from both internal and external crimerelated activities. “A company’s... Read more of this article