Author Archive: Bernews1

Photos: Bailey’s Bay Retain Eastern Counties Cup

Bailey’s Bay won the toss and elected to field at the Sea Breeze Oval on Saturday [July 21] in the first round of the Eastern County Cup competition 2012. Flatt’s Victoria soon found themselves in trouble at 44/3. When Ronald Gibbons joined Regino Smith at the wicket, the pair put on 43 runs before Gibbon departed. This brought captain Kijuan Franks... Read more of this article

Photos/Videos: Lionfish Tournament A Success

The Annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament was held today [July 21] at BIOS with members of the public being invited to help eradicate this invasive pest by joining in by Eating ‘Em to Beat ‘Em. The tournament started at sunrise and the weigh in and prize giving kicked off at 3.00pm at BIOS in Ferry Reach. When Bernews visited, a total of 31 lionfish... Read more of this article

Moonlight Movie Series Returns

For the second year in a row, “Movies Down East” will be taking place on Saturday [August 11] at the Shelly Bay Field. Like last year, it will feature a variety of young entertainers during Camparama, an annual showcase of students from all the Government Summer Day Camps. Camparama will start at 6.00pm and the movie will screen at 9pm.... Read more of this article

Football: Under 12 Girls Advance To Disney Finals

Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School [BBFS] had four teams reach the semifinals of the Disney Cup, with the U12 girls advancing to the coveted Disney Cup Final scheduled for this morning [July 21]. A BBFS spokesperson said: “The U12 girls showed great determination as they overcame Lakeland after being 2-0 down at the half and falling behind... Read more of this article

Spirit’s Student Crew To Return From Haiti

On July 2nd, twenty seven of Bermuda’s youth embarked on a life changing journey to the Feed My Lambs Ministry Orphanage run by Bermudian, Phillip Rego, about 2 hours from Port au Prince, Haiti. About half of the group flew directly to Haiti on the 2nd, while the other half sailed on Spirit of Bermuda. On July 12th, the two groups switched places... Read more of this article

Public Service Bursary Award Recipients

Yesterday [July 20] the Minister of Education, Dame Jennifer Smith addressed the recipients of the 2012 Bermuda Government Bursary Awards at the Hamilton Princess. Minister Dame Jennifer Smith with the 2012 Bermuda Government Bursary Award recipients: Minister Smith’s full statement follows below: Good Afternoon. Acknowledging the presence of:... Read more of this article

Williams Jailed For 12 Years For Shooting

Yesterday [July 20] two men were sentenced to 12 years and 12 months years in prison respectively for their involvement in a shooting last year near Gravity nightclub. Pelealkhai Williams, 23, and Jonathan Dill, 28, previously admitted their involvement in the shooting of Rodney Grimes in October 2011. The Court previously heard the defendants both... Read more of this article

Business Bermuda Interview Techniques Seminar

Business Bermuda’s second seminar in the College Student Networking Evenings summer series, held on Thursday [July 19] at the Argus Building, saw an increase of more than double the students attending last week’s seminar on resume writing. Interview Techniques, presented by Mr. Keith Szmierek and Ms. Melody Smith of Expertise Limited, taught students... Read more of this article

Digicel/Transact Launch Wi-fi At Horseshoe

Beach goers can now access the internet from their tablets, cellular phones or other PDA’s at Horseshoe Bay Beach thanks to a new Wi-Fi hotspot launched by Transact and Digicel. The Horseshoe Bay Beach Wi-Fi hotspot, the first area from which customers can use this service, is expected to be popular with visitors and Bermuda residents alike. Wayne... Read more of this article

Bermuda Registered Yacht Assists Stranded Vessel

A Bermuda registered Mega yacht, “Golden Odyssey”, has gone to the rescue of a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Costa Rica. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “The 30 foot fishing boat ‘Maria Christina’ had apparently been adrift for 8 days, but all 3 persons on board have survived. “The... Read more of this article

Siese Completes Youth Worlds Championships

Owen Siese completed the 2012 Four Star Pizza ISAF Youth Worlds in the Boy’s Laser Radial on Friday [July 20] in a respectable 35th place out of 58 boats. Siese’s best race of the twelve race regatta was an 8th place. This was the Sandy’s Boat Club racer’s second time at the Youth Worlds. He placed 39th at the 2011 event. According... Read more of this article

Library To Host Lecture Series On Mary Prince

Mary Prince, a Bermudian slave, was inducted as Bermuda’s 2012 National Hero on June 16th and on July 25th, in advance of the Emancipation Day holiday, the Bermuda National Library (BNL) will host an open discussion called: “Why Mary Prince Matters”. The lecture will take place from 6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. at the library and will be facilitated... Read more of this article