Author Archive: Bernews1

Roberts Pleads Guilty: $10 Million Drug Case

[Updated with photo] 47-year-old Victor Alan Roberts pleaded guilty to charges involving $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 bullets. Defence lawyer Mark Pettingill confirmed that after the Crown amended the indictment yesterday, Mr. Roberts changed his plea to guilty, and that sentencing will be on Thursday [June 21] in front of Justice Simmons. After... Read more of this article

Yacht Visits Bermuda Again After 82 Years

82 years after first traveling to Bermuda as part of the 1930 Newport Bermuda Yacht Race, the Dorade made the journey again this year, with the recently restored boat making the 635-mile ocean journey from Newport to Bermuda in approximately 83 hours. Designed by the late Olin Stephens, Dorade was built in 1929 and first sailed to Bermuda in 1930,... Read more of this article

Agreement Signed To Protect Endangered Sharks

Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon announced earlier this week. The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [DEFRA] said the signing also extended the agreement to some of the UK Overseas... Read more of this article

BA Marks 75th Anniversary With Seat Sale

This week marks the 75th anniversary when Imperial Airways, the forerunner of British Airways, made its first flight to Bermuda in June 1937. To celebrate 75 years of airline service, British Airways is offering special fares to London. Fares in World Traveller economy begin from $975 and includes all taxes and fees. The sale starts on Wednesday, June... Read more of this article

Photos: Lemurs Settled Into New Zoo Home

Elmer, Petunia and Penelope — the three new residents at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo — are settling in nicely to their new home after recently ‘emigrating’ from the Sacramento Zoo in California. The Zoo’s free-flight, walk-through exhibit was temporarily closed to the public after the lemurs arrival last month to... Read more of this article

Track Teams Selected For NACAC & CAC

The Bermuda Track and Field Association have announced two teams for upcoming International events. A twelve member team will represent Bermuda at the CAC Junior Championships in San Salvador from June 29th – July 1st, while a seven member team will travel to the Under 23 North American Central American Caribbean Meet from July 6th – 8th in... Read more of this article

Thirty Local Gymnasts To Compete In Florida

Bermuda will send a team of 30 gymnasts to compete at the USAIGC National and International Gymnastics Championships in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida over the week of June 24th – July 1st 2012. This is the pinnacle competition of the year for the Bermuda Gymnastics Team, and one in which the team has been participating for over 10 years. This year’s 30... Read more of this article

Videos: Newport-Bermuda Race Boat Reports

The 2012 Newport-Bermuda Race saw 166 yachts start the race with Spirit of Bermuda leading the fleet away from Newport. The Newport Bermuda Race is a 635-mile ocean race usually lasting three to six days and is hosted every two years in mid-June. Less than 40 hours after leaving Newport, the first boat crossed the finish line off St David’s just... Read more of this article

47-Yr-Old Man Stabbed After Family Dispute

[Updated] Police and emergency personnel attended the Palmetto Road area earlier this evening [June 19], after a family dispute resulted in a 47-year-old Pembroke man being stabbed. Police and fire personnel could be seen tending to the visibly bleeding victim at the scene before he was taken away via ambulance. A police spokesperson said, “Around... Read more of this article

Carina Wins Second Straight Lighthouse Trophy

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Going into Monday evening, LLwyd Ecclestone’s ‘Kodiak’ crew was hopeful of winning the St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy, the most coveted of the three main Newport Bermuda Trophies awarded to the corrected time winner of the large amateur division. Then came ‘Carina’ to steal the show. It looks as though, based on... Read more of this article

Third Tropical Storm Of 2012 Forms In Atlantic

Tropical Storm Chris formed over the Atlantic Ocean today [June 19], however poses no threat to land, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Bermuda Weather Service said that Tropical Storm Chris — the third named storm of the 2012 Atlantic season — is a not threat to Bermuda, and its closest point of approach to the island... Read more of this article

Government To Meet With Potential ‘Investors’

[Updated] The Bermuda Government issued a statement saying they will be “meeting domestic and international investors to provide an update on economic/fiscal developments in the Country, and also as part of its process of evaluating market conditions and potential funding opportunities to address its borrowing requirement…” Shadow... Read more of this article