Author Archive: Bernews1

Premier Honoured At New York Gala

On Saturday evening, March 31st, 2012 at the 16th Annual Women of Great Esteem Emerald Awards Ceremony in New York, Premier Paula Cox was the recipient of the elite 2012 WGE “Emerald Award of Excellence. The Premier is the third Bermudian recipient of the WGE Award of Excellence, joining the late Dame Lois Brown Evans and former Premier Dame... Read more of this article

Minister Updates On St. Regis Hotel Plans

Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne Furbert said his Ministry had made “considerable progress in bringing construction of a new St. Regis Hotel for Bermuda closer to being realised.” Minister Furbert said, “We have put the hotel developers together with the Mayor and Corporation of Hamilton and have urged them to find common... Read more of this article

Photos: 2012 Earth Hour Celebrations

Last night [Mar.31] Bermuda environmental group Greenrock hosted an Earth Hour event at City Hall, featuring green exhibitors, documentaries, healthy food options, power-generating bicycles and entertainment including local singers and fire spinners. The Earth Hour Expo seeks to raise awareness on sustainable living in Bermuda through green exhibitors... Read more of this article

Day One: Langton Spring Tennis Tournament

The Langton Adult Spring 2012 Tennis Tournament served off yesterday [Mar.31] at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium with four matches completed. Men’s Open Tournament number one seed David Thomas won his match in straight sets defeating Tanner Boyle 6-3, 6-0, In another Men’s Open match Courtland Boyle defeated Shiloh Todd in straight sets 6-0, 6-0, while... Read more of this article

BNA Senior Netball League Results

Bermuda Netball Association Senior League action continued at the Bernard Park yesterday [Mar.31], with Debbie Deshields scoring 46 goals to lead New Life to a 64 – 15 win over the DC Warriors. Rose Sanders chipped in with 18 goals for New Life while Stacy O’Brien scored all 15 goals for the DC Warriors. The Young Men Social Club Lady Bluebirds... Read more of this article

Bermuda’s Easter Kite-Flying Tradition

Easter in Bermuda, as in many places, is celebrated with church services, egg hunts, and festive meals. But what makes Bermuda’s Easter observation unique is the tradition of kite flying on Good Friday. In a report for the island’s schools compiled by the Department of Community & Cultural Affairs, it’s noted how most Bermuda families... Read more of this article

Project Icarus: How MIT ‘Saved’ Bermuda

At 12:26 p.m. on June 19, 1968 the asteroid Icarus, which is nearly a mile in diameter, will crash into the mid-Atlantic, just east of Bermuda. Its impact — the equivalent of a 500,000-megaton bomb blast — will splash out some 1,000 cubic miles of sea water and form a crater 15 miles across in the ocean floor. Bermuda will be largely obliterated... Read more of this article

CADA Launches Alcohol Awareness Month

CADA launched Alcohol Awareness Month in Par-la-Ville Park with its Proclamation Ceremony earlier this week, and also announced the winner of CADA’s first Youth Video competition. In attendance were the Attorney General and Minister for Justice Kim Wilson — who read the proclamation — and Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier. Also speaking... Read more of this article

Bean & Aitken Set New Bermuda Records

Two new Bermuda records have been set in recent days, with Taylor-Ashley Bean shattering the Bermuda Junior Female National 1500m record in Virginia, while Kiera Aitken set a new Bermuda Women’s 50-Meter Backstroke record in Spain. Eighteen-year-old college freshman Taylor-Ashley Bean is a freshman at Virginia State University, and a member of... Read more of this article

Photos: 2012 International Gymnastics Challenge

Dozens of gymnasts from both Bermuda and overseas descended on the Bermuda Gymnastics Association’s Southside training centre yesterday [Mar.31], as the club hosted the International Gymnastics Challenge. The meet was a United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs [USAIGC] sanctioned meet, the first USAIGC competition ever to be held... Read more of this article

Photos: Argus Healthy Living Expo

The Argus Group, in partnership with the Department of Health and Bermuda Hospitals Board, today [Mar.31] hosted the Argus Healthy Living Expo at CedarBridge Academy from 10am until 3pm. The event got off to a lively start with a jump rope showcase by Northland Skippers, who were joined by Minister of Health Zane DeSilva and Alison Hill, CEO of the... Read more of this article

Cayman Ritz Carlton In Receivership

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Cayman Islands was placed into receivership earlier this month. Reuters reports that the Ritz-Carlton luxury resort and high-end residential developments were placed into receivership because of an outstanding $250 million loan. RC Cayman Holdings LLC, which is registered in Delaware, appointed KPMG (Cayman) as the receiver... Read more of this article