Author Archive: Bernews1

Man Arrested For DUI After Truck Overturns

Yesterday a 42-year-old-man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after being involved in an accident which saw the truck he was driving overturn on Harrington Sound Road. A police spokesperson said, “Around 6:45pm on Saturday, March 17th police attended a reported single vehicle collision on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton parish near... Read more of this article

Video: Collie Buddz Montreality Interview

Bermuda dancehall sensation Collie Buddz told a Montreal urban music website about the artists he’d like to collaborate with, the music he’s been listening to and his one and only tattoo in a wide-ranging interview recently posted online. Speaking to the Canadian website Montreality, Collie Buddz [born Colin Harper] also discussed growing... Read more of this article

Netball Senior League Saturday Results

Bermuda Netball Association Senior League action at the Bernard Park yesterday [Mar.17] saw New Life defeat the North Village Lady Rams Too 60 – 15. Deborah DeShields led New Life to victory scoring 42 goals while Wenda Roberts added 18 goals. Vernicka Symonds scored 11 goals for the Lady Rams Too, with Zariah Amory adding 2 goals, Marissa Trott... Read more of this article

Photos: Bermuda Lose To Nepal In Cricket

Playing in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates, the Bermuda National Cricket team lost their fifth consecutive game, with Nepal winning by 24 runs today [Mar.18]. Bermuda lost the toss for the first time during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, and Nepal elected to bat. Sammy Robinson was making his first start of the tour,... Read more of this article

Hollywood Plans Trips To Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is suddenly one of the hottest properties in Hollywood, with producers seemingly confident audiences won’t disappear when a slew of upcoming films set in the mythical region open at cinemas. “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters”, the second movie adaptation of the young adult book series, will... Read more of this article

BIFF Programme Uses Film To Inspire Youth

BIFF announced details of the educational element of the 15th annual Bermuda International Film Festival, which runs until Thursday [March 22]. BIFF Kids, the part of the film programme aimed at younger audiences, consists of two strands, Books to Films for primary school children and Documentary School Screenings for high school students. David O’Beirne,... Read more of this article

OBA Candidates & KBB Ord Road Cleanup

On Saturday morning [Mar.17], about 50 people including One Bermuda Alliance and FBA members Alexis Swan and Nandi Davis assisted Anne Hyde of KBB in a roadside cleanup that went from Paget Primary school along Ord Road to the junction with Dunscombe Road. The event was supported by the Future Bermuda Alliance [FBA] which is the Youth Wing of the OBA.... Read more of this article

Opinion: What Basis Are You Voting On?

[Opinion column written by Makai Dickerson] Since the last election we have seen a split within the UBP that first caused a third party to surface as the BDA, which then dismantled to combine with others within the UBP to form the OBA, which by right of seats in the Honorable House of Assembly became the Official Opposition, leaving the UBP a weak yet... Read more of this article

‘Carnage’ To Break Loose At BMDS

Sheer “Carnage” will erupt on the stage of the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society’s Daylesford Theatre later this month when two pairs of parents become embroiled in a furious playground-style battle over their children. “God of Carnage” is a play by Yasmina Reza who wrote the critically acclaimed play “Art”... Read more of this article

WindReach Walk And Roll Fundraiser

WindReach Bermuda is inviting the public to participate in their Walk and Roll fundraising event next Saturday [Mar. 24]. The event is open to walkers, runners, bikers and wheelchair users and you can choose from three distances — 3km, 5km and 10km — from Clearwater Beach through Coopers Island Reserve . Participants can pre-register,... Read more of this article

Library To Host Second ‘Read Dating’ Event

Bermuda’s book lovers are being invited to meet potential matches made in literary heaven. Due to the popularity of the first event, Bermuda National Library once again inviting the public to “bring a book and break the ice” at their second “Read Dating” session next Thursday [Mar. 22] from 7pm until 8.30pm. This event... Read more of this article

Videos: 2012 St Baldrick’s Charity Head Shaving

Scroll down for four videos of the St Baldrick’s Foundation head shaving event which took place at the BAA Gym yesterday [Mar.16]. This afternoon a spokesperson said, “On the night of the event, we took in $10,400, which doesn’t yet include the $1 per drink sold that the BAA will donate to PALS once it completes its accounting. However,... Read more of this article