Author Archive: Bernews1

BRFU Men’s Sevens Rugby Results

The Bermuda Rugby Football Union held their Men’s 7’s Tournament at the Warwick Academy School Field yesterday [Mar.10]. The Teachers defeated the Renegades 33 – 19, the Teachers got three Try’s from Andre Landy, while Shauntino Simons also got in on the scoring act, while Greg Garside and Tom Healey scored Try’s for the Renegades. Landy... Read more of this article

Archives Committee Thanks Chief Justice

The Chief Justice Hon. Richard Ground who is the Chairman of the Archives Committee was presented earlier this week by with a water colour painting by the Minister of Government Estates and Information Services Michael Scott, as an expression of the Bermuda Archives Committee’s appreciation and thanks for the Chief Justice’s service as Chair of... Read more of this article

Teresa Perozzi Defends WBA Title

[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Teresa Perozzi successfully defended her WBA Middleweight Title this evening [Mar.10], defeating April Ward a 26-year-old boxer from Arkansas at the Berkeley Institute. The fight went the distance, with the judges declaring Ms Perozzi the winner. Additional details/footage to be posted later on. In other fights... Read more of this article

Roy Allan Burch Finishes 5th In London

Bermuda’s Roy Allan Burch finished 5th in the Men’s Guest 50m Freestyle Finals during the 2012 British Gas Swimming Championships on Thursday [Mar.8]. The Championships are being held at the London Aquatics Center, which will be the home of the 2012 Olympic Swimming Competitions. Burch finished 5th with a time of 22.98. Stefan Nystrand of Sweden... Read more of this article

TCD Will No Longer Accept Checks

“The Transport Control Department (TCD) is advising the public that it will no longer be accepting personal or business checks, but rather cash, manager’s check, Mastercard or Visa only,” said a Transport Ministry spokesperson. “And TCD further advises businesses with large transactions to consider paying by corporate card or manager’s... Read more of this article

Time To Spring Forward, Bermuda!

It’s time for Bermuda to “spring forward” once again. This year, Daylight Saving Time will occur on Sunday [Mar.11] at 2 a.m. So, before you go to bed on Saturday, remember to set your clocks ahead an hour. While you’re at it, the Bermuda Fire Service reminds residents to check the batteries on their smoke and carbon monoxide... Read more of this article

Winston Churchill’s 1942 Flying Bermuda Visit

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s return to the UK from Bermuda aboard Boeing flying boat in January, 1942 — the first transatlantic air trip by a world leader — fired the imaginations not only of his devoted countrymen but of the entire democratic world. People reading of his long flight from Bermuda and safe landing at... Read more of this article

Lancashire Holdings: UK Treasury Stock

In accordance with London Stock Exchange Listing Rule 12.6.4, Bermuda reinsurer Lancashire Holdings Limited yesterday [Mar.9] announced it received confirmation that the transfer of 163,648 common shares from the UK Treasury took place to satisfy an exercise of warrants at an exercise price of US $5.00. The transfer of up to 10,948,445 common shares... Read more of this article

Michael Ebbin’s Licence To Thrill

Acclaimed Bermudian actor and dancer Michael Ebbin [pictured] had a licence to kill along with secret agent James Bond in a 1970s 007 movie. In the 1973 Bond thriller “Live And Let Die”, Mr. Ebbin played Dambala, one of the chief henchman of villain Dr. Kanaga [Yaphet Kotto]. Dambala is a voodoo priest of sorts who first appears during the... Read more of this article

Flagstone Re Quarterly Dividend

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $ 0.04 per Common Share. The dividend is payable on March 27th, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 19th, 2012. The Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FSR” and the Bermuda Stock... Read more of this article

Video: 48 Hours In Bermuda

The UK “Independent’s” travel writer Simon Calder and his colleague Ben Ross conducted a podcast on Bermuda yesterday [Mar.9] at the newspaper’s website to accompany the globe-trotting journalist’s ”48 Hours” column and half-hour video on his recent trip to the island. Describing Bermuda as a “fascinating... Read more of this article

City Of Hamilton To Host Food Fair

Bermuda residents will be able to sample the wares of more than a dozen Hamilton restaurants at an upcoming culinary festival. On Monday, March 19th from 8am until 9am — or until supplies run out — the 2012 Hamilton Food Festival kicks off with a complimentary continental breakfast in front of City Hall On Thursday, March 22 from 5pm until... Read more of this article