Author Archive: Bernews1

Two Men Accost Teen, Steal Bike

Yesterday [Mar.6] a 16-year-old cycle rider was at the junction of Texas Road and St. Luke’s Lane, when two men on a motorcycle stole his bike. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2pm on Tuesday March 6th, police responded to a reported robbery on Texas Road in St. George’s. “It appears that a 16 year old male auxiliary cycle rider... Read more of this article

Frontline Boycott Adds To Iran Oil Woes

US and European sanctions designed to pressure Iran over its nuclear programme may be cutting the Persian Gulf nation’s oil exports as vessels cancel trips to the country including all of the ships in the tanker fleet operated by Bermuda-based Frontline Ltd. Shipments have declined by 300,000 to 400,000 barrels a day because sanctions are preventing... Read more of this article

Marginal Increase In Inflation Rate

Inflation inched up in January, with Bermuda consumers paying three per cent more than they did a year earlier for the basket of goods and services measured in the island’s Consumer Price Index [CPI]. The inflation rate increased 0.1 per cent from the 2.9 per cent measured in December 2011. The Health & Personal Care sector remained the... Read more of this article

Island’s In The Pink In UK, North America

The Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT] is in the pink in some visitor markets with a transit promotional campaign targeted to commuters and residents in London, Boston and Toronto. BDOT’s latest UK transit campaign, running throughout the course of 2012, will begin with an iconic London double-decker bus fully wrapped in advertising designed by... Read more of this article

Bell To Leave Allied World Assurance

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced today [Mar.7] that Bermuda-based Chief Operating Officer David Bell will be leaving the company to pursue other interests in Montana. He will remain with Allied World until May 1, 2012 to provide assistance while the company transitions Mr. Bell’s responsibilities to other executives. An internationally... Read more of this article

Harvard Groups At Fairmont Southampton

The Fairmont Southampton today [Mar.7] announced that Harvard University choral groups the Din & Tonics and Radcliffe Pitches will be performing at several of the resort’s restaurants. The Fairmont Southampton’s regional director of sales and marketing Shelley Meszoly said, “We are pleased to welcome Harvard’s Din and Tonics and the Radcliffe... Read more of this article

Convicted Killer Derek Spalding Gets Life

[Updated] 36-year-old Derek Spalding was sentenced to life in prison this morning [Mar.7], and must serve 38 years before he will be eligible for parole. Earlier this month he was found guilty of the murder of Shaki Crockwell, a national level football player who was murdered in 2007. The 25-year-old’s body was found on the Railway Trail in Devonshire... Read more of this article

OBA: ‘Lot Of Overlap With Committees’

Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier and UBP MP Kim Swan have both commented on the National Security Council, with Mr Cannonier noting “there appears to be a lot of overlap with these committees” as there are at least three committees on which the Governor and Government ministers sit to discuss national security issues. Yesterday [Mar.6]... Read more of this article

Nahki Wells Scores In Bradford Draw

Nahki Wells continues to pile up the goals for his UK team Bradford City, scoring in the 50th minute in yesterday’s [Mar.7] match against Accrington Stanley. The Yorkshire Post reports that, “Bermudian international striker Nahki Wells put Bradford in front in the 50th minute, taking a long pass from Lee Bullock near the by-line before turning... Read more of this article

‘Further Armed Officers On Patrol’

Following a “spate of burglaries and robberies,” the police said they will be “utilizing its full complement of resources to address these crimes, including the addition of further armed officers on patrol, & enhancement of regular patrols.” “Since last Friday, we have seen three incidents where firearms have been allegedly... Read more of this article

BIFF Adds New Masterworks Section

Along with the inaugural Modern Masters section, the 15th Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] is adding a second new category this year called “Masterworks” which will showcase films from the most influential auteurs living today. This line-up includes Best Documentary Feature Academy Award nominee, “Pina,” joined... Read more of this article

Minister: Anti-Doping in Sport Act

The Minister of Youth, Families and Sports Glenn Blakeney announced that the Anti-Doping in Sport Act 2011 has been brought into effect by Gazette Notice published on Friday February 24th 2012. He has “heralded this legislation as very important in the global context of the fight to keep drugs out of sport, and said the legislation signals the... Read more of this article