Author Archive: Bernews1

Photos: Sensei Roots Tournament

A number of martial artists of various ages treated an enthusiastic crowd of family, friends and supporters to a fast paced competition Sunday [Feb.12] at Pembroke Sunday School during Sensei Roots’ 17th Invitational Tournament. Grandchampions for forms were Shaun Prinsloo [novice], Cainan Tucker [intermediate] and Priya Phillips [intermediate].... Read more of this article

Two Men Arrested For DUI

Two men [aged 39 and 41] were arrested early yesterday [Feb.13] on suspicion of impaired driving after the police spotted them “driving erratically” on Crow Lane. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2:30am on Monday February 13th, police on mobile patrol along Crow Lane in Pembroke observed two motorcycles driving erratically. Officers... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Harness Pony Racing

Harness Pony Racing at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street continued this weekend and saw Phillip Correa in the bike of Nite Dreamer win Heat One of the 1:06/2 to 1:07/2 Time Bar with a time of 1:05/4. Joseph Vieira and Mr. Indiana finished second clocking 1:06/1 and Zino Cooper in the bike of HeDaMon finished third clocking 1:10/4. In the... Read more of this article

2011 Tourism Stats: Visitors Up 12%

Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne Furbert announced the 2011 year end visitor statistics. Some of the highlights included: total visitors up 12%; 655,236 visitors in 2011 – the second highest in history; air arrivals up by almost 2% with 236,038 tourists flying to the Island; cruise visitors up 19%; and convention incentive groups... Read more of this article

Gunshots Fired Last Night, No Injuries

Police have confirmed that gunshots were fired last night [Feb.12] in the St. Monica’s Road, Pembroke area. A police spokesperson, “Around 9:15pm on Sunday, February 12th police responded to reported gunshots in the St. Monica’s Road, Pembroke area. Although forensic evidence collected confirmed a firearm had been discharged, there were no... Read more of this article

Chamber Division Appeals To Premier

In the run-up to the 2012 Bermuda Budget, the Chamber of Commerce Shipping Division has called on Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox to abandon any proposed duty rate increases on imported personal items currently being discussed. Steve Thomson, spokesman for the Shipping Division said, “It is counter-productive to raise taxes on citizens in times... Read more of this article

Photos/Video/Results: Weekend Football

A number of football games took place this past weekend across the island – the results are below along with photos of the St. George’s Colts vs Boulevard Blazers game. First Division Ireland Rangers 3 Paget Lions 3 At Malabar, the Paget Lions went in front in the 7th minute when Edison Clarke scored. Jerome Codrington equalized for the home... Read more of this article

Man Charged With Setting Fire

In Magistrates Court this morning [Feb.13], 49-year-old Dunavin Nesbitt was charged with setting fire to his brother’s building. Because the charge is indictable and can only be heard in Supreme Court, he was not required to enter a plea. The offence was alleged to have occurred at a residence in Orchard Grove Pembroke on the evening of 8th February... Read more of this article

Webinar: Solvency II’s Impact On Captives

A panel of analysts from A.M. Best Europe will review the potential impacts of Solvency II on the captive sector — including Bermuda’s role as the leading international domicile — during a one-hour public webinar being held on Tuesday, 21 February. Although the captive sector reported widespread growth in 2011, the approach of Solvency... Read more of this article

Brookfield Reports Jump In Revenue

Bermuda’s Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. today [Feb.13] reported an increase in both revenue and funds from operations for the year ended Demember 31 compared with 2010. Backed by Canadian interests, Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. is a Bermuda-based limited partnership that is treated as a partnership for US and Canadian... Read more of this article

Dockyard Arts Centre’s Winter Show

The Bermuda Arts Centre at Dockyard’s unjuried winter members show opens to the public on Sunday afternoon [Feb.19]. In conjunction with the opening — being held from from 3.30 to 6 pm — Russian-born artist Sonya Von Walter will be exhibiting a series of works collectively titled “Postcards From Bermuda” in the West End... Read more of this article

Yearwood Helps Set A New Record

Bermudian Ashley Yearwood and her Baylor School 4x200m Freestyle Relay teammates broke their State and National Independent High School record from last year by 1 ½ seconds. Yearwood’s record setting swim is the third record to be broken by local athletes this weekend, following after Tyrone Smith’s record breaking leap in Estonia, and... Read more of this article