Author Archive: Bernews1

Upcoming: Speed Dating Fundraising Event

Melange, a registered Bermuda charity, will be hosting a speed dating event on Wednesday February 1st 2012 at Flanagan’s Irish Pub & Sports Bar. You must be single, and between 30 and 55 years old to participate. There is space for 40 participants, and the fee is $25 per person. Melange is a registered Bermuda charity, whose primary goal is to... Read more of this article

Alterrra Q4 Loss Estimate: $50 Million

Bermuda-based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited said it expects to record fourth quarter 2011 losses from catastrophe events of approximately $50 million, including an initial loss estimate from the severe flooding in Thailand during the fourth quarter of approximately $30 million, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. A statement... Read more of this article

Bermuda Police To Assist In Montserrat

[Updated] Following allegations of police misconduct, police officers from Bermuda and the Cayman Islands will travel to Montserrat next week to assist The Royal Montserrat Police Service with the investigation. The Bermuda officers are assisting under a co-operation agreement on reciprocal law enforcement assistance between the Caribbean Overseas Territories. A... Read more of this article

Yearwood Wins 50 Yard Freestyle

Bermudian swimmer Ashley Yearwood helped her school Baylor win the Nike Swim Winter Invitational in Chattanooga, Tennessee this past weekend [Jan.14/15] Yearwood took part in a total of six events, never finishing outside the top five, and winning a Gold Medal in the Girls 50 Yard Freestyle. Swimming in the Girls 200 Yard Freestyle, Yearwood was clocked... Read more of this article

Aspen Estimates Thai Floods: $54 Million

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced an initial estimate of losses of $54 million, net of applicable reinsurance, reinstatement premiums and tax, for the flooding in Thailand. This is consistent with estimated industry insured losses of $15 billion arising from widespread flooding, which occurred in Thailand in October and November 2011. “Aspen’s... Read more of this article

Blackburn & Burch On U.S. Training

Lisa Blackburn and Roy-Allan Burch [pictured] have both been training hard with their club teams in the US. They were both given an unprecedented opportunity to train at the US Olympic training center pool in Colorado Springs. In the year of the Olympics this pool is reserved for US National team swimmers but with both of our athlete’s participating... Read more of this article

3rd Annual Bacardi National Par-3 Champs

The Fairmont Southampton and Bacardi International will host the 3rd Annual Bacardi National Par-3 Championship, a two-day 36-hole championship golf tournament will be played at The Fairmont Southampton on March 23-25, 2012. The tournament will this year benefit the Red Cross and The New Beginnings Education Trust. The Tournament is sanctioned by the... Read more of this article

Videos: Ultimate Bermuda Experience

Winners of an online sweepstakes descended on the island to participate in the first annual Ultimate Bermuda Experience held yesterday [Jan.17]. Inspired by Phil Keogan, producer and host of CBS’s The Amazing Race, the Ultimate Bermuda Experience took the group on a tour of different spots on the island to experience Bermuda’s sights and culture. The... Read more of this article

Police Seize ‘Quantity of Drugs’

This evening [Jan.18] the Bermuda Police Service confirmed that as a “result of specific information,” contact was made with the management of Butterfield & Vallis and the Drug Unit seized a “quantity of controlled drug.” A police spokesperson said, “An active investigation is underway which includes American law enforcement... Read more of this article

Verdict: Guilty Of Attempted Murder:

22-year-old Anwar Muhammad was found guilty this afternoon [Jan.18] of attempted murder and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. Mr Muhammad was charged with the shooting of Princeton Burrows in August of 2010 in Sandys parish. Mr Burrows was shot while at the junction of Middle Road in Sandys and Woodlawn Road [outside Maximart] at 3.45pm... Read more of this article

Tucker’s Point Seeking New Manager

[Updated] Rosewood Tucker’s Point confirmed that General Manager Brian Young is no longer with the company effective today [Jan.18]. Erich Steinbock, Regional Vice President, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts said, “We can confirm that effective January 18, Brian Young is no longer with Rosewood Tucker’s Point. “As we search for a new General... Read more of this article

12-Yr-Old Hospitalized After Collision

[Updated] A 12-year-old boy is hospitalized after being struck by a truck last night [Jan.17] on North Shore. A police spokesperson said, “Around 5:40pm on Tuesday January 17th, police received a report of a collision. It appears that a truck was travelling along North Shore Road, Pembroke when a collision occurred with a pedestrian near the junction... Read more of this article