Author Archive: Bernews1

Upcoming: Community Coalition Academy

It is not too late for community stakeholders to sign up for the inaugural Community Coalition Academy which will take place 1 December through 3 December at the Police Recreation Club in Prospect. The Academy has culminated from the Bermuda Coalition Advisory Committee which is comprised of representatives from PRIDE Bermuda, in partnership with the... Read more of this article

Tourism Contributed $658M To GDP

In 2010, the travel and tourism industry contributed $658 million to GDP, according to statistics released today [Nov.29]. The Department of Statistics released the 2010 Tourism Satellite Account [TSA] report, which measures the economic value of tourism to Bermuda. The report said that in 2010, a total of 585,266 visitors to Bermuda translated into... Read more of this article

$1,000 Fine For Heroin Possession

In Magistrates Court this morning [Nov.29], before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner, 60-year-old Wendell Santucci pleaded guilty to possessing 0.05 grams of the controlled drug diamorphine [heroin] in the playground parking lot on Parson’s Road in Pembroke at 10:00am on 19th August 2011. The DPP Prosecutor told the Magistrate that Mr Santucci was seen... Read more of this article

OBA: Mykkal, Atherden & Crockwell

[Updated with videos] The One Bermuda Alliance today [Nov.29] introduced three new Parliamentary candidates who will represent the party at the island’s next General Election — Ras Mykkal, Jeanne Atherden and Shawn Crockwell. Well-known sports photographer, musician and social commentator Ras Mykkal will be contesting Constituency #26, Warwick... Read more of this article

Maya Angelou Kwanzaa Documentary

Kwanzaa is not an African-American replacement for Christmas — it is a cultural celebration rather than a religious holiday. And Bermudians who want to learn more about the annual observance now have an opportunity to do so when Citizens For Uprooting Racism in Bermuda [CURB] and Chewstick screen the groundbreaking film “Black Candle”... Read more of this article

Blackberry Theft: Guest Worker Fined

In Magistrates Court this morning [Nov.29], communicating through an interpreter, 28-year-old guest worker Joao Miguel Santo pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a Blackberry Torch cellphone valued at $700, was fined $2,000 and ordered to pay $700 restitution. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner was told that around 10:50pm on 30th September 2011, at... Read more of this article

Appleby’s Four Citywealth Nominations

Bermuda’s Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has been shortlisted for four categories in the Citywealth Offshore Awards due to take place on January 25, 2012 in London. The firm has been nominated in the UK Offshore Law Firm of the Year, UK Offshore Trust Company of the Year, Caribbean... Read more of this article

Video: Hurricane Season In Five Minutes

The Atlantic Hurricane Season lasts five months — from June 1 to November 30. But a new US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] time-lapse satellite animation allows viewers to watch the formation and progression of all of this year’s tropical storms in just five minutes. The 2011 hurricane season spared Bermuda but... Read more of this article

Protected Species Penalties Toughened

New measures approved by Parliament on Friday [Nov.25] stiffen penalties for harming the island’s protected species including the Cahow, Bermuda Skink, Spotted Eagle Ray, Green Turtle, Diamondback Terrapin, Yellowwood, Bermuda Killifish, Bermuda Bedstraw, Bermuda Snowberry and Bermuda Cedar. Amendments to the Protected Species Act will see penalties... Read more of this article

Major Changes To Island’s Companies Act

Major changes to the way Bermuda’s off-shore sector conducts business on the island were introduced in Parliament on Friday [Nov. 25]. The Companies Amendment [No. 2] Bill 2011 was tabled in the House of Assembly by the Ministry of Business Development & Tourism. The proposed legislation proposes significant amendments to the Companies Act 1981,... Read more of this article

American Airlines Files For Bankruptcy

The parent company of American Airlines, one of the key air carriers serving Bermuda, filed for bankruptcy protection in the US this morning [Nov.29]. The airline has daily flights to Bermuda from New York and Miami and plans on continuing with its regular schedules while it works through a major corporate restructuring. According to a report in today’s... Read more of this article

Young Bermudian Lawyer Called To Bar

Bermuda’s Supreme Court was full of friends, family and colleagues on Friday [Nov. 25] as young Bermudian lawyer Stephanie Paiva Sanderson was admitted to the Bermuda Bar by Justice Ian Kawaley. Mrs. Sanderson said, “I’m very happy to have achieved this step, and I would sincerely like to thank everybody who has supported me through... Read more of this article