Author Archive: Bernews1

Woman Pleads Guilty To Assault

In Magistrates Court on Friday [Nov.18] 28-year-old Sereana Burch was given a twelve month Conditional Discharge after she had pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting another woman, Nicole Ebbin, who, it was said, had a baby fathered by the man married to Ms Burch. The charge stemmed from an incident on 5th October 2011 when Ms Burch is said to have... Read more of this article

Artist Dublin Explores Bermuda’s Landscapes

Grenada-born Bermuda artist Frank Dublin explores the island’s rural scenery with his characteristic eye for small but telling details in an upcoming Hamilton show. Mr. Dublin’s exhibit “ Rural Icons and Abstractions” — which will also feature recent work by Bermudian painter and photographer — opens at the Common Ground... Read more of this article

Ex-Premier To Speak At Jamaica Alma Mater

Former Bermuda Premier Dr. Ewart Brown will be the guest speaker at his Jamaica alma mater’s prize-giving ceremony this week. A 1964 graduate of the historic St. Jago High School in Spanish Town, he will be speaking to students on Thursday [Nov. 24]. ” It is an honour to be invited back to St. Jago on this auspicious occasion,” said... Read more of this article

Bermuda Netball League Results

The Bermuda Netball League Season continued on Saturday [Nov.19] at the Bernard Park. In Under 12 Division action, the Cougars Cubs lost by default to the Netts Greens, while the Young Men Social Club Baby Bluebirds went down 19 – 9 to the Netts Whites and the Colts Warriors went down 30 – 11 to the Lady Rams. In the Under 14 Division, the Lady... Read more of this article

Burrows Lightbourn Backs Taxi Programme

CADA has announced Burrows Lightbourn would continue, for the fourth year, their supporting sponsorship of the “Let Us Drive” taxi programme. “Let Us Drive” is a free, don’t drink and drive taxi service, operated by CADA, every Friday night between 3:15am and 3:45am from outside the LOM Building on Reid Street. In making the... Read more of this article

Economy Minister Details Career Centre Plans

Bermuda job seekers will soon be able to avail themselves of a one-stop career centre connecting them with education, training and employment opportunities, Economy, Trade & Industry Minister Patrice Minors told Parliament on Friday [Nov. 18]. Ms Minors was introducing legislation that will amalgamate the National Training Board with the new Labour... Read more of this article

45 Minute Outage For 7,900 Customers

A BELCO Power Station engine tripped at around 1am this morning [Nov.21], causing 7900 customers to lose power for approximately 45 minutes. A BELCO spokesperson said, “At 1:02 AM on Monday, 21 November 2011, BELCO’s system initiated a load shed when one East Power Station engine tripped, followed by two more engines. “Approximately 7900... Read more of this article

2010 Health Financing Summit Report

As Bermuda prepares for the 2011 Health Financing Summit, take a look back at the 2010 – which summarizes last year’s discussions at the Summit, which was held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. The objectives of the Health Financing Summit 2010 were three-fold, to: engage industry stakeholders in discussion about rising healthcare costs and possible... Read more of this article

Videos: Premier’s Concert Showcases Local Talent

Scores of people turned out last night [Nov.19] at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium to see some of the Island’s top young performers take the stage for the Premier’s Concert. The Premier’s Concert — first introduced in December of 1985 by then Cultural Affairs Officer Ruth Thomas — is presented by the Department of Community... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Tokio Youth Bike Races

The Tokio Youth Mountain Bike Series kicked off yesterday [Nov.19] with scores of children turning up at the Arboretum to participate in the races. The free seven race series, sponsored by Tokio Millenium Re Ltd. and Bicycle Works, is sanctioned by the Bermuda Bicycle Association, returns for a sixth year on November 19th. - Its aim is to introduce... Read more of this article

Group To Host Parallel Computing Seminar

A world authority in the field of parallel computing will be providing an introductory seminar on the subject to the Bermuda .NET Users Group next month [Dec.1], Before moving to Bermuda, Tiberiu Covaci worked in Sweden as developer and architect in different projects. In 2004 he started Many-core, a company that helped customers around Europe to... Read more of this article

Videos: Minister Furbert Sings In UK

[Updated] Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert’s version of “Bermuda Is Another World” at a London hospitality event reached an international audience when his impromptu performance went out over the social networking site Twitter, he revealed in Parliament on Friday [Nov. 18]. Mr. Furbert said he sang the opening verse of the island’s... Read more of this article