Author Archive: Bernews1

Photos: Police Week Seniors Tea

On Tuesday [Oct.4] the Bermuda Police Service held a Seniors Tea as part of the Police Week 2011 celebrations. The event recognized the island’s senior citizens, and was well attended. Those gathered were served by police officers and support staff while enjoying food, music by Mr. Gene Steede and his band, as well as prizes won by correctly answering... Read more of this article

BASA To Host Swim Challenge

At the BASA pool this Saturday [Oct.8], a grudge match between the old and new will take place in the water. In what was a stunning and unexpected challenge, three ‘elderly’ or Masters swim squads have challenged the best teenage swimmers on the island to a 4 x 50m freestyle, no holds barred, relay swim race. Some of the competing Masters... Read more of this article

KRyS Global Appoints Carla Colbourne

KRyS Global, a firm dedicated to corporate recovery, insolvency, forensic accounting and business advisory services, today [Oct.6] announces a new appointment within its Bermuda office, which was officially opened on May 5, 2011. Carla Colbourne, a Chartered Accountant, joins the company as a Senior Analyst. In her role, Carla will support the management... Read more of this article

Roban To Attend Barbados Conference

The Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban will attend the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum [CREF] in Bridgetown, Barbados next week. The conference, which takes place from October 12th to 14th, will bring together the largest gathering of renewable energy stakeholders in the Caribbean including energy decision-makers,... Read more of this article

Man Appears In Court On 2004/2006 Charges

The long arm of the law reached back seven years yesterday morning to pick up 44-year-old George’s resident Roger Spencer. Mr Spencer was arrested, held in Police custody, and brought to Plea Court to face charges involving a $500 unpaid balance on a fine that resulted from a traffic offence in 2004. Mr Spencer then faced two more old charges.... Read more of this article

Day #2: Argo Group Gold Cup

[Written by Talbot Wilson] While Day 1 was a drifter, Day 2 in the 2011 Argo Group Gold Cup was a mad, day-long dash. From 9:00 until after 6:00 in the evening, the race committee got off sixteen races for Group 2, sixteen races for Group 3 and twelve for Group 1 for a total of forty-four on the day. Sailors in this penultimate event on the World Match... Read more of this article

Lisa Blackburn Preps For Pan Ams

Lisa Blackburn discusses her training and preparation for the upcoming Pan American Games as well as her goals for an Olympic qualifying time. Lisa said, “I last attended the Pan American Games in 2003 and the atmosphere was electric! I am really looking forward to the Pan Ams again as I hope my experience this year will be just as exciting and... Read more of this article

Commissioner For A Day Winners 2011

As part of Police Week 2011, seven young people were chosen to be ‘Commissioners for a Day’ which was the prize for winning an annual essay and art competition held by the Bermuda Police Service for primary and middle school students across the island. As Police Week 2011’s theme is ‘Policing in the Community’ the students were asked to produce... Read more of this article

Email Address For Payroll Tax Queries

The Ministry of Finance is inviting members of the public who may have any queries stemming from the recent announcements regarding the Temporary Payroll Tax Relief to email retailrelief@gov.bm. Last week Premier Paula Cox announced a series of relief measures for the business sector aimed at providing tangible assistance during these tough economic... Read more of this article

Upcoming: TechWeek 2011

TechWeek 2011 will be held October 7th – October 15th. Now celebrating its 5th anniversary, TechWeek helps promote and showcase technology in Bermuda that is used by everyone, everywhere every day. Minister of Business Development and Tourism Patrice Minors said, “TechWeek is an exciting and important event for all ages in Bermuda. We use technology... Read more of this article

Channel Study Town Hall Meetings

The Ministry of Transport will be conducting a series of Town Hall meetings to solicit input from the public on the recently completed Study of Bermuda’s Shipping Channels. The purpose of the report was to examine options for safe transport of the cruise ships that dominate today’s cruise ship market. The Study examined improvements that may be... Read more of this article

Police Investigate Shooting In Paget

[Updated - Police confirm shooting, say no reported injuries] Police are diverting traffic in the South Road round-a-bout area in Paget this afternoon [Oct.5], and are conducting an investigation in the area. Officials have remain tightlipped at this point and are restricting access to the area, however unofficial reports indicate there may have been... Read more of this article