Author Archive: Bernews1

Bacardi To Lay Off 13 Staff Members

Bacardi will be laying off 13 staff members at the end of this year. The company said affected employees will be granted “generous severance packages”, and that eight of the employees who are at or near retirement age will be offered enhanced pension and benefit packages. Patricia M. Neal, spokesperson for Bacardi Limited, said: “Bacardi... Read more of this article

Photos: Rangers Win 2011 T20 Finals

Southampton Rangers are the 2011 Lindo’s Twenty20 Champions after beating St. David’s Cricket Club by 19 runs yesterday [Sept.25]. Southampton Rangers batted first and were bowled all out for 102, Dion Stovell was the top scorer with 31, while Kwame Tucker added 19. Loren Marshall was the pick of the St. David’s Cricket Club bowlers with figures... Read more of this article

British MP Visits Cricket Match

Henry Bellingham, Minister for the Overseas Territories, is visiting Bermuda this week and yesterday [Sept.25] he stopped by the National Sports Centre, where the Bermuda National Cricket Team were playing MCC. Mr Bellingham was accompanied to the cricket game by Governor Sir Richard Gozney and ADC Captain Clifford Powell. Related Stories UK Parliament:... Read more of this article

Photos: Bermuda Lose To MCC

In their first match-up played yesterday [Sept.25] at the National Sports Centre, Bermuda lost to MCC by 56 runs [MCC 146/5 Bermuda 90/8] MCC batted first in their first tour match of 2011 to Bermuda, opener Chris Thompson batted through the innings scoring 85 not out as MCC scored 146/5 in their allotted 20 overs. Josh Knappett added 15, Damali Bell... Read more of this article

Bacardi Awarded Carbon Trust Standard

Bermuda based Bacardi Limited announced its United Kingdom operations have been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action to measure, manage and reduce its carbon footprint by nearly 13% over three years. The collective amount of savings totals more than 4,400 tons of CO2, equivalent to the emissions from taking 1,128 UK cars off the road... Read more of this article

Photos: 2011 ‘Give Back Games’ At Horseshoe

The third annual ‘Give Back Games’ was held on Thursday [Sept.22] at Horseshoe Bay Beach, and saw executives and staff from some of Bermuda’s leading international companies compete to raise over $70,000 for the charities of their choice. 11 teams, each representing a charity of their choosing, sent teams of eight to the beach to build sand castles,... Read more of this article

Allied World Declares Quarterly Dividend

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that it has approved a quarterly dividend equal to $0.375 per share payable on October 7, 2011 to shareholders of record on October 3, 2011, subject to a required filing with the Swiss Commercial Register in Zug. The company’s transfer agent will make dividend payments in United States dollars. A... Read more of this article

TECHSHOWCASE Exhibitors List

Chamber of Commerce, organizers of TECHSHOWCASE, announced the exhibitors for the upcoming event. Marisa Stones, Chair, Business Technology Division stated, “We are grateful for the support Chamber Members and public companies have provided in helping to make a tradeshow possible. We are fortunate to have a cross-section of the Bermuda’s technology... Read more of this article

First Division Football Results

Yesterday [Sept.25] a host of football games were played across the Island, the results for the First Division games follow below: Somerset Eagles 2 Prospect United 2 At the White Hill Field, Somerset Eagles took the lead in the 20th minute when Stevie Dread found the back of the net. Two minutes later Kenneth DeSilva equalized for Prospect United.... Read more of this article

Golf: Jones & Augustus Finish 11th

The Bermuda team of Nick Jones and Daniel Augustus have finished 11th in the Golf World Cup Qualifier held in Venezuela. During the tournament Mr Augustus was struck by severe food poisoning, however still managed to soldier on. The 72-hole event, which awards three berths into the $7.5 million Omega Mission Hills World Cup, saw teams from Argentina,... Read more of this article

Bean Wins Athlete Of The Week

Bermudian footballer Keishen Bean, who plays for Cape Breton University in Canada, has been awarded the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Male Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sept. 18, 2011. Cape Breton said, “Bean, a fourth-year student from Sandys, Bermuda, also found the back of the net five times last weekend as the No. 6-ranked Capers... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Red Cross Yard Sale

The Bermuda Red Cross will be hosting a Yard Sale at Bermuda Red Cross Headquarters, 9 Berry Hill Road, Paget on Friday, October 7th from 9:00am – 6:00pm, and Saturday, October 8th from 9:00am – 12 noon. Books, toys, puzzles, sporting goods, games, artwork, bric-a-brac, misc. household items and much more will be on sale, with all proceeds to support... Read more of this article