Author Archive: Bernews1

Upcoming: ‘Rhythmic Moments’ Collection

The ‘Rhythmic Moments’ show opens on Thursday, September 29, at Common Ground Café on Chancery Lane in Hamilton. The show will feature a contemporary multi-media collection by eight artists; Ami Zanders – Silk Screens and Mixed Media, Charles Anderson – Photography on photographic paper, Edwin M.E. Smith – Charcoals and... Read more of this article

‘Are You On The Map?’ Launches

The Bermuda Cultural Map Trust announced the launch of ’Are you on the map?’, a campaign designed to offer organizations and individuals involved in Bermuda’s creative and cultural industries a no-cost marketing and cross-promotion opportunity. The Bermuda Cultural Map Trust is a Bermuda-registered charity whose vision is to provide... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy Finishes 3rd in Colorado

Flora Duffy finished third in the Boulder Racing CX Valmont Park Race on September 17th. Ms Duffy finished the tough course in a time of 44:01, while Nicole Duke riding for Natural Grocers Cycling Team finished first in a time of 42:33, and Alison Powers from Cross Propz Racing finished second clocking 43:54. Watch a highlight video of the women’s... Read more of this article

Johnny Barnes Film Wins Documentary Award

‘Mr Happy Man’, a documentary on Johnny Barnes, won the ‘Best Documentary Short’ at the 13th annual Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham last month. Director Matt Morris said he was browsing photographs on Flickr.com one day and came across an image of Mr. Barnes with a caption describing the living Bermudian legend’s morning... Read more of this article

Two Men Charged: Break-in With Fake Gun

In Magistrate’s Court this morning [Sept.20], two 22-year-old Southampton men were charged with trespassing and breaking into the Southampton residence of a female in the early hours of the morning of 17th September 2011. The allegation laid out by the charge was that the the two – O’Brien Gibbons and Sean Evans – had an imitation... Read more of this article

Photos: Saturday’s Rugby Tournament

The Bermuda Rugby Football Union’s season opened at the Warwick Academy School Field this past Saturday [Sept.17]. In Ladies action, the match between the Mariners and Police ended scoreless 0 – 0, while Nikki Jones scored her second Try of the tournament as the Renegades defeated the Teachers 1 – 0. The final two Ladies matches both ended scoreless... Read more of this article

Montpelier To Sell U.S. Insurance Business

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., a leading provider of short-tail reinsurance and other specialty lines, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Selective Insurance Group, Inc. for the sale of Montpelier U.S. Insurance Company [MUSIC], the Company’s U.S. excess and surplus lines insurance business. Consideration for the transaction... Read more of this article

Second Screening For ‘The First Grader’

The Weekend Film Series has added a second screening of The First Grader, an uplifting feature film about an 84-year-old Kenyan man who attends school for the first time. The film will screen on Sunday September 25 at 3.30 p.m. in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Tickets are on sale now at the Oceans Gift Shop... Read more of this article

Torus Acquires Lloyd’s Syndicate 1301

Bermuda-based Torus today [Sept.20] confirmed it has entered into an agreement with Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Limited to acquire London-based Lloyd’s Syndicate 1301 and its corporate members Broadgate Underwriting Limited and Broadgate Underwriting 2010 Limited. Subject to approval by Lloyd’s, the acquisition will enable Torus to write... Read more of this article

Tomorrow: World Alzheimer’s Day

The Ministry of Health and the Bermuda Hospitals Board invited the public to join them in recognizing World Alzheimer’s Day 2011 tomorrow [Sept.21]. The theme for World Alzheimer’s Day 2011 is ‘Faces of Dementia.’ World Alzheimer’s Day was launched on September 21st 1994 by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI). Minister... Read more of this article

Lahey Physicians To Speak In Bermuda

Dr. Brady McKee and Dr. Andrea McKee [pictured], a husband and wife team from the Lahey Clinic in Boston, will serve as the guest speakers at an upcoming dinner lecture for physicians. More than forty guests, including nearly thirty local doctors, are expected to attend the dinner lecture which will provide Continuing Medical Education [CME] credit... Read more of this article

Golf: 2011 PGA Grand Slam Tickets On Sale

An all-rookie field – Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, U.S. Open Champion Rory McIlroy and Open Champion Darren Clarke both from Northern Ireland, and from the United States, PGA Champion Keegan Bradley – form the elite foursome for the 29th PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Oct. 17-19, in Bermuda at Port Royal Golf Course. A limited number... Read more of this article