Author Archive: Bernews1

Carnival Fantasy Cruise To Bypass Bermuda

Due to Hurricane Irene – the first hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic Season – the Carnival Fantasy will skip its visit to Bermuda this week. The Carnival Fantasy is loading in Charleston today [Aug.25], however due to the approaching storm, it will bypass Bermuda and visit Cozumel, Mexico and Key West, Florida. The Fantasy returns to Charleston... Read more of this article

21 Employees Affected By HWP Job Cuts

[Updated] As a consequence of the August 8th fire, HWP said they have “been required to lay off and to give notice to a number of its team members. The total number of staff affected is 21.” Jonathan Brewin, President and CEO, “We are not in a position to employ the same staff levels (as we did prior to the fire) due to the financial impact... Read more of this article

Commonwealth Youth Games Team Named

The Bermuda Olympic Association today [Aug.25] officially announced the names of the athletes who will represent Bermuda at the Commonwealth Youth Games, which are being held from September 7- 13 2011 in the Isle of Man. Eight athletes will represent Bermuda in four sports. Bruce DeGrilla, Scott Clarke, Akeila Richardson and Kyle Webb will compete in... Read more of this article

Security: Bermuda Footballers in Trinidad

Acting Minister of National Security Michael Weeks confirmed that he has been advised on security arrangements for the Bermuda National Football team set to play in Trinidad & Tobago shortly. The Minister said: “This is an international event and the governing body for football in the region and internationally is responsible for security. However,... Read more of this article

Songopoly Teams Up With Olympic Association

The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] received a boost when it formed a strategic alliance with TV program Songopoly. The music trivia show, which ran its first season on VSB-TV 11 earlier this year, is gearing up to hit the TV screens for Season 2 in October with a 30-show series. One of the questions each episode will raise much needed funds for selected... Read more of this article

Eastern & Western County Teams Announced

The Eastern County Cricket Association and the Western County Cricket Associations have named their teams that will play in a 55 over per innings match with unlimited bowling and no fielding restrictions at the Sea Breeze Oval on Saturday August 27th starting at 10:00am. The Eastern County team will be led by Bailey’s Bay captain Stephen Outerbridge,... Read more of this article

Cup Match Radio Commentators Retire

Cup Match commentators Albert Steede and Cleon Scotland have announced their retirement from broadcasting. On the heels of one of the most exciting Cup Match Classics in recent memory, both men have decided that the time is right to step aside from their roles at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company. Former Bermuda and Somerset Cup Match captain Albert... Read more of this article

U/15 Cricket Team Beat United States

The Bermuda Cricket Board National Academy U/15 team put on an excellent performance to beat the USA in the ICC U15 Americas Northern Division Championship being held in Winnipeg, Canada. Bermuda won the toss and elected to bat. Bermuda scored 213/7 in their allotted 40 overs. Delray Rawlins was the top scorer with 39 from 64 deliveries, while Detre... Read more of this article

OBA On Election: “We Expect To Field A Full Slate”

The One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] said they expect to field a full slate of candidates at the next general election. The OBA presently hold 10 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly, with John Barritt, Shawn Crockwell, Dr. Grant Gibbons, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Donte Hunt, Louise Jackson, Trevor Moniz, Mark Pettingill, Bob Richards and Cole Simons all... Read more of this article

Eqecat: Virginia Quake Losses Under $100m

Catastrophe modeling company Eqecat said the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia yesterday [Aug.24] caused less than $100 million in insured losses. A statement released by the company said, “Earthquake loss estimates are very sensitive to the measurement of the earthquake magnitude. EQECAT’s modeling indicates that an increment... Read more of this article

Day #4: Bermuda At World Squash Champs

Bermuda took on Scotland yesterday [Aug.24] after finishing 4th in a very tough Group Stage in the 2011 World Team Squash Championships being held in Paderborne, Germany. Bermuda went down 3 – 0 to Scotland, with Harry Leitch defeating Chris Stout in straight sets 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 in 26 minutes. Alan Clyne defeated Micah Franklin in straight sets... Read more of this article

Ian Parker Appointed Hardy COO

Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited announced the appointment of Ian Parker as Chief Operating Officer. Mr Parker joins from Zurich Financial Services, where he was Chief Executive of Direct & Partnership European General Insurance and Chairman of Zuritel S.p.A and Deutsche Allgemeiner Versicherung. Prior to this he has worked for a range of other... Read more of this article