Author Archive: Bernews1

Drug Importation: Cruise Ship Workers Charged

Two West Indian cruise ship workers appeared in Magistrates’ Court today [Aug.12] charged with drug importation, with one man pleading guilty while the other defendant pleaded not guilty. Both men were remanded into custody. ZBM reported two Royal Caribbean Cruise Line employees were charged with importing an estimated 200 grams of cocaine with... Read more of this article

Squash: Bermuda Men’s Team Lose To Cayman

The Bermuda Men’s Squash Team began team play in Cayman on Day One of the Caribbean Team Squash Championships. The Bermuda Team of Micah Franklin [pictured], Noah Browne, Chris Stout, Anthony Fellowes & Spencer Moss all saw action against the Cayman’s Men’s team going down 5 – 0. Sixth seeded Cayman were overjoyed as they defeated... Read more of this article

June 2011 Consumer Price Index

Consumers paid 2.8% more in June 2011 than they did a year ago for the CPI basket of goods and services. The rate of inflation increased from the 2.5% measured in May. Between May and June of 2011, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% The all-items index increased from the 116.3 index points recorded last month,... Read more of this article

Venetta Symonds Appointed BHB CEO

Bermudian Venetta Symonds – presently Deputy CEO – will become Bermuda Hospital Board’s [BHB] next Chief Executive Officer after David Hill’s five year contract ends on 6 April 2012. Mr Hill joined BHB at the end of 2006, hired after an international recruitment process. “Indeed, one of his key deliverables was to ensure... Read more of this article

Goater, Steede & Bean Win BFA Awards

The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] held their prize presentation last night [Aug.11] at Cafe Four in Hamilton, with Shaun Goater, Tumani Steede and Ralph Bean Jr. all picking up awards. Shaun Goater from North Village Rams won Coach of the Year, Tumani Steede from Devonshire Cougars won Young Player of the Year and Ralph Bean Jr. from North Village... Read more of this article

Eric Bean Presents ‘Return to Paradise’.

Bermudian dancer and choreographer Eric Bean Jr. will be presenting an evening of dance that he hopes will stimulate positive dialogue about the ills plaguing Bermuda, entitled ‘Return to Paradise’. Featuring some of Bermuda’s best young dancers, Return to Paradise is a seventy minute production choreographed entirely by Mr. Bean. It will run... Read more of this article

Video Replay: One Bermuda Alliance Town Hall

[Updated] Tune in below to watch the One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] Town Hall, which is being held this evening [Aug.11] at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Warwick. The panelists are OBA MPs Bob Richards, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, Dr. Grant Gibbons and Senator Craig Cannonier and they are discussing “the OBA’s plans to grow jobs, reduce debt and make the... Read more of this article

Ministry: ‘Driver Will Be Reinstated After Drug Test’

The Ministry of Transport released a statement this afternoon [Aug.11] saying the suspended bus driver will be reinstated once she takes a drug test. A female bus driver has been suspended for seven weeks after refusing to take a drug test after an accident which saw a passenger’s hand injured in June. This morning BIU President Chris Furbert said... Read more of this article

Video: Chief Fire Officer Hollinsid On HWP Fire

The Bermuda Fire Service continues to investigate the cause of the fire that destroyed the HWP building earlier this week. Speaking earlier today [Aug.11], Chief Fire Officer Vincent Hollinsid said, “The investigation is ongoing, they are making good progress. I meet with them on a regular basis just to be kept abreast of the developments.” He... Read more of this article

Summer Internship Program Community Service

The 12 Bermudian university students participating in the ninth annual Summer Internship Program [SIP], today [Aug.11] presented the results of their community service projects at a closing ceremony in the ACE building. Developed by a partnership between ACE Group, HSBC Bermuda and Deloitte, the SIP provides students with a unique learning experience... Read more of this article

Department of Border Control To Be Formed

Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief announced this morning [Aug.11] the ‘Department of Border Control’ will be formed, with Government “working toward a soft implementation of 1st September.” The new Department will be formed through an amalgamation of the elements of Customs and The Department of Immigration already... Read more of this article