Author Archive: Bernews1

Caribbean Squash Champs: Day #2 Report

The Men’s Bermuda Squash Team continued play in the Cayman Islands on Day #2 of the 2011 Caribbean Individual Squash Championships. Bermuda is the defending champion in the team division, and is competing against athletes from the Caymans, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, OECS, Barbados, Bahamas and Guyana. The Bermuda Team of Micah Franklin, Noah... Read more of this article

Ross ‘Blackie’ Talbot Scholarships Awarded

Clement Talbot, chairman of the Ross “Blackie” Talbot Charity Classic [RBTCC], announced the distribution of $85,000 in RBT education awards to 10 deserving students. David-Vernon Bean, Michiko Campbell, Khamani Fox, Kejon Sampson, Kendra Simons, Sherlina Thomas, Aaron Bassett, Winston Godwin, Tia Kipps, and Uthmani Talbot all received scholarships... Read more of this article

Health Ministry Highlights Summer Students

A press conference was held to highlight the Ministry of Health’s initiative to employ summer students to provide them with experience in their area of interest, and four students who are currently placed in summer programmes were introduced. Kelee Darrell has been working with Day Care Centers across the island and has helped the Environmental Health... Read more of this article

Swimming: Nic Patterson Training in Calgary

After returning from Puerto Rico, Nic Patterson from the Sharks Swim Club flew to Calgary to train with Cascade Swimming Club for the month of July. He flew with Cascade to Montreal to compete in the Canadian Age Group Championships on July 25th. The meet started slow for him with a disappointing time in the 100m fly. However, things improved on the... Read more of this article

‘Hiring Consultants: What Are The Guidelines?’

[Updated] Shadow Justice Minister Trevor Moniz has asked about Government’s process of hiring consultants, saying the public should know what the guidelines are. Mr Moniz cited statements made last week denying Anthony Santucci was hired as a consultant, with the Cabinet Secretary saying “there has not been a submission to the Review Committee,”... Read more of this article

Football: Bermuda U/17 Women’s Team

Bermuda’s U-17 Women’s World Cup team will compete in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) qualifying tournament in Bahamas. The tournament will feature three teams, Bermuda, Antigua & Barbuda and host country Bahamas beginning Sunday August 14th – Thursday August 18th. The U-17 squad has been hard at training these past few months at the... Read more of this article

Sen. Furbert On Palacio “Black Apartheid” Exhibit

Senator Laverne Furbert has hit back at aspects of the recent artistic showing by Manuel Palacio, as well as statements he made about his latest exhibit entitled “Black Apartheid”. Mr Palacio said, “Black apartheid is about the similarities under a Black Government and its white counterpart; in fact I believe there are no changes with the... Read more of this article

Carrington Mahoney Wins Prosecutor of the Year

Deputy Director of Prosecutions Carrington Mahoney has been awarded the International Association of Prosecutors Award of Prosecutor of the Year 2011. The International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) is the only worldwide organisation representing prosecutors. It has 130 organisational members from over 90 countries, representing over 200, 000 prosecutors... Read more of this article

Pearman Wins BPGA Tour at Belmont Hills

Dwayne Pearman Sr. duplicated his sons win during the Par 3 Junior Championships over the weekend, when he won the Bermuda Professional Golfers Association’s Tour Round at the Belmont Hills Golf Course. Pearman shot an 1-over par 71, finishing two strokes ahead of Dwayne Gibson who shot a 3-over par 73, Eardley Jones finished third after he shot 4-over... Read more of this article

Football: BFA Announce Award Nominees

Bermuda Football Association’s Deputy Chairman of Competitions Stephen Coddington, announced the nominees for the BFA Awards presentation. Mr Coddington said, “We have had to do things a little different, but at this time we feel this is the way we have to go, we have three categories, which are the Coach of the Year, Young Player of the Year and... Read more of this article

CandleLight Vigil Held For Troy ‘Yankee’ Rawlins

Last night [Aug.9] a candlelight vigil was held in memory of murder victim Raymond Troy “Yankee” Rawlins – who was fatally shot one year ago. The vigil was held yards away from where Mr Rawlins was gunned down on August 9, 2010 on Court Street. Friends and family, old and young, gathered to recall Mr Rawlins on the first anniversary... Read more of this article

OBA To Host Town Hall Tomorrow

The One Bermuda Alliance will host a Town Hall tomorrow evening [Aug.11] at 7pm at St. Mary’s Church Hall in Warwick. The panelists will be OBA MPs Bob Richards, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin and Dr. Grant Gibbons. The theme is “Let’s Get Bermuda Working Again,” and topics to be discussed include “the OBA’s plans to grow... Read more of this article