Author Archive: Bernews1

Photos: Military Aircraft Leave Bermuda

At approximately 10:45am yesterday [May 8], motorists once again came to a stop on Kindly Field Road to witness visiting military aircraft, this time, preparing to leave. Two large Royal Air Force aircraft have been seen parked at the LF Wade International Airport together with a total of eight smaller fighter type jets. This morning saw one large... Read more of this article

Six Videos: Catlin End To End

Approximately 2,500 people took part in yesterday’s [May 7] Catlin End-to-End Event, Bermuda’s biggest fundraising event of the year. This year’s the money raised will go to Meals on Wheels, The Family Centre, Windreach, Friends of Hospice, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda, Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association, Caron, the Bermuda... Read more of this article

May 15: Royal Bermuda Ascot Event

On May 15th the Royal Bermuda Ascot Garden Party & Horse Show will be held at the Ocean View Farm, and funds raised will be used to support some of the island’s equestrians who have qualified to compete in this years’s Pan Am Games. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Ascot Committee takes great pleasure in inviting you to join us... Read more of this article

Enstar Group Reports First Quarter Profit

Bermuda re/insurer Enstar Group Limited filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the US Securities & Exchange Commission on May 6, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Enstar reported consolidated net earnings of $3.5 million (or $0.26 per fully diluted share) for the three months ended March... Read more of this article

FIFA: “Senseless” Bermuda Murders

The president of FIFA, the world governing body of football, has sent a letter of condolence to the Bermudian football family offering his unwavering support and sympathy upon hearing news of the recent murder of two of the country’s up-and-coming football prospects. Jason Smith, 22 and a striker with PHC football club, was shot dead on May 1. That... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Wins Grand Prix In Japan

[Updated] Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has won the Men’s Long Jump at the IAAF World Challenge/Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Japan. Mr Smith, the Bermuda National Record Holder, won the long jump with a leap of 8.09, just beating out Mitchell Watt of Australia who had come into the competition as the favourite. In third place was Japan’s Yohei Sugai... Read more of this article

2011 Miss Big & Beautiful Pageant

[Written by Cathy Stovell] Twenty-one-year old Asha Galloway beamed between a few tears when she was announced Miss Big and Beautiful 2011. Representing Warwick parish, Ms Galloway also won the title of Miss Super Model Plus. The event held at the amphitheatre of the Southampton Princess had a large crowd of supporters, and sponsors of the 11 contestants,... Read more of this article

Report: U12 Rugby Tour of Ireland

[Written by James O'Shaughnessy] The U-12 team recently returned from their Irish Rugby Tour and Bermuda can be very proud of their under 12’s! A touring party of 39 which included 24 boys, 11 coaches/chaperones and 4 grandparents! The tour was organized with George Hook of Irish Rugby Tours in Dublin. The tour was packed full of activities including... Read more of this article

Photos: Start Of 2011 Catlin Middle To End

After the Catlin End-to-End Event kicked off this morning [May 7] at King’s Square in St.George’s in 8am, the Middle-to-End walkers left at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton in 10am to set off on the 24km/14.7miles walk to Dockyard. The charity walk serves as Bermuda’s largest fund-raising event each year, and this year fund raised will go to... Read more of this article

BMA: Q4 2010 Financial Services Statistics

The Bermuda Monetary Authority this week released its latest regulatory update, containing figures for the final quarter of 2010, and providing year-on-year statistics in respect of the island’s financial services industry. In the banking sector, total assets increased 4.9 percent on the previous quarter, to $23.4 billion for the fourth quarter... Read more of this article

Father’s Heartbreak: Jasai Swan-Burrows

Bermudian Giovanni Burrows, who had been searching for his son Jasai Swan-Burrows for nine years, was finally reunited with him earlier this week — only to have the boy disappear again. According to a friend of Mr. Burrows, US authorities removed Jasai from the custody of his mother, Kim Sakena Swan, and placed him in Mr. Burrows’s care. However... Read more of this article

Photos: Start Of 2011 Catlin End To End

The Catlin End-to-End Event – Bermuda’s largest fund-raising event – kicked off this morning [May 7] at King’s Square in St.George. The Middle-to-End [24km/14.7miles] starts at 10 am at Albuoy’s Point in Hamilton, and the Fun Walk [5km/3miles] starts at 2 pm at Sandys Middle School parking lot. This year’s fund raising goes to Meals... Read more of this article