Author Archive: Bernews1

Drunk Driver Gets 15 Months in Jail

Today [Feb 3] a 41-year-old man who struck and injured a pedestrian last year was handed a 15 month prison sentence. Ashley Redmond was driving his motorcycle while over the legal limit on May 11, 2010, when he struck Sylvan Dill, who was walking in the area of the junction of Reid and King streets. Mr. Dill was hospitalised for three days, and also... Read more of this article

Reopening of College’s Tech Education Centre

This afternoon [Feb 3] saw the official opening of the newly renovated Technical Education Centre at the Bermuda College. The two-year project, undertaken to a large degree by its students, sees new additions of state-of-the-art classrooms and office space to the 15-year old Technical Education Centre, home of the Division of Applied Science & Technology,... Read more of this article

Premier: ‘No More Business As Usual’

[Updated with video] There can be no more business as usual in Bermuda — and both the public and private sectors need to reassess and retool the traditional ways they operate if the island is to enjoy renewed economic growth, Premier Cox said this afternoon [Feb.3]. Speaking at a press conference to discuss the achievements of her first... Read more of this article

Free Screenings for Healthy Heart Month

As part of Healthy Heart Month, nurses from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Outpatient Services will offer free health screenings in the hospital lobby between 11:00am and 2:00pm on Wednesday, 9 and 23 February 2011. “Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women around the world and affects half of all Bermudians,” says... Read more of this article

Cooper’s Boss Responds: Employment Practices

A.S. Cooper & Sons Managing Director, Somers Cooper responded to comments made by Bermuda Industrial Union boss, Chris Furbert on last night’s [Feb 2] evening news. Mr. Cooper said “A.S. Cooper’s unfortunately had to temporarily lay off one full-time sales assistant during the winter months and did so complying fully with the Employment... Read more of this article

Health Minister: ‘Leading By Example’

[Updated with video] Minister of Health Zane DeSilva said he has attempted to lead by example since being appointed to his portfolio by Premier Cox one hundred days ago — donating blood, having a colonoscopy and being vaccinated for flu in an effort to heighten public awareness of health management issues. Minister DeSilva said he has also... Read more of this article

Jamaica to Host 2011 Carifta Games

After months of uncertainty and fears the games would be cancelled, officials today [Feb 3] confirmed that Jamaica will host this year’s Carifta Games, which will be held from April 23-25. The annual track and field championships, which attracts the region’s top junior athletes, was in danger of being cancelled for the first time in its... Read more of this article

Roban: Insert Bermuda into Satellite Industry

[Updated with video] Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban spoke at a press conference this afternoon [Feb 3], and revealed that “there have been steps taken within our Ministry to insert the presence of Bermuda into the satellite industry,” and that the “European Space Agency has tentatively been... Read more of this article

Blakeney: ‘Empowerment of Our People’

[Updated with video] Development of an anti-doping sports act, the awarding of Cultural Legacy Fund grants to individuals and community organisations and groundbreaking on the new national swimming pool are just a few of the achievements of the last one hundred days, Minister of Youth, Families, Sports & Community Development Glenn Blakeney said... Read more of this article

Hamilton Weekend Road Closures

The City of Hamilton today announced two road closures over the weekend. On Saturday, February 5 between 6:00am and 10:00pm, Parliament Street between Victoria and Dundonald Streets will be closed to traffic in both directions while equipment is placed on the roof of the Bermuda Monitory Authority Building. Additionally, trenching work will take place... Read more of this article

Public Information Minister: First 100 Days

[Updated with video] To mark the first hundred days of Premier Paula Cox’s administration, Government Ministers today [Feb 3] held a press conference to highlight the accomplishments of the various departments and agencies which fall under their portfolios. Public Information Minister Neletha Butterfield said both the Bermuda National Library... Read more of this article

Bermuda Triangle of Stress Relief

A Canadian travel columnist whose stress vanished while she was on the island isn’t sure whether to credit Bermuda’s laid-back ambience — or the Bermuda Triangle and other mystical associations. Writing with her tongue partially in her cheek in the “Toronto Star” today [Feb.3], Carol Perehudoff said she arrived at Cambridge... Read more of this article