Author Archive: Bernews1

BlackMatch Racing Wins Argo Group Gold Cup

Adam Minoprio’s BlackMatch Racing has won the 67th annual Argo Group Gold Cup. The Kiwi crew defeated Keith Swinton’s Black Swan Racing from Australia, 3-2, in a dramatic final. With a southerly wind blowing around 10 knots the crews were racing the width of Hamilton Harbour. That placed the windward mark under the southern shore and in... Read more of this article

PLP To Hold Open Forum On October 12

The PLP will be hosting an Open Forum at 6.00pm on Monday [Oct 12] at the BIU Hall with panelists Jason Hayward, Cordell Riley, Coy Millett and Rev. D. Terry Hassell. A statement from the party said, “As the Progressive Labour Party begins its Annual Delegates Conference, there will be an Open Forum on Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Bermuda Industrial... Read more of this article

Jonte Smith Scores For Gloucester City FC

Gloucester City has reached the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup after defeating Leiston 3-1, with Bermuda’s Jonte Smith scoring one of the three goals for his team. The goal marked the second goal the young Bermudian has scored for the team since signing with them last month, following after his goal on September 27th. The Gloucester Citizen’s... Read more of this article

Robin Hood Defeat NVCC 7-0 In Coronita Final

Playing the BAA Field, Robin Hood lifted the first piece of silverware for the 2015/16 Corona League Season with their emphatic 7 – 0 win over the North Village Rams in the Coronita Charity Cup. Robin Hood held a 1 – 0 lead at the half time break following Joel Duffy converting a penalty. The second half saw Robin Hood put on a commanding showing... Read more of this article

Lisa Blackburn Sets New Masters World Record

Bermuda’s Lisa Blackburn put on a tremendous showing at the 2015 Rowdy Gaines Classic in Florida, shattering the Masters World Record with a time of 1:04.19. Her time — which is also a new Bermuda record — broke the previous record of 1:04.25 set by American Olympic medalist Susan Von Der Lippe back in 2008. Ms Blackburn was competing... Read more of this article

Argo Group Gold Cup Moves Into Semifinals

The semifinals of the $100,000 Argo Group Gold Cup features a past champion, a two-time runner-up, a 12-time entrant and a young gun aiming to upset the balance. Crews led by skippers Taylor Canfield, Adam Minoprio, Björn Hansen and Keith Swinton advanced to the next round of the regatta after surviving a light and patchy day on Hamilton Harbour where... Read more of this article

Tyler Butterfield Places 5th In Ironman Worlds

[Updated] Over 2,300 athletes are competing in the 2015 Ironman World Championships in Hawaii today [Oct 10], including Bermuda’s Tyler Butterfield who is holding a top 10 position as of this writing, with a projected finish time of 8 hours and 33 minutes. The event is being live streamed and you can watch that live video here, and you can also... Read more of this article

Video: Rai Simons Scores For Chesterfield FC

[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Rai Simons scored in the 36th minute of today’s [Oct 10] match, marking the first Football League goal for the young Bermudian. Simons has previously scored for the Chesterfield reserves team, and his performance today also earned him Man of the Match accolades. The club’s match report said, “Chesterfield... Read more of this article

Photos: “Musashi” Super Yacht In Bermuda

The 288-foot long super-yacht Musashi – which is reported to be owned by billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison — is presently docked in St George’s. Mr Ellison, who is reported to be worth some $48 billion, is the owner of America’s Cup defending champions Team Oracle USA. It is unclear if the business tycoon is onboard the... Read more of this article

Swinton & Steele Into Gold Cup Quarter Finals

Keith Swinton’s Black Swan Racing from Australia and Chris Steele’s 36 Below Racing from New Zealand have advanced to the Quarterfinal Round at the 67th annual Argo Group Gold Cup. The two crews led the Repechage Round yesterday and then held on yesterday [Oct 9] through a long day of racing to advance to the next round. Swinton won the repechage... Read more of this article

“Island Flames” Book Details Executions, Riots

Author Jonathan D Smith is releasing “Island Flames,” Bermuda’s first ever book about the political murders, executions and Bermuda’s chronic race problems that resulted in the 1977 riots. The book’s description said, “The 1970’s was the closest Bermuda ever came to a revolution. Political murders marred the early years of the... Read more of this article

Males “Forcefully Enter” Home & Snatch Chain

Earlier today [Oct 9] a male was in his Hamilton Parish home when two males “forcefully entered the residence brandishing what appeared to be a bladed article” and snatched the victim’s chain and also took other jewelry A police spokesperson said, “Police responded to a report of an incident that took place on Rocky Lane West in... Read more of this article