Author Archive: Bernews1

Fifth Named Storm Of 2015 Hurricane Season

Tropical Storm Erika — the 5th named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season — has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The Bermuda Weather Service said that Erika is not a threat to Bermuda at this time, and its closest point of approach to Bermuda within 72 hrs is forecast to be 741 nautical miles... Read more of this article

PLP Pleased With Movement At Morgan’s Point

“We are pleased to see that there seems to be movement on the Morgan’s Point project that will culminate in Phase one construction,” Shadow Tourism Minister Zane Desilva said. “Bermudians are hurting for employment and the sooner the project takes off the better. We anticipate that there will be a significant number of jobs in... Read more of this article

PLP Host Southampton Back To School Fun Day

Southampton MP Zane Desilva recently hosted the ninth Annual Back To School Fun day at Southampton Rangers, providing school supplies, refreshments and fun and games for area children. A PLP spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party Southampton East Central/Constituency 29 Branch would like to thank our constituents and sponsors... Read more of this article

Minister: Interim Airport Development Agreement

[Updated with video] Finance Minister Bob Richards, Tourism & Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, as well as executives from CCC and Aecon, held a press conference this afternoon [Aug 24] where they announced an interim agreement — called the Airport Development Agreement — which sets out the project’s final and definitive agreements. Minister... Read more of this article

Police Appeal For Witnesses To “All Out Brawl”

[Updated with video] Police are appealing for witnesses to the altercation on Saturday morning outside of Ice Queen, which resulted in the death of a 27-year-old man, with the police saying a ”large group of men and women were involved in an all-out brawl where several men brandished bottles, helmets and other projectiles.” The incident... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Advances To Finals In China

With a leap of 8.03m, Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has advanced to the finals of the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. Smith — a two-time Olympian who has already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics — leaped 7.72m on his first attempt, 8.01m on his second attempt and then 8.03m on his third attempt to advance to... Read more of this article

Hurricane Weakens, Now A Tropical Depression

Danny — which was the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season — has weakened and has been downgraded to tropical depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said today [Aug 24]. “Reports from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph [55 km/h] with higher... Read more of this article

Highland Spring Junior Tournament Finals

The 2015 Highland Spring Junior Open Tennis Tournament concluded at the Pomander Gates Tennis Club with three finals taking place. Number One Seed Daniel Phillips is the Boy’s Under 12 Champion after defeating number two seed Kairo Morton in straight sets 6-0, 6-3. Benjamin Jones the Boys Under 14 number one seed defeated number two seeded Scott Redmond... Read more of this article

Weekend Links, Photos, Videos, Reports & More

This past weekend saw an altercation outside Ice Queen resulting in the death of 27-year-old Johnathan Darrell, four firefighters receive minor injuries after a motorist struck them while they were attending another traffic collision, an 80-year-old woman injured in a collision, Nahki Wells score against Fulham and more. Links to our weekend coverage... Read more of this article

27-Yr-Old Johnathan Darrell Dies After Stabbing

[Updated with audio + video + statements. Police confirm that 27-year-old Johnathan Darrell of Sandys has died from an "apparent stabbing" after a "major melee" took place in the parking lot of Ice Queen with a "number of people involved."] At sometime around 4.00am this morning [Aug 22] there was some form of an incident in the area of Ice Queen in... Read more of this article

Video: Nahki Wells Scores For Huddersfield Town

[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Nahki Wells scored his second goal of the 2015/16 Championship season, finding the back of the net in the 63rd minute of today’s [Aug 22] game against Fulham, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Huddersfield Town’s match report said, “The Terriers were denied a first win of the 2015/16 Sky Bet Championship... Read more of this article

80-Year-Old Injured In Collision In Shelly Bay

[Updated with video + statement] As of 10.30am this morning [Aug 22] emergency personnel are on scene following a collision in the Shelly Bay area, in which one person has been injured. Both the Police and Fire Service are present, and it appears that a woman was been transported to hospital for medical treatment. This is at least the third collision this... Read more of this article