Author Archive: Bernews1

Aquarium Hall Closing For Roof Upgrade Work

The Aquarium Hall will close on October 5, 2014 in order to allow for roof replacement work to take place, though the North Rock Exhibit, as well as the Zoo, Museum, Azu Beastro, and the Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] Gift Shop will remain open. After the construction, which is expected to take 6-months, BAMZ said they “will have a safe, watertight... Read more of this article

Ministry On Barrier At Tribe Road Number One

The Ministry of Public Works advised that the Ministry’s Highway Section is working on changing the barrier at Tribe Road Number One in Southampton near Camp Road at their work shop. Late last week, a spokesperson said, “A replacement barrier will be put in place early next week once it has been modified. The new barrier will have the middle... Read more of this article

Smith & Cooper Compete In Ironman In Quebec

Karen Smith and Heather Cooper both Sunday’s [Sept 7] Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, which saw the athletes compete in the 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike, and 13.1-mile run course. Karen Smith finished 8th in the 45-49 age group after completing the 1.2 mile swim in 30.41, finishing the 56 mile bike portion in... Read more of this article

Burchall Brothers Bowl Regatta Results

Six comets took part in the Burchall Brothers Bowl Regatta this weekend, that saw the sailors and their crew race from the West End Sailboat Club across the Great Sound around Five Star Island and back. Racing got underway in light air, however Rockal Evans and Christina Bernard managed to sail away from the rest of the fleet. They had built up almost... Read more of this article

Chae Brangman Scores In Connecticut Win

The Southern Connecticut State men’s soccer team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 4-1 victory over Mercy on Saturday [Sept 6], with Bermuda’s Chae Brangman scoring one of the four goals. Southern Connecticut was leading 3-1, when Brangman, a freshman, found the back of the net in the 89th minute for what the school’s website said... Read more of this article

Bloomberg To Return To Lead Bloomberg LP

With Bloomberg LP CEO Daniel Doctoroff stepping down, former New York mayor and part-time Bermuda resident Michael Bloomberg is returning to run Bloomberg LP, eight months after ending his final term as mayor. The 72 year old billionaire still owns 88 percent of the company, which he founded in 1981. “This is a sad day for me and my company,” said... Read more of this article

MP Lovitta Foggo’s Back To School Message

As the island’s students prepared to head back to school, Shadow Minister of Education, Ms. Lovitta Foggo has taken the opportunity to wish all the faculty, staff, and students of our educational institutions, the best for this upcoming 2014-15 school year. Ms. Foggo said, “To our teachers, you are appreciated! I know, first hand, the challenges... Read more of this article

Premier Meets With Prince Khaled Bin Sultan

This weekend, Premier Michael Dunkley had the opportunity to meet with His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah Bin Khaled Bin Sultan, a member of the Saudi Arabian royal family which owns the Elbow Beach hotel. This weekend’s meeting took place at the South Shore property. Premier Dunkley said the meeting provided a chance for the two to discuss a... Read more of this article

iClick To Stream Apple Announcement Live

It’s one of the biggest announcements from Apple for ten years – and a local company is going to stream it live. At 2.00pm Bermuda time on Tuesday, September 9, Apple will unveil its latest products, widely predicted to be the iPhone6 and the iWatch, with the event being streamed live over the internet. Authorised Apple resellers, iClick, on Reid... Read more of this article

Team Winners Edge BBA Criterium Results

Great weather made for fast and exciting racing this morning [Sept 7] on the streets of Hamilton in the Bermuda Bicycle Association’s criterium organised by Team Winners Edge. Dominique Mayho continued to dominated the top category while junior Tyler Smith, recently back from competing at the Youth Olympics, stunned the B category by breaking off... Read more of this article

Jonte Smith Scores In Kemi Kings 6-0 Win

Bermuda’s Jonte Smith and his PS Kemi Kings teammates claimed a 6 – 0 win over JBK during their Finish Football League match, with Billy Ions leading with a hat-trick, while Jonte Smith, Tommi Haanpää and Sasa Jovovic all added a goal each. The first goal of the match came in the 18th minute when Smith scored, and the Kemi Kings then ran away... Read more of this article

Jeremy Brasier To Head RFIB Bermuda

RFIB Group Limited, the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, has promoted Jeremy Brasier to head its Bermudian operations. Mr. Brasier, who previously served as Executive Vice President, takes up his new role as Managing Director of RFIB [Bermuda] Limited with immediate effect. The company said, “Jeremy has been with RFIB... Read more of this article