Author Archive: Bernews1

Argo Re Summer Series Triathlon Results

Last night’s Argo Re Summer Series Triathlon saw Matthew Oliveira power to a comfortable first place in a time of 23:55, Otis Ingham placed second clocking a time of 25:41, while Nick Pilgrim finished third place with a time of 26:56. Among the ladies, Sharon Hammond finished 7th overall and took first place, holding off the strong runner Lindsey... Read more of this article

Jillian Terceira Begins Competing in Belgium

Bermuda’s Jillian Terceira began competing in the CSI 3 Bonheiden International Horse Jumping Event in Belgium. Competing in the 1.25m Table A Against the Clock Class Terceira and Bellini finished 60th. Terceira and Denada finished 36th in the 1.20m Table A in 2 Phases Class, the pair clocked a first Round time of 46.74 and they recorded 4 Penalty... Read more of this article

New Hamilton Parking Fees Start In August

The City of Hamilton will be divided into three pay and display parking zones with separate pricing effective this August. Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the City of Hamilton, Edward Benevides stated, “Effective Monday, August 18, 2014 the Pay and Display zones in Hamilton will change, the city will be divided into three pay and display... Read more of this article

Andrew Soares Appointed Chairman Of BII

The Bermuda Insurance Institute today announced that Andrew Soares was appointed to the position of Chairman of the Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] at its recent AGM. Other officers appointed to the BII Council were Shannon Totten, Vice Chairman, Philip Burrill, Honorary Treasurer, Carol Parker Trott, Honorary Secretary, and Chris Fisher, Immediate... Read more of this article

Minister: 10% Grocery Talks “Fruitful & Frank”

Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy JP described discussions at a stakeholder meeting this morning regarding the future of the grocery store 10% discount initiative as “fruitful and frank.” Present at the meeting were representatives from Butterfield and Vallis, Lindos Group of Companies, BGA, AC Brewer, The Marketplace, The Supermart ltd and... Read more of this article

Clarien: Preferred Union Members CD Rates

Clarien Bank recently confirmed engagement in significant dialogue with representatives of the People’s Movement and its “commitment to continue to provide a broad range of high quality products & services to members of the community.” Further to that discussion, Clarien said they are “offering Union members a premium increase... Read more of this article

Chef Samuelsson To Host Dinner, Book Signing

Marcus Samuelsson will be in Bermuda next month and there will be opportunities for members of the public to meet him. From 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. on July 11, 2014, the acclaimed chef will be at his pop-up restaurant, Samuelsson at HP, at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, where he will be selling and signing copies of his latest book, “Yes, Chef: A Memoir”... Read more of this article

Players Of Week: George O’Brien, Kijuan Franks

Logic and the Bermuda Cricket Board announced that the Logic Premier Division ‘Player of the Week’ is George O’Brien of St. David’s Cricket Club, who took 3 wickets for 38 runs and scored 61 runs leading St. David’s to a 5 wicket victory over Bailey’s Bay. The Logic First Division ‘Player of the Week’ is Kijuan Franks of Flatts, who... Read more of this article

OBA: “Enough Of The Rhetoric” On PRC & Status

The OBA said they hope that at the PLP’s Town Hall meeting this evening [June 26], the PLP “does not exaggerate the effect of the Chief Justice’s Permanent Resident Certificate ruling, as they have been doing in the House of Assembly and in the media recently.” The OBA said the “important point to get clear is that statements... Read more of this article

PLP Congratulate Members On Best Of Bermuda

“On behalf of the Officers, Parliamentary Group, Members and supporters of the Progressive Labour Party, I wish to congratulate Christopher Famous for winning the Best of Bermuda award for Best Columnist. This speaks volumes of the quality of his insightful and honest opinions,” said Party Chairman Maynard Dill said. “In addition,... Read more of this article

Ministry Clarifies 10% Grocery Shopping Discount

The Ministry of Home Affairs said they wish to clarify several matters relating to the grocery store discount initiative, which saw the island’s three major grocery store chains offer 10% off on Wednesdays. The discount was announced in last year’s Throne Speech, which said: “The MarketPlace, Supermart and Lindo’s will expand food... Read more of this article

A.M. Best: Western World Ratings Unchanged

A.M. Best has commented that the ratings of the pooled insurance members of Western World Insurance Group are unchanged following its recent announcement that it has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. for $690 million in cash. The transaction is anticipated to close in the late third quarter or early... Read more of this article