Author Archive: Bernews1

Shockwave Wins Gibbs Hill, Actaea St. David’s

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Shockwave, skippered by George Sakellaris of Framingham MA, crossed the finish line in the Newport Bermuda Race at 6:34 Bermuda time Monday to take line honors in the 49th Newport Bermuda Race. All of the boats in the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse Division have now finished. Based on provisional results, Shockwave can be confirmed... Read more of this article

Football: Bermuda Defeat Guadeloupe 4-3

[Updated: Bermuda defeated Guadeloupe 4-3, with Jaz Ratteray Smith scoring the first goal for Bermuda, and Rai Simons adding a hat-trick.] The Bermuda U/20 Men’s football team is in the Dominican Republic for the CFU Under 20 World Cup Qualifiers, and are presently taking on Guadeloupe, leading 2-1 as of half time. Bermuda was placed in group... Read more of this article

Dr Katie Davis Speaks At TED Event In Germany

Bermuda’s Dr Katie Davis was one of the featured speakers earlier this week at the Berlin TEDSalon — the first official TED event in Germany — with the author and educator delivering a speech on the “App Generation.” The theme of TEDSalon Berlin was “Bits of Knowledge,” with the sold out event exploring the... Read more of this article

Fire Alarm Delays Start Of Magistrates Court

[Updated] The start of this morning’s [June 25] sitting of Magistrates Court has been delayed due to a fire alarm. The Court session was about to begin when the alarm went off at approximately 9.55am, and as of this writing [10.14am] we are still waiting outside. There is absolutely no sign of smoke or any indication that there is an actual fire,... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: Somersfield Head Shaving Event

Big-hearted students at Somersfield Academy dedicated their annual Community and Service Day on June 24 to raising money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for childhood cancer research. Students, teachers and parents volunteered to have their heads shaved during yesterday’s [June 24] school assembly as a mark of solidarity with cancer sufferers... Read more of this article

Day #4: ITF Junior Tennis Tournament Results

The Bank of Bermuda Foundation ITF Junior Tennis Tournament continued at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium, rain made it a long day once again for organizers. Bermuda pair Taylor McHarg and Tyler Smith defeated Tiffany Davis from the United States of America and Natasha Esschedal from Aruba in a Girls Under 18 Doubles match in three sets 1-6, 6-4, 10-8.... Read more of this article

Bob Richards Named New Deputy Premier

Premier Michael Dunkley announced today that he has appointed Minister of Finance Bob Richards as the Deputy Premier. Premier Dunkley said this morning, “I am pleased to appoint Minister Richards as Deputy Premier. “We certainly have a wealth and depth of talent among our team, and I am gratified at the level of support expressed by my colleagues... Read more of this article

Sybil To Take Part In Canada Pride Parade

Bermuda’s preeminent female impersonator Mark “Sybil Barrington” Anderson will be taking part in the World Pride Parade in Toronto this coming weekend, and will also be performing in part of a Cabaret doing his signature number as Patti La Belle. Expected to attract a substantial number of people, the World Pride event is taking place... Read more of this article

A.M. Best: Validus Ratings Remain Unchanged

A.M. Best has commented that the ratings of Bermuda-based Validus Holdings, Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries remain unchanged following Validus’ recent announcement that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Western World Insurance Group, Inc. for $690 million in cash. The ratings agency said, “Validus has a solid track record of... Read more of this article

Samuelsson: Art Mel’s Sandwich Is “Perfection”

Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson had high words of praise for Art Mel’s, saying they have the “biggest and best fried fish sandwich” which he called “perfection”. The culinary star also had words of praise for The Spot, Tavern By The Sea, Urban Cottage, as well as the “the welcoming friendliness of the people in Bermuda.” The... Read more of this article

Govt. House On UK Passport Extension Process

This afternoon Government House provided the following update on UK Passports and travel to the US. A Government spokesperson said, “Travellers to the United States whose UK [not Bermuda BOTC] passports will shortly expire or have expired within the last three months can apply to Government House for their passports to be extended for 12 months. “The... Read more of this article

Video: BHCT Presents $20 Million Payment

Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust [BHCT], an independent non-profit organization that leads fundraising and charitable giving for Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB], today presented an initial $20 million dollar payment to BHB to fund the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Redevelopment Project. BHCT has led the fundraising for the KEMH Redevelopment Project... Read more of this article