Author Archive: Bernews1

8 Year Old Pedestrian Injured In Car Collision

[Updated] Emergency services responded to a collision apparently involving a pedestrian and a car on Crow Lane this afternoon [Apr 21] at approximately 4pm. Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel could be seen attending to the pedestrian who appeared to be a school student. An ambulance and Police also attended the scene. The student did not appear... Read more of this article

Hamilton Welcomes Second Cruise Ship Of 2014

The City of Hamilton welcomed its second cruise ship of the year today [Apr 22], with the Regatta sailing in early this morning with some 1000 passengers and crew. According to the cruise ship schedule, the Regatta is carrying an estimated 709 passengers and 386 crew. One of the island’s occasional callers, the 594ft ship is also scheduled to visit... Read more of this article

Thomson Dream Leaves After Two Day Visit

The cruise ship Thomson Dream, which arrived in Bermuda on Sunday [Apr 20] and was berthed at the Heritage Wharf in Dockyard, departed the island approximately one hour past its scheduled departure time yesterday afternoon [Apr 21]. The 798ft ship received a helping hand pulling away from the wharf with two Marine and Ports tug boats pulling the vessel... Read more of this article

Bermuda Finish CARIFTA With Five Medals

[Updated] Bermuda has ended the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique with five medals, placing 9th on the overall medal table. Kyrah Scraders was the island’s top performer with two medals including a gold won a dramatic ‘come from behind’ style, while Sakari Famous [high jump], Jahnai Perinchief [high jump], and Dage Minors [1500m]... Read more of this article

Capital G Bank Rebrands As Clarien Bank

[Updated with photos] Clarien Group Limited announced that they will be renaming Capital G Bank to Clarien Bank Limited. This includes all subsidiary companies: Capital G Investments Limited, Capital Trust Limited, Capital G BSX Services Limited, CGI Nominees Limited and Capital G Brokerage Limited. Clarien said, “The Group combines unrivalled... Read more of this article

Video: Scraders Wins Gold CARIFTA Medal

[Updated with video] Bermuda’s CARIFTA medal tally is now up to five, with Kyrah Scraders claiming her second medal and Bermuda’s first gold medal of these Games. Competing in the 800 finals this evening [Apr 21], Scraders outsprinted both the Jamaican competitors on the final stretch to cross the line in 2.10.68 to claim her first gold medal... Read more of this article

Jamaica Observer Interviews Dr Ewart Brown

The Jamaica Observer has featured an interview with former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown, who attended St Jago High School in Jamaica as a teenager. Asked what were the high and low points serving as Bermuda’s premier, Dr. Brown said, “The high points came when I saw how much the people supported me in times of stress. “I would imagine the... Read more of this article

Kay & Dangor Appointed To Court of Appeal

Government House announced that Governor George Fergusson has appointed Sir Maurice Kay and Ms Patricia Dangor to the Island’s Court of Appeal. Ms Dangor, a Bermudian, worked for 14 years on the court circuit of England and Wales. Ms Dangor has acted as a Puisne Judge in the Bermuda Supreme Court on a number of occasions since 1995. She will take... Read more of this article

Slideshow: 9ft Kite Flying At Bermuda College

One of the many kites flying high in the skies on Good Friday [Apr 18] was a homemade 9-foot kite being flown over the Bermuda College grounds in Paget. The kite made by Andrew Bento and Lenny Moniz took approximately three hours to build and shortly after Mr Bento said there was “more than enough wind to get it up”, the pair had the kite... Read more of this article

Agricultural Exhibition To Start On Thursday

The 76th Agricultural Exhibition will be held on Thursday, April 24th, Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th at the Botanical Gardens, and the theme for this year is “Growing for the Next Generation” This year the Agricultural Exhibition will feature overseas Trampoline Act The French Connection. “This is a performance high in energy... Read more of this article

Students Graduate From Anti-Gang Programme

Last Thursday [Apr 17], the Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley attended Victor Scott and Prospect Primary for the first G.R.E.A.T. [Gang Resistance Education And Training] graduations. This past January, Minister Dunkley provided an update on the initiative which is a youth awareness educational programme aimed at addressing violent crime... Read more of this article

Nahki Wells Scores, Huddersfield Defeat Yeovil

Nahki Wells and his Huddersfield Town teammates took on Yeovil today [Apr 21] at Huish Park, and Huddersfield recorded a 2-1 victory, with Wells scoring one of their two goals. The match started off at a high tempo, with both teams trading chances throughout the first half. The score remained 0-0 until Wells scored for Huddersfield in the 69th minute,... Read more of this article