Author Archive: Bernews1

Court: 18-Yr-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing

Eighteen year old Aaron Perinchief pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and falsifying accounts when he appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 20] in front of Senior Magistrate Archie Warner. Perinchief — who was employed by the Company at the time — was charged with stealing over $4,200 from Marketplace stores in Somerset and... Read more of this article

Lena Headey Appears On Sesame Street Show

Lena Headey, the Bermuda-born actress who shot to international fame for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister in HBO’s popular Game of Thrones series, recently made an appearance in the “Word on the Street” segment on Sesame Street. Heady said “It was a guest role that meant a lot to her, having grown up watching Sesame Street in Bermuda”... Read more of this article

Minister: Prison Community Reintegration Fair

A key aspect of reducing the risk of recidivism is ensuring that prisoners are employable and able to seek and maintain employment on release, Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley said today [Sept 20] in the House of Assembly. The Minister said that last month a Community Reintegration Fair was held at Westgate — which brought together 60 inmates... Read more of this article

Premier Cannonier: “Collaboration Is The Way”

[Written by by Premier Craig Cannonier] On Labour Day, I said Bermuda must make our time together an era of collaboration. I said that because I believe our progress rests on us working together better. Bermuda needs the best efforts from all our people to dig the Island out of a hole that threatens our way of life. We can still argue and disagree with... Read more of this article

Northern Offshore Wintershall Contract Awarded

Northern Offshore, Ltd., a Bermuda holding company, said its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Ltd, was awarded a contract with Wintershall Noordzee B.V., for the jackup Energy Endeavour. The contract will be performed in the Dutch Sector of the North Sea commencing on/or about October 1, 2013 with completion well in progress on May 1, 2014. The contract... Read more of this article

Bermuda Tourism Promotions In New York

The Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT] hosted a media luncheon earlier this week [Sept. 18] in New York City at the prestigious James Beard House, which featured the talents of a Bermudian chef, who delighted the attendees with their unique local culinary fare. More than 45 journalists from US newspapers, magazines and blogs, including Conde Nast... Read more of this article

Day #3 Team Squash Championships Results

The Bermuda BluePrinting Team Squash Championships continued at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Club in Devonshire, and the full results are below. Court 5 defeated 2 Pints and a Prosecco 8-1 Chris Sgobba d Jane Chapman 15-2, 15-6, 15-4 Mark Haugen d Kevin Gillespie 15-9, 15-12, 15-10 Mark Lindsey d Podge Browne 15-10, 15-13, 12-15 Scared... Read more of this article

Bowling: Second Spring Seniors League Results

The Second Spring Seniors Bowling League 2013/2014 season continued on Monday [Sept 16] at the Warwick Bowl and saw Old ‘n Kickin defeat Last Pin 4-0. New Comers went down 0-4 to Drifters and Tigers lost to Blue Angels 1-3. Last Minutes defeated Islanders 4-0 while Go Get It defeated Pinsplitters 4-0. Top scorers for the night included: Team Scratch... Read more of this article

Governor Featured In CITV Fall Programming

The Government has encouraged residents to tune in to CITV — the Government television station — as its fall programming schedule gets underway. A statement from Government said, “There are several original shows on tap including an exclusive interview with the Governor, Mr. George Fergusson and his wife Mrs. Fergusson. “In... Read more of this article

BlackBerry Q5 Now Available At Digicel Stores

The new BlackBerry® Q5 smartphone is now available at Digicel Bermuda stores, starting at $299. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard and comes pre-loaded with the new BlackBerry® 10 OS version 10.1 software. Digicel Bermuda Sales Director, Shane McDonnell, said, “Style and value are important to our customers and the BlackBerry... Read more of this article

Bermuda First Investment Company Results

Bermuda First Investment Company Limited announced its most recent financial results, with Chairman J. Michael Collier saying, “We are pleased to see that a number of the Company’s investments, despite the continuing backdrop of a difficult economy in Bermuda, are starting to show improved results. “We are conscious that the economy will remain... Read more of this article

Rider Injured In Collision With Trash Truck

An auxiliary cycle rider was injured when the cycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a trash truck at approximately 1.30pm today [Sept 19] on South Shore Road in Southampton. Emergency services attended the scene near the junction with Rock Sound Road where Fire Service personnel cared for the injured rider until he was transported by... Read more of this article