Author Archive: Bernews1

Slideshow: Santo Cristo Celebration At BAA

Following the procession in Hamilton for the Santo Cristo dos Milagres Festival on Sunday afternoon [May 5], the celebration continued at BAA with dance and musical performances, games and more. Nearly 400 years old, the Festival is the largest religious celebration of the Azores, and the tradition is also celebrated by the members of the Portuguese... Read more of this article

SNL Financial Issues Catastrophe Bond Report

Strong investor demand will spur creation of catastrophe bonds and special-purpose vehicles in Bermuda and Cayman throughout thes year, SNL Financial L.C. said in a report. Charlottesville, Virginia-based SNL — provides news, financial data and analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy – said nine new entities registered... Read more of this article

Photos/Video: Female Bodybuilding Competitors

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation hosted the Bodybuilding & Fitness Extravaganza at City Hall on Saturday night [May 4], with competitors competing in either bodybuilding, physique, figure or fitness divisions. The female bodybuilding division had two competitors, with Marina Jn Pierre [below left] edging out... Read more of this article

Slideshow/Results: BMRC Motorcycle Racing

The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club’s season got underway on Sunday [May 5] with the theme “Taste of Speed.” In the Super Bike Class, Cody-Sousa Saints won two of the three races, with Shannon Caisey winning the other. Jordan Fletcher finished third three times and Edward Daniels finished 4th three times. Jevaughn Simons won two of the... Read more of this article

DHT Holdings Issues Earnings Report

Tanker company DHT Holdings, Inc. — which maintains its corporate headquarters in Bermuda — announced its first quarter 2013 financial results last week. Earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation for the quarter of $4.2 million and net loss for the quarter of $3.1 million [$0.20 per share] after adjusting for loss on sale of vessel... Read more of this article

Bermuda Karting Club Trophy Race Day Results

The Bermuda Karting Federation held a Trophy Race Day sponsored by Cabral’s General Contracting Ltd at the Southside Moto Sports Park on Sunday [May 5]. Scott Barnes drove to victory twice in the TAG Senior Class, winning Heat 1 & 3, while Stephen Carrado won Heat 2, Carrado finished as a runner up to Barnes in the other two heats. Jason... Read more of this article

Terceira Finishes 3rd In Norway Grand Prix

Bermuda’s Jillian Terceira concluded taking part in the FEI Nations Cup Jumping Drammen Spring Tour and Baltic Cup held in Norway. Competing in the Silver Small Tour 1.25m Final, with a jump off, Terceira and Bellini finished 14th, in their first round the pair clocked 58.01 and then the recorded a time of 33.93 with both rounds being Clear. Terceira... Read more of this article

Tyrone Smith Finishes 3rd In Japan Grand Prix

Two time Olympian Tyrone Smith finished third in the Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Tokyo, Japan. Smith, facing a strong headwind, recorded a top leap of 7.61m in the men’s long jump on Sunday [May 5]. Mauro Vinicius Da Silva from Brazil won the event with a top leap of 7.99m, while Zack Visser from South Africa finished second leaping 7.84m. The Seiko... Read more of this article

Cabinet Office: FIFA Delegation Courtesy Call

The FIFA Delegation, present in Bermuda for the past week, paid a courtesy call on the Cabinet Office on Thursday when they met the Acting Premier Michael Dunkley, Minister with responsibility for Sports Wayne Scott, and Minister of Works & Engineering Trevor Moniz. The visit comprised talks of how FIFA has committed funding through its FIFA GOAL... Read more of this article

Weekend Reports, Photos, Videos, Links & More

This past weekend saw thousands of people participate in the Catlin End to End fundraising event, the conclusion of the ICC Cricket Tournament, the bodybuilding show, the Santo Cristo Dos Milagres Festival, Nahki Wells score twice to propel his team to another Wembley appearance, the police respond to a distressed man on a roof and more. Links to our... Read more of this article

Nepal Wins Tournament, Bermuda Finishes 4th

Nepal won their second consecutive World Cricket League tournament with a victory over Uganda today [May 5], and both teams will advance to ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2014 in New Zealand. The final rankings of the Tournament were Nepal 1st, Uganda 2nd, USA 3rd, Bermuda 4th, Oman 5th and Italy 6th. Today’s highlights: At National Sports... Read more of this article

Training Tests Regiment’s Security Capabilities

Bermuda Regiment soldiers were at the weekend besieged by gun-toting “hostile forces” during a major exercise at a US Marines Corps base in North Carolina. A mixed group of Regiment soldiers and battle-hardened US Marines played the opposition force in a scenario designed to test the Regiment’s internal security and public order capabilities... Read more of this article