Author Archive: Bernews1

300 Soldiers To Take Part In Islandwide Exercise

More than 300 Bermuda Regiment soldiers will take over key points across the island next weekend as troops build up to their annual overseas exercise, scheduled this year to take place in the US. Soldiers will occupy key points – mostly in Dockyard in the west and Ferry Reach in the east – as part of confirmatory training to ensure they are able... Read more of this article

White Mountains Completes Runoff Acquisition

Bermuda-based White Mountains Solutions Holding Company, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. and the group’s specialist runoff acquisition operation, confirmed that it had completed the acquisition of American Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Company, a small runoff subsidiary of American International Group following... Read more of this article

Butterfield Renews Share Buy-Back Programme

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited has renewed its Buy-back Programme for Common Shares. Butterfield introduced the Share Buy-back Programme in May 2012 and expanded it in December to allow for the repurchase of up to 10 million Common Shares. As at 31 December 2012, Butterfield had repurchased 7.3 million Common Shares under the Programme. With... Read more of this article

Swimming Coach On Day #2 Of Carifta Games

National Swim Coach Ben Smith spoke about the second day of competition of the 2013 Carifta Swimming Championships in Jamaica, giving a review of the performances which included numerous Bermuda swimmers making the finals, setting personal bests as well as claiming a medal. He said, “This morning we had multiple swimmers in every event and it made... Read more of this article

Washington Wins Gold, Moore Claims Bronze

Bermuda’s Jesse Washington has claimed his first gold medal of the 2013 Carifta Swimming Championships in Jamaica, racing to victory in the 13-14 100m freestyle. The 13-year-old swimmer touched the wall in a time of 54.71, winning a gold medal and setting a new Bermuda record in the process. This marked his second medal of these Games, following... Read more of this article

Carifta Games: Juma Mouchette Wins Bronze

Bermuda’s athletes continue to deliver big results during the final night of competition of the 2013 Carifta Games in the Bahamas, with Juma Mouchette claiming a bronze medal in the 5000m this evening [Apr 1]. Juma, 18, crossed the line in a time of 16:59.09 to claim bronze while Akeem Marshall of Trinidad & Tobago took gold, and Clifton Betje... Read more of this article

Defendants In Court For Monthly Arraignments

A number of defendants appeared at this morning’s [Apr 1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignment Session for a variety of charges including murder, drug importation, burglary, wounding, and threatening. Makonnen Lowe Lowe leaded guilty to with threatening to murder another person in February 2013. Prosecutor Susan Mulligan recommended a Social Inquiry... Read more of this article

International Girls Football Festival Concludes

The BBFS International Girls Football Festival concluded on Sunday [Mar 31] with the final three matches. BBFS U14′s fought vs the U17′s of Fusion Florida [Monte Verde Academy] to go down 4-1. Fusion went ahead 1-0 via Delaney Crumblis after a cross was misjudged by BBFS goal-keeper Micah Pond. BBFS replied via Tia Durham to equalize. Fusion... Read more of this article

Video: Kyrah Scraders Wins Gold In 800M

[Updated with video] Kyrah Scraders has claimed her second Carifta medal, racing to victory in the 800m crossing the line in 2:11.62 this evening [Apr 1] to claim the gold medal. This is the second Carifta medal for the 16-year-old, following after her silver medal win in the 1500m. Kyrah is pictured below on the podium following her first medal win... Read more of this article

Lane Closed: Part Of Angle St. Wall Collapses

[Updated] The City of Hamilton today [Apr 1] advised that due to a wall collapse, Angle Street, between Cedar Avenue and Brunswick Street, has been reduced to one lane for traffic traveling westbound. A spokesperson said, “The eastbound lane will remain closed until further notice. Motorists and pedestrians are urged to use extreme caution in... Read more of this article

Photo Set #2: St David’s Gilbert Lamb Day

A large crowd turned out on Good Friday [Mar 29] at the Gilbert Lamb Family Fun Day that took place at the St David’s Cricket Club. The annual event saw a host of events including a tug-of-war contest, Michael Jackson dance display, hot dog eating competition, beer drinking competition, kite flying, bike racing and of course the famous Mohawk... Read more of this article

PLP Asks Government About Job Cut Allegations

[Update: Government said "the stories were false" and 15 temporary positions ended] Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban today called on Government to “come clean on allegations that as many as 150 people have lost their jobs and are no longer working for government.” Late last week allegations that approximately 150 people were laid... Read more of this article