Author Archive: Bernews1

“Gemineye” To Perform At Bermuda College

Bermuda College Literary Society [BCLS] — a student club aimed at promoting literary consciousness among the campus and community — will be hosting spoken word artist “Gemineye” later this month. A spokesperson said, “This powerfu, and versatile slam poet, Christopher Kuretich, also known as Gemineye offers a timely and... Read more of this article

Lisa Leslie To Speak At Bermuda Sports Expo

Lisa Leslie — a 4-time Olympic medalist and the first woman to slam-dunk in a professional basketball game — will be the guest speaker at the Women In Sports Expo scheduled for Saturday April 27th at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Bermuda National Athletics Association President Donna Watson said, “We are extremely excited to announce... Read more of this article

Stolt-Nielsen To Add Second-Hand Tonnage

Bermuda-based specialty liquids shipping and terminal company Stolt-Nielsen is planning to add second-hand tonnage to its fleet of very large gas carriers [VLGCs] through mergers and acquisitions, it said in its annual report 2012 released this week. The expansion plans came as its marine LPG transportation division, Stolt-Nielsen Gas, nearly halved... Read more of this article

“Rigoletto” Screening At Tradewinds Auditorium

Bermuda’s Gilbert & Sullivan Society wants you to spend a night at the opera with them on Saturday [Mar. 23] when they will be hosting a screening of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s Tradewinds Auditorium. Director Michael Mayer has placed his new New York Metropolitan Opera production... Read more of this article

“Old School Explosion” At Cambridge Beaches

Billing itself the most exciting musical event of its kind ever staged in Bermuda, the Cambridge Beaches Hotel “Old School Explosion” will be held on Saturday [Mar. 23] beginning at 8 p.m. The West End show will be hosted by DJ Younguls and The Animal, featuring old school DJs Malcom “Lethal Weapon” Smith, Ice Man and DJ Cavon. Tickets... Read more of this article

History: Scott And Zelda In “Jazz Age” Bermuda

Their romance defined the “Jazz Age” — so it’s perhaps not surprising that “Great Gatsby” author F. Scott Fitzgerald and mercurial wife Zelda found themselves in Bermuda during that free-spirited period when the island’s tourism industry was enjoying an unprecedented vogue among America’s literati and... Read more of this article

Free Open House At BUEI On Saturday

The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] will be holding a free open house on Saturday [Mar. 23]. From 1-4pm, the East Broadway facility’s education department will be engaging the public in live presentations to demonstrate what BUEI camp attendees do in their labs. BUEI’s educational camps, for 7-13 year olds, include hands-on... Read more of this article

Pre KiteFest Event To Be Held This Saturday

The Chewstick Foundation has expanded the historically one day KiteFest event with a kickoff event at Washington Mall this Saturday [Mar 23]. This will take place between 10a.m. to 4p.m. on the Washington Mall Second Floor, which will be buzzing with activities in preparation for the Good Friday event. There will be a Kite Making demonstration by master... Read more of this article

Armed Robbery Sentence Reduced On Appeal

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the 16 year sentence handed down to Jaron Roberts was “disproportionate” and reduced it to 11 years. Roberts was convicted of using an imitation firearm to commit a string of robberies which occurred in various parishes including Pembroke, Warwick, and Paget in March 2011. Motorcyclists were accosted and... Read more of this article

Shooter To Serve 10 Yrs Before Parole Eligibility

Marico Bassett — who was convicted of a shooting Randy Lightbourne — appeared before the Appeals Court who ruled that the time he must serve before being considered for parole is reduced to ten years. In December 2011 had been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with the Court ordering he must serve half the sentence before being considered... Read more of this article

Horseshoe Group Selects Underwriting Platform

Bermuda-based insurance management services provider Horseshoe Group signed up with Eurobase Insurance Solutions to use its synergy2 software underwriting platform. Horseshoe Group is a provider of management and advisory services to insurers, reinsurers, sidecars, transformers, and catastrophe bonds. Horseshoe Group will be deploying synergy2 in its... Read more of this article

2012/13 BKC Championship Point Standings

Following the most recent series of go-kart racing at Southside, the Bermuda Karting Club point standings are below. The next scheduled race day is Sunday, April 7th, 2013, which will be an official trophy race day. Senior TAG Class 1st – 740points – #9 Scott Barnes 2nd – 721points – #6 David Barbosa 3rd – 647points –... Read more of this article