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Photos: Bailey’s Bay Win Champions Cricket
Bailey’s Bay won the Champions of Champions cricket after defeating the Western Stars. At the St. John’s Field Western Stars won toss and decided to bat, they were bowled out for 102, Treadwell Gibbons was their top scorer with 15, while Derrick Brangman was the pick of the Bailey’s Bay bowlers with figures of 10-2-21-3. In reply Coolidge Durham... Read more of this article
Oceania To Tee It Up & Set Sail For Bermuda
For the first-ever golf-themed cruise voyage to Bermuda, The Travel Mechanic and Oceania Cruises have selected Bermuda-based Par 3 Consulting as golf delivery partner for the 2018 cruise season, tje BTA said today. Jennie Mechanic, CEO of the Travel Mechanic said, “We are thrilled to have partnered with Oceania Cruises and Par 3 Consulting to launch... Read more of this article
Video: Minister On Care Homes, Radiation & More
[Updated] Minister of Health Kim Wilson held a press conference today [Sept 27] discussing Throne Speech initiatives, including amending the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Act 1999, radiation therapy under HIP and FutureCare, and the efforts to reverse our community’s incidence of non-communicable diseases. The press conference has just... Read more of this article
Madeiros Selected For College Equestrian Team
Lizzy Madeiros — Bermuda’s 2017 Outstanding Teen Female Sports Award Recipient — has been selected to join the Women’s Equestrian Hunt Seat Team at Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia after two rounds of try outs earlier this month. Freshman Madeiros, who was awarded an academic merit scholarship to pursue a Bachelor of Science... Read more of this article
Reinsurers Pay Out Over $70B To EU Customers
Bermuda [re]insurers have paid out US$72.8 billion to European Union [EU] policyholders and cedants over the past 20 years, according to commercial market claims data collected by the Bermuda Monetary Authority, who said this $72.8 billion, roughly half [$36.8 billion] was paid to UK customers. The information comes from the Authority’s first EU... Read more of this article
Video: Police Press Conference On Police Week
The Bermuda Police Service held a press conference today [Sept 27] to discuss the plans for the upcoming Police Week, which gets underway this coming Saturday. The press conference has just concluded and we will try and post additional information later on, and in the meantime the 15-minute live video replay is below. In explaining the week long event,... Read more of this article
Institute Of Architects To Host Architecture Week
The Institute of Bermuda Architects [IBA] will be hosting a week-long celebration of architecture, from Monday, October 2. To encourage interest in the architectural profession and celebrate the architecture of Bermuda, the IBA has organised a series of free events for the public, members and industry associates – beginning on World Architecture... Read more of this article
Clarien’s Hurricane Donation Drive Continues
Hurricanes Irma and Maria left destructive paths of devastation throughout the Caribbean, and as the region recovers from both storms, the Clarien Bank hurricane donation drive continues to accept donations in support of Red Cross relief and recovery efforts. Clarien Bank Chief Marketing Officer Michael DeCouto commented: “As thousands in the region... Read more of this article
‘Tribute To Fadda Dub’ Event Donates $1,000
Following the ‘Tribute to Fadda Dub’ event at the Devonshire Recreation Club parking lot on Sunday, September 3, the groups behind the event – One Love Promotions in conjunction with Magnum Force Entertainment – have made a donation of $1,000 to Fadda Dub’s son, Jahkim. A spokesperson said, “The show featured some... Read more of this article
BEST Celebrating Their 10th Anniversary
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] is celebrating its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of “its vital work as campaigner for the environment for the protection of Bermuda’s limited and diminishing conservation zones.” A spokesperson said, “In 2006, a small group of people banded together to save Bermuda’s Botanical... Read more of this article
Bermuda Center For Sleep Disorders Opens
The Bermuda Center for Sleep Disorders, a “diagnostic sleep facility designed to help diagnose and treat people who have sleep disorders,” has opened in Paget, becoming the island’s first overnight sleep testing facility. The Centre said, “As the first on island overnight sleep testing facility, Bermuda Center for Sleep Disorders... Read more of this article
Video: Sept 27th Bernews Morning Newsflash
Tropical Storm Maria and Hurricane Lee are both ‘potential threats to Bermuda’, Bermuda Center for Sleep Disorders opens in Paget, BELCO crew flying out today to BVI to help restore electricity, A.S. Cooper presents $10,000 cheque to Bermuda Red Cross for hurricane relief, Bermuda Union of Teachers inviting the public to participate in a National... Read more of this article
