Category: News
BMA Celebrates International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day [IWD], the women of the Bermuda Monetary Authority said they “are standing strong together to #EmbraceEquality.” “The BMA recognises that to truly create an inclusive world, we all need to take action on equity every single day. International Women’s Day offers us all yet another opportunity to put... Read more of this article
RA Comment On Digicel/BTC Network Outage
The Regulatory Authority [RA] noted they are “aware of the island wide outage to Digicel/BTC’s fixed telephony network” — which resulted in landlines, including the 911 number, being unoperational for a few hours — and noted that Digicel/BTC “complied with the standard outage reporting requirements. ” A spokesperson... Read more of this article
WeSpeak Welcomes Myers, Berkeley & Williams
WeSpeak welcomed Carolyn Myers as its new Chairperson and also welcomed Tracey Berkeley and Puisne Judge Shade Subair Williams to the board. A spokesperson said, “Effective January 2023, WeSpeak welcomes Carolyn Myers, as its new Chair, as well as two new Board Members, Tracey Berkeley, who currently serves as the Interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism... Read more of this article
Parliament: Audio & Order Of Business
[Updated with live audio] The House of Assembly will be in session on Wednesday [March 8] and statements listed on the Order Paper include the “MAGIC Training” and improvements to the Passport and Work Permit Applications Process,’ and the 2023/24 Budget debate is set to continue. Update: Live broadcast has concluded, and the audio replay... Read more of this article
Sandcastle Honours International Women’s Day
The talented team behind the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition dedicated a queen-themed chess sandcastle in honor of International Women’s Day. The organizers said, “In honour of International Women’s Day, I would like to dedicate this week’s build to all the queens out there! We are the most powerful pieces on the board, rulers of... Read more of this article
Noah Browne Targets Fourth National Title
[Written by Stephen Wright] Noah Browne is hunting for his fourth national title and believes he is on a collision course to face Taylor Carrick in the semi-finals of the Gnosis National Squash Championships. Browne, the defending champion, and Carrick are on the same side of the draw and will meet if they both win their quarter-finals matches at the... Read more of this article
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Trailblazer Awards
Premier David Burt congratulated Chlora Lindley-Myers and Cheryl Ann Lister who both received Diversity Equity and Inclusion Trailblazer Awards at the second annual Bermuda Risk Summit. ABIR CEO John Huff previously said, “As ABIR celebrates its 30th Anniversary in 2023, we wanted to recognise Chlora Lindley-Myers as the first woman of colour in 152... Read more of this article
Video: March 8th Bernews Morning Newsflash
Happy International Women’s Day, police confirm fourth road fatality of 2023, House of Assembly in session today, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Trailblazer Awards, OBA respond to Minister Jason Hayward’s comments, One Communications appoints Vicki Steele, Clarien Bank launches International Equity Fund and Wallpaper Wednesday features a sea... Read more of this article
Women Of The Uniformed Services Recognised
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Bermuda Police Service recognised some of the women of the uniformed services including Carol Skerritt, Chanara Smith-Rookes, Charlene Thompson, Co-Shae Bartrum, Diana Caisey, LaVerne Smith, Darynda Caisey Brown, Rosita Philpott, La’Toyia Raynor, Elouise Bernette Burcher and Ashley Grant. The... Read more of this article
Govt To Celebrate International Women’s Day
With the theme this year being “Embrace Equity”, the Government of Bermuda said they are pleased to advise that female members of the public service will observe International Women’s Day [IWD] 2023. A Government spokesperson said, “Each year on March 8, women around the world stand strong and proud in recognition of a day that seeks to... Read more of this article
BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power
BELCO crews been dispatched and are working to restore power following outages caused by the high winds this evening [March 7], with the outage list showing around 120 customers out as of just before 10pm. The Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] previously issued a Gale Warning valid for late this afternoon until Wednesday morning and noted that “an... Read more of this article
OBA Respond To Minister Hayward’s Comments
[Updated with comment from Premier Burt] ‘It’s hard to believe that these words were so boldly spoken on the floor of the House of Assembly by Minister of Economy & Labour, Jason Hayward,” OBA Chairman Aguinaldo Medeiros said. Mr Medeiros said, “‘I’ll stand at the polls and the person will say: I haven’t seen you, so... Read more of this article
