Category: technology

BFA Women’s Committee Launch New Webpage

The Bermuda Football Association Women’s Committee has launched a new web page which will “centralize all updates, activities, and details of the BFA Women’s Committee.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] Women’s Committee [WC] has launched Bermuda Women’s web pages which can be found at bermudafa.com/W... Read more of this article

RA Issues Emergency General Determination

The Regulatory Authority [RA] has issued an Emergency General Determination [EGD] for the electronic communications sector, with immediate effect. A spokesperson said, “To encourage competition and innovation in regulated sectors and to be consistent with the purposes of the Electronic Communications Act 2011, the Regulatory Authority [RA] has issued... Read more of this article

BELCO: Planned Outage In Sandys [Postponed]

[Updated] Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] said that there will be a planned outage in area of Sandys on Thursday [Nov 25] from 9.00am to 5.00pm. BELCO tweeted, “There will be a planned outage in Sandys on Thur, Nov 25, 9AM – 5PM. The following areas will be impacted: Part of Middle Road Sandys, Caithness Drive, Whale Island, Wreck... Read more of this article

RA Publish Consumer Complaints Report

The Regulatory Authority [RA] has published its Consumer Protection Consumer Complaints Report for the Electricity and Electronic Communications sectors for the fiscal year, 2020-21. The report showed there were a total of 181 inquiries, complaints and disputes; 52 were provided consumer guidance or redirected to service provider, 26 were fully resolved,... Read more of this article

E-Monday Shopping Event For Local Retailers

Bermuda residents are invited to shop local online on Emonday — which will be held on November 29th — with the community urged “to partake of this opportunity to take advantage of exclusive deals and to support each other as the Island looks beyond the pandemic. ” A BEDC spokesperson said, “eMonday was first launched in... Read more of this article

One Communications Advises Of Phone Scam

[Updated] One Communications is advising the public of an ongoing telephone scam, with someone apparently calling people purporting to be from One Communications. A spokesperson said, “Please be advised of an ongoing telephone scam. Should you receive a call from ‘One Communications’ advising of a compromised IP address, please hang up... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda Window Views

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a view of Bermuda, as seen through a window frame.The design is also available below in two colour shades as a Facebook profile cover image, and you can check back on Bernews every Wednesday for our latest free phone wallpaper download.To access more phone wallpapers with... Read more of this article

Photos: BELCO Donates Laptops To Schools

BELCO has donated 187 laptops to several middle schools, with the donation made on behalf of the entire team at BELCO, and delivered to students at Dellwood Middle School, Whitney Institute, Sandys Middle School and Clearwater Middle School last week. A spokesperson said “This donation is in keeping with BELCO’s commitment to sustainability.... Read more of this article

One Launches Unlimited Data Roaming In U.S.

One Communications announced today [Nov 17] that it has expanded the benefits of their Carry-On Roaming mobile product, with “unlimited data in the United States each day.” A spokesperson said, “One Communications announced today that it has expanded the benefits of its popular Carry-On Roaming mobile product. When customers travel to... Read more of this article

Wallpaper Wednesday: Another World In Space

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features the phrase ‘Bermuda Is Another World’ – made famous in the song by the legendary Hubert Smith — with an astronaut space theme, in a nod to our recent mention in the NASA SpaceX launch.The design is also available below in two versions as Facebook profile... Read more of this article

Video: ‘Bermuda Ground Station Has The Signals’

Bermuda’s NASA tracking station played a role in the recent SpaceX launch, with the island briefly mentioned during the live coverage, with the broadcast stating that “the Bermuda ground station has the signals.” A statement from NASA said, “NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International... Read more of this article

Horizon Launches Free WiFi In The City

Horizon Communications has announced that they have launched free WiFi in the city, with coverage currently “over sections of Front, Reid, Burnaby and Church streets.” The Horizon Communications announcement said, “We’ve just launched free WiFi in the city! Super fast, reliable and free – doesn’t get better than this! Try... Read more of this article

“Welcome To The One Business District”

One Communications has launched the ‘Welcome to the One Business District’ campaign along with the expansion of their business solution offerings. A spokesperson said, “One Communications, Bermuda’s Tier 1 business solutions provider, continues to be the leader in innovation with the expansion of solutions to help clients improve business... Read more of this article