Category: News
Dage Minors Thrills Crowd With 3rd Place Finish
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dage Minors saluted the Bermudian crowd for helping inspire him to a superb podium finish in the men’s 1,500 metres final in the USATF Bermuda Games today [April 9]. Minors delivered a career-defining performance in front of the NBC Sports television cameras, not to mention a packed house at the Flora Duffy Stadium, claiming... Read more of this article
Govt: Delays In Travel Authorisation Process
An outage on the Government website has “impacted the Travel Authorisation process, causing some travellers to have experienced a delay in receiving their TAs,” the Government confirmed. A Government spokesperson said, “The Government of Bermuda recently experienced delays with its Microsoft Outlook account and an outage to gov.bm. This... Read more of this article
Live Updates: Local Events & USATF Games
[Updating] The USATF Bermuda Games is being held today [April 9] at the Flora Duffy Stadium, featuring an array of top international athletes — including multiple Olympic medalists — as well as top Bermuda athletes. A number of local entities combined to help bring this world class event to Bermuda, the main local event sponsor is Athene,... Read more of this article
Video: April 9th Bernews Morning Newsflash
Police name murder victim as Che Jennings, police confirm death of Alfred Brookes, police plan a “noticeable increase in patrols”, 2022 Bermuda Games to feature elite athletes, Zeiko Lewis scores in Sacramento victory, Yesha Townsend to speak at World English Symposium, proposals sought for activity within parklands, ‘Tilly’s Fillies’ art... Read more of this article
Police Plan A “Noticeable Increase In Patrols”
“In the wake of recent firearms violence, we have created a surge capacity” and this “will create a noticeable increase in patrols, visibility and engagement,” Assistant Police Commissioner Antoine Daniels said. This follows after a week of gun violence which has sadly resulted in the deaths of two young men, 24-year-old Che... Read more of this article
‘Honoured To Help Bring World-Class Event’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Athene Life Re, the main sponsor of the USATF Bermuda Games, says it “takes immense pride” in helping bring the inaugural athletics meet to the island. The USATF Bermuda Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Label Event – the highest level outside the World Athletics Diamond League – will be held at the... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: ‘Tilly’s Fillies’ Art Fundraiser
[Updated with video] Life-size painted sculptures of a therapy horse will be auctioned off at a fundraising event at WindReach later this month, and the ‘Tilly’s Fillies’ are now on display at the Church Street level of Washington Mall. Tilly, a miniature pony, died in November last year after almost a quarter of a century helping others,... Read more of this article
30 Minute Video: April 8 ZBM Evening News
With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related Stories 30 Minute Video: Dec 30... Read more of this article
Police Name Murder Victim As Che Jennings
Police have identified the victim of last night’s [April 7] fatal shooting in Warwick as 24-year-old Che Jennings. Following the incident, a police spokesperson said, “Shortly after 8.30pm this evening, police received several calls of gunshots in the Warwick Workmen’s area. Police attended and found a 24-year-old male who was rushed... Read more of this article
Proposals Sought For Activity Within Parklands
The Department of Parks is “seeking proposals for commercial activity within parklands” for the 2022 summer season. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Parks is seeking proposals from suitable concessionaires to provide beach/park concession services at twelve [12] public parklands for the summer season 2022 [May 1st... Read more of this article
Townsend To Speak: World English Symposium
Bermuda College English advisor/tutor in the Centre for Learning and Academic Success Yesha Townsend will “highlight the importance of heritage and identity in the Bermudian colloquial language and dialect” in a keynote address at the Oxford English Dictionary’s World English Symposium in the UK. Ms. Townsend — who will be speaking... Read more of this article
Video: Police Press Conference On Murders
[Updated] The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] is holding a press conference this afternoon [April 8] to address the two recent murders, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in Warwick, and 18-year-old Laje Franklin was fatally shot in the east end. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The live broadcast... Read more of this article
