Bermuda News Updates

Rockal Evans continued competing in the RQYS-Ronstan 2023 International Finn Australian Championships. Two more races were held to take the series to six races, and Evans came off the water in 4th place with 25 net points. Evans finished 10th in the first race of the day, and the fifth of the series, before finishing […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Kaden Hopkins says he hopes to become a more consistent rider as he builds towards his first season with his new French team. Hopkins signed a one-year deal with Vendée U, the development squad for one of the top European teams, TotalEnergies, in October and has spent the past week acclimatising […]

The City of Hamilton today issued commendations to two Bermuda Police officers– PC Carol Skerritt and PC Christopher Douglas — saying they ”have made significant contributions to the everyday policing of and safety in Hamilton.” Mayor Charles Gosling and City CEO Dwayne Caines were on hand to recognize PC Skerritt and PC Douglas for their exemplary service […]

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Jan 11] include boards appointments, notification of planning applications registered, Bermudian status and contracts valued at over $50,000. Board Historical Building Advisory Committee Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Boards Appointments Notice ID: GN0044/2023 Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level Publication date: 11 January 2023 The Minister of […]

The 2023 Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge event will take place from Friday [Jan 13] to Sunday [Jan 15], and the route maps — which were extracted from the full event programme –  are below. The three-day running event will begin on Friday, January 13 with the Butterfield Mile on Front Street in Hamilton, continue Saturday, […]

Former accountant Jeffrey Bevan, “who stole nearly £2m from the Bermuda government” is facing a hearing to determine if he will lose his pension. A BBC story said, “A former Welsh government and BBC accountant who stole nearly £2m from the Bermuda government faces a hearing to decide if he will lose his pension. “Jeffrey […]

The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] said they continue to “advise residents to be vigilant online, particularly when communicating with anyone only known to them through social media.” What is an online sextortion scam? A police spokesperson said, “Online sextortion scams are a form of sexual exploitation where an individual is usually threatened with having personal […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Ryan Outerbridge says his first appearance in the Butterfield Front Street Mile elite race will be a “wonderful opportunity” to gain high-level experience. He joins training partner Dage Minors as the two local runners in a seven-man field, including Americans Grant Grosvenor, Christian Harrison, Dylan Lowry, Jordan Schilit and Adrian Haines […]

The Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] has halted all domestic flight departures across the United States today [Jan 11] “after the system providing pilots with pre-flight safety notices went offline.” A CNN story said, “The Federal Aviation Administration halted all domestic flight departures across the United States Wednesday after the system providing pilots with pre-flight safety […]

Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward will be joining Bernews at 10.00am on Wednesday [Jan 11] for the latest episode in the Bernews News & Views series, with the Minister set to discuss the minimum wage, year end review, immigration and more. The video will be live streamed below, as well as on Bernews […]

Daniel Phillips began competing in the J60 San Jose Tennis Tournament in Costa Rica, taking part in both the singles and doubles. Phillips took on Keaton Hance in his opening-round singles match and needed three sets to advance. The Bermudian tennis player won the first set 7 – 5, Keaton leveled the match at 1 – […]

Inside Caribbean Football has named LeiLanni Nesbeth as the best female player of Bermuda in 2022. Inside Caribbean posted the graphic below online, saying, “The 21-year-old attacker LeiLanni Nesbeth is our pick as the best female player of Bermuda in 2022. She was very well in the CONCACAF W Championship and had another very good […]

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a glittery green treefrog sitting in a crystal ball. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally sized for use as a mobile phone wallpaper, WhatsApp status image or Instagram story. You can download both sizes […]

The APGA Tour Farmers Insurance brings together 18 APGA Tour players including Bermuda’s Daniel Augustus to compete for a $100,000 purse on the North and South Courses at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The field consists of players who qualify throughout the previous year’s APGA Tour season via the Lexus Cup points list, the Farmers Insurance […]

Aquarian Holdings announced the closing of its acquisition of Somerset Reinsurance Limited, a leading provider of reinsurance solutions to the U.S. life insurance and annuity market. A spokesperson said, “Aquarian announced in 2022 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer and provide a substantial amount of […]

The 2022 CEA Dressage Regional & Mini Challenges came to successful conclusions for Bermuda, with the Adult Team capturing first place in the CEA Regional Dressage Challenge and Bermuda’s Children Team capturing second place in the newly introduced CEA Mini Dressage Challenge. A spokesperson said, “Members of Bermuda’s Adult Regional team included Angela Halloran Smith […]