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Video: Model Aliana King Featured In Aveda Ads

Yet another major international brand has featured Aliana King, with the Bermudian model being featured in Aveda promotions for the brand’s Nutriplenish campaign. This is not the first time that the model has been featured on behalf of a major beauty brand, with Ms. King previously appearing in a number of campaigns, including for Garnier, Maybelline, […]

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Video: Shooting Victim’s Mother Makes Appeal

After losing one son to gun violence and having another son injured in a shooting, a Bermudian mother has appealed for help, calling on people to pull together and unite. In an emotional appeal yesterday, Nicole Fox said, “This has been the second time my home has been hit with bullets. Many of you could say […]

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Saltus & Warwick Moving To Virtual Learning

In light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, both Saltus Grammar School and Warwick Academy have made the decision to move classes to virtual platforms. A Saltus spokesperson said, “Saltus has made the decision to transition to a virtual learning platform as of tomorrow, March 17, 2020. “Attendance and all classes will continue remotely through our school’s […]

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Warwick Academy Remote Learning Programme

[Written by Warwick Academy student An Mei Daniels] My school, Warwick Academy, is now several days into its programme of remote learning, which commenced on Friday 20th March in response to school closures due to the Covid-19 virus. In the days leading up to the school closure, teachers immediately started training so that the remote […]

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Remote Learning To Resume On Monday

Commissioner of Education, Kalmar Richards confirmed that the public schools in Bermuda will resume the remote learning program starting on Monday, April 20th. A government spokesperson said, “A key priority during this period is to ensure that educational activities continue through the extension of irregular school closures. Commissioner Richards said: “We are well aware that […]

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Court: Simmons To Be Sentenced In Jamaica

Bermudian Zharrin Simmons appeared in a Jamaican court in connection with charges of possession and attempting to export cannabis. According to a report from McKoy’s News, “The St. James Parish Court has deferred sentencing for Zharrin Simmons, the Bermudian born British woman who was nabbed at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay with more than […]

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Court: Man Denies Drug And Ammo Charges

[Written by Don Burgess] A man pleaded not guilty to drug and ammunition charges in Supreme Court. Winston Paynter denied all charges put to him. The prosecution alleged that Mr Paynter between a date unknown and April 11, 2019, conspired with others to import heroin to Bermuda, and that on April 11, 2019, he possessed heroin […]

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Bermudian Actor Reflects On Motown Role

With the tour of hit show “Motown the Musical” recently kicking off in Chicago, Illinois, Bermudian actor Nicholas Christopher, a member of the show’s original cast who is currently playing Smokey Robinson in the production, was interviewed by Broadway World about growing up in Bermuda, the role that Motown-era music played in his upbringing, and […]

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Famous For 15 Minutes To Feature Local Plays

The Famous for 15 Minutes Playwriting Festival is getting set to celebrate its 12th year, with all proceeds to go towards the BMDS Charitable Trust, which gives out bursaries to students studying in Theatre Arts. This year’s event will run from August 28 – 30 and from September 3 – 6, 2014, with six original 15-minute […]

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Bermuda Festival Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow

Tickets for the 2015 Bermuda Festival will be available for purchase beginning tomorrow [Nov 25] at 10.00am. The Bermuda Festival is honouring their 40th anniversary with an amazing line-up of talented local and international performers, with 19 events to choose from including jazz, classical, opera, theatre, and even disco. The events start on January 23rd, […]

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One Day Model And Talent Audition Workshop

PlayList Management, LLC [PLM], a local talent management & development company, has joined forces with Scott Cooper, CEO & Founder of Talent Inc. and Evolution Management Company to host a Model and Talent Audition Workshop on Saturday, January 31st, 2015. PLM said, “Scott wants to see Bermuda’s talent and will offer industry insider advice on […]

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Herbert Appears In ‘En Vogue’ Christmas Movie

Bermudian actor Daren A. Herbert is playing a character named “Vaughn” in a new holiday-themed film featuring musical group En Vogue, titled “An En Vogue Christmas.” The made-for-television film debuted last month, and is set to air on the Lifetime LMN network twice more before Christmas Day, including tonight at 9.00pm and December 13 at 1.00am. […]

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$15,000 Loans For Seniors Home Modifications

Through the BHC and in conjunction with Age Concern, “families will be able to apply for interest free loans of up to $15,000 to support home modifications to promote their senior loved ones remaining at home as opposed to in rest home care,” Premier David Burt announced. Speaking at a press conference this afternoon [Jan […]

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BFRS Offer Video Remote Building Inspection

With the Covid-19 pandemic preventing in-person inspections, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service [BFRS] is currently providing a Remote Video Inspection service specifically for buildings and construction sites. A Government spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service [BFRS] is advising that it is currently providing a Remote Video Inspection [RVI] service specifically for buildings […]

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Photos: Wreath Laying At The War Memorial

Bermuda is marking Remembrance Day today, with dignitaries laying wreaths at the War Memorial on the Grounds of the Cabinet Office on Front Street, with the wreaths laid in advance of the Remembrance Day Parade. Bermuda joined nations around the world to mark the day, paying tribute to all of the island’s war veterans, with […]

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21 Regiment Soldiers Promoted At Special Parade

Some of Bermuda’s soldiers praised the career opportunities at the Royal Bermuda Regiment as they celebrated their recent promotions. They said the RBR offered the chance to develop themselves, network, and boost their chances in the job market, as well as providing a rewarding military experience and the opportunity to travel and gain extra qualifications. […]

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Fairmont Hotel Provides Free Meals For Soldiers

A luxury hotel has thanked soldiers on duty over the Covid-19 crisis with two dinners for 200 prepared by its top chefs. The Fairmont Southampton cooked the meals for the troops at Warwick Camp and forward operating bases yesterday [Sunday] – the second time the hotel has ensured soldiers dined in style. Kiaran MacDonald, Fairmont’s […]

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BTA Looking At More Sports Tourism Events

In the wake of America’s Cup, the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] is looking at the feasibility of many other sports-related events, citing that “Bermuda’s successful delivery of the 35th America’s Cup has elevated the destination to a strong position for attracting future sports tourism events and has already helped officials land new events for the […]

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Top 20 Most Viewed Youtube Videos For 2017

Bernews posted more than 800 videos on YouTube during 2017, and the top twenty most viewed on our Youtube channel are actually all from the America’s Cup, which dominated our Youtube statistics, with the sailing event attaining over two million views on our Youtube channel alone. We have also compiled the top 20 ‘non America’s […]

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Monument Re Completes Acquisition Of Nordben

Monument Re has completed the acquisition of Nordben Life and Pension Insurance Co. Limited [Nordben] from BenCo Insurance Holding B.V., following receipt of regulatory approval from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission [GFSC]. Manfred Maske, CEO of Monument Re Group, said: “The completion of this transaction positions the Monument Group well in executing its strategy in […]

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Assured Guaranty To Acquire BlueMountain

Assured Guaranty – a publicly traded Bermuda-based holding company — has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding equity interests in BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC  and its associated entities for a purchase price of approximately $160 million, subject to certain adjustments. BlueMountain is an alternative asset management firm with $19.3 billion in assets […]

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Monument Re Completes Acquisition Of Inora Life

Monument Re announced that it has, through its European subsidiary Laguna Life d.a.c, completed the acquisition of Inora Life DAC from Societe Generale following receipt of regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland. Monument Re Limited is a Class E reinsurer and Holding Company subject to Group Supervision by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Monument […]

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Monument Re Acquires Cattolica Life

Monument Re announced that, subject to regulatory approval, it has acquired Cattolica Life DAC from Cattolica Assicurazioni. Cattolica Life is a life insurer domiciled in Ireland which ceased new activity since 2017. The transaction will have no impact on Cattolica Life DAC clients and policyholders. Change of control of the company will follow satisfaction of […]

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Monument Re Acquires GreyCastle Holdings

Monument Re announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire GreyCastle Holdings Ltd and its subsidiaries, which include GreyCastle Life Reinsurance [SAC] Ltd and GreyCastle Services, from the shareholders of GreyCastle Holdings Ltd. A spokesperson said, “Monument Re announced today that, subject to regulatory approval, it has signed an agreement to acquire GreyCastle Holdings […]

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Mother: ‘Please Help Police To Find The Killers’

Crime Stoppers Bermuda released a video as part of their appeal for witnesses or information regarding the murder of Taylor Grier, and Taylor’s mother has urged everyone to “help the police to find the killers of our young men” as “there should be no more mothers having to bear this pain.” In July of this […]

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Victim’s Mother: ‘The Pain Is Indescribable’

The “pain is indescribable,” Keishaye Steede said in her victim impact statement which read out in court after her son’s killers were convicted in Nottingham Crown Court in England. Lyrico Steede was only 17-years-old when he was murdered by a group of teenagers in England last year. The five teenagers were sentenced yesterday, with the […]

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Murder Victim’s Mother Appeals For Peace

The mother of Lyrico Steede has spoken out on the one year anniversary of his attack, thanking god for helping to sustain her over the past year and saying how blessed she was to have shared 17 years with her son. Keishaye Steede also said her “heart goes out to the families enduring the same, if not […]

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Video: Mother Appeals For End To Violence

Bermudian Keishaye Steede, whose 17-year-old son Lyrico was stabbed to death in the English city of Nottingham in 2017, is lending her voice to a national campaign aimed at reducing knife violence in the UK. The video was released as part of Operation Sceptre, the week-long coordinated initiative designed to help get knives and blades […]

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Technical Appendix to Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile

This technical appendix from the TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program, ACRP Web-Only Document 38: Technical Appendix to Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile , supplements ACRP Research Report 204: Air Demand in a Dynamic Competitive Context with the Automobile with more detailed documentation of the research effort, including greater technical detail on the analytical models created for the research and their application.



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Guidebook for Assessing Collaborative Planning Efforts Among Airport and Public Planning Agencies

Public-use airports, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), and local land-use/ transportation planning agencies all have independent yet interrelated planning processes bound by legal and policy requirements to ensure compatibility. This means that they should work cooperatively to solve joint transportation challenges in the most effective and efficient manner. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 216: Guidebook for Assessing Collaborative Planning Efforts Among Airp...



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Evaluating the Suitability of Roadway Corridors for Use by Monarch Butterflies

The charismatic and familiar monarch butterfly serves as a flagship species for pollinator conservation, and gives rights-of-way entities opportunities to engage a diverse array of stakeholders who are invested in not only restoring monarch numbers to sustainable levels, but also mitigating many other environmental and economic issues. This pre-publication draft of the TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 942 Pre-Pub: Evaluating the Suitability of Roadway Corridors fo...



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Highway Capacity Manual, Sixth Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis

Now available to order from the TRB Bookstore, the Highway Capacity Manual, Sixth Edition: A Guide for Multimodal Mobility Analysis (HCM) provides methods for quantifying highway capacity. In its current form, it serves as a fundamental reference on concepts, performance measures, and analysis techniques for evaluating the multimodal operation of streets, highways, freeways, and off-street pathways. The Sixth Edition incorporates the latest research on highway capacity, quality of service, Active Traffic...



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Business Models for Mobile Fare Apps

Five different business models for mobile fare payment apps are examined, as the world of apps used by transit agencies in the United States and Canada continues to steadily grow. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Synthesis 148: Business Models for Mobile Fare Apps documents current practices and experiences of transit agencies that offer mobile fare payment applications to transit riders. The report includes case examples from six cities: Santa Monica, Denver, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, ...



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Multimodal transportation investments

Fostering Multimodal Connectivity Newsletter for April 2020 , released by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration




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‘Fast-Moving, Difficult-To-Predict Developments’

The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA], which is conducting a work-from-home trial today [March 17], has commented on the impact of the  global coronavirus pandemic, saying it presents “a cycle of fast-moving, difficult-to-predict developments.” An email sent out by BTA Interim CEO Glenn Jones said, “By now you will have seen the Bermuda government’s coronavirus travel […]

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Fairmont Southampton Lights Up With Love

In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Fairmont Southampton has lit up select rooms across its property to form hearts in order to show support to all those affected. In an online post, the hotel said, “Fairmont Southampton loves you. Together we can overcome anything. Stay safe and be well.” As the island and world […]

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40-Year-Old Motorcyclist Arrested After Collision

A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a collision in Hamilton parish early this morning [Jan 7]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 1:40am Tuesday, January 7th police and fellow first responders were dispatched to a reported two vehicle collision on North Shore Road in Hamilton parish near the junction with Coney […]

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Two Women Injured, Motorcyclist Flees Scene

Two women were transported to hospital following a collision last night [Jan 12] in Devonshire, with one woman “sustaining injuries including a potentially life threatening head injury.” The collision involved two vehicles, and the motorcyclist fled the scene and police said “efforts are ongoing to locate the other motorcycle and its rider.” A police spokesperson […]

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28-Year-Old Man Hurt In Motorcycle Crash

A 28-year-old man was found in the road on Middle Road in Devonshire on Friday evening, and “motorcycle debris thought to be from this incident was later found along Frog Lane, Devonshire.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:40pm Friday, January 24th police and fellow first responders were dispatched to a reported single vehicle motorcycle crash […]

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Car Driver Arrested After Motorcyclist Injured

A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving following a collision early this morning [Jan 31] on North Shore Road in Devonshire which resulted in a female motorcyclist being taken to hospital. A police spokesperson said, “Around 12:50am Friday, January 31st police and fellow first responders attended a reported two vehicle collision on […]

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Person Treated For Smoke Inhalation After Fire

A person suffering from smoke inhalation was taken to hospital following a fire in Devonshire. A BFRS spokesperson said, “At 1:13pm a call was received by Central Fire Dispatch reporting a kitchen fire in a 2 story structure at Kilderry Close, Devonshire. The Fire service responded with 4 appliances and a total of 7 firefighters. […]

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Truck & Motorcyclist Collision In Smith’s Parish

[Updated] A serious collision has occurred in the Middle Road, Verdmont Road area of Smith’s parish, apparently involving a heavy truck and a motorcyclist. A police spokesperson said, “A reported serious collision has occurred in the Middle Road, Verdmont Road Smith’s parish area – apparently involving a heavy truck and a motorcyclist. “Motorists are advised […]

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Monash University: World Transit Research Newsletter: April 2020

Bimonthly newsletter released by the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University




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2020 Forum on COVID-19, AVs, and Shared Mobility

The National Academies/TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 13 at 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern to focus on the role of AV and Shared mobility in light of COVID-19. The online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required . Speakers include: Effect of COVID-19 on AVs , Annie Chang and Ed Straub of SAE International Effect of COVI19 on Shared Mobility , Susan Shaheen of University of California, Berkeley COVID-19 and New Par...




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Tenth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure*

International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastracture will host Tenth International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure on June 30 - July 2, 2021 in Porto, Portugal. TRB is pleased to cosponsor this event. The conference provides a forum for idea exchanges, knowledge sharing, and technology-need matchmaking in the global Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Testing community. It serves as a unique venue to showcase U.S. and gl...




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2020 Forum on COVID-19, AVs, and Shared Mobility

The National Academies/TRB Forum on Preparing for Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, May 13 at 2:00 – 3:30 PM Eastern to focus on the role of AV and Shared mobility in light of COVID-19. The online event is free and open to the public, but registration is required . Speakers include: Effect of COVID-19 on AVs , Annie Chang and Ed Straub of SAE International Effect of COVI19 on Shared Mobility , Susan Shaheen of University of California, Berkeley COVID-19 and New Par...




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Improving AEDT Modeling for Aircraft Noise Reflection and Diffraction from Terrain and Manmade Structures

Barriers, berms, buildings, and natural terrain may affect the propagation of aircraft noise by shielding or reflecting sound energy. If terrain and manmade structures obstruct the line‐of‐sight between the source and the receiver, then sound energy will be attenuated at the receiver. This attenuation increases with the terrain and structures’ size and proximity to either the source or the receiver. If gaps exist in the terrain or structures, then the potential benefits of acoustical shielding will be su...



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Promoting Aviation Career Education in High Schools and Community Colleges

More airport operations/management academic programs at both the high school and community college levels would help the airport industry. With baby boomers currently reaching retirement age at the rate of 10,000 each day, and later generations much smaller in size, new employees are not entering the workforce swiftly enough to replace those leaving because of retirement, illness, and other complicating factors. As a result, the aviation industry, like others, is experiencing a significant labor shortage...



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Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data for Pavement, Bridge, Weight Enforcement, and Freight Logistics Applications

Most U.S. state departments of transportation (DOTs) are collecting weigh-in-motion data with a wide variety of sensor types and using them in a variety of applications. Many agencies use WIM data to aid in pavement design, although most are not currently using a Pavement ME (mechanistic-empirical) Design application. WIM for bridge and asset management purposes is used much less often. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Synthesis 546: Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data for Pavement, ...




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Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition

The TRB' Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP LRD 37: Legal Issues Relating to Airports Promoting Competition explores permissible means and methods of encouraging and accommodating competition at U.S. airports. It discusses the history of how competition has been addressed by government and airports and provides the context of the concentration of air carriers and fixed-base operators (FBOs), the accommodation of air carriers with differing business models, and avoiding the grant of exclusive rig...



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