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Bermuda Motocross Racing Season Underway

The Bermuda Motocross Race Season got underway at the Southside Moto Sports Park. Zamair Darrell won all three races in the 450 Expert Class, while Wentworth Tucker took the checkered flag in all three races in the Over 30 Class. In the Novice Class Keon Glasford raced to three wins, while Zano Tucker won two […]

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BMC: ‘We Condemn The Antisocial Behavior’

Following the incident that occurred in the Clearwater Beach area this past holiday weekend, the Bermuda Motocross Club said that while it “was not at all associated with the BMC or any of our members” they want “to publicly condemn, in the strongest terms, the antisocial behavior.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Motocross Club [BMC] […]

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Esso Service Station Hours During Curfew

Esso Service Station advised the public on their hours of operation during the islandwide curfew, with the company noting that they “will re-evaluate the hours once the curfew is lifted.” Esso brand station hours of operation effective March 29 evening Station Open AM Close PM Sandy’s 6:30 7:30 Port Royal 6:30 6:30 Warwick 7:00 7:00 […]

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Esso Retail Service Station Holiday Hours

Esso Service Station is advising the public of their hours of operation effective today [April 9] as well as for Good Friday [April 10]. Esso station hours of operation [April 9]: Station Open AM Close PM Sandy’s 7.00 7.00 Port Royal 7.00 7.00 Warwick 8.00 6.00 BIU [Mon - Sat] 7.00 6.00 BIU [SUN] 7.00 […]

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Car’s Back Window Shattered By Softball

The Bermuda Netball Association [BNA] is advising the public to park on the western side of Bernard’s Park for the remainder of the BNA Summer League in order to avoid the danger of errant softballs. A BNA spokesperson said, “Please be advised that on June 27, we experienced another incident of which a car’s back […]

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Netball Association All-Star Matches Held

The Bermuda Netball Association recently hosted their all-star matches at the Somersfield Academy gymnasium. Under 11 Division All-Stars Pink Team 22 – Blue Team 10 In the under 11 match, the Pink Team defeated the Blue Team 22 – 10. Malaysia Furbert led the Pink Team to victory with 14 goals, while Saajida Daniels added […]

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Southampton Rangers Sports Club Apologizes

Following the incident this weekend, Southampton Rangers extended their apology to the BFA and community, and said they have started the disciplinary process for the players involved in the altercation and “will act swiftly in handing out the necessary punishment.” This follows after a football match had to be abandoned this weekend after an altercation broke out […]

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Football: Flanagan’s Onions Defeat Social Club

In a recent match at BAA Field, Young Men Social Club took on the Flanagan’s Onions. The Flanagan’s Onions won the match 2 – 0, taking the lead for good in the ninth minute when Treshun Smith found the back of the net. They doubled the lead in the 30th minute when Kiuno Cann scored. […]

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USL Soccer League Postpones 2020 Season

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the United Soccer League [USL] – which Bermudian footballer Zeiko Lewis plays in – has decided to postpone the 2020 season for a minimum of 30 days. With the postponement, all matches, including those for Lewis’ Charleston Battery team, will be rescheduled. The report on the Charleston Battery website said, […]

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Covid-19: BFA Suspend Football Season

The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] announced the suspension of “all football inclusive of Youth, Senior and National Academy / Teams matches and activities” due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] is very much cognizant of the current situation involving the Covid-19 [coronavirus] and the impact on our communities and the actions […]

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Football: BFA Awards 3 Points To Somerset

The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] awarded 3 points to Somerset Cricket Club following the abandoned Premier Division match between them and the Southampton Rangers on Sunday, March 1st. A spokesperson said, “Please take note of the following decision regarding the abandoned Premier Division match between SCC / S’Rangers on Sunday, March 1, 2020. In accordance with the […]

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Football: BFA Executive Council Season Update

The Bermuda Football Association Executive Council met yesterday [March 31] to discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic and the continued impact on the 2019/20 football season. A spokesperson said, “The Executive Council considered all relevant information inclusive of venue availability, player safety, scheduling, competition rules etc. ‘Soft’ plans were developed for several scenarios that could impact […]

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Burgess & Jackson Named To ACAC Team

Kieron Burgess from Medicine Hat College and Linden Jackson from Ambrose University were named to the ACAC South Conference Second Team for the 2019-2020 season. The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference [ACAC] Basketball All-Conference teams were selected by the conference coaches. These awards were presented at the 2020 ACAC Men’s Basketball Championship Banquet on March 4, […]

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Photos: Two Car Collision On South Road, Smiths

[Updated] There was a two car collision this evening [Aug 31] on South Road by the junction of Collectors Hill, which resulted in one car being somewhat wedged on top of the other car. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, and traffic was restricted to one lane as they investigated the collision. A tow truck […]

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Photos: BMRC Motorcycle Racing At Southside

The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club saw their season continue on Sunday [Oct 20] at the Bermuda Motor Sports Park track with spectators being treated to a full afternoon of racing with the Bermuda Karting Club also participating in the day’s activities. The 2013 BMRC National Championship Series continues with two more race days scheduled in […]

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Photos: Bermuda Motocross Season Kicks Off

[Updated with photos] The Bermuda Motocross 2013/14 Season got underway at the Southside Motor Sports Park on Monday [Nov 11]. Zano Tucker won all three races in the 50cc Class, while Keon Glasford did the same for the 65cc Class. Kai-Jun Simons won two of the three 85cc Class races to finish the day on […]

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Photos/Results: Motocross Racing At Southside

The Bermuda Motocross Club racing season continued with racing action on Sunday [Jan 11] at the Bermuda Motorsports Park at Southside, St. David’s. Jauza James won the 50cc Class on the day with a win and two second place finishes. Rajae Whitter finished second with two wins and a fourth place finish while Michael McLean […]

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Photos/Video: Auto Solutions & HSBC Auto Show

The Auto Solutions and HSBC Auto Show was held today [Dec 3] at the #1 Car Park on Front Street with free admission and test drives available. Vendors were on hand with food and drink available for purchase and a DJ kept visitors entertained throughout the day. Local vendors were also on hand with hobby cars, demonstrating them around […]

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Photos/Video: Auto Solutions Car Wash Unveiled

Auto Solutions today [Sept 28] unveiled their brand new high-tech car wash, saying the system is “smarter, greener and cleaner,” with car wash services starting from $35. “Smarter due to its 3D mapping technology. Cleaner due to the high-tech equipment and premium bio-degradable soaps. Greener because it requires less energy to run and uses less […]

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Adam Hall Named To Postseason All-Stars

Baseball player Adam Hall has been named to the South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team. The MILB website said, “Recognized as the leaders of the league’s undisputed best team, the Delmarva Shorebirds placed two players and two members of its field staff on the South Atlantic League Postseason All-Star Team, announced by the league office on […]

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Video: Dalin Richardson Wins Safe Hands Award

Bermuda Health Care Services [BHCS] and Brown Darrell Clinic presented the Cup Match Safe Hands Award this morning [Aug 6] to Somerset Cricket Club reserve player Dalin Richardson. Upon receiving the award, Mr. Richardson said, “I’m not going to lie; when the ball was hit my way, I was a little nervous because prior to […]

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Southampton Parish Scholarship Recipients

The Southampton Parish Council recently awarded its annual scholarships to students of Southampton parish to help them to pursue their university education, with a small ceremony recently held at the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. Pictured [L-R]: Scholarship Recipient Ms Veronica Swan-DeGraff and Southampton Parish Scholarship Committee Chair Ms. Sakina Darrell; Southampton Parish Council Chairperson Ms. Stacey-Lee Williams […]

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Robinson Perinchief Named Rhodes Scholar

Ryan Robinson Perinchief has been selected as Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar, with the 23-year-old Bermudian set to study at the prestigious University of Oxford in the UK. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Ryan Robinson Perinchief has been selected as Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar. Ryan is the […]

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Sol RX Beach Volleyball Tournament Held

The Bermuda Volleyball Association hosted their Sol RX Beach Tournament at the Horseshoe Bay Beach. Allison Settle and Allison Lacoursiere won the Women’s 2’s Division, while 3 Nickles & a Dime won the Women’s 4 Division and 5 Toed Beach Slothes won the Men’s 4’s Division. Women’s 2 Division 1st Allison Settle and Allison Lacoursiere […]

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Celebration Event To Highlight Wilson & Hill

The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation will host an event to highlight the contributions of the late Sammy Wilson and Olympic medalist Clarence Hill at the Centre on Angle Street, which will include the renaming of the Centre to the Sammy Wilson Central Zone Community Centre and the naming of the gym to the […]

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Video: Pearson & Oxford Defeat Cambridge

At the recent Newton Women’s Boat Race, Bermudian rower Shelley Pearson and her Oxford University Women’s Rowing teammates worked their way to victory in the annual event, defeating rival Cambridge on the River Thames in London. The race report says, “For the first minute Cambridge stayed on terms with the lighter Oxford crew, but the […]

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Olympics: Pearson Advances To Quarter-Finals

The Bermuda team has commenced competition in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, with rower Shelley Pearson advancing to the Rowing Women’s Single Sculls Quarter-Finals after finishing third in her heat this morning. Pearson delivered a time of 8:22.15 during the heats to advance to the next round. The photo below, courtesy of Patrick Singleton from […]

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Photos & Video: Pearson Finishes 3rd In Heat

[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson is looking forward to Tuesday’s quarterfinal race where she could make history. Pearson finished third in her heat on Saturday and is poised to beat Jim Butterfield’s 16th place finish in the 1972 Munich Games to become Bermuda’s greatest Olympic rower. Pearson told the Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s Patrick Singleton that […]

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Olympics: Pearson Is “Calm And Confident”

[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson is “calm and confident” ahead of Tuesday’s women’s single sculls quarterfinals at the Olympic Games. She will be competing in the third quarterfinal heat in lane 6 and will be up against three Africans: Algeria’s Amina Rouba, Nigerian Chierika Ukogu, Zimbabwe’s Micheen Thornycroft as well as Canada’s Carling Zeeman and […]

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Olympics: Pearson Finishes 4th In Quarterfinals

[Written by Don Burgess + Updated] By fractions of a second, Shelley Pearson narrowly missed out on advancing to the women’s single sculls rowing A/B semifinal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Denmark’s Fie Udby Erichsen, who won silver at the London Olympics, was victorious in Pearson’s heat. The Bermudian was in in a fierce competition to […]

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Olympics: Pearson Finishes 2nd In Semifinal

[Written by Don Burgess] Shelley Pearson stroked her way to a second place finish in her semi-final C/D heat today to advance to the women’s Olympic single sculls C Final on Saturday. Pearson — rowing in lane three — was third at the 500 metres mark, trailing both Sanita Puspure of Ireland and Felice Chow from […]

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Olympics: Shelley Pearson Finishes 4th In C Final

Bermuda’s Shelley Pearson finished fourth in this morning’s women’s single scull rowing C final, recording a time of 7:34.41 in her final race of the 2016 Olympic Games. Pearson — the first female rower to represent Bermuda — advanced to the quarter-finals after finishing third in her heat on August 6th; she then finished 4th in the quarter-finals […]

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Video: Pearson Has “Great” Olympic Experience

Following her performance at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, rower Shelly Pearson says she enjoyed a “really great experience” and “learned a lot from the process.” Ms. Pearson — the first female rower to represent Bermuda — said, “It was great. It was a really great experience. I learned a lot from the process. […]

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Rower Shelly Pearson Qualifies For 2019 Pan Am

More than 200 rowers — including Bermuda’s Shelly Pearson – earned qualification for their countries to the Lima 2019 Pan American Games recently while competing at the Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro. The best rowers from across the Americas gathered in iconic Rio de Janeiro, Brazil seeking the chance to compete at the Lima […]

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Football: USL League Two Cancel 2020 Season

Last month, Bermuda’s Bascome FC football team — which was scheduled to make its debut this year – announced that they will take a hiatus from the USL League Two 2020 season with a commitment to return in 2021, and now the USL itself has announced the cancellation of the 2020 USL League Two season due to […]

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Trott’s Save Is Club’s Best Of Season So Far

Bermudian goalkeeper Nathan Trott’s save in a match against Rochdale has been voted as AFC Wimbledon’s save of the season so far. A story on the AFC Wimbledon said, “Nathan Trott’s superb save in the match versus Rochdale earned deserved applause from the home faithful – and your vote as Wimbledon’s save of the season […]

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‘Education For The Soul’ Book Signing

In celebration of Black History Month, C.A.R.E Learning Centre is getting set to hold a book signing with D. Neletha Butterfield for her book Education For The Soul on Friday, February 28 from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. The event will include games, music, refreshments, reading sessions, wine testing, and an open mic, with books on sale […]

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Delray Rawlins & Sussex Heading To South Africa

The full schedule for the Sussex Men’s Pre-season cricket tour has been confirmed, with Delray Rawlins and his teammates returning to South Africa. Sussex will fly to Cape Town on Sunday March 8th and play two-day matches against both Loughborough MCCU and Cardiff MCCU during the 13-day trip. Between matches, the players will train at […]

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Chubb Continues Sponsorship Of Cricket Camp

The Bermuda Cricket Board announced that Chubb has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the BCB’s 2020 Easter “Action Cricket Camp” that is taking place over five days from March 30 to April 3. The aim of the Easter Camp is to enhance player’s cricket and social skills in a safe, enjoyable and positive environment. […]

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Covid-19: BCB 2020 Cricket Season Update

As a result of the current pandemic Covid-19, the Executive of the Bermuda Cricket Board has been meeting [virtually] to discuss possible changes in operation for the 2020 cricket season. A spokesperson said, “Once the Bermuda Government advises the public that we can go back to operations as normal, notice will be given on the […]

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Tiffany Dawson Earns WBFF Pro Card

[Written by Don Burgess] Life couldn’t get much better for Tiffany Dawson. This past weekend she won a World Beauty, Fitness, and Fashion [WBFF] competition in Dallas, Texas on Saturday and earned her pro card. Next month she will compete in the world championships, and in September she will marry the love of her life. Ms […]

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Tiffany Dawson To Make Pro Debut On Saturday

[Written by Don Burgess] Tiffany Dawson will make her pro debut on Saturday at the World Championships after having earned her pro card for the World Beauty, Fitness and Fashion Inc. three weeks ago in Dallas, Texas. Ms Dawson told Bernews she leaves Monday for the Bahamas and will participate in the red carpet event on […]

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Tiffany Dawson Makes Top 10 In Pro Debut

[Written by Don Burgess] Tiffany Dawson had an outstanding pro debut at the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion World Championships on Saturday in The Bahamas. Ms Dawson finished in the top 10, just three weeks after earning her pro card in another WBFF event held in Dallas. She told Bernews, “The stage was exhilarating. There was […]

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Minister Wilson Opens IFFB Competition & Expo

Minister of Health Kim Wilson officially opened Bermuda’s first IFFB Professional League Bodybuilding Competition and Fitness Expo at CedarBridge Academy on Saturday [Dec 7]. Minister Wilson said during her opening remarks, “Thank you to organizers – Absolute Focus and Smith Technologies – for coordinating this event which has as one of its goals to promote […]

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Bermuda Field Hockey Season Underway

The Bermuda Hockey Federation Season got underway at the National Sports Center with the Longtails and Canaries battling it out. A single Field Goal strike in the 27th minute off the stick of Tana Van De Berg earned the Longtails a 1 – 0 win. Related Stories Field Hockey: Pink Robins Defeat Longtails Field Hockey: […]

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Jan 12: Goslings To Fairmont Southampton Race

The annual Goslings to Fairmont Southampton Road Race is set to take place on Sunday, January 12, 2020, taking runners on a 7.2-mile course between Goslings Headquarters in Hamilton and Fairmont Southampton. A spokesperson said, “Ready, Set… Rum! Bermuda is getting ready for the popular annual Goslings to Fairmont Southampton Road Race. Fairmont Southampton, Goslings, […]

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Video: Bernews Covid-19 Discussion Episode 2

The impact of the pandemic on business and tourism, last night’s press conference, and what role the banks can play in assisting our economic situation were among the topics discussed during Bernews’ second episode in a special series about the Covid-19 pandemic, which is hosted by Eron Hill and Ryan Robinson Perinchief, with business owner Mr. […]

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Video: Bernews Covid-19 Discussion Episode 3

Dr. Henry Dowling and Dr. Ronda James joined hosts Eron Hill and Ryan Robinson Perinchief for Bernews’ third episode in a special series about the Covid-19 pandemic, with today’s broadcast marking the first live iteration of the series. The series will continue every Tuesday and Thursday, and will be streaming on Bernews Facebook page, YouTube channel […]

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Column: Socioeconomic Impacts On Health Care

[Column written by Dr. Annabel Fountain] In the Journal of the American Medical Association last week, Dr. Clyde Lancy reported that in Chicago, more than 50% of COVID-19 cases and nearly 70% of COVID-19 deaths involve black individuals. This is particularly notable because black people make up only 30% of the population there. This pattern […]

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Jeffrey Bevan Has Paid Back $394,307 So Far

Authorities in the UK have indicated that Jeffrey Bevan — who was convicted for his role in swindling over $1.5 million from the Bermuda Government — has paid just under £300,000 [$394,307] to date, a “sum which is able to be returned to Bermuda asap.” Bevan — who is serving time in prison in Wales […]

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