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Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Recap & Results

The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club [BMRC] saw action on Sunday, July 7, with racers competing for their respective divisions. Minibike Advanced A spokesperson said, “As the flag dropped on the first race of the day, youth racers Sheun Simmons, Daente Burgess and Kymaree Pitt secured clean starts. Pitt made his 2019 return to the grid […]

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Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club Results

The flag dropped as the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club season resumed at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park. In the Minibike Advanced Class, Sheun Simmons took the checkered flag three consecutive races. Marcus Pimentel won all three races in the Scooter 70 Class, while Devon Bailey took the checkered flag in all three Scooter Open Class […]

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Mitchell Finishes 6th At Walton Raceway

Bermuda’s Jyire Mitchell continued competing for Team Holeshot Motor Sports on the Canadian MX Circuit. The Professional Eighth Round Moncton Division Triple Crown Race took place at the Walton Raceway. In the Moncton 250cc Division, Mitchell finished 6th overall; he finished 8th in the First Moto and then finished 5th in the Second Moto. Mitchell […]

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Photos, Video & Results: Motorcycle Racing

Sunday [Oct 13] saw the return of the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Association [BMRA] to their track after Hurricane Humberto caused damage to the facility. A spokesperson said, “Fortunately, in partnership with the Bermuda Karting Club, the facility reopened for racing. The weather was perfect for some high speed racing and the return of the BMRA […]

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Court: Cruise Passenger Denies Sexual Assault

[Written by Don Burgess] In Magistrates Court today, a cruise ship passenger from New Jersey pled not guilty to a charge of sexual assault. The 27-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was alleged to have committed the crime against a fellow cruise ship passenger on August 10. His trial is scheduled to begin […]

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Court: Man Charged With Sex Assault On Minor

[Written by Don Burgess] In Magistrates Court today [Oct 29], a 57-year-old man was charged with multiple sex offences relating to a minor while in a position of trust, with the offences said to have spanned a number of years, back to 2008. The man, who cannot be named at this stage due to legal reasons, is […]

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Court: Minors Pleads Guilty To Sex Offences

[Written by Don Burgess] A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty to three sex offences involving a minor and will await sentencing in the new year after several reports have been conducted. David Minors, from Sandys Parish, admitted to three of six charges involving a minor under the age of 16. Mr Minors –  the former Government road safety officer […]

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Court: 37-Year-Old Man Denies Sexual Assault

[Written by Don Burgess] A 37-year-old man denied a charge of serious sexual assault. The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, also pleaded not guilty to trespassing. The offences are alleged to have occurred on September 6, 2018. His trial is scheduled for June 10, 2019. Related Stories Court: Man Charged […]

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Court: 27-Year-Old Man Denies Sexual Assault

[Written by Don Burgess] A 27-year-old man denied a count of sexual assault that allegedly occurred last month. The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman on February 14, 2019 in Southampton, and he is also charged with sexually assaulting the same woman on […]

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Court: Man Denies Charge Of Sexual Assault

[Written by Don Burgess] Appearing in Magistrates Court today [March 28], a man pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. The man, who is a police officer, cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons. The assault is alleged to have occurred on December 5, 2018, in Pembroke. The man was granted $5,000 bail, and his […]

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Court: Pernell Brangman Guilty Of Sex Offences

A Supreme Court jury unanimously found Pernell Brangman guilty of sexual offenses against a young girl in the late 1990s. Brangman, who is in his early 50s, was found guilty on all three counts of sexual exploitation and having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl between 1997 and 1998, ZBM has reported. Screenshot courtesy […]

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Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault On Ship

A 32-year-old Mississippi man pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to sexually assaulting a minor during a cruise from Boston to Bermuda, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. An official statement from the Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts — which acknowledged the “valuable assistance” provided by the Bermuda Police Service — said, “A […]

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Child Abuse & Sexual Assault Awareness Month

In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Saving Children and Revealing Secrets [SCARS] and Centre Against Abuse [CAA] united to hold a joint event titled ‘Partner in Prevention’ on Friday, April 26. “SCARS and Centre Against Abuse recognized government departments that partner with them to put prevention mechanisms in place […]

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Court: 60-Year-Old Man Denies Sexual Assault

Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 9], a Sandys man was charged with sexual assault. The 60-year-old man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, denied intruding on the privacy of a woman and sexually assaulting the same woman. The defendant was ordered to have no contact with the complainant and was […]

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Court: Man Denies Charge Of Sexual Assault

[Written by Don Burgess] A Southampton parish man was remanded into custody after pleading not guilty to a sexual assault that is alleged to have occurred during an armed robbery at Blue Hole Park on June 16. The 42-year-old man — who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons — did plead guilty […]

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Photos & Results: BBA Presidents Cup Race

[Updated with photos] VT Construction/Madison rider Jamie Cousins clinched a maiden victory in the annual Presidents Cup after a powerful two man effort assisted by junior Nic Narraway. “The race which takes in a full 100 kilometer circuit of the island was billed as another opportunity for Dominique Mayho to demonstrate his dominance and to […]

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Fattire Massive Mountain Bike Race Results

The Bermuda Bicycle Association’s Fattire Massive Mountain Bike season got underway at the Arboretum. Dominique Mahyo and Nicole Mitchell are the Open 60 Minute Champions, while Clive Langley and Kayla Raymond are the Open 30 Minute Champions. During the Male Open 60 Minute race, Mahyo clocked 13 lap time of 1:01:26.135, Alexander Miller finished a […]

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Photos & Results: Fat Tire National Museum Race

[Updated with photos] Over 90 cycling enthusiasts signed up for the Fat Tire Massive Race, which was held this weekend at the National Museum of Bermuda [NMB]. A spokesperson said, “The second venue for our Mountain Bike series was a rare chance to explore the grounds of NMB, including Casemates Barracks and Commissioner’s House. Ninety-one […]

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Fat Tire Massive MTB Lagoon Park Results

The Fat Tire Massive Lagoon Park race was held yesterday [Dec 15], with 83 racers competing in slippery conditions. A spokesperson said, “Fat Tire Massive’s third event finally got the seasonal high winds and downpour that separate the hardcore cyclists from the rest. Thunderstorms spared the event, which saw 83 racers test their mud skills. […]

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Bermuda Cyclists Resume Vuelta Independencia

Bermuda cyclists Dominique Mayho, Kaden Hopkins, and Conor White have teamed up with Julian Molina, Julian Otero, and Brian Leon as they continue competing in the Vuelta Independencia 7 day stage race in the Dominican Republic. Stage two saw the cyclists compete over a 162K course. Mayho was fourth across the line with the same […]

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Cyclists Continue Vuelta Independencia Race

Bermuda cyclists Dominique Mayho, Kaden Hopkins, and Conor White have teamed up with Julian Molina, Julian Otero and Brian Leon to compete in the Vuelta Independencia 7 day stage race in the Dominican Republic. Stage three was a 133.1K course, with Mayho moving up to eighth place overall. Hopkins is in sixth place overall and holds a […]

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Cyclists Continue In Vuelta Independencia

Bermuda cyclists Dominique Mayho, Kaden Hopkins, and Conor White have teamed up with Julian Molina, Julian Otero and Brian Leon to compete in the Vuelta Independencia 7 day stage race in the Dominican Republic. Stage four was the Circuito Villa Altagracia 138K race. Hopkins leads the Bermuda riders and is in 6th place overall, he […]

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Cyclists Continue Vuelta Independencia Race

Bermuda cyclists Dominique Mayho, Kaden Hopkins, and Conor White have teamed up with Julian Molina, Julian Otero and Brian Leon to compete in the Vuelta Independencia 7 day stage race in Dominican Republic. Stage Five was a 136K Mountain Stage, and Hopkins continues to lead the Bermuda riders and is in 8th place overall, and […]

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Bermuda Cyclists Conclude Vuelta Stage Race

Bermuda cyclists Dominique Mayho and Kaden Hopkins, continued teaming up with Julian Molina, Julian Otero, and Brian Leon to compete in the Vuelta Independencia 7 day stage race in the Dominican Republic. The final day saw the cyclists compete for an 84K ride through Santo Domingo. Hopkins finished 8th overall, with a combined time of 23 […]

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BBA Mountain Bike Championships Results

The 2020 Bermuda Bicycle Association’s Mountain Bike Championships took place at Ferry Reach, with 40 riders taking up the challenge. Robin Horsfield returned to defend his Open Male Division title with a 6 lap time of 1:14:18, Che’quan Richardson was second in 1:25:09 covering six laps and Dave Collins finished third clocking a six lap […]

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BBA Virtual Grand Prix Stage 1 Results

Conor White and Caitlin Conyers have taken the early lead as the BBA Virtual Grand Prix got underway. The three day stage race saw the competitors compete in a 17.5km time trial. White completed the course in a time of 22:59, with Alex Miller second clocking 23:45, Conyers was third overall stopping the clock in […]

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Results: BBA Virtual Grand Prix Stage 2

Conor White has extended his BBA Virtual Grand Prix lead after the second day, which saw competitors compete over a distance of 30.2km. White clocked a Stage Two winning time of 39:44, in second place was B Division leader Geri Mewitt in a time of 43:36, with Alex Miller crossing the line third with a […]

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Results: BBA Virtual Cycling Grand Prix Final

After the final day of racing in the BBA’s Virtual Grand Prix, Conor White and Liana Mederios were crowned the male and female champions. The final day saw the competitors compete in a 15.7km Crit City Race. Alex Miller clocked a winning time of 19:09, with White finishing second in a time of 19:39, while […]

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International Light Tackle Tournament Results

Inclement weather and seaweed made for challenging conditions for the 52nd International Light Tackle Tournament [ILTT], held as a single day event on Sunday, June 23. A spokesperson said, “Originally scheduled as a two-day tournament, fishing on Saturday had to be cancelled due to high seas. “Ultimately ‘Philly For Rum,’ representing the United States and […]

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Health Advisory: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit [ESU] of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] is advising the public on how to reduce their risk of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning [CFP]. A Government spokesperson said, “This is in response to an investigation into one case of suspected CFP in the community. […]

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Photos & Results: Annual Tropical Fish Show

The Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society held its annual Tropical Fish Show on Saturday [Nov 16] at the First Baptist Church in Devonshire. This year’s winners include: Jefferson Colby Sousa – Best in Show, Best Reserve, Best Cichlid in Show, Best Catfish, Best in Division 4. Lori Dunstan – Best Livebearers, Anabantoids & True Bony Fishes […]

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Photos, Video & Results: Karting Club Racing

The Bermuda Karting Club’s 2018/19 racing season continued at Southside today [Dec 6] where Nile Bean won all three races in the Cadet Class, and Blake Horseman would go on to win all three Tag Senior Class races. In the L206 Masters Class, David Barbosa won twice while Jeff Sousa won the other. Scott ‘Skitchy’ […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Racing Results

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with a full day of racing. Nathan Decosta won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Scott Barnes won two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class with David Selley winning the other race on the day. David Barbosa […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Racing

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with a full day of racing. Nathan Decosta won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Scott Barnes won two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class with David Selley winning the other race on the day. David Barbosa took the […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Races

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with some competitive racing taking place. Nathan Decosta won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Scott Barnes took the checkered flag in the three races in the Tag Senior Class. David Barbosa took the checkered flag in two of the […]

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Photos, Video & Results: Karting Club Racing

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with the first Trophy Race Day of the season. Nile Bean won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Blake Horseman took the checkered flag in two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, Scott Barnes won the other […]

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Results: BDA Karting Club Racing At Southside

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Motor Sports Park at Southside today [March 17] with Nile Bean winning all three races in the Cadet Class. Scott ‘Skitchy’ Barnes took the checkered flag in the three Tag Senior Class races. David Barbosa would win two of the three races in the L206 Masters […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Race Day 14 Results

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 14. Nile Bean won two of the three races in the Cadet Class, with Nathan Decosta winning the other, while Scott Barnes took the checkered in two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, with Ryan Burgess […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Race

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 14. Nile Bean won two of the three races in the Cadet Class, with Nathan Decosta winning the other, while Scott Barnes took the checkered in two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, with Ryan Burgess […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Race Day 15 Results

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 15. Nile Bean won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Scott Barnes took the checkered flag in all three races in the Tag Senior Class. David Barbosa won all three races in the L206 Masters Class, while […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Race

The Bermuda Karting Club’s season continued at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 15. Nile Bean won all three races in the Cadet Class, while Scott Barnes took the checkered flag in all three races in the Tag Senior Class. David Barbosa won all three races in the L206 Masters Class, while […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Race Day 16 Results

The Bermuda Karting Club’s 2018/19 season came to an end at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 16, Champions of each Division were crowned. Nile Bean was crowned the Cadet Class Champion, while Scott Barnes was the Champion in the Tag Senior Class. David Barbosa was crowned the L206 Masters Class Champion, […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Race

The Bermuda Karting Club’s 2018/19 season came to an end at the Rubis Southside Motor Sports Park with Race Day 16, where champions of each Division were crowned. Nile Bean was crowned the Cadet Class Champion, while Scott Barnes was the Champion in the Tag Senior Class. David Barbosa was crowned the L206 Masters Class Champion, while […]

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Photos & Results: Bermuda Karting Club Racing

[Updated with photos] The Bermuda Karting Club race season continued at the Southside Motor Sports Park in St. George’s in a mixture of wet and dry track. Stephen Corrado won all three races in the Tag Senior Class, while Travis Lewis won all three races in the L206 Masters Class. Three different drivers took the […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Week Three Race Results

The third week of the Bermuda Karting Club race season at the Southside Motor Sports Park in St. George’s took place on a wet track. Stephen Corrado won two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, with Bilal Binns winning the other, while Travis Lewis won all three races in the L206 Masters […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Weekend Race Results

The fourth week of the Bermuda Karting Club race season at the Southside Motor Sports Park took place on a wet track yet again. Stephen Corrado won two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, with Bilal Binns winning the other, while Travis Lewis won all three races in the L206 Masters Class. […]

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Bermuda Karting Club Race Results

After high winds cancelled racing last week, drivers of the Bermuda Karting Club race resumed their season at the Southside Motor Sports Park in the east end. Corey Lewis won two of the three races in the Tag Senior Class, with Richard Walker winning the other, while Travis Lewis won all three races in the […]

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Consultation On Feed-In Tariff Methodology

Consultation on the method to calculate the rate paid to Renewable Energy Metering Scheme participants is underway, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda announced today. The Feed-in Tariff is paid by BELCO to compensate people who are connected to the electricity network and who generate electricity via renewable energy systems such as solar panels and wind […]

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African Bermuda Dispersion Cultural Bus Tour

Bermuda minibus group tour company Titan Express, in partnership with the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, is getting set to present ‘The African Bermuda Dispersion Cultural Bus Tour’ every Saturday in February and March. The tour departs at 10.00am from outside the Visitor Service Center in Hamilton and will visit sites including Cobbs Hills […]

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Video: Usain Bolt Races In Bermuda In 2004

As Bermuda prepares for Carifta Games 2020, which will be held on the island, the event’s organisers have posted a throwback video featuring Usain Bolt when the world-renowned Jamaican track athlete competed in Carifta 2004, also held in Bermuda. During the 2004 event, Bolt broke the 200m world junior record, won three gold medals, and […]

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