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Video: BFRS & RBR On Hurricane Preparedness

Bernews hosted a News & Views panel discussion today [Oct 11], with Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service Divisional Officer Mark Taylor and Royal Bermuda Regiment Major Dwight Robinson discussing various aspects related to preparing for the approach of a hurricane and how their services respond during and after a storm. Strong winds swept across the […]

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Photos & Video: 2019 Remembrance Day Parade

[Updated with photos] Hundreds of people came out to honour war veterans and the fallen today [Nov 11] as the island marked Remembrance Day. The crowds lined Front Street near the Cenotaph at Cabinet Office as the small band of surviving veterans marched on parade alongside soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment, and its Band […]

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Junior Leaders Hold Last Training Camp Of 2019

The island’s Junior Leaders marked their last training camp of the year with a weekend of battles with hi-tech laser rifles. The youngsters ended their year with Exercise Battle Royale – which combined fun for the festive season and their fieldcraft training over the year. Junior Leaders Private Tyzhae DeSilva, 15, a four-year veteran of […]

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Photos: Premier & Minister Visit RBR Recruits

Premier David Burt and the Minister of National Security Wayne Caines visited this year’s newest Royal Bermuda Regiment [RBR] recruits during the annual camp training yesterday, Thirty-six trainees — including five from the Cayman Island Regiment — are participating in the first of two recruitment camps this year. During yesterday’s visit, the Premier and Minister […]

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RBR Soldiers Celebrate End Of Recruit Camp

Bermuda’s newest soldiers marked the end of Recruit Camp with a Passing Out Parade in front of their proud families and VIPs. A total of 31 soldiers, plus five Officer Cadets from the new Cayman Islands Regiment, ended their two week stint at Warwick Camp with an awards ceremony. Proud Private Stefan Demello, 30, took […]

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Covid-19: Coast Guard On Patrol On Land & Sea

Coast Guard personnel from the Royal Bermuda Regiment were keeping tabs on boat movements and coastal areas. The soldiers mounted boat patrols around the island to enforce the Government’s shelter in place regulations on the water and on land. Corporal CJ Richardson, 32, who is in his third week of embodiment, said: “It’s pretty good […]

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Chefs & Medics Back Up Front Line Soldiers

Soldiers on the streets to enforce the state of emergency regulations are backed up by a support team based at Warwick Camp. Royal Bermuda Regiment chefs and medics are working overtime to keep about 200 soldiers fed and fit – part of the engine room of the Regiment that powers its large scale provision of […]

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Digicel & One Donate Cell Service To Soldiers

The island’s two biggest telecommunications companies have donated almost $30,000 worth of cell phone services to help soldiers on the Covid-19 frontline keep in touch with their loved ones. Digicel and One Communications said they decided to support the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s efforts to control the spread of the disease and give about 200 soldiers […]

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VE 75th Anniversary Observed At Warwick Camp

Earlier today [May 8], Governor John Rankin and the Minister of National Security Wayne Caines visited Warwick Camp to mark the 75th Anniversary of VE [Victory in Europe] Day, the end of the Second World War in Europe. The Governor said, “Current circumstances mean that we cannot mark the event with a parade or a […]

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Emirates Team NZ & The AC Arrive In Auckland

Emirates Team New Zealand landed in Auckland bringing the America’s Cup back to New Zealand after 14 years. “It’s fantastic to be home, we just so proud of being New Zealanders” said CEO Grant Dalton in front of hundreds of fans gathered at Auckland Airport for the team’s arrival. Emirates Team New Zealand were flown […]

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Video: Significance & Value Of Hosting AC35

America’s Cup Bermuda Chairman Peter Durhager and CEO Mike Winfield outlined the long-term value and importance of Bermuda’s accomplishment in a post event overview, and said that “detailed analysis and economic and social impact reports will be forthcoming in October 2017.” The 24-minute live video replay is below: The statement from the ACBDA is below: Mr. […]

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BTA Release Statistics On AC Tourism Impact

The Bermuda Tourism Authority released statistics covering the time span the island hosted the America’s Cup, saying the average hotel rate for June was 30% higher [increase of $133.38 per night] when compared to June 2016, and June hotel occupancy was 79.4%, which was on “par with the performance seen in 2016.” There were 100 […]

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Dr Gibbons: ‘Trump-Like Misinformation On AC’

It’s “unfortunate” that the new PLP government “continue to spin Trump-like misinformation about Bermuda’s highly successful financial management and hosting of the recent 35th America’s Cup,” Shadow Minister of Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons said today. Premier Tables Supplementary Estimate Earlier today, Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt tabled a Supplementary Estimate in the […]

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America’s Cup Bermuda ‘Legacy Impact Report’

In addition to the PWC report, the America’s Cup Bermuda also released a 56-page ‘Legacy Impact Report’, saying that one of the aims of the event was to “ensure that Bermuda and its people can benefit from its legacy for many years to come.” The report’s executive summary said, ”The 35th America’s Cup provided Bermuda with a unique opportunity […]

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MP Dunkley: America’s Cup Helped The Island

“We dug Bermuda out of the hole called economic abyss and spiraling debt through solid policy and vision. Bermuda today is in a better position,” former Premier Michael Dunkley said, adding that the “America’s Cup was a huge undertaking, which helped us dig out.” Speaking in the House of Assembly during a Take Note Motion […]

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Scott: Where Are Fintech Jobs & Opportunities?

The America’s Cup ”brought employment opportunities and significant economic benefits to Bermuda,” OBA Deputy Leader Leah Scott today, before asking “where are the jobs and economic opportunities” from Fintech. She went on to suggest that “Bermuda should request that the Government produce a preliminary economic assessment of the impact Fintech investment has had on our economy […]

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Eight People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Eight motorists were arrested for impaired driving offences over the holiday weekend, the police have confirmed. A police spokesperson said, “Eight motorists were arrested for impaired driving offences over the National Heroes’ Day holiday weekend, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in six parishes from the evening of Thursday, June 13th until the evening of Sunday, […]

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Three People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Three people were arrested for impaired driving from Friday evening [July 5] until Sunday evening [July 7]. A police spokesperson said, “Three motorists were arrested for impaired driving offences over the weekend, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in six parishes from the evening of Friday, July 5th until the evening of Sunday, July 7th. “There […]

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Ten Arrested On Suspicion Of Impaired Driving

Ten motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving during the past holiday weekend. A police spokesperson said, “Ten motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving over the Cup Match holiday weekend, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in eight parishes from the evening of Thursday, August 1st until the evening of Sunday, August 4th. […]

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Ten People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Ten people were arrested for impaired driving from Friday evening [Dec 6] until Sunday evening [Dec 8]. A police spokesperson said, “Ten motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving over the weekend, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in seven parishes from the evening of Friday, December 6th until the evening of Sunday, December 8th. […]

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Eight People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Eight people were arrested for impaired driving from Friday evening [Dec 13] until Sunday evening [Dec 15]. A police spokesperson said, “Eight motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving over the weekend, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in seven parishes from the evening of Friday, December 13th until the evening of Sunday, December 15th. […]

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Thirteen People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Thirteen people were arrested for impaired driving from Thursday evening [Dec 26] until Wednesday evening [Jan 1]. A police spokesperson said, “A total of 13 motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving from the evening of Thursday, December 26th 2019 [Boxing Day] until the evening of Wednesday, January 1st 2020 [New Year’s Day] as […]

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Three People Arrested For Impaired Driving

Three people were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving from Friday evening [Jan 24] until Sunday evening [Jan 26]. A police spokesperson said, “Three motorists were arrested on suspicion of impaired driving from the evening of Friday, January 24th until the evening of Sunday, January 26th, with road sobriety checkpoints conducted in seven parishes [Hamilton parish, Smith’s […]

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Police Remind Public: Don’t Drink & Drive

With people expected to be in a “celebratory mood” tomorrow [May 2] as the ‘Shelter in Place’ order expires, the Bermuda Police Service is reminding those who intend to consume alcohol not to get behind the wheel of a vehicle or ride a bike. A police spokesperson said, “With the lifting of the Shelter in […]

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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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Butterfield Complete Acquisition Of ABN AMRO

The Bank of Butterfield has completed the acquisition of ABN AMRO [Channel Islands] Limited [ABN AMRO CI], the Channel Islands-based banking subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank N.V., following receipt of all regulatory approvals. Effective today, ABN AMRO CI has been renamed Butterfield Bank [Channel Islands] Limited [BBCI]. Over the next 12 months, Butterfield anticipates that BBCI […]

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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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Artex Completes Purchase: Horseshoe Insurance

Artex Risk Solutions has completed the purchase of Horseshoe Insurance Services Holdings Ltd, saying “this acquisition significantly strengthens its insurance-linked securities [ILS] operations and furthers the company’s goal to become the best service provider to the world’s risk capital.” “Horseshoe will become the global brand of ILS services for Artex, which will operate as one […]

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Carlyle Group, T&D Acquire 76% Of Fortitude

American International Group, Inc., The Carlyle Group and T&D Holdings announced that a newly created Carlyle-managed fund, together with T&D, have partnered to acquire from AIG a 76.6 percent ownership interest in Fortitude Group Holdings, whose group companies operate as Fortitude Re, for approximately $1.8 billion. “After closing, ownership interests in Fortitude Re will include […]

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Randall & Quilter Acquires Barbados Insurer

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. [R&Q] announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary R&Q Re [Bermuda] Limited has completed the acquisition of the Barbados insurer, Distinguished Re Ltd, formerly known as the Saranac Insurance Company, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Distinguished LLC. A spokesperson said, “Distinguished Re participated as a reinsurer of the capacity providers on […]

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R&Q Acquires Vigneron Insurance Company

Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. [R&Q] has acquired the Montana captive insurer, Vigneron Insurance Company Inc. [VICI] from a wholly owned private investment holding company. “VICI underwrote deductible reimbursement policies to cover the obligations under insurance policies taken out by affiliated entities,” the company said. R&Q intends to merge VICI into R&Q’s Vermont captive consolidator […]

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Peak Re Complete Lutece Holdings Acquisition

Peak Reinsurance Company Limited today [May 5] announced that it has completed the 100% acquisition of the capital of Lutece Holdings Ltd. A spokesperson said, “Peak Reinsurance Company Limited, a Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, today announced that it has completed the 100% acquisition of the capital of Lutece Holdings Ltd. [renamed as Peak Capital Holdings […]

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Attempted Robbery At ScooterMart In Paget

Two men entered ScooterMart in Paget and attempted to rob the store, however they “were unsuccessful in their attempt and left riding a motorcycle west along Lover’s Lane.” A police spokesperson said, “At around 11:30am on 9th March 2020, police responded to a report of two men dressed in dark clothing, who entered the ScooterMart […]

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Court: Man Denies Breaking Curfew & Theft

A St George’s man denied breaking curfew as well as a burglary charge in plea court on Friday. Jeshon Sullivan, 27, pleaded not guilty to taking a bottle of Chivas from a St George’s property on Thursday, April 15. He also pleaded not guilty to disobeying shelter-in-place regulations on the same date. The Crown counsel […]

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Attempted Burglary At Churchill’s Liquors

There was an attempted burglary at Churchill’s Liquors in St. Georges on Friday night, the police have confirmed. A police spokesperson said, “At around 11:30pm on Friday 17th April, police responded to a report of an attempted burglary at Churchill’s Liquors at #2 Queen Street St. Georges. “A nearby resident reported being awakened by a […]

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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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Featured Centennial Paper - The History of Impaired Driving and the Role of the Transportation Research Board Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation

The Alcohol and Other Drugs Committee's Centennial Paper to review what it has accomplished since its inception in the early 1970s, how it has evolved along with the field, and what challenges and opportunities it confronts going forward. To learn more about the history of impaired driving and the Standing Technical Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Transportation (ANB50), check out the Committee's Centennial Paper. As part of TRB's Centennial Celebration, the Technical Activities Council invited al...




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NCHRP Impact Report 2019

All 50 states and the District of Columbia have applied research results from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program to policy decisions or used them to introduce or change practice, as a reference source, or for new or additional research. The NCHRP Impact Report 2019 , a follow up to the NCHRP Impact Report 2018 , attempts to document and present the outcomes and impacts of the application of NCHRP research results. Containing data and anecdotes compiled from various sources, the report pr...



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Achieving Airport-Compatible Land Uses and Minimizing Hazardous Obstructions in Navigable Airspace

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest 14: Achieving Airport-Compatible Land Uses and Minimizing Hazardous Obstructions in Navigable Airspace discusses airport-compatible land-use requirements, the legal issues related to achieving airport compatible land use, and legal issues particular to eliminating hazardous obstructions to airspace. The report also includes a review of some of the major legal issues of concern in achieving airport-compatible land use.



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Challenges to Implementing Successful Land Use Strategies at Airports

TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 24: Challenges to Implementing Successful Land Use Strategies at Airports is a compilation of the presentations and a summary of the ensuing discussions at an ACRP Insight Event held April 10-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The event brought together airport representatives and community planners to discuss effective strategies for improving their ability to partner on land use issues in the vicinity of airports. ACRP Insight Events convene airport industry leaders a...



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Challenges to Implementing Successful Land Use Strategies at Airports

TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 24: Challenges to Implementing Successful Land Use Strategies at Airports is a compilation of the presentations and a summary of the ensuing discussions at an ACRP Insight Event held April 10-11, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The event brought together airport representatives and community planners to discuss effective strategies for improving their ability to partner on land use issues in the vicinity of airports. ACRP Insight Events convene airport industry leaders a...



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Using GIS for Collaborative Land Use Compatibility Planning Near Airports

TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Report 200: Using GIS for Collaborative Land Use Compatibility Planning Near Airports offers guidance for using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a collaboration tool to encourage compatible land use around airports. The report is designed to help airport and community planners seeking to work together to protect existing and future airport development as well as maintain safety and improve quality of life for those living and working near ...



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Guidebook on Effective Land Use Compatibility Planning Strategies for General Aviation Airports

Incompatible land uses can threaten the safe utility of airports and expose people living and working nearby to potentially unacceptable levels of noise or safety risk. At the state level, all 50 states have enacted some form of airport zoning legislation since the 1950s. The majority of states (90 percent) have enacted laws mandating or enabling local governments to adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations. The TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program's ACRP Research Report 206: Guidebo...



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“Courts & Shorts Weekend” To Be Rescheduled

Next month’s “Courts & Shorts Weekend” in Bermuda will be rescheduled following today’s suspension by the United States Tennis Association [USTA] of all its sanctioned products and events due to the global coronavirus crisis. The USTA and the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] are working to reschedule the two days of events—previously slated for April 3–4—for […]

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BTA On Closures, Tourism & Working Together

“To survive crippling losses, local tourism businesses are acting quickly to shut down non-essential operations—taking serious action to preserve cash,” BTA Interim CEO Glenn Jones said, adding that “negative cycles of expenditure are near-impossible to escape once begun, so it is prudent to act.” An email sent out by Mr Jones said, “The closure of Bermuda’s […]

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BTA: ‘Help Us Measure The Economic Impact’

The Bermuda Tourism Authority is calling all Bermuda businesses to help them assess the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on local businesses. A spokesperson said, “Are you a business owner or manager? If so, we need your help. “The Bermuda Tourism Authority, Chamber of Commerce, Bermuda Economic Development Corporation and Bermuda Employers Council are working […]

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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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BTA: Temporary Salary & Workweek Reductions

The BTA is cutting spending across divisions and instituting temporary salary and workweek reductions; with employees taking a workweek reduction of one or two days with corresponding pay decreases, while C-suite executives will maintain their full workweek while having their salary cut. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] is taking steps to counter […]

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Hearing: The State of the Aviation Industry: Examining the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on May 6, 2020.




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Photos & Video: Boat Fire In Dockyard

[Updated] Firefighters are on scene in the west end this evening [Jan 12] battling a blaze. Further details are limited at this time, however we will update as able. Update 8.06pm: The BFRS said, “At 6:27pm the BFRS received a call reporting a house boat on fire at the Dockyard in Sandys. “The BFRS responded […]

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