Archive for March 15th, 2010
Premier’s New Press Secretary: Jamahl Simmons
Jamahl Simmons has been appointed as the new press secretary to the Premier, saying the appointment was a “tremendous vote of confidence” and that he is looking forward to the challenge. Mr. Simmons has previously been a member of both the United Bermuda Party [UBP], Progressive Labour Party [PLP], and also served as an independent Member... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sponsored Explorers in The Arctic Ocean
Sponsored by a Bermuda based insurance company, a team of veteran polar explorers began an approximate 500-kilometre trek across the floating sea ice of the Arctic Ocean as part of Catlin Arctic Survey 2010 yesterday. The international scientific mission’s purpose is to learn how increased carbon emissions could be affecting the seawater of the... Read more of this article
Southlands: Senators Complain of Rude Emails
Today in the Bermuda Senate, Senators David Burch and Kim Wilson complained of the tone of emails they have received over the Southlands land swap situation. The Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] are actively seeking to preserve the Southlands Estate. BEST have asked supporters to write their MPs telling them to complete the... Read more of this article
2010 Bermuda Match Play Championship Results
The 2010 Bermuda Match Play Championships were held at the Mid Ocean Club in March, and saw Katrin Burnie and Jarryd Dillas crowned Ladies and Men’s Bermuda Amateur Match Play Champions. The competitors included Bermudian cricketing legend Dwayne “Sluggo” Leverock. The golfers were forced to deal with poor weather conditions including... Read more of this article
Max Capital Expect $10 – $20 Million in Claims
Bermuda based reinsurance company Max Capital Group Ltd today announced that preliminary estimates of combined claims for the Chilean earthquake and European storm Xynthia could range from $10 million to $20 million. The estimate is provided net of reinstatement provisions and retrocessions. The company’s loss estimates are based on proprietary... Read more of this article
March 17: The Bermuda Reinsurance Club
On Wednesday March 17, the inaugural Bermuda Reinsurance Club meeting will be held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess from 9am -1pm. The event, which is hosted by Reinsurance Magazine and sponsored by Flagstone Holdings, will be opened by Bermuda’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox. Minister Cox intends to speak on on the state... Read more of this article
World Insurance Forum to be Webcast Free Today
The World Insurance Forum [WIF] will be webcast free online today and tomorrow. Held at the Tuckers Point Club, the seminar will discuss the critical issues with which the international [re]insurance industry is confronted. You may send in questions to info@worldinsuranceforum.com for the panelists to answer during the session. The Reinsurance Magazine... Read more of this article
BEST Relaunches Petition to Save Southlands
The Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] have relaunched an online petition to save the 37 acre Southlands Property in Warwick from development. They are also asking for interested persons to email elected officials to call for the land swap to be completed. The petition calls for the Bermuda Government to complete the promised... Read more of this article
Pan American Hockey: Uruguay Beats Bermuda
The Bermuda U/17 Girls Hockey Team was bested by Uruguay 8-0 at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championships yesterday. This was the second game of the tournament for the Bermudians, with the Uruguayans having home field advantage since the event is being hosted in Montevideo, Uruguay. The first game the Bermuda team played was against the USA, with the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Track & Field Site Hacked By Extremists?
The website of the Bermuda Track and Field Association appears to have been compromised by an entity purporting to be Islamic extremists. It appears to have happened on Sunday, March 14 evening, by a hacker labeling himself ‘HEXBOOT3R‘. A “light” hack, the website is still fully functional, with what appears to be an unwanted addition. The... Read more of this article
