Archive for March 16th, 2010
Gun Fired in Somerset this Morning
Just before 7am this morning [Tues, March 16], a gunshot was fired in the Scott’s Hill Road, Sandys Parish area. The Bermuda Police attended the scene and conducted a thorough search of the vicinity, where they recovered one spent round [bullet]. Speaking with a former Regiment officer, he informs us that the weapon that the Police would be looking... Read more of this article
Montpelier Re: $75 to $100 in Chile Quake Claims
Another Bermuda based reinsurance company has announced estimated losses from the Chilean earthquake and international windstorms. Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd expects less then $10 million in claims from the European and Australian hailstorms, and projects losses of $75 million to $100 million for the Chile earthquake. NASA reports that the magnitude... Read more of this article
BFA: Football Player Scholarships Worth $75,000
The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] has announced the 2010 – 2011 Legends Academic Football Scholarships worth a total of $75,000. The total amount is divided into seven individual scholarships ranging in amounts from $5,000 and $15,000. The scholarship is open to students/football players that are currently registered with the BFA and can prove... Read more of this article
10 Videos: Bermuda International Film Festival
Scroll down to watch ten previews of films screening at the 2010 Bermuda International Film Festival starts this Friday – March 19, and runs until March 25. The annual festival will be showing a variety of films from around the world. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Inferno is showing at Specialty on Friday March 19 at 6:30pm and again at Speciality... Read more of this article
Results: IBC Hamilton Criterium Cycling Series
The Bermuda Bicycle Association hosted the first road race of the season, and first of the IBC Hamilton Criterium Series and Championship at Southside on Sunday March 14. Category winners were Wayne Scott, Karen Bordage, Dennis Joell, Sarah Bonnett, Justin Ferreira, Christian Oatley and Nicolas Narraway. The IBC Criterium Series consists of five criteriums... Read more of this article
Girl Guides Plant Rose Bush at Government House
Chief Guide Liz Burnley visited Bermuda this week as part of the centenary celebrations of Girlguiding. As part of the visit, Mrs. Burnley planted two rose bushes at Government House, attended a dinner with the Girlguiding Bermuda Council and senior members and led a training session for 30 Leaders and visited various Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units. The... Read more of this article
Investment Firm Free Seminar: Saving for College
Lines Overseas Management [LOM] is offering free financial planning seminars for parents entitled “Saving for College: It’s Time for a Plan”. The college saving information seminars will be held held at Mount Saint Agnes on March 18th at 6pm and Somersfield Academy on March 22nd at 6pm. There will also be an open session for parents... Read more of this article
Senator Bean: BEST Protesters are “Selfish”
With strong words in the Senate yesterday, Senator Marc Bean called the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] “discredible” and said he “cannot take them serious“. Clearly stating that he himself is a naturalist, the Senator praised the work of Greenrock, another local environmental organization prior to... Read more of this article
Bermuda Place 3rd at Cayman Byte Championships
Placing third out of the North American countries eligible to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games, Team Bermuda’s teenage contingent did an outstanding job at the 2010 North American Byte Championships in the Cayman Islands. The event saw 16 races contested over five days. Held from March 10th to March 15th, the Championships served as a qualifier... Read more of this article
Sun March 21: Southlands Open to the Public
On Sunday March 21st, from 2pm until 5pm, the much discussed Southlands Estate in Warwick will be open to the public. The Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] have obtained permission from the Southlands owners to invite the public to visit the site for an afternoon. Tour guides will be on hand to show and comment on the notable... Read more of this article
AXIS: Claims of $60 – $120 Million from Chile
Bermuda-based [re]insurance company AXIS Capital Holdings Limited today provided its initial estimates of the impact of the 2010 Chile earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia on its financial results. The Company estimates its net losses relating to the earthquake will be between $60 and $125 million, with net losses relating to the windstorm between... Read more of this article
