Archive for May 19th, 2010

Cricket Team for ICC Americas Announced

The Bermuda Cricket Board announced the squad for the 2010 ICC Americas Regional Division 1 Championship. David Hemp will Captain the team, with Stephen Outerbridge as Vice Captain. The Championship takes place in Bermuda from May 28 through June 4, followed by a 20/20 Tournament on the weekend of June 4 -6. Bermuda, USA, Canada, Cayman Islands, Argentina... Read more of this article

Unpopular: Overseas Territory Political Representation

A motion tabled asking for overseas territories to have political representation in Britain has received minimal support, with only 16 signatures out of hundreds of politicians. The type of motion, an ‘Early day motion’, is a formal motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons, however, very are actually debated. They are said to... Read more of this article

Bermuda Fire Service: Four Minute Response

Following a car fire recently, the residents of the area all spoke enthusiastically about how quickly the Bermuda Fire Service responded to a call, and what an excellent job they did. We checked with the Fire Service about the incident and found out they responded in only four minutes. An abandoned Subaru 1800 was on fire on Saturday May 8th afternoon,... Read more of this article

Premier & Mrs Brown Attend Kennedy Tribute

Premier Dr Ewart Brown and Mrs. Wanda Henton-Brown attended a tribute last night to the Kennedy Brothers at Boston’s Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. The Premier and Mrs. Brown attended as the special invited guests of Mr. Stephen Kennedy, and returned to the island today. The tribute was entitled; The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy... Read more of this article

Maldives: BDA Paid $9 Million Per Uighur [False]

[Edit 12:40pm: Allegations were incorrectly made, MP accidentally said Bermuda, but meant another nation] According to a press report from the Maldives, a government politician claimed that Bermuda was paid $9 million for each Uighur refugee we accepted from Guantanamo Bay in 2009, for a total of $36 million. The report claims that Independent Member... Read more of this article

City of Hamilton: May 24th ‘Camp’ Guidelines

The City of Hamilton has made a request to the public that they adhere to certain guidelines to ensure safety and a smooth running of all the day’s events. Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the City of Hamilton, Edward Benevides said that “Safety is our number one concern on Bermuda Day and we want to ensure everyone has an enjoyable... Read more of this article

Football: Bermuda Hogges Names Team

The Bermuda Hogges team for the upcoming season has been named. The team will play their first match on Friday, May 28 at the Bermuda Athletic Association [BAA] field at 8pm, with their second match also at BAA on Sunday, May 30 at 6pm. Founded a few years ago, and owned by Bermuda legend Shaun Goater, fellow former professional Kyle Lightbourne, and... Read more of this article

Flagstone Completes Luxembourg Change

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings announced yesterday [May 18] that it has completed the previously announced change in the company’s corporate domicile from Bermuda to Luxembourg. The re-domestication became official following the completion of legal formalities in Bermuda and Luxembourg. The re-domestication was previously approved by Flagstone’s... Read more of this article

UK Overseas Territory Minister: Henry Bellingham

Britain’s new coalition government has selected Henry Bellingham to become Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, with the responsibility of overseas territories, and therefor Bermuda, falling under his portfolio. In addition, he is responsible for Africa, United Nations, global economic issues, climate change, conflict resolution, protocol, Ministerial... Read more of this article

“RoacheKilla”: Vibe103 Will Be Successful

Showing support for his fellow artist, reggae singer ‘RoacheKilla’ sat in through the hearing in front of the Telecommunications Commission for Collie.Buddz’s proposed new radio station Vibe 103.1 yesterday. The singer, real name David Roache, is a successful artist in his own right with his music receiving a large amount of local... Read more of this article

Inter-Island Concerns On Collie Buddz Radio

During the Vibe 103.1 hearing by the Telecommunications Commission, the public was allowed to speak, with the only person to do so being R Scott Pearman, Chief Operating Officer of Inter-Island, the parent company of HOTT 107.5 and Magic 102 – who expressed his “concerns” The hearing was held to determine whether to issue a licence... Read more of this article

Vibe 103: Collie Buddz Radio Hearing

The hearing for reggae star Collie Buddz’s proposed new radio station was held this evening. The proposed station, Vibe 103.1, was applied for the in the name of Harper Digital. Collie [real name Colin Harper] is listed as owning 49%, with his brother Matthew Harper listed as owning the other 51%. The station would operate 24/7 out of his already... Read more of this article