Archive for July 5th, 2010
Photos: Track Athletes Return With 4 Medals
Only 24 hours after the return of the swim and tennis teams, Bermuda welcomed more successful athletes home. Tonight’s AA Flight from Miami carried the 16 strong Junior Track and Field Team who returned from the CAC Jr Championships in the Dominican Republic with four medals. Following a delay of over an hour, the team came off the flight to applause... Read more of this article
Cub Scouts Deliver Injured Longtail To Safety
This past weekend an injured longtail was rescued and safely delivered to the Bermuda Aquarium courtesy of a group of Cub Scouts who discovered the injured bird while camping on Long Island. The longtail was found by one of the Cub Scouts [aged 8-11] on the beach area unable to move. The Scout alerted an adult, and removed his shirt to use it to make... Read more of this article
Ariel To Sell Valiant For $55 Million
Bermuda reinsurer Ariel Holdings Ltd. plans to sell Valiant Insurance Group Inc to First Mercury Financial Corp. for about $55 million. First Mercury will purchase Valiant for an amount equal to Valiant’s tangible book value, which is anticipated to be approximately $55 million at closing. The Company will use cash from its insurance subsidiaries... Read more of this article
Photos: Siese To Head To 2010 Youth Olympics
15-year-old Owen Siese won the right to represent Bermuda at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Sailing on Sunday July 4th, the final day of the four-day YOG Selection Trials. The Trials were run by the Byte Class of Bermuda in the Great Sound and hosted by the Spanish Point Boat Club. Owen was able to beat out 5 other hopefuls with a strong performance... Read more of this article
Digicel: Major Step Towards 3G Network
A spokesperson for the Digicel network say they underwent a major upgrade during the early hours of Sunday July 4th morning as Digicel moves closer to launching a state of the art 3G+ network. Digical says that “customers were migrated onto entirely new and elite telecommunications hardware that will be the new backbone for the Digicel 3G+ network.... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermudians In 2010 UK Gay Pride Parade
Pink Bermuda shorts, scooters and the Bermuda flag could be seen on display as a group of Bermudians and their supporters marched in London’s Pride parade on Saturday July 3rd to protest against the Island’s failure to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Around 20 people, including some straight allies, marched behind scooters... Read more of this article
KBB Launches Cigarette Litter Prevention
Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB) kicked off its campaign to reduce the impact of cigarette butt litter within the City of Hamilton, with July 2nd being proclaimed Cigarette Litter Prevention Day by Charles Gosling, Mayor of the City of Hamilton. At Friday night Happy Hour hosted by the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, volunteers from the BePro group handed out... Read more of this article
Former Planning Director Hospitalized In Africa
Well known Bermuda resident Brian Rowlinson is hospitalized in Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg after suffering what we have been told is an aneurysm. Mr Rowlinson spent five years as the Director of Planning, and also spent five years as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment. He is presently the General Manager and a Planning... Read more of this article
Man Strikes Parked Car, Fails Breathalyzer
A 21 year old man who struck a parked car and drove away ended up being pursued by the Police and detained after he failed the breathalyzer test. The accident ocurred around 2:15am on Saturday July 3rd, on Crow Lane in Pembroke near the junction with Lane Hill. The Police say that it appears that the car was traveling west on Crow Lane when the driver... Read more of this article
Bermuda Wins 4 Medals At CAC Games
Following on the heels of Bermuda’s 17 medal performance at the Caribbean Swim Championships, Bermuda’s young athletes continue to excel claiming 4 medals at the CAC Jr Championships in the Dominican Republic. Top teen sprinter Jeneko Place medaled in both the 100 and 200 metres, and Bermuda put on a dominating performance in the 800 metres... Read more of this article
