Archive for September 14th, 2010
Bermuda Lose By 5 Wickets In Canada
The Bermuda National Cricket Team continues to find the going rough in the Cricket Canada Summer Festival, losing by 5 wickets to the West Indies High Performance Team earlier today [Sept 14]. So far on the tour the team has lost two 50 over matches both against the West Indies High Performance Team and two Twenty20 matches, one against Canada and the... Read more of this article
Pro Footballer Khano Smith Dislocates Shoulder
Bermudian professional football player Khano Smith has dislocated his right shoulder following an on-the-field incident during a weekend game in the US. The 29-year-old plays for New England Revolution in the US, and went off with the injury in the 78th minute of play in a game against Chivas USA, which they lost 2-0. Unfortunately for the team, the... Read more of this article
“Harder To Ignore Potential Fabian Type Impacts”
In a statement few locals will be pleased to hear, a meteorologist from The Weather Channel has compared the potential impact of Hurricane Igor if it were to pass close, to that of Hurricane Fabian saying “It’s becoming harder to ignore potential Fabian type impacts to Bermuda, but its still too early to tell.” Jim Cantore, an American... Read more of this article
Dunkley: Best We Can At Morgan’s Point
[Written by Senator Michael Dunkley, Shadow Minister for Tourism] We are pleased the Southlands-Morgan’s Point land swap has finally happened, if only to preserve Southlands as a national park. But we want to be very clear up front: We consider the Morgan’s Point situation to be the worst example of public planning we can think of, if we can even... Read more of this article
Argus: Ongoing Stock Trade Suspension
Argus Group Holdings Limited today [Sept 14] confirmed the voluntary suspension of trading in its shares on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, which took effect on August 2, 2010, is ongoing. Argus says that this action was taken as a result of insufficient notice being given to shareholders regarding its Annual General Meetings due to an inadvertent administrative... Read more of this article
Round the Web Wrap-up: Hurricane Igor
The Bermuda Weather Service said: Much has been said about Hurricane Igor, which on its current track, is likely to become a potential threat to the Island in the next day or so, with wind/weather/swell impacts towards and over the coming weekend. The severity of these impacts is still difficult to forecast at the 4-5 day time range. However, firmer... Read more of this article
Bermuda Police Service Announce Promotions
The Bermuda Police Service has announced the following promotions which became effective as of August 12th 2010. To Chief Inspector – Othneal Haynes Chief Inspector Othneal Haynes joined the Bermuda Police Service in 1978 after serving in the Royal Barbados Police Force for two years. After a three week localization course he was posted to Hamilton... Read more of this article
Hurricane Julia Forms Behind Hurricane Igor
Yet another hurricane has formed behind the massive Hurricane Igor, with Tropical Storm Julia being upgraded to a hurricane earlier today [Sept 14]. Hurricane Julia, the fifth hurricane of the season, has maximum sustained winds near 75 mph [120 kph] with some additional strengthening forecast during the next day or so. The hurricane is moving west-northwest... Read more of this article
July 2010: Retail Sales Drop by 6%
Consumers spent an estimated $94.7 million on retail sales during the month of July 2010, a decrease of 6% or $6 million less than total sales recorded in the same month of last year. Retail sales have consistently declined for sixteen consecutive months since March 2009 when there was no movement in sales activity. Building materials and motor vehicle... Read more of this article
Faster Internet Speeds Arriving On Island
On island internet speeds have received a boost lately, as locals now have the option to upgrade to an 8MB service, with the potential of a 12MB service to be launched in the future. North Rock was the first internet provider on the island to offer 8MB service after Bermuda CableVision announced the launch of new data speeds up to 8MB [raising from... Read more of this article
British Pyschic To Host Ghost Hunt & Retreat
Later this month, Cambridge Beaches Resort will be visited by pyschic Jayne Wallace who will be hosting various events including a Ghost Hunt and Moon Spell evening, Magical Wand Making Session, and two-day Pyschic Retreats. According to the brochure, during the Ghost Hunt and Moon Spell Ms Wallace will lead an evening of “finding some of Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
