Archive for November 18th, 2010
Upcoming: Tokio Youth Mountain Bike Series
The Tokio Youth Mountain Bike Series returns for a fourth year this month. The free seven race series is aimed at introducing cycling to primary school children to help promote good physical fitness. Children are free to use any kind of bicycle —even those with training wheels — to participate and they do not need a mountain bike. This is a fun... Read more of this article
Video: Northlands Primary School Choir
At a ceremony at City Hall this afternoon [Nov 18] today was declared the Universal Day of the Child, which is an annual, international celebration in which countries recognize the day when the United Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child [1959] and the Convention of the Rights of the Child [1989]. There was a reading of the Proclamation... Read more of this article
Video: Marine Police Handover Boat to Regiment
This afternoon [Nov 18] the Bermuda Police Service formally handed a Police boat to the Bermuda Regiment. Colonel David Burch, Minister of National Security, said the Regiment Boat Troop will continue to patrol jointly with the Police Marine Unit as required, and that “Our ultimate aim is to see our borders fully protected and patrolled 24/7 jointly... Read more of this article
Bermuda Festival Adds Extra Nights: Abba & Magic
The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts has added an extra performance of The Music of Abba to its January lineup and an additional Sunday matinee magic show in February. Original musicians of the 1970s’ Swedish band Abba will take to the stage at The Fairmont Southampton for a third night on Thursday, January 20 at 8.30 p.m. The group was slated... Read more of this article
Weekend Road Closures in Hamilton
The City of Hamilton today [Nov 18] announced that Victoria Street between Parliament and Court Streets will be closed to all through traffic between 6:30am and 5:00pm on Saturday November 20. This closure will allow for utility connections to the new Magistrates Court Building. On Sunday November 21, between 6:00am and 6:00pm Reid Street from the bottom... Read more of this article
BF&M Announce Earnings of $16 Million
BF&M Limited today [Nov 18] announced net earnings for the nine month period ended 30th September 2010 of $16,899,331, a 3% increase over the comparative period in 2009 of $16,373,408. These earnings represented a 12% return on shareholders equity. John Wight [pictured], President & CEO of BF&M stated that “We were overall pleased... Read more of this article
Public Invited: Parliamentary Meeting on Gun Violence
The meetings of the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Violent Crime and Gun Violence in Bermuda will be open to the public. The terms of reference are “to inquire into the rise of violent crime and gun violence in Bermuda; to inquire into the causes of violent crime and gun violence in Bermuda and to report on the findings and make recommendations... Read more of this article
Full Report: Bermuda’s Agricultural Crisis
Both the island’s agricultural sector and its arable land reserves are in a state of crisis and risk becoming obsolete unless urgent remedial action is taken, according to the findings of a newly released report. Entitled “The Role of Agriculture in Bermuda’s Future” and researched and prepared by Bermudian Aran McKittrick, the report seeks... Read more of this article
Hightower Lambasts Google’s Bermuda Move
Bermuda earned a mention in today’s [Nov.18] syndicated column by outspoken American political and social commentator Jim Hightower – but it’s not the sort of publicity the island relishes. In a piece headlined “Corporate Flimflammers in Our Communities and Congress”, Hightower rails against Internet giant Google’s decision... Read more of this article
Buying Bermuda: Launch of Shop Local Campaign
This morning [Nov 18] Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson launched the Shop Local campaign, which is designed to encourage local residents to do their shopping in Bermuda. Recent statistics show there was an almost 6% drop in local retail sales on a year-over-year basis when locals spent an estimated $82.7 million on goods and services... Read more of this article
History: Bermuda and the Blockade Runners
April, 2011 will mark the 150th anniversary of the Confederate bombardment of the Federal Army’s Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina — initiating the devastating American Civil War (1861-65) and turning Bermuda into a mid-Atlantic front in the bloodiest conflict in US history. The island can likely anticipate some cultural tourism... Read more of this article
PLP Respond to “False & Misleading News”
The Progressive Labour Party has refuted reports that unnamed party sources had stated that former Police Commissioner Jonathan Smith has been tipped to replace Dale Butler, the present sitting MP, in Constituency 25, Warwick North East. Mr Butler has been a PLP MP since the party swept to power in 1998. Seen as popular in a cross section of the community,... Read more of this article
