Archive for November 22nd, 2010

BASA: No World Champs For Lisa Blackburn

Lisa Blackburn, one of the island’s top local swimmers, recently competed at the Brantford Swim International in Ontario, Canada. Ms. Blackburn placed an impressive 2nd in her specialty event, the 100 Breaststroke, behind previous world record holder, Amanda Reason of Toronto. Her time of 1:12.9 in the final was only 4 tenths of a second above... Read more of this article

Premier Opens Health Financial Summit 2010

This morning [Nov 22] Premier Paula Cox Premier opened the 2010 Health Financial Summit. Her full remarks follow below: Good Morning and Welcome All. A quality 21st Century healthcare package that is affordable; is a national priority! Your attendance today at this Health Financing Summit provides an ideal opportunity through dialogue, collaboration... Read more of this article

CMN Donation Towards Infant Warming Cart Scale

CMN recently made a donation to the Bermuda Hospitals Board towards the purchase of a new infant warming cart scale which will be used at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The new warming scale will help protect newborn babies against sudden heat loss and ensure that they are comfortable while being weighed for the first time. For over 10 years,... Read more of this article

American Dies on Sailboat Enroute to Bermuda

[Updated] Around 4:55pm yesterday [Nov 21], Police received a report of a sudden death at sea onboard a sailboat enroute to Bermuda. The deceased is a 64 year old American man. The two survivors, a 63 year old American man and a 25 year old American woman, were rescued by another vessel and arrived safely in Bermuda this morning. The American Consulate... Read more of this article

2010 National Keelboat Championships

The 2010 Bacardi National Keelboat Championships were completed this weekend for the J105, International One Design and Etchells Classes. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club were the host club for the annual Bermuda Sailing Association (BSA) event. Winds eased throughout the day on Saturday forcing the sailors to continue to “change gears” and adjust... Read more of this article

Tourist Confronts Intruder at Fairmont Hamilton

Around 3:30am today [Nov 22], Police responded to a report of a burglary at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. The Police say that it appears that around 3:15am an unknown culprit gained entry into a guest room and was confronted by the occupants. The intruder escaped after a scuffle with the 67 year old American male visitor in the room, who received... Read more of this article

Premier and Minister of Finance: Fitch Ratings

Today [Nov 22], Fitch concluded its rating action on Bermuda and affirmed Bermuda’s AA+ rating, which is one notch below the highest rating of AAA. The Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox welcomed the ratings notification on Bermuda and pointed out that this action followed the Standard & Poor’s ratings update in September 2010, when Bermuda’s... Read more of this article

Fitch Reaffirms Bermuda’s Rating: Outlook Stable

Bermuda’s recession-battered economy has today [Nov.22] received a cautiously optimistic prognosis from one of the world’s top ratings agencies. Fitch Ratings today affirmed Bermuda’s foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘AA+’ and its local currency IDR at ‘AAA’. The Outlooks on both ratings are... Read more of this article

Full Schedule: 2010/11 Football PDL League

The Bermuda Football Association Player Development League [PDL] officially kicked off on Saturday, November 20th. A total of eight teams will compete during the league season, which comes to an end in March, 2011. The complete listing of the regular schedule is available below: Related Stories Luke Robinson On Return To Bermuda Team Football: FC... Read more of this article

Culture: Talking The Bermudian Talk …

You say vernacular, we say “wernacular” — and this tendency to transpose “v” and “w” is one of the reasons why Bermuda’s unique accent continues to be the subject of continuing popular and scholarly interest around the world. Recently the International Dialects of English Archive added a Bermudian... Read more of this article

Video from 1931: Prince of Wales Visits Bermuda

In February 1931, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, traveled to Bermuda along with his younger brother George. He was en route to Buenos Aires to open a British Industries Exhibition. Large crowds gathered to welcome the Prince of Wales and his younger brother George at the dock in Hamilton. The Prince arrives, is welcomed and the group is then taken... Read more of this article

Oil Casualty gets A- Rating from Best

Today [Nov 21]A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Oil Casualty Insurance, Ltd (OCIL). The outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. The rating is the first that A.M. Best has assigned to the Bermuda-based energy market excess general liability insurer. A.M. Best... Read more of this article