Archive for December 4th, 2010
Video: Former Olympians Sprint Challenge
Three of Bermuda’s best all time athletes faced off in a sprinting challenge tonight (Dec 4) in a fundraiser for the Bermuda Track and Field Association. Former Olympians Brian Wellman, Troy Douglas and Devon Bean raced a 40m Challenge tonight at National Sports Centre. One of the best sprinters in Bermuda’s history, Troy Douglas finished second... Read more of this article
Teekay Plans Equity Sale To Buy Vessels
Bermuda based Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. announced on Thursday (Dec 2) that it has priced its follow-on public offering of 5,600,000 common units, representing limited partner interests, at $27.84 per unit. Teekay Offshore has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 840,000 units to cover over-allotments, if any.... Read more of this article
Larry Burchall: GDP and Economics 101
(Written by Larry Burchall) The headlines scream GDP DOWN 5.8%. To most people that’s gobbledegook – until the GDP stuff kicks them in the backside. Then, too late, most people will wake up and wonder WTFH? Here’s a clear and simple explanation – Economics 001 – that will let you see the ‘kick-in-the-backside’ that is already... Read more of this article
Travel Writer Raves About Tucker’s Point Hotel
A luxury travel writer has selected Bermuda’s Tucker’s Point Resort as a home-away-from-home for the holidays — saying even if her readers aren’t going to be home over the holiday season, they “can find solace in the kindness of people and embrace the new experiences you’re living”. Melanie Nayer, an award-winning contributing... Read more of this article
Out of Prison 1 Month: Straight Back In
A 49-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison only a month after being released from his last prison stint. Brian Carlton Rogers, who has a string of convictions going back to 1971, received the sentence for breaking into a Pembroke Church. On December 2nd in Magistrates Court, Mr Rogers was sentenced to three years imprisonment by Senior... Read more of this article
Video: Crime Stoppers Team Visit Bermuda
Between 1997 and October 2010 there have been 3572 tips received, 303 arrests made, $51,255 in rewards paid, $1,601,543 worth of property recovered, and $21,877,887 worth of drugs seized, according to statistics from Crime Stoppers Bermuda. The Crime Stoppers team from Miami-Dade were in Bermuda for the past two days (Dec 2 & 3) to attend an orientation... Read more of this article
Bermuda Co. Buys Into On-Line Venture
A Bermudian private equity company has acquired half of ”Time Out”, the travel, entertainment and leisure magazine publisher, attracted by its strong on-line potential. Oakley Capital Investments announced the purchase on November 25th in a rumoured £10 million deal. Oakley’s chairman is Bermudian lawyer James Keyes, previously... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda Shipwreck Study
A coral encrusted shipwreck discovered during construction of the cruise ship wharf in 2007 led to a research team led by East Carolina University (ECU) Maritime Studies professors traveling to Bermuda to help Government determine the origin and history of the vessel. While the main aim of the archeological survey was to determine the environmental... Read more of this article
Guilty Plea: Would-Be Handbag Snatcher
25 year old Tyneko Trott pled guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning (Dec 2) to two counts of attempted robbery relating to two attempted handbag snatches that occurred in Hamilton around 5pm on Tuesday (Nov 30). As a result Mr. Trott was remanded into custody by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner for sentencing on February 3rd 2011 pending... Read more of this article
