Archive for December 6th, 2010

Health Minister Advocates Timely Colonoscopies

Today [Dec 6] the Minister of Health Zane DeSilva demonstrated the importance of timely colonoscopies by undergoing the procedure himself saying “The decision to do this was two-fold. First, I am hoping to raise awareness about this life-saving procedure and, second, to ensure my own personal health.” Each year many of Bermuda’s residents undergo... Read more of this article

Endurance Promotes Steven Dresner

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today (Dec.6) announced that Steven Dresner will assume responsibility for the company’s specialty insurance business unit, managing programmes with Managing General Underwriters (MGUs) as well as developing partnerships... Read more of this article

Driver Flees Scene After Striking Wall

Early yesterday morning [Dec 5] a car lost control and smashed into a wall on on Harbour Road and the occupants of the vehicle fled the scene on foot. Around 4:45am Police responded to a reported single vehicle damage only road traffic collision on Harbour Road in Paget near the junction with Lovers Lane. Police state that it appears that a car was... Read more of this article

KeyTech Earnings Plummet

KeyTech, the Bermudian telecommunications provider, today (Dec.6) reported an almost 9% drop in revenues for the six months ending September 30, 2010 compared to the same period last year. And net income was down by almost a million dollars on a year-over-year basis also, falling from of $7,134,513 in 2009 to $6,203,318 this year. KeyTech subsidiaries... Read more of this article

Capital G Licenses New Software

Capital G Bank has licensed the Spectrum Treasury System from Financial Software Systems to manage its foreign exchange, money market and interest rate hedging activities. Spectrum is a comprehensive position management system for foreign exchange, money market instruments, fixed income instruments, equities and derivatives. Capital G Bank will use... Read more of this article

“Firebird” Ready To Soar

The curtain goes up on the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society’s annual Christmas pantomime on Thurs [Dec 8], a zany take on the Russian fable “The Firebird”. Promising to be a riot of a riot of songs, colour and fun-filled family entertainment, the production is being directed by Bermudian theatre veteran Carol Birch and... Read more of this article

MAWI Nursing Aids To Receive Certification

Seven nursing aides will graduate from the City & Guilds with a certificate in “Working with People Who Have Learning Disability” at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute (MWI) this coming Wednesday [Dec 8] The graduates are Tamara Bean, Sharika Davis, Terri-lynn Dill, Judy Fubler , Chandelle Hardy, Jennifer Minks and Dabrina Turner. City &... Read more of this article

Keira Aitken Wins Silver – Sets New Record

One of the island’s top swimmers has proved herself again, as Kiera.Aitken won a silver medal and set a new Bermuda record at the Spanish National Swimming Championships held yesterday [Dec 5]. Ms. Aitken won a Silver Medal in the 50m backstroke finishing in 28:41, and in addition she set a brand new Bermuda National Record in the 200m freestyle... Read more of this article

Mamie: A Driving Force In Tourism

“Let’s take a boat to Bermuda,” went the lyrics of an old Frank Sinatra song — and the Chairman of the Board could have added, once we’re there let’s get a taxi to see the island. Especially the one driven by Mamie Morrissey. In a travel article by Isabelle Esteves about her recent cruise to Bermuda, the Yahoo News... Read more of this article

Four Men: Armed Robbery in Southampton

[Updated] Just before 12:30pm this afternoon [Dec 6] a robbery took place in a Southampton residence, with no reported injuries. Officials have not confirmed yet if firearm was used in the commission of the crime, however there are unofficial indications that an assailant[s] brandished a gun. Police have confirmed that they responded to a call at 12:30pm,... Read more of this article

Bermuda’s Undersea Cable Named in Wikileaks

Bermuda has received another mention in one of the Cables being released in the ongoing Wikileaks drama. The whistle-blowing website has released a new diplomatic cable listing key infrastructure units around the world which would “if destroyed, disrupted or exploited, would likely have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States.” Bermuda... Read more of this article

Wanted: A Few Good IT Interns

An initiative aimed at encouraging Bermuda’s youth to pursue careers in information technology (IT) is being relaunched next year, Business Development Minister Patrice Minors told the House of Assembly on Friday [Dec 3]. The Minister said Government, in partnership with private sector technology companies, is continuing the Technology Leadership... Read more of this article