Archive for December 8th, 2010
130 Gifts Donated: XL Charity Party
The XL’s Children Charity Holiday Party was held on December 4th at XL House. XL employees who attended the event with their little ones, ages 0 to 12 years, were asked to make a donation of $20 per child in advance or to bring the equivalent in gifts. The donated funds were used to buy Christmas presents for children assisted by the Salvation... Read more of this article
Murder Charge: Former Bermuda Prosecutor
Former Bermuda prosecutor Lloyd Rayney was arrested today [Dec 8] in Australia, and has charged with the murder of his wife Corryn. He is expected to face Perth Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. Mrs Rayney was last seen in August 2007, and her body was found in Kings Park days later. Australian Police named Mr Rayney as a suspect in the murder, but... Read more of this article
Upcoming: School Sports All Star Weekend
The Bermuda School Sports Federation [BSSF] is looking for the community’s support for it’s Annual All Star Weekend this Friday and Saturday. The festivities get underway on Friday when the BSSF will showcase it’s first ever all star volleyball matches at the Somersfield Academy Gymnasium. The senior school girls will play at 4:00 followed by... Read more of this article
Video: MWI Staff Graduate With City & Guilds
Seven nursing aides graduated from the City & Guilds with a certificate in “Working with People Who Have Learning Disability” at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute this morning [Dec 8]. The graduates were Tamara Bean, Sharika Davis, Terri-lynn Dill, Judy Fubler , Chandelle Hardy, Jennifer Minks and Dabrina Turner. Patrice Dill, Chief Operating... Read more of this article
Gun Victim: “It Was A Revenge Attack”
A Sandys man shot three times while he was sitting in his car told the Supreme Court he could have been victim of a revenge attack because “word on the street” was he had been involved in another firearms incidents. Nathan Darrell, 23, was shot in the neck, chest and thigh near Kitchener Close, Sandys on February 13. Accused gunman Quincy... Read more of this article
Collie Buddz: New Music Video ‘Holiday’
Bermudian reggae artist Collie Buddz released his latest music video “Holiday” this afternoon [Dec 8]. Directed by Jeff Pliskin, and edited by Collie.Buddz himself, the video was filmed in Bermuda. One of the most well known local musicians of his generation, his music career has lead him to tour dozens of nations worldwide including: Austria,... Read more of this article
Yearwood Sisters Win Nine Medals
Nicole and Ashley Yearwood competed for their school Baylor at the 2010 South East Meet of Champions at the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex, and won a staggering nine medals between them. Nicole competed in the Women 15 & Over 1650 Yard Freestyle were she finished 7th with a time of 18:51.67. Ashley finished the Women 50 Yard Freestyle A... Read more of this article
Video: Minister DeSilva Donates Blood
Minister of Health Zane DeSilva visited the Bermuda Red Cross Blood Donor Center at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital today [Dec 8] where he donated exactly one pint of blood in a bid to pump life into the hospital’s appeal for more blood donors. “I am keen to do whatever I can to bring attention to the importance of giving blood,” said Minister... Read more of this article
ABIR Buoyed By Panel Findings
The Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers says the conclusions reached by a Congressional panel on the US deficit are positive for the island’s international insurance industry, welcoming the commission’s calls for lower corporate tax rates in the US as well as a revised tax scheme. The panel, the National Commission on Fiscal... Read more of this article
UBP Unveils New Executive Leadership
The UBP today [Dec 8] invited the newspapers and television stations to a press conference during which they unveiled their new Leadership team. According to the Bermuda Sun “Montell Currin, Nicholas Swan and Ed Bailey will be the party’s deputy chairmen. While Janet Bridgewater and Richard Krupp will continue in the roles as party secretary... Read more of this article
Mark Byrne Leaves Flagstone Board
Bermuda-based Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings, S.A. today (Dec.8) announced that Mark Byrne (pictured), Flagstone co-founder and former executive chairman, has decided to retire as a member of the company’s board of directors. “As one of our founders and executive chairman, Mark was instrumental in establishing and building Flagstone into the company... Read more of this article
“Bermuda Must Embrace Retraining”
Putting Bermudians back to work as the island emerges from the worst global recession in more than 80 years will require locals to either upgrade their existing skills or learn new ones, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Senator Kim Wilson this morning told the Senate (Dec.8). The Minister said if Bermudians are to make themselves marketable... Read more of this article
