Archive for January 1st, 2011
Barritt Saluted For Canadian Gallery Role
A Bermudian alumnus of New Brunswick’s Mount Allison university has made a fine art out of quietly donating to his alma mater – allowing the campus gallery to become the best of its kind in Canada, according to a Maritimes newspaper today [Jan 1]. Former Cabinet Minister and accomplished Bermudian artist Robert Barritt — a 1950... Read more of this article
Video: New Year’s Eve Onion Drop
Lamont Robinson and Gavin Smith counted down as 2010 came to an end, and the “Bermuda onion” dropped from the sky in a uniquely Bermudian twist on New Year’s. After the onion dropped at midnight, fireworks lit up the night sky as Bermudians welcomed in the New Year. The event, held on Front Street, was part of the second Annual ‘New... Read more of this article
Somerset Trojans Win PDL Christmas Champs
Today [Jan 1] at the Somerset Cricket Club, Somerset Trojans won the inaugural Premier Development League [PDL] Championship, after beating Devonshire Colts 3-1. Devonshire Colts found themselves playing with only nine men for the entire game, as they only had six players under the age of 23 in their squad for the day, and the rules only allowed for... Read more of this article
FT Anticipates Bermuda M&A’s in 2011
Plunging premium costs — estimated to fall anywhere between five and 10 percent — will likely lead to a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the Bermuda reinsurance market this year, the “Financial Times” has reported (Dec. 30). The respected business journal says this will mark the second year in a row that the premium prices... Read more of this article
Video: Mz Malz ‘Can Do Bad All By Myself’
Just in time for the New Year, up-and-coming Bermudian performer Mz Malz released a new video of her song “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” as a present for her growing number of fans. The 21-year-old sensation, whose love of poetry provided her with a springboard into music two years ago, cites Alicia Keys, Eve and Missy Elliot among her many... Read more of this article
Bermuda Cricket Team Arrives In Dubai
The Bermuda National Cricket team has settled in to Dubai, where they will take part in a training tour consisting of five One-day matches at the International Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy Oval ground starting on Tuesday [Jan 4]. Bermuda will pay two One-day matches against the UAE under/19 team and three One-day matches against the UAE senior... Read more of this article
Michael A. Markham Returns from Belarus
Bermuda resident Michael A. Markham has returned from Minsk, Belarus, where he noted that he was an official Independent Election Observer of the 2010 Belarus Presidential elections held last week. Mr. Markham said he was part of a 4 person delegation of the ‘World Council of Spiritual Diplomacy.’ Mr Markham recently authored a document... Read more of this article
Reunion for “Queen of Bermuda” Crew
Bermudians who sailed on the Furness Bermuda Line in the 1950s and early ’60s are being invited to a reunion in the UK in to renew old acquaintances and to share memories and mementos from the golden days of Furness’s sister ships, “Queen of Bermuda” and “Ocean Monarch”. Following a successful reunion in 2009, members... Read more of this article
First Humpback Whales of Season Spotted
[Updated] The first whales this winter season were spotted yesterday [Dec 31]. Mr Andrew Stevenson said two whales were spotted off the appropriately named Whale Watch Hill, and then he “followed them along South Shore for four hours until they were past South West Breaker where they appeared to be heading very slowly towards Sally Tuckers. They... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Starting at midnight, fireworks lit up the night sky as Bermudians welcomed in the New Year. The fireworks were part of the second Annual ‘New Year’s Eve in the City’, sponsored by the City of Hamilton. Fun castles and food vendors were set up on Front Street for the evening, which began at 8pm with a family movie and continued with... Read more of this article
Bike & Police Collision: Two Injured
[Updated] Two men were taken to the hospital, and around twenty Police officers converged on Court Street after a collision between a Police vehicle and a motorbike following a high speed chase just before 4am this morning [Jan 1]. The accident occurred while numerous people were still on the streets finishing up their New Year’s celebrations.... Read more of this article
