Archive for January 6th, 2011

UBP: Borrowed Money Costing $100,000 a Day

[Updated] Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards commented on the financial aspects of overtime bans, saying “Government for years has been spending the public’s money like a drunken sailor,” and that they borrowed so much money it now “costs them more than $100,000 a day just to pay the interest on the borrowed money.” Mr... Read more of this article

Officials Selected: ICC Americas U19 Champs

Mr. Llewellyn Hall from Western Stars has been selected to be an official scorer at the Pepsi ICC Americas Region U19 Division 1, to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, February 6 – 13, 2011. This follows the success in February 2010 when Ms. Lovette Dickinson from St. Georges CC and Mr. Llewellyn Hall from Western Stars, scored at the... Read more of this article

MINI Countryman Coming to Bermuda

Bermuda will get its first up close look at the new MINI Countryman this weekend when the latest addition to the iconic brand is unveiled at Ultimate Motors’ showrooms this weekend. The Countryman – the first-ever MINI with four doors and optional four-wheel drive on some models – will be on show to the public for the first time on Saturday,... Read more of this article

Champion of St. David’s Ties Dies

Alice Lopez, one of the strongest champions of cultural ties between Native American Wampanoags and St. David’s Islanders descended from members of the Massachussetts tribe, has died suddenly. She was 49. Ms Lopez – an activist on behalf of Wampanoag housing rights on Cape Cod and a walking respository of tribal lore – collapsed... Read more of this article

Media Council Announces New Launch Date

Four months after the Media Council was supposed to launch, the working group have released a statement saying it will launch next month. In May of last year, the working group said they would form a Media Council in response to a proposed media council bill set forth by Government. The full statement follows below: A launch date for the Media Council... Read more of this article

Was Mayor in Bermuda, NY Press Asks?

New York’s media is continuing to demand an answer from Mayor Michael Bloomberg as to his whereabouts when the city was paralysed during a Christmas blizzard — with many newspapers and on-line news sites speculating he was at his Bermuda home while essential services were suspended. Other top municipal officials were also out also of... Read more of this article

Renaissance Reinsurance Approved by Florida

Bermuda-based Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. has been approved to participate in Florida’s property reinsurance marketplace with modified collateral requirements. In 2007, lawmakers in the hurricane-prone state passed legislation authorising the Office of Insurance Regulation to establish lower collateral requirement for non-United States based... Read more of this article

Arch Health Division Partners With Tethys

Arch Insurance Group, a division of Bermuda’s Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced today (Jan.6) that it has formed a partnership with Tethys Health Ventures to provide 100 percent of its medical stop loss administration. Premium collections, claims adjudication and large case management are the primary functions that Tethys will perform. Tethys... Read more of this article

Cash Stolen from Salvation Army Thrift Store

The Police have reported that the someone broke into the Salvation Army Thrift store and stole a quantity of money. A Police spokesman said “Around 10:15am on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at the Salvation Army Thrift store, on King Street in Pembroke. It appears that an unknown subject gained entry into the store and stole... Read more of this article

History: Ramsbotham’s Initial Riot Report

Former Governor Sir Peter Ramsbotham said actions by a handful of “PLP militants” helped to provoke the December, 1977 riots which left three people dead and caused millions of dollars in property damage. Sir Peter, in a now declassified report sent to London’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office in the immediate aftermath of the worst... Read more of this article

Fairmont Hotels Launch New Healthy Menu

Fairmont Southampton and The Fairmont Hamilton Princess, today launched Lifestyle Cuisine Plus, a new menu available upon request that caters to guests with specific diet-dependent conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and gluten free, as well as unique dietary preferences including, macrobiotic, raw and vegan diets. A typical Fairmont Lifestyle... Read more of this article

Upcoming: 2011 Mountain Biking Season

The Bermuda Bicycle Association’s [BBA] 2011 mountain biking season will get underway with the inaugural End To End Mountain Bike [MTB] Race this coming Sunday [Jan 9]. Starting at 9:30 in front of the Clocktower in Dockyard, participants will mainly follow the Railway Trail to Ferry Reach Park in St. George’s with a few technical detours... Read more of this article