Archive for January 14th, 2011
UBP’s Richards on Union Overtime Agreement
[Written by Bob Richards, Shadow Minister of Finance] We support yesterday’s union decision to accept overtime cuts. It says workers are prepared to play their part to help the community through these tough times. We also compliment the union for attaching a condition to its consent whereby the government is supposed to cut spending “elsewhere”. This... Read more of this article
Sick Passenger Causes Plane to Divert
American Airlines flight 1385 on its way from JFK to Barbados diverted to Bermuda with a sick passenger this morning [Jan 14] just after 11am. Emergency Fire Services were on scene at the air terminal where an ambulance arrived to attend to the sick passenger and take them to King Edward Memorial Hospital for treatment. The flight departed at around... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells: ‘Great Opportunity For Me’
Bermudian footballer Nahki Wells, who recently signed with UK side Carlisle United, spoke with the team’s website after his first match with the team saying: “It was good to finally get here and start training with all the lads. “I only trained twice before during my trial spell, once in Morecambe and once in Middlesbrough so it’s... Read more of this article
Airport Shoplifter Fined $500
34 year old Mollie McGurr, said to be an unemployed US citizen who was living in St George’s; in Plea Court this morning [Jan 14] plead guilty to stealing items to the value of approximately $175 from the Pulp & Circumstance shop at L.F. Wade International Airport on Thursday 13th January 2010. She was seen to take picture frames off the shelf,... Read more of this article
Richardson Facebook Case Adjourned
This morning [Jan 14], before Chief Magistrate Archie Warner, lawyer Charles Richardson’s “Facebook” defamation case was adjourned for mention on 31st March 2011 at 9:30am, to continue before Mr Warner. The legal arguments ventured in the matters of Bemuda’s Constitution, the Constitutions of various other dependent and independent Caribbean... Read more of this article
Green Family ‘Adopts’ Somerset Primary
Earlier this week the Ministry of Education welcomed from the Green Family Scholarship a donation of $10,000 for its Adopt A School Programme. The school being sponsored is Somerset Primary. On behalf of the Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith, the Attorney General Michael Scott presented a certificate of appreciation to Green Family Scholarship... Read more of this article
Kelso Steps Down From Aspen Board
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced that Mr. David Kelso will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors when his current term expires at the next Annual General Meeting on 28 April, 2011. Mr. Kelso has been a Director of the Company since 26 May, 2005, and a member of the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee... Read more of this article
Police Report: Man Arrested After Robbery
A 20 year old man was arrested in connection with an incident in which a 25 year old man was robbed by three men Angle Street early this morning [Jan 14]. A Police spokesman said “At 1:15am on Friday, Police responded to a report of a robbery. It appears that the victim, a 25 year old Sandys parish man, was walking along Angle Street in Pembroke... Read more of this article
Notice: Downloading of Copyrighted Content
[Update: To clarify, this notice is not from Bernews, it is from the ISPs and Government. There appears to be some confusion in thinking we have issued this statement - we didn't] Following below is a joint industry release from the Bermuda Government and ISPs about the downloading of copyrighted content: In December of 2009, a working group of internet... Read more of this article
Argo Group Announces Management Changes
Bermuda based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd announced yesterday [Jan 13] the appointment of Andrew Carrier to the newly created position of group chief underwriting officer. In his expanded role, Mr. Carrier will oversee underwriting across Argo Group’s worldwide operations and will report to Argo Group Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Watson... Read more of this article
Bermuda Layoffs Continue…at Appleby
Bernews unofficially understands that approximately ten staff were laid off at Appleby yesterday [Jan 13]. Appleby’s Bermuda office traces its history back to 1897, and according to their website the Bermuda office has over 360 staff, including 65 lawyers. The company is the latest in a line of firms that have also experienced economic downturns... Read more of this article
