Archive for January 27th, 2011
Thiele’s In US Town’s Good Books
Longtime Bermuda resident Patrick Thiele, who recently stepped down as head of Partner Re, is in the good books of readers in a Minnesota city — his unsolicited gift to the Stillwater library will ensure it can reopen its doors on Sunday. Mr. Thiele, who retired as president and CEO of the leading Bermuda reinsurer on December 31 sent a cheque... Read more of this article
Live Webcast: Black Identity, Crime & Violence
[Replay now available] Tune in live to listen to a presentation by Bermuda College adjunct lecturer Quinton Sherlock on using black identity to address crime and violence. Mr Sherlock said he believes the current issue of crime and violence is symptomatic of deeper issues that exist in the local community that originate from a lack of a healthy ethnic... Read more of this article
Digicel CEO Responds to CellularOne’s 4G
Digicel Bermuda today [Jan 27] released a statement, with CEO Wayne Caines saying they wish to clarify some key points with regards to their 3G+ service versus CellularOne’s new 4G service. Mr Caines said that “This is a situation which boils down to timings and semantics – not differences in technology or in speeds,” and said that “both... Read more of this article
Kramer Elected: American Ballet Theatre Board
The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda today [Jan 27] announced that its chairman, insurance executive Donald Kramer, has been elected chairman of the Board of Governing Trustees of American Ballet Theatre [ABT]. Mr. Kramer, who has headed the National Dance Foundation since its inception in 2003, has served on ABT’s Board since 2005. ABT Executive... Read more of this article
A Hundred Women Who Made A Difference
Bermudians are being asked to help select the top hundred female trailblazers who contributed most to shaping our island over the last century as International Women’s Day marks its centenary. Held on March 8, International Women’s Day is a global celebraton of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and... Read more of this article
Visitor Arrivals, Hotel Jobs Decline
Visitor air arrivals declined by one percent in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period the previous year, with the loss of some 144 hotel industry jobs during Bermuda’s peak tourism season. New figures released by Government’s Statistics Department show 78,806 tourists arrived on island by air between July and September, some... Read more of this article
American Drug Mule Jailed For 2.5 Yrs
A 54-year-old man from Chicago who attempted to smuggle close to $100,000 worth of cannabis resin into the island in hollowed-out coat hangers was jailed today for two and a half years [Jan 27]. Renard James Corley was arrested at L.F. Wade International Airport after arriving on a flight from the US. After Customs Officers X-rayed coat hangers found... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Tokio Youth Mountain Bike Race
This coming Saturday [Jan 29], children have a great opportunity to get some exercise and have fun at the Tokio Youth Mountain Bike race at the Arboretum on Montpelier Rd in Devonshire. The bike series is open to primary school-aged children to help introduce them to cycling while promoting physical fitness and healthy lifestyles. Children of all abilities... Read more of this article
Week #2: Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp
Week Two of the Bermuda Regiment Recruit Camp commenced with two overnight exercises, giving all four of the platoons an opportunity to practice the skills they were introduced to throughout Week One training – fieldcraft and tactical patrolling being the big part of what they have now practiced at Morgan’s Point. Below the recruits and staff line... Read more of this article
Female Pedestrian Injured In Collision
Last night a 48 year old woman was taken to the hospital after being struck by an SUV while walking in an area near Tuckers Town. The Police say that she was walking near a round-a-bout, and the SUV was negotiating the round-a-bout when the collision occurred. A Police spokesman said: “Around 9:45pm on Wednesday, Police and first responders attended... Read more of this article
59-Yr-Old Man Arrested After Trash Can Fire
A 59-year-old man has been arrested following a garbage bin fire early this morning [Jan 27] that also damaged a nearby car. A Police spokesman said: “At 1:30am on Thursday, Police responded to a report of a fire at the junction of Court Street and Angle Street in Pembroke. On arrival at the scene the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service had extinguished... Read more of this article
Bacardi And A Tale of Two Cities
It’s Modern architecture’s tale of two cities — Hamilton, Bermuda and Berlin, Germany. Bacardi Limited recently celebrated the opening of a joint event with Neue Nationalgalerie der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (New National Gallery in Berlin) in honour of famed German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The celebrated architect... Read more of this article
