Archive for April 7th, 2011

Photos: Inaugural Baltimore/Bermuda Flight Lands

[Updated with video] The inaugural AirTran flight from Baltimore-Washington International arrived in Bermuda a few minutes past 3:30pm today [Apr.7]. The flight was greeted by a water salute from fire trucks on the runway of LF Wade International Airport. To mark the first flight, the airline proclaimed today “Bermuda Shorts Day” in the... Read more of this article

Accident: Police Confirm Death of 49-Yr-Old Man

[Updated] Just before 6pm this evening [Apr.7] a motorcyclist was involved in serious road traffic collision on Middle Road in Devonshire. Both Police and the Fire Service attended the scene, which is presently taped off, with traffic being diverted. The motorcyclist, a 49-year-old Devonshire man, was rushed to King Edward Memorial Hospital, and where... Read more of this article

Pay Freeze Concept: Union Members Not Happy

This afternoon [Apr.7], speaking to Bernews, Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU] President Chris Furbert confirmed that at this morning’s general membership meeting for Government workers, the broad membership accepted the concept of a pay freeze and a continuing ban on overtime payments, and ‘straight time’ will be paid for any time necessarily... Read more of this article

Hill, Martin & Bolton Win Public Health Awards

The 2011 Public Health Awards were held yesterday afternoon [Apr.6]. The winner of the Public Health Award 2011 for Physicians is Dr. June Hill, the winner for Pharmacists is Lynanne Bolton and the winner of the Chief Medical Officer’s Award 2011 is Eric Martin. The key health issue for Public Health Week 2011 is Preventing Antibiotic Resistance with... Read more of this article

Six Captains Speak: ICC World Cricket League

The captains of the six teams taking part in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 (WCL Div. 2) tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spoke today of their excitement of taking part in the week-long event which begins tomorrow in Dubai. Teams from Uganda, Namibia, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bermuda... Read more of this article

Showcase: Francesca & Dwayne To Perform

At first glance, 15 year old Francesca Dill and 25 year old Dwayne Musson don’t have much in common. But this Saturday, they will both share a life-changing experience, performing their own material for the first time at The Chewstick Foundation’s Chewstick Showcase Fundraiser at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts. Francesca,... Read more of this article

Two Local Golfers To Play in Pro-Am

For the first time in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf’s quarter-century history, local golfers will have the opportunity to qualify to play alongside a major champion in the 2011 PGA Grand Slam Pro-Am. The PGA of America and Port Royal Golf Course are making two Pro-Am Tournament spots available for this purpose in an island-wide qualifying event known... Read more of this article

Education Ministry: Toilet-Training Advisory

Minister of Education Dame Jennifer M. Smith today issued the following policy concerning the acceptance of children who are not toilet-trained into the public school system. She advised that Clause 53 subsection (1) of the Education Act 1996 provides: (a) “children shall be admitted according to admission procedures published by the Ministry. (2)... Read more of this article

London Financial Conference Concludes

Business Bermuda concluded a successful Annual Bermuda Financial Services Conference on Thursday, 7 April 2011 in London. The event was attended by more than 250 leading lawyers, accountants and financial services executives. The Honourable Paula Cox, Premier and Minister of Finance of Bermuda, delivered the luncheon keynote speech, making the case... Read more of this article

Flora Duffy to Compete in Mexico

Top local athlete Flora Duffy is set to take part in the 2011 Mazatlan ITU Triathlon in Mexico. The triathlon is part of the Pan American Cup competition and is being held this coming Saturday [Apr.9]. Ms Duffy and other competitors will swim the 1.5KM ocean course that will see competitors completing 2 laps going out of the water on the first lap. Competitors... Read more of this article

Alterra Capital: Formation of New Point IV

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced the formation of New Point IV, a sidecar vehicle established to create additional capacity for the property catastrophe collateralized reinsurance marketplace. New Point IV is being sponsored by Alterra in partnership with Stone Point Capital LLC through its private equity fund, Trident V L.P. Each of Alterra... Read more of this article

Montpelier Estimates Japan Loss: $126 Million

Bermuda based re/insurer Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. announced a preliminary estimate of losses from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan. Montpelier currently estimates its pretax net loss from the Japanese earthquake and tsunami will be approximately $126 million, which is net of retrocessional recoveries and reinstatement... Read more of this article