Archive for April 18th, 2011

Minister Announces New May 24th Parade Route

Minister of Youth, Sports, Families & Community Development Glenn Blakeney announced today [Apr.18] that there will be a new route for the May 24th Bermuda Day Parade this year. The Parade will begin at 1:30pm leaving Bernard Park and turning north on to Dutton Avenue. At the junction with Marsh Folly, the parade will make a left turn and continue... Read more of this article

Photos & Results: 2011 Butterfield Grand Prix

The 2011 Butterfield Bermuda Grand Prix took place this past weekend, and comprised three races over three days. Neil Lupsic riding for Madison won the Male A Division by 6.297 of a second ahead of teammate Greg Reid, while Damian Sharp from Team Fast Forward Bicycle Works finished third. Randy Burgess from the Winners Edge was beaten at the Finish... Read more of this article

Capital G Scholarships: Public School Students

Earlier this afternoon [April.18], Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith joined Ian Truran, President & CEO, Capital G Bank and Capital G Trust, to announce a special scholarship initiative for students in the public school system. Dame Jennifer said, “I was humbled that out of all of the entities in our surrounding community that Capital... Read more of this article

Argo Estimates $60m Loss From Japan Quake

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced today [Apr.18] its preliminary pre-tax loss estimate for the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan is approximately $60 million, net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. In reaching this estimate, the company has relied on information currently available from portfolio... Read more of this article

BELCO Bird Kite Safety Competition Winner

Trey Whaley, a Primary two student at Warwick Academy, is the 2011 winner of the BELCO Bird Kite Safety Poster Competition. BELCO Spokeswoman, Jessica Binns said “Trey was presented with a $500 grand prize donation for his school. He also received a special Bermuda-made kite for winning the contest. The four foot kite was specially made for... Read more of this article

RenRe Japan Quake Estimate: $220 Million

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. today [Apr.18] announced its initial loss estimate from the Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011, saying they expects that losses will have a net negative impact of approximately $220 million on its first quarter 2011 results. Net negative impact includes the sum of estimates of net claims and claim... Read more of this article

Numerous Bus Cancellations

[Updated] Affecting routes both east and west, list of bus cancellations is being mailed out by the Department of Public Transportation today [Apr.18]. The flyers list off a number of routes and say, “Dear Valued Passenger: Due to extenuating circumstances, the following buses will not run today, Monday April 18, 2011″. Update Apr 19: Bus... Read more of this article

Minister & Senator Meet With Police After Shooting

Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief confirmed that he, with Junior Minister, Senator Jonathan Smith, met with the Commissioner of Police and his Senior Command team in the wake of last night’s [Apr.17] shooting. Both politicians are former top ranking Police officers. At approximately 10:20pm last night 26-year-old David Clarke was shot... Read more of this article

Over 100 Attend BASE Workshop

Bermuda Autism Support and Education [BASE] hosted its largest-ever workshop when more than 100 participants took part in an all-day session led by visiting consultant Dr. Paula Kluth at Mount St. Agnes Academy on Saturday. Chicago-based Dr. Kluth is a renowned autism and inclusive schooling expert and author. She works with teachers and families to... Read more of this article

Earthquake 50 Miles West Of Bermuda

[Updated with info/quotes/charts/video] Numerous locals are reporting that they felt the ground shake for a few seconds this afternoon [Apr.18]. Reports are coming in from all over the island including Hamilton, Somerset, Paget and much more. It is not clear at this time what occurred however we are presently contacting the relevant officials to attempt... Read more of this article

Police Name Murder Victim As David Clarke

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Police have named last night’s [Apr.17] murder victim as David Clarke. At approximately 10:20pm last night, Mr Clarke, 26, was shot multiple times while he was in the area of the junction of North Shore Road and Band Room Lane in Pembroke. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A Police spokesman said that Mr. Clarke... Read more of this article

BELCO Donates $5,000 To U/16 Rugby Team

David Faries, Bermuda Electric Light Company [BELCO] Vice President, presented a corporate donation of $5,000 to the Bermuda National Under-16 Rugby Team. The Under-16 Team, in its second year of operation, has been successful in attracting a broad range of boys from the Island’s schools. On the weekend of April 14-16, the team’s 30 players travelled... Read more of this article