Archive for May 8th, 2011
Six Videos: Catlin End To End
Approximately 2,500 people took part in yesterday’s [May 7] Catlin End-to-End Event, Bermuda’s biggest fundraising event of the year. This year’s the money raised will go to Meals on Wheels, The Family Centre, Windreach, Friends of Hospice, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Bermuda, Lady Cubitt Compassionate Association, Caron, the Bermuda... Read more of this article
May 15: Royal Bermuda Ascot Event
On May 15th the Royal Bermuda Ascot Garden Party & Horse Show will be held at the Ocean View Farm, and funds raised will be used to support some of the island’s equestrians who have qualified to compete in this years’s Pan Am Games. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Ascot Committee takes great pleasure in inviting you to join us... Read more of this article
Enstar Group Reports First Quarter Profit
Bermuda re/insurer Enstar Group Limited filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q with the US Securities & Exchange Commission on May 6, reporting its earnings and financial position for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Enstar reported consolidated net earnings of $3.5 million (or $0.26 per fully diluted share) for the three months ended March... Read more of this article
FIFA: “Senseless” Bermuda Murders
The president of FIFA, the world governing body of football, has sent a letter of condolence to the Bermudian football family offering his unwavering support and sympathy upon hearing news of the recent murder of two of the country’s up-and-coming football prospects. Jason Smith, 22 and a striker with PHC football club, was shot dead on May 1. That... Read more of this article
Tyrone Smith Wins Grand Prix In Japan
[Updated] Bermuda’s Tyrone Smith has won the Men’s Long Jump at the IAAF World Challenge/Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Japan. Mr Smith, the Bermuda National Record Holder, won the long jump with a leap of 8.09, just beating out Mitchell Watt of Australia who had come into the competition as the favourite. In third place was Japan’s Yohei Sugai... Read more of this article
