Archive for July 20th, 2011

Tropical Storm Cindy Forms, Bret Weakens

[Updated] The 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season is underway, with the third named storm of the season forming this evening [July 20]. Tropical Storm Cindy is not a threat to Bermuda, however Tropical Storm Bret is expected to pass within 270 nautical miles within us. Bret is weakening, with maximum sustained winds at 45mph, and is expected to weaken further. Tropical... Read more of this article

Minister: Dock X-Ray Equipment Installed

Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief said today [July 20] that the installation of the X-Ray scanning equipment on the Hamilton docks has been completed, and the balance of the work to allow for containers to enter and exit the unit will begin next month. Minister Perinchief said, “I am pleased to update the public on this project. This... Read more of this article

ICC Cricket: Bermuda Lose To Canada

[Updated] Bermuda have won the toss and elected to bat first in their third ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20 match against Canada at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill in Fort Lauderdale. You can follow the match as it progresses, here on the ICC Cricket site. Bermuda goes into this game with a 2-0 record thus far... Read more of this article

Rock Cut Collapses: Wellington Lane Closed

Minister of Public Works Derrick Burgess advised that emergency repairs will be carried out to a portion of Wellington Lane in St George’s after a rock cut collapsed onto the road today [July 20] following heavy rain. Engineers from the Ministry inspected the road after a report of a significant fall of loose debris at 7:00 a.m. this morning.... Read more of this article

Inclement Weather: Beat the Retreat Cancelled

Tonight’s [July 20] Beating of the Retreat is cancelled due to the inclement weather. The Bermuda Islands Pipe Band and lady dancers and the Band and Corps of Drums of the Bermuda Regiment were due to present their midsummer Beating Retreat at the Flag Pole on Front Street at 9:00pm. For today’s forecast the Bermuda Weather Service said,... Read more of this article

Engineering Students Receive $10k Scholarships

The City of Hamilton today [July 20] announced the two Engineering scholarship recipients. During a brief ceremony, Mayor of Hamilton, Charles Gosling, presented two $10,000 scholarships to two second year engineering students. The recipients are Mr. Mark Jordan, 19 and Mr. Matthew Tavares, 21. They are both studying Civil Engineering at St. Lawrence... Read more of this article

Golf: Smith Picks Up Win On Jack Daniels Tour

Chris Smith returned to the Jack Daniels Golf Tour after a few weeks layoff to capture his first win of the season. Smith highlighted his day with an eagle 2 on the par 4 5th at Belmont Hills holing out from some 50 yards. Smith continued his good play leading the tournament after the front nine with an even par 35. His back nine didn’t quite... Read more of this article

Platinum Declares Quarterly Dividend

Bermuda based Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. announced today [July 20] that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per common share. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2011. Yesterday the Company reported a net loss of $20.4 million and a loss per common share of $0.55... Read more of this article

Tourism Down 3.5%, Air Arrivals Up, Cruise Down

[Updated with full report] Today Minister of Business Development and Tourism Patrice Minors provided information on the tourism statistics for the first six months of 2011. The total amount of visitors to Bermuda for the second quarter of 2011 was down 3.5% with 243,858 tourists visiting the island during this period, compared to 252,734 in 2010 –... Read more of this article

Richards: Steps To Rebuild Bermuda’s Economy

[Written by Bob Richards, Shadow Finance Minister] A founding principle of the One Bermuda Alliance is opportunity. We believe that if you work hard and play by the rules then you should have the opportunity to succeed. Opportunity depends on a strong economy which today is weak, with job losses and shrinking paycheques pressuring thousands of families. We... Read more of this article

Drug Bust Nets Cocaine, Heroin & Cannabis

[Updated] Earlier this afternoon [July 20] the Police arrested two men and seized a substantial amount of heroin, cannabis and cocaine at a Warwick residence, located off South Shore Road. Assistant Commissioner David Mirfield said the seizure was due to a long-running police investigation, and declined to go into further details. Bernews unofficially... Read more of this article

Facebookers In The Cup Match Spirit

Bermudians on Facebook are starting to declare their interest in advance of next week’s Cup Match holiday, with blue/blue and red/blue badges popping up on profile photos all over the social network. As of this writing, St. Georges is leading the way with 447 supporters, while Somerset has 376 supporters. Comments are also being left in support... Read more of this article