Archive for August 8th, 2011
Statement From HWP For Staff & Customers
HWP released a statement this evening [Aug.8] following the massive fire that saw their St Johns Road facility destroyed. At approximately 2pm flames started tearing through the building, and dozens of firefighters and police responded to the scene, spending over three hours to extinguish the blaze. The photo below depicts HWP this evening after the... Read more of this article
Photos: 60 Firefighters Battle Blaze At HWP
[Updated - all staff are out and safe] At approximately 2pm this afternoon [Aug.8] a fire broke out at the HWP Paint shop on St Johns Road in Pembroke, with locals reporting hearing what sounded like an explosion just before the fire, and staff running out of the building. The Bermuda Fire Service has responded and are presently working to put out the... Read more of this article
Videos: Massive Fire Destroys HWP Building
It took 20 fire trucks, 60 firefighters, 3.5 hours and water reserves from Mills Creek to finally extinguish the massive fire that destroyed HWP on St Johns Road in Pembroke this afternoon [Aug.8]. Flames leaped from the building sending smoke billowing over the central areas of Bermuda, while the fire ripped through destroying the offices, cars and... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Miss Teen Bermuda Islands
Last night [Aug.7] hundreds of friends and family members packed the audience for the 2011 Miss Teen Bermuda Islands contest, which saw Miss Devonshire Shaunte Simons win the crown. The 17-year-old Saltus Grammar School graduate and aspiring lawyer said she was excited to win, and looks forward to being a role model to young girls. The first runner... Read more of this article
Weather: Dockyard Royal Naval Nights Cancelled
This evening’s [Aug.8] Royal Naval Nights in Dockyard is cancelled due to the inclement weather. For today, the Bermuda Weather Service said, “The remnants of Tropical Depression Emily will introduce windy conditions today with showers, possible thunder, and gale force gusts.” Once a Tropical Storm, Emily weakened into a depression... Read more of this article
National Indemnity Bids For Transatlantic
A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. entered into the bidding war over Transatlantic Holdings Inc, offering to buy the reinsurer for $3.24 billion. Transatlantic has an agreement to be bought by Allied World, and Validus is also bidding for the company. Transatlantic confirmed they received a proposal from National Indemnity Company... Read more of this article
Bermuda National Trust ‘Ultimate Unwind’
In an effort to attract younger members, the Bermuda National Trust is hosting its second annual happy hour event entitled Ultimate Unwind on Friday, August 12, 2011. The event, which takes place at Trust headquarters, Waterville, will feature New Era DJs. The Bermuda National Trust is very excited to offer the community this opportunity to unwind... Read more of this article
Hamilton Road Closures: August 9 – 11
The City of Hamilton today announced that from 7:00am on Tuesday, August 9 through to Thursday, August 11, Reid Street at Spurlings Hill will be closed to all traffic in order to pave the area,following the extensive trenching that was carried out last summer. There will be one lane of traffic from the East Broadway round-a-bout through to Front Street... Read more of this article
Results/Video: Kappa All Star Youth Football
The East dominated the Kappa All Star football games held at the National Sports Center this past weekend – winning 3 of 4 matches. Friends and family packed the stands for the afternoon, cheering on the young players through each game. Hosted by Patrina ‘Power Girl’ Paynter, the day’s events also included musical performances... Read more of this article
Coney Island: Longtail Burrows Down
Scores of Longtails return to our shores each summer, with some finding their cliff nesting sites have been lost due to property developments and structural changes due to severe storms. Undeterred, one Longtail made himself quite comfortable hidden away at Coney Island this past weekend. The photo below was captured this past Saturday [Aug.6] by photographer... Read more of this article
ACE Summer Interns Community Day of Service
On July 15th 2011, the ACE Summer Interns participated in the Annual Community Day of Service organised by the Centre on Philanthropy. This year the student interns worked with the Bermuda Gymnastics Association (BGA). The team: Alanah Bacon, Jacari Brimmer-Landy, Christina Caisey, Rebecca Conklin, Helen Crisson, Robert Jardine, Erin Levon, Korrin Lightbourne... Read more of this article
Capital G Appoints New Board Member
Capital G Limited announced the appointment of experienced U.S.-based equity investment management advisor, George E. Thomas, Jr., to the Capital G Limited Board of Directors, effective immediately. Chairman of Capital G Bank Limited, James Gibbons, said, “We are delighted to welcome George to the Board. He brings extensive experience in banking,... Read more of this article
