Archive for October 29th, 2011
Terceira Secures Bermuda Olympic Spot
The final day of the Pan American Games 2011 equestrian show jumping competition in Guadalaraja, Mexico today [Oct. 29] was reserved for the individual competition and the USA was looking forward to another clean sweep — but this was not to be. Bermuda’s Jillian Terceira [pictured] and her horse Bernadien were placed in eleventh going into the... Read more of this article
Optimist Sailing Awards Presented
The Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association [BODA] completed the 15 Race Hardy Ltd. Autumn Series 1 on Sunday [Oct.27] in extremely light and variable conditions. Officials were unable to get sustained winds from a consistent direction after the first race of the day and called it quits early in the afternoon. A prize presentation was held at the host club,... Read more of this article
Sista Mandy Headlines Eclectic Showcase
Bermuda’s Chewstick Foundation is spotlighting an up-and-coming reggae singer this evening [Oct.29] when Sista Mandy & Friends present a live music showcase at its Elliott Streete Neo-Griot Lounge & Cafe’ Joined by an eclectic mix of artists, Sista Mandy [pictured] will be joined by R&B singer J.I.V., rock band Sonique Sanctuary,... Read more of this article
Hamilton Walkers “Take Back The Night”
About 20 participants slipped into their walking shoes and helped the Bermuda Women’s Resource Centre “Take Back The Night” last night [Oct.28]. The event got underway at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Victoria Park. “It’s a symbolic walk to remind us of women’s right to walk safely at night and a walk to remember those we have lost to domestic... Read more of this article
Bermuda Welcomed Into The IWF
Premier Paula Cox has announced that Bermuda has been officially inducted into the International Women’s Forum [IWF] and has been invited to form a Chapter on island. Premier Cox was is in Washington DC this week, attending the high level forum and is leading a delegation of local Bermudian women including Grace Shelton, Dame Jennifer Smith, Patricia... Read more of this article
ABIR Lobbies Deficit “Super Committee”
Significant changes in the US National Flood Insurance Programme [NFIP] -— including an end to all subsidies within five years — are being proposed by a diverse coalition including the Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers. Organised by lobbying group SmarterSafer.org — which describes itself as favouring “environmentally-responsible,... Read more of this article
Dutton Avenue Closed For Repairs
Dutton Avenue in Pembroke will be closed for a few days to repair a broken sewage line. A police spokesperson said, “The public should be aware that Dutton Avenue in Pembroke has been closed since Thursday October 27th to repair a broken sewage line. It’s anticipated that these repairs may take up to a few days to complete. Motorists are advised... Read more of this article
The 9/11 Attacks & Bermuda’s Class Of ’01
The tenth anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on the US last month provided time for reflection on how the world has changed for good and ill since then, the “Financial Times” reported this week — saying both Bermuda and the global insurance industry were altered beyond recognition by those events. Osama bin-Laden’s... Read more of this article
Bassett Convicted Of Attempted Murder
Marico Bassett, who shot a man in broad daylight outside a West End bar, was convicted of attempted murder by a Supreme Court jury yesterday [Oct. 28]. Mr. Bassett, 21, gunned down 45-year-old Randy Lightbourne outside the Charing Cross Tavern in July, 2010. At an earlier Supreme Court trial in March Mr. Bassett was found guilty on a charge of unlawfully... Read more of this article
Nabors CEO Eugene Isenberg Steps Down
Nabors Industries Ltd. yesterday [Oct.28] announced that its board of directors has appointed Anthony Petrello as Chief Executive Officer of the Bermuda oil drilling company effective immediately. Eugene Isenberg will remain chairman of the board. “The company and its shareholders are indebted to Mr. Isenberg for his many years of dedicated service,”... Read more of this article
How To Get To Sesame Street From Bermuda
He can not only tell you how to get to Sesame Street from Bermuda, he has taken up residence there. Bermudian H. Melvin Ming, the newly appointed CEO of the Sesame Workshop [formerly the Children’s Television Workshop] talked to National Public Radio this week about his role at the celebrated American educational organisation, leaving Bermuda... Read more of this article
Rapper KD Raises The “Bar” In New Video
Bermudian rapper K.D. Da Beast is fast becoming the island’s latest musical phenomenom, with his latest on-line music video “I’m At The Bar” drawing hundreds of views in the days since its release. K.D. Da Beast [born Khaalid Lovell] has been writing, composing and recording his own music for three years and while still a rookie... Read more of this article
