Archive for February 7th, 2012
Truck Accident On South Shore
[Updated] Emergency services responded to an accident on South Shore Road, Paget area just west of Elbow Beach this evening [Feb.7]. A truck was crashed partially off the road into trees, and was removed by a tow truck. Traffic along South Shore was restricted to one way traffic while the truck was being removed, and reopened at approximately 10.20pm.... Read more of this article
Newport Bermuda 2012 Entries Rolling In
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Three weeks into the entry process for the 48th Newport Bermuda Race®, applications for entry for the 2012 race continue to roll in at a rapid rate for the 106-year-old biennial ocean-racing classic, with expectations of another large fleet. Brin Ford, Database Chairman for the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee, commented,... Read more of this article
OBA Pays Tribute To Sean Pitcher
[Updated] The One Bermuda Alliance released a statement this afternoon [Feb.7], saying they are “shocked and deeply saddened” by the sudden passing of 49-year-old Sean Pitcher, one of its founding members. “Sean was a proud Mohawk, a proud Bermudian and a man who cared deeply for his beloved Bermuda,” the statement said. “He... Read more of this article
Brothers Charged With Burglary Offence
In Plea Court yesterday [Feb.6], brothers Kwesi and Ronald Wilson, 37 and 40, and both said to be residents of Sandy’s, pleaded not guilty to charges of trespass and possession of burglary tools. The charges stem from a Police arrest made during the hours of darkness in a Paget neighbourhood that had a neighbourhood watch scheme in place. The... Read more of this article
42-Yr-Old Man Fined $1,000 For DUI
This morning [Feb.7], 42-year-old Carlos Bulhoes, after pleading guilty to a charge of driving whilst impaired, explained to the Senior Magistrate that he had been eating octopus when he was stopped by Police on 5th February 2012. Giving the facts of the case, the DPP prosecutor told the Magistrate that Mr Bulhoes had been stopped by a patrolling police... Read more of this article
Teekay Tankers Declares Dividend
Bermuda’s Teekay Tankers Ltd. today [Feb.7] announced that its board of directors has voted to declare a cash dividend of $0.11 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. The cash dividend is payable on February 28, 2012 to all shareholders of record on February 21, 2012. Teekay Tankers Ltd. was formed in Bermuda in December, 2007 by... Read more of this article
Amlin: Flood Costs To Top $50M
Lloyd’s re/insurer Amlin — which operates a major Bermuda subsidiary — said today [Feb. 7] it expects property and casualty reinsurance claims for the Thai floods to be in the range of $50 million to $70 million, net of reinsurance recoveries. The scale of the insured damage arising from the flooding in Thailand remains uncertain, but... Read more of this article
Hardy ‘Could Attract Other Bidders’
Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley PLC said its takeover interest in smaller rival Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. would likely trigger competing bids as insurers face continued pressure to merge because of weak prices and tighter capital requirements. Beazley, which abandoned a $284.7 million offer for Hardy in 2010, today [Feb.7] also reported... Read more of this article
School Dance Concert Seeks Sponsors
The Berkeley Institute dance programme is looking for support from alumni and the general public to help stage the Pembroke school’s second annual Dance Concert. To held on March 2, the Dance Concert will involve as many as 80 students and will feature ballet, modern, tap, jazz, hip hop, dance hall, dance fusion and other styles. “The performance... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells Happy To Be Role Model
Bradford City striker Nahki Wells says he is happy to be role model if that helps to develop Bermuda football. In a lengthy profile of the 21-year-old Bermudian striker in West Yorkshire’s “The Telegraph & Argus” newspaper, reporter Simon Parker says the Bradford City players is already being celebrated as a football ambassador... Read more of this article
New Chief Nursing Officer Appointed
Ms Gaynell Hayward has been appointed to the position of Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health, effective February 1st, 2012. Ms Hayward has served the Department of Health as Nursing Coordinator for Maternal Health & Family Planning for the past 12 years, and has been a long-time advocate for women’s health and social justice –... Read more of this article
Longtails Return Early This Year
Bermuda’s winged heralds of spring have arrived early this year. Unseasonably mild weather in the last week of January encouraged a few Longtails to return much earlier than usual, with birds seen off Coney Island and Spittal Pond. Andrew Dobson, president of the Bermuda Audubon Society, said, “The White-tailed Tropicbird — or ‘Longtail... Read more of this article
