Archive for February 14th, 2012
Valentine Balloon Causes Power Outage
Approximately 125 customers were out of power briefly this evening [Feb.14] in the Langton Hill, Pembroke area, with a BELCO spokesperson confirming it was caused by a big aluminum Valentine’s Day balloon coming into contact with the main line out of the St John’s substation. The outage occurred at approximately 8.40pm, and BELCO crews had... Read more of this article
Chamber Issues “Official Correction”
The Chamber of Commerce issued an “official correction” this afternoon [Feb.14] saying it is “premature for any member of The Chamber to refer to a Shipping & Courier Division,” as it does not exist. This statement comes after media reports that the Chamber of Commerce Shipping Division called on Premier Paula Cox to abandon... Read more of this article
Construction Job Fair To Be Held
A Construction Job Fair will be held next week Thursday [Feb.23] at the Bermuda College from 10am to 3pm. “This event will feature careers in the construction industry where vacancies exist. Employers have agreed to participate in an effort to identify, interview and hopefully hire unemployed individuals who have had some experience working in... Read more of this article
Handbag Snatcher Chased & Arrested
The Bermuda Police Service has commended members of the public who stepped in and helped catch a man after he snatched a woman’s handbag on Reid Street yesterday [Feb.13]. The 35-year-old man was arrested, and the handbag was recovered. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:45pm on Monday February 13th, police responded to a report of a... Read more of this article
Black History Month: Economic Evolution
Bermudian historian Dr. Clarence Maxwell [pictured] will be presenting a Black History Month seminar on the roots of island’s modern economy and culture on Thursday [Feb.16]. Sponsored by Business Bermuda, Dr. Maxwell’s presentation is a follow-up to his 2011 address on the involvement of enslaved mariners in the essentially international... Read more of this article
Caron Bermuda To Fete Butterfield
Caron Bermuda will be honouring HSBC Bank Bermuda Limited CEO Philip Butterfield at its second annual Richard J. Caron Award of Excellence Dinner in May. After 12 years with the bank, Mr. Butterfield will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer — a position he has held since 2004 — later this year to assume a new role as chairman of... Read more of this article
Firefighters Respond To Pembroke Home
A woman was treated in hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation this morning [Feb.14]. At approximately 11am, firefighters responded to a structural fire at a house in the Fenton’s Drive area in Pembroke, located off Parsons Road. Bermuda Fire Service spokesperson Lt. Wenda Roberts said they responded with three vehicles and eight personnel.... Read more of this article
Electronic Exchange Pioneer Dies
Junius Peake, one of the American finance industry’s earliest proponents of electronic trading who set up a pioneering off-shore exchange in Bermuda in the 1980s, has died. He was 80. According to an obituary on the Bloomberg financial news service, Mr. Peake [pictured] died on January 27 in hospice care at Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley,... Read more of this article
16 Year Sentence For Sexual Assault
A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 16 years in prison this morning [Feb.14], for sexually assaulting a woman last year. Brittonie Taylor, of no fixed abode, previously pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman in Smith’s Parish in May 2011. The victim was jogging in the area of Paynters Road and Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish she was... Read more of this article
Ironshore: Joint Firearms Programme
Bermuda-based reinsurer Ironshore Inc. and Washington State’s Cochrane & Co. yesterday [Feb.13] announced they have launched a coverage programme for the US firearms industry. Called the Cochrane Ammunition and Rifle Manufacturing Specialist programme, or ARMS, the service covers 12 classes of clients, including firearms retailers; wholesalers... Read more of this article
New Traffic Lights Operational
The City of Hamilton today [Feb.14] announced that the new traffic lights at the junction of Parliament and Church Streets are now fully operational. Making the announcement was Chief Operating Officer and Secretary to the City of Hamilton Edward Benevides, who stated, “I am pleased to announce that the traffic lights at the junction of Parliament... Read more of this article
’60s Star For College Weeks Reunion
British rock and roll singer Billy J. Kramer will offer Bermuda College Weeks alumni some blasts from the musical their past when he appears on the island next month. The veteran entertainer is appearing as the featured performer during Bermuda’s first-ever College Weeks Reunion taking place from March 15-18. The three-day Bermuda Department of Tourism-sponsored... Read more of this article
