Archive for May, 2010

New York to Bermuda Record To Be Challenged

American Chuck Arnold will be setting off from New York, racing to Bermuda in a bid to break the current New York-Bermuda crossing record, which stands at 29 hours, 30 minutes. It will be Mr. Arnold’s first time racing to Bermuda, as well as his first trip to Bermuda in any capacity. Presently he, and the boat, are in Miami where they are preparing... Read more of this article

New Nintendo Game Features Undersea Bermuda

A soon-to-be released Nintendo WII game will feature sequences set in a computer generated 2D undersea Bermuda. “Dive: The Medes Islands Secret”, recreates underwater scenes from locations from around the world, with Bermuda being amongst them. During the game players utilize the Wii Remote to navigate 2D underwater puzzle landscapes in... Read more of this article

Market Nights: Lots of Talent, Few Tourists

The Old Towne of St George’s had its first cruise ship visit of the year, and was alive last night with vendors, the gombeys, a ducking stool re-enactment, music, a “dance-off” and more. After twice passing by St George’s and docking in Hamilton due to inclement weather this year, on its third trip Holland America Line’s Veendam... Read more of this article

Teenager Arrested Over Ice Queen Shooting

A teenager was arrested yesterday [May 11] in connection with the shooting of McQuinn Burch in the early hours of Saturday May 8th outside the Ice Queen Restaurant in Paget. Mr Burch is presently recuperating in a general ward of King Edward Memorial Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery. Bernews understands that a fight broke out,... Read more of this article

Pics: Senator Dunked For Nagging in St George’s

At last night’s Market Nights held in St George’s Town Square, UBP Senator Suzanne Roberts-Holshouser was strapped into the ducking stool and plunged into the water for the “crime” of “nagging her husband” following a brief “trial”. The re-enactment is based on a part of Bermuda’s history, as the... Read more of this article

Premier Has Whirlwind Russian Day

Presently in Moscow, Premier Dr. Ewart Brown today [May 11] conducted a series of meetings with Russian airlines Aeroflot, S7, UT Air, the Department of State Policy for Civil Aviation and the Federal Air Transport Agency responsible for handling aviation regulatory oversight under Russia’s Ministry of Transport. The Premier’s trip to Russia... Read more of this article

Bollywood Movie To Be Filmed in Bermuda

Part of a Bollywood movie will be filmed in Bermuda in September 2010. The Indian film market, although somewhat unknown in Western society, is one of the largest in the world. As a point of comparison, in 2002 Bollywood sold 3.6 billion tickets and had total revenues [theatre tickets, DVDs, television etc] of $1.3 billion, whereas Hollywood films sold... Read more of this article

Assured Guaranty 2010 1st Quarter Raises 41%

Bermuda based Assured Guaranty Ltd reported $89.6 million operating income for the first quarter of 2010, a 41% increase from $63.4 million for the same period last year. The July 1, 2009 acquisition of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., which has now been renamed Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc. [AGMH], is the principal reason for... Read more of this article

Allied World Offering Kidnapping Insurance

Bermuda based Allied World Assurance Company announced today that it has joined forces with global security firm red24, with the President saying that “Kidnap for ransom and extortion is one of the fastest growing areas of criminal activity throughout the world. As part of Allied World’s new Kidnap, Ransom and Extortion coverage, security... Read more of this article

NBC Bermuda Golf Show Videos Available Online

Nine videos extracted from the NBC TV show ‘Global Golf Adventure’ featuring Bermuda can now be viewed online here. The segment was shown on May 8th, and was filmed in Bermuda in March 2010. The show was very complimentary to Bermuda, with the host paying numerous compliments to the island, one being that we showed him that “bigger... Read more of this article

Kim Swan Urges Filipinos To Reconsider May 24th

UBP Leader Kim Swan has urged the The Association of Filipinos in Bermuda “to reconsider its decision with a view to participating in the parade”, after the association announced it would withdraw from the May 24th Parade, in response to comments made by Colonel Burch, and what they say has been negative feedback since. The Filipino Community... Read more of this article

$2.5 Million Ransom: Hijacked Bermuda Ship Freed

After holding the ship hostage for almost 50 days, Somali pirates have released the Bermudian registered MV Talca this morning, and all crew is believed to be safe. The ransom payment has been reported to be $2.5 million. The ship, containing 25 crew, was hijacked on March 23, 2010 off the coast of Africa. Andrew Mwangura [Head of the East African Seafarers'... Read more of this article