Archive for May, 2010
Family Want Canada To Pressure Murder Case
The family of murder victim George Lynch want the Canadian Federal Government to “pressure the Bermudian Government to bring the killers to justice in the death of a Canadian citizen”. Mr Lynch, a born Jamaican, moved to Canada when he was 25 and was a naturalized Canadian, as are some of his family members. He had a degree from York University,... Read more of this article
European Union Allies Itself With Bermuda
[Written by Larry Burchall] As reported in “The Hill”, on April 30, 2010, nine CEO’s of major US based Insurance providers wrote to the US Congress to express support for the Neal Bill and to urge Congress to take action to stop what they described as tax avoidance by foreign-owned insurance companies who strip their earnings into overseas tax... Read more of this article
RenaissanceRe Expands Executive Committee
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd announced that four additional individuals have been appointed to its Executive Committee, increasing the number of the Executive Committee members from seven to eleven. The new appointees are: Ross A. Curtis, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of European Operations Aditya K. Dutt, Senior Vice President... Read more of this article
St Kitts Prime Minister Arrives In Bermuda
Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, arrived in Bermuda at 8:20pm this evening [May 20]. He was greeted by Premier Dr Ewart Brown and Lieutenant Clifford Powell of the Bermuda Regiment, who will serve as his Aide-de-camp during his visit. The Prime Minister was amongst the first to disembark from the flight [from Miami], and... Read more of this article
Former UBP Erwin Adderly Makes a Comeback
Former MP Erwin Adderley is making a comeback, and was introduced today [May 20] as the United Bermuda Party [UBP] candidate for Pembroke West, Constituency 19. Mr. Adderley said he was returning to politics as is deeply concerned about the direction Bermuda is heading with unchecked violent crime, continuing failure to reform education, collapse of... Read more of this article
Biker Fleeing Police Hits Car & Escapes on Foot
Around 6pm yesterday [May 19] a man escaped from Police on foot after crashing his bike into a car. A police vehicle was traveling along Middle Road in Warwick when they saw a young man riding a motocross cycle on the road without a helmet. When officers attempted to pull the man over, he starting speeding towards Somerset and proceeded to collide with... Read more of this article
Man Bike-Jacked By Four Men on Bikes
Around 9:30 pm last night [May 19], a man was forced off his bike by four men with weapons, who then proceeded to chase him and steal his bike. The victim was riding in motorbike on Bishop Spencer Road in Pembroke, when two motorcycles, each carrying two men, approached him from behind. The four men on bikes forced the victim to stop, and “brandished... Read more of this article
CableVision Honours Autism Activist Erica Smith
Bermuda CableVision today awarded its latest Community Service Award to Erica Smith, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Tomorrow’s Voices Bermuda Autism Early Intervention Centre. Mrs. Smith was presented with the award at a ceremony held at BUEI this morning, attended by Minister of Education Elvin James and Minister of Energy, Telecommunications... Read more of this article
Satellite Falling Out Of Orbit To Disrupt TV
A falling satellite will cause interruption of local CableVision viewing for approximately two weeks. Terry Roberson, CEO of CableVision, says that as a major cable network satellite feeding our island is falling out of orbit, that the falling may cause temporary interruptions as the network switches its feeds to a more reliable satellite. Channels... Read more of this article
New Company Headquarters In Bermuda
Saying that they believe Bermuda to be an “attractive location” with a “deep pool of local insurance talent”, a reinsurance company announced today it has established new headquarters for its insurance operations in Bermuda. GEROVA Financial Group, Ltd, an international reinsurance company, has new offices in the Cumberland... Read more of this article
Census Taking Starts Tomorrow: What To Expect
Interviewers will begin visiting homes tomorrow [May 21], and will continue knocking on doors until August 31, and if needed until September 30th at the latest. The information that households will be asked refers to the actual Census Day of today [May 20] If the interviewer visits at an inconvenient time, a more suitable time can be arranged for their... Read more of this article
Rangers To PHC: You’re Tenants, We’ll Be Back
During the prize-giving, the President of six time BELCO Cup winners Southampton Rangers sent a message to the 2010 winners PHC; letting them know they have to pay rent as they are tenants, and that Rangers will be back to collect the Cup later on. The comment by President Randy Raynor was met with laughter, and PHC’s Kyle Lightbourne then went... Read more of this article
