Archive for August, 2010
ICS HP Wins Sales Rally Award
Independent Consulting Solutions Ltd (ICS) has been awarded the “HP Sales Rally 2009 Championship” by Hewlett Packard Ltd (HP). ICS beat out competitors including Guatemala, The Dominican Republic and other Caribbean Nations to win a Jet Ski – received through A&P Marine. Pictured below from left to right are Karl Shasharudin, Vito Giove,... Read more of this article
Appeal For Proper Disposal Of Fishing Equipment
The Department of Health, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Waste Management Section of Works & Engineering have issued an appeal to the fishing public to be more conscientious about how they dispose of their fish racks and related fishing equipment. Government says the appeal comes amid increasing complaints of fish racks (the... Read more of this article
Football U/17s Lose to St Kitts
Bermuda’s U17 youth football team hopes of advancing to the next round of the World Cup qualifier were dashed today, when they lost 3-2 to St. Kitts & Nevis in their second of three games played in Group E in Trinidad & Tobago. Bermuda got off to a flying start, as only 3 minutes into the match, Jair Minors gave the team a 1-0 lead. In the... Read more of this article
Video Preview: “Pink Rock” The Book
Ron Lacey is veteran vistor to Bermuda, having visited the island over 40 times, and written the aptly titled adventure novel “Pink Rock” that is set in Bermuda. Taking events from his late best friend’s exciting life and using his 41 trips to Bermuda as background, he created what he calls “an Indiana Jones type of story”.... Read more of this article
Caribbean Squash: Bermuda Reaches Finals
Bermuda’s top men’s squash players are currently taking part in the CASA (Caribbean) 2010 Squash Championships being held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and according to squash spokesman, Roger Sherratt, they are enjoying a very successful tournament in the Team Event. Earlier in the week saw completion of the individual championship with... Read more of this article
Man Found Dead In Railway Trail Area
Just before 5pm today [Aug 20] a 32-year-old man was found in an unresponsive state in the area of the Railway Trail in Southampton. He was taken to King Edward Memorial Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. No other information will be released until the next of kin have been notified, however the Police have said that foul play is not suspected.... Read more of this article
Alleged CarJacker Released On Bail
31-year-old Jerome Dublin was granted bail in the amount of $25,000 in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 19], with conditions including a curfew and avoiding contact with the victim in the case. Prosecutors allege that at around 12:15am on Friday Aug 6th 2010, Mr Dublin was one of three men who stole a car with the use of force, and conspired with others... Read more of this article
Peter Leitner Arts Scholarship Awards
On August 9th the Peter Leitner Arts Scholarship awards took place at Splendido at Horizons. The scholarship is named after Peter Leitner, a Hungarian Jew who fled his homeland at the age of 19 during the quelling of the Hungarian Uprising in 1956. He found refuge in Canada and England before coming to Bermuda as a trained architect in 1966, where he... Read more of this article
Capital G Announces New Appointments
Capital G Bank Limited has made several internal appointments related to its sales and service areas. Michael Veale, Angela Brangman, Lawrence Fox, Rob Bernardino and Karen Brown have all been appointed to new positions. Pictured from left to right: Capital G Bank’s new appointments – Rob Bernardino, Head of Business Banking; Karen Brown, Head... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Moves To 7th in Singapore
Bermudian sailor Owen Siese dropped slightly today [Aug 20] as the Byte CII sailors completed Race 5 and Race 6 at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Owen dropped from 4th to 7th place overall with finishes of 12 and 8 today. Today’s conditions saw the wind fluctuating between 3 and 12 knots, punctuated with delays caused by rain showers.... Read more of this article
Terry Lister: Crime & Violence Town Hall
Focusing on crime and violence, PLP Leadership hopeful Terry Lister hosted the third of his Town Halls tonight [Aug 19] in St George’s. This is the third of such meetings, following the first Town Hall which addressed the economy, and the second which was on energy and environment. After making a speech outlining his positions on crime and violence,... Read more of this article
Two Athletes Make Finals In Singapore
Both local track and field athletes have made the finals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. 16-year-old sprinter Jeneko Place completed his first round in the 200m, placing 4th in his heat with the 5th fastest time therefore he is in the “A” final. Taylor Ashley-Bean completed her first round in the 1000m, placing 8th in her heat... Read more of this article
