Archive for November 22nd, 2010

Monitoring The Health Of Bermuda’s Reefs

For centuries Bermudians have placed a high environmental and cultural value on the island’s reef system — the northernmost coral formations in the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier this year a monetary value was placed on our protective reefs — calculating they provided $722 million annually in direct economic benefits through coastal... Read more of this article

BCB Holdings Limited $7.6 Million Net Income

In a filing to the Bermuda Stock Exchange, BCB Holdings Limited reported net income of $7.6 million for the three months ended 30 September, 2010, the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Earnings per share for the quarter ended 30 September, 2010 was $0.08 (2009 – $0.13). For the six months ended 30 September, 2010 the Company reported net income of... Read more of this article

Tre Houston: Bermuda’s Next Ice Man Cometh?

Bermuda’s top sprinter Tre Houston is a world-class track and field athlete — and now there are some trying to recruit him as Bermuda’s next Winter Olympian. Mr Houston, who set two personal bests during the recent 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, recently told Bernews there had been some preliminary discussions about him following... Read more of this article

Premier Officially Opens Cooper’s 3rd Floor

A.S. Cooper & Sons celebrated the official opening of their new Reid Street level 3rd floor on Friday with a ribbon cutting by Premier Paula Cox. After an introduction by Chairman of the A.S. Cooper Board, Kim White, Premier Cox applauded A.S. Cooper & Sons for their “innovation, intelligence and inventiveness” and for “building from... Read more of this article

Bermuda School Sports Website Launched

With the help of Digicel, Islandstats.com has launched a new website to highlight the sporting achievements and participation of Bermuda’s young people. Bermuda School Sports Federation Ltd covers the full range of sports of all ages and genders of the island’s students. With up-to-the minute results and statistics, as well as comprehensive... Read more of this article

Bermuda-Based Superspy Back In Action

Bermuda-based superspy Alex Hawke is dragged out of self-imposed retirement — and a deep depression — by Prince Charles and goes back into the field again in the new espionage bestseller “Warlord” from longtime local visitor Ted Bell. Mr. Bell, a retired Madison Avenue advertising executive who has been vacationing in Bermuda... Read more of this article

Photos: 2010 BIOS Marine Science Day

Hundreds of locals converged upon the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] Ferry reach campus as they held their annual Marine Science Day this past Saturday [Nov 20]. Activities were on offer that sparked the imaginations of visitors of all ages; wacky science [see videos here], mini research cruises, puppet show, BIOS’s remotely operated mini... Read more of this article

Video: Marine Technician Explains BIOS Equipment

During their Marine Science Day held on November 20, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] marine technician Matt Wilkinson briefly explained what he called the “most important” piece of equipment as far as data collection aboard BIOS’s multimillion-dollar research ship the HSBC Atlantic Explorer. The machine is lowered into... Read more of this article

Photos: Men’s Rugby Mariners Spirit Day

The Mariners Spirit Day at Somersfield Academy yesterday [Nov 20] and saw the Mariners First and Second teams took on a pick of The Rest. The Mariners Men’s Seconds went down 17 – 7 to the The Rest Men’s Seconds, and then the Mariners Men’s First went down 17 – 15 to the The Rest Men’s First. You can view videos here, and photos of the ladies... Read more of this article