Archive for December 23rd, 2010
Search for Two Bermudian Sailors Continues
[Updated - Sailors are Bermudians] The Coast Guard is today [Dec 23] searching the Atlantic Ocean 210 nautical miles southwest of Bermuda for two sailors aboard a 31-foot sailing vessel. Coast Guard officials say “The missing sailors were transiting from the Dominican Republic to Bermuda when they contacted Rescue Co-ordination Center Bermuda... Read more of this article
Fitch Affirms Commercial Bank Rating
Fitch Ratings today (Dec.23) affirmed the Individual Rating of Bermuda Commercial Bank (BCB) at ‘C’, downgraded the short-term Issuer Default Rating to ‘F3′ from ‘F2′ and assigned a long-term IDR of ‘BBB-’. The rating outlook is stable. A complete list of ratings is shown below. The downgrade of the short-term... Read more of this article
Police Warn of Text Message Scam
Over the past several days the Bermuda Police Service, Financial Crime Unit say they have “received hundreds of calls and e-mails from Bermuda residents who have all received a promotion text message from Nokia.” A Police spokesman said “The text message, allegedly from a ‘Nokia representative’, tells recipients that they have... Read more of this article
Capital G Staff Give Back
Yesterday [Dec 22] Capital G staff and its charitable partner Meals on Wheels prepared and delivered hot lunches to Bermuda’s elderly and shut in clients as a part of its fourth annual ‘Holiday Giving Back’ fundraising programme. Through this initiative, Capital G commits hours of its staff volunteer time to its holiday charity recipient in addition... Read more of this article
399th Service: 60 Candles at St Peter’s
At 11pm tomorrow [Dec 24] St Peter’s Church in St George’s will be lit with over sixty candles for its 399th Christmas Eve service. A traditional service of lessons and carols will also include Bermudian violinist Leidi Sinclair. This very talented 17 year old attends the Wells Cathedral School in England and also plays with the Wells Symphony... Read more of this article
Bob Hope’s Bermuda Christmas Show
It was Christmas time in the city — the City of Hamilton, to be precise — when Bob Hope and Dixie Carter serenaded one another with “Silver Bells” on the comedy legend’s very last NBC seasonal special in 1990. Mr. Hope’s Christmas shows were television institutions on NBC for almost 50 years — and a trademark... Read more of this article
Crime Pays For Bermudian Author
Deborah Middleton, the former head of the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA), has gone from writing speeches about hedge funds to blood-soaked whodunits, recently publishing the second of her island-based mysteries featuring Chief Inspector Leon (Buddy) Burgess of the Bermuda Police Serious Crimes Squad. Now living in Mallorca off the... Read more of this article
