Archive for December, 2010
“When Leverock Shook the Cricketing World”
Bermudian cricketer Dwayne “Sluggo” Leverock is featured on the cricket portal of the Yahoo supersite in a video featuring him looking back at his now infamous diving catch at the 2007 World Cup. The video was posted four days ago, and has already attracted over 250 comments with the stats indicating it has been watched approximately 760,000... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s 2010 Sporting Accomplishments
For an island only 21 square miles, Bermuda achieved a highly impressive number of wins, honours and distinctions this past year across many sporting genres. The CAC Games saw Bermuda’s athletes bring home five medals, including our first gold in decades. Bermuda’s young athletes claimed 4 medals at the CAC Jr Championships in the Dominican... Read more of this article
DCI & Cabinet Brighten Family Christmas
Premier Paula Cox encouraged special Gift Giving this Christmas season and both the Cabinet Office and Department of Communication and Information [DCI] embraced the idea, joined together and selected one family for a special Christmas visit. Staff members dug into their pockets and purchased a variety of items for the family that included both a young... Read more of this article
11 Burglaries Cleared Due to Conviction
The Bermuda Police have noted that 11 burglaries were cleared due to the conviction of Kevin Davis earlier this week. Mr Davis received a 4 year conviction for the burglaries and one year for a stolen bike. The Police said the convictions were for a number of burglaries that have been happening around the island for the past few weeks. As a result he... Read more of this article
Queen’s New Years Honours List 2011
Her Majesty the Queen has recognized six Bermudians in the 2011 New Years Honours List: Gene Steede, Jane Bielby, Myrtle Perinchief, Karen Pollard, Linda Sousa and Kristy ‘Miss Thang’ Burgess. To be a Member of the British Empire: Mr. Gene Steede – for services to music and culture. Mrs. Jane Christine Bielby – for services to Guiding... Read more of this article
13 Yr Old Sailor Leads the Way in Malaysia
Team Bermuda sprang into action on Thursday as the 2010 IODA World Sailing Championship began for 231 Optimist sailors from 55 countries in Langkawi, Malaysia. After three races, 13 year old Makia Joell was the top Bermuda sailor after he impressed the international field with two top ten finishes out of the first three races for the regatta. Makai... Read more of this article
UBP: “Use Tourism Board to Create Plan”
[Written by Cole Simons, Shadow Minister for Tourism] We are encouraged by the Tourism Minister’s announcement today of what constitutes, in effect, a new tourism board. These are good, high-powered individuals and we expect high-powered results. Their first task should be to focus totally on the creation of a national tourism plan. Incredibly, the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Firms “Benefit From New Model”
An upgraded hurricane computer model being launched this spring will result in even higher premiums for Florida home and business owners — and even higher profits for Bermuda-based (re)insurers, a Sarasota newspaper newpaper claims today. [Dec.30] Risk Management Solutions’ hurricane modelling — already the subject of highly critical... Read more of this article
KD Da Beast Is On The Money
Bermudian rapper K.D. Da Beast is fast becoming the island’s latest musical phenomenom, with his latest music video gaining thousands of views in the weeks since its release. Khaalid Lovell, 25, has been writing, composing and recording his own music for three years and while still a rookie performer, he has taken advantage of Twitter, YouTube... Read more of this article
Guy Carpenter Ponders Bermuda’s Future
Despite the fact European countries are attracting an increasing number of (re)insurance companies and their subsidiaries Bermuda is likely to remains a leading domicile for the global industry, says a recent report by analysts at Guy Carpenter & Co. The study by the (re)insurance intermediary firm — a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan... Read more of this article
Ship Heads to Bermuda: 2 Killed & 1 Injured
[Updated] A ship is heading to Bermuda to obtain medical care for an injured officer after two other crew members were killed today [Dec 30] after a wave hit the 274 metre ‘Aegean Angel’ [pictured] as it was sailing in the mid- Atlantic with a cargo of fuel oil. The 47-year old captain and a 33-year old chief mechanic were killed, and the... Read more of this article
Police: Consider ‘Sleeping Over’ on New Years
Bermuda Police Superintendent James Howard today [Dec 30] advised the Bermuda public that if they are going to enjoy some “toddies” when they celebrate this New Year’s holiday, they should also consider ‘sleeping over’ at a friends house, making sure they have a designated driver to get them home, or plan to use CADA’s ‘get you home’... Read more of this article
