Archive for January, 2011
The Winner May Be You at Oscars Gala
Predict who the Oscars go to this year and the real winner may be you at an upcoming Bermuda International Film Festival gala fundraiser. BIFF, now in its 14th year and considered one of the world’s leading independent film festivals, is holding its “And the Winner Is …” event on Saturday, February 26 at Tucker’s Point... Read more of this article
Police Report Three Burglaries on Wed
The Police reported three burglaries this past Wednesday [Jan 26], with items stolen including a laptop computer, jewelry, PlayStation, digital camera, video camera and more. A Police spokesman said: “Around 7:30pm on Wednesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Homestead Lane, Southampton residence. It appears that sometime between... Read more of this article
Nine Gymnasts Heading to Chicago
Nine members of the Bermuda National Gymnastics Team will travel to Chicago, in the coming weeks where they will take part in their second international event of their competitive season – the IGI Chicago Style Invitational held over the February 12th weekend. The team had to miss this invitational last year due to weather cancellations, and are... Read more of this article
Customs: Long Service Awards Presented
On Wednesday evening [Jan 26] the Minister of National Security Colonel David Burch presented long service awards to 54 Customs Officers who have completed a combined 795 years of service, including Collector of Customs, Mrs. Winniefred Fostine-DeSilva who has completed 40 years of service. Minsiter Burch said: “Bermuda joins with many nations... Read more of this article
A Tribute to the Late Arnold Francis, QC
[Written by Otti Simmons, former MP and President of the BIU] I have always thought of Mr. Arnold Francis as one of Bermuda’s most outstanding men. He was born a Pond Dog. He attended Central School, and was one of Berkley’s brightest students. As a young man he was the physical education teacher at Central School. I was a student at Central, during... Read more of this article
Thiele’s In US Town’s Good Books
Longtime Bermuda resident Patrick Thiele, who recently stepped down as head of Partner Re, is in the good books of readers in a Minnesota city — his unsolicited gift to the Stillwater library will ensure it can reopen its doors on Sunday. Mr. Thiele, who retired as president and CEO of the leading Bermuda reinsurer on December 31 sent a cheque... Read more of this article
Live Webcast: Black Identity, Crime & Violence
[Replay now available] Tune in live to listen to a presentation by Bermuda College adjunct lecturer Quinton Sherlock on using black identity to address crime and violence. Mr Sherlock said he believes the current issue of crime and violence is symptomatic of deeper issues that exist in the local community that originate from a lack of a healthy ethnic... Read more of this article
Digicel CEO Responds to CellularOne’s 4G
Digicel Bermuda today [Jan 27] released a statement, with CEO Wayne Caines saying they wish to clarify some key points with regards to their 3G+ service versus CellularOne’s new 4G service. Mr Caines said that “This is a situation which boils down to timings and semantics – not differences in technology or in speeds,” and said that “both... Read more of this article
Kramer Elected: American Ballet Theatre Board
The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda today [Jan 27] announced that its chairman, insurance executive Donald Kramer, has been elected chairman of the Board of Governing Trustees of American Ballet Theatre [ABT]. Mr. Kramer, who has headed the National Dance Foundation since its inception in 2003, has served on ABT’s Board since 2005. ABT Executive... Read more of this article
A Hundred Women Who Made A Difference
Bermudians are being asked to help select the top hundred female trailblazers who contributed most to shaping our island over the last century as International Women’s Day marks its centenary. Held on March 8, International Women’s Day is a global celebraton of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and... Read more of this article
Visitor Arrivals, Hotel Jobs Decline
Visitor air arrivals declined by one percent in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period the previous year, with the loss of some 144 hotel industry jobs during Bermuda’s peak tourism season. New figures released by Government’s Statistics Department show 78,806 tourists arrived on island by air between July and September, some... Read more of this article
American Drug Mule Jailed For 2.5 Yrs
A 54-year-old man from Chicago who attempted to smuggle close to $100,000 worth of cannabis resin into the island in hollowed-out coat hangers was jailed today for two and a half years [Jan 27]. Renard James Corley was arrested at L.F. Wade International Airport after arriving on a flight from the US. After Customs Officers X-rayed coat hangers found... Read more of this article
