Archive for February 25th, 2011

Photos & Video: 2011 Purvis Primary Science Fair

Parents and friends gathered yesterday [Feb 24] at Purvis Primary School for their 10th annual science fair. Projects on display covered a wide range of subjects including how moon phases change, how to make a battery, recycling of juice boxes, how crayons work, atoms and molecules making a chemical reaction, and how to build an electric circuit. One... Read more of this article

Arch Increases Buybacks By $1 Billion

Bermuda re/insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd.today [Feb.25] announced that its board of directors authorised the company to invest up to an additional $1 billion in the company’s common shares. This authorisation is in addition to the $84.4 million available at February 24, 2011 under the board’s previous share repurchase authorisation. Repurchases... Read more of this article

Bermuda Whale Film DC Festival Selection

Bermuda documentarian Andrew Stevenson’s award-winning ”Where The Whales Sing” — which paints an intimate cinematic portrait of the humpback whales as they migrate past the island at spring – has been selected to screen at the upcoming 19th Environmental Film Festival in Washington, DC. For the past three years Mr.... Read more of this article

BDA: Budget Debate Outstanding Queries

The Bermuda Democratic Alliance Financial Affairs spokesman Michael Fahy released a statement saying “The BDA will be hoping for clarification on the following points and queries, among many others, during the budget debates.” 1. The reason for the payroll tax rise last year, given what seem to be contradictory statements given by... Read more of this article

Chewstick Wants You To Engage In Kombat

Bermudians should engage in Kombat — and heed the performer’s conscious message that music can be a positive outlet for young males. Talented Bermudian urban emcee Kombat will kick off the the Chewstick Foundation’s new series of Griot Sessions tonight [Feb. 25] at its brand new Court Street venue across the street from Spinning Wheel. Kombat’s... Read more of this article

Bermuda Firm Was Awarded Libya Contracts

A Bermuda-registered company chaired by the brother of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief of staff won multi-million pound contracts from the Libyan regime shortly after the then UK leader normalised relations between the two countries in 2004. According to a 2009 investigative report by Britain’s “Daily Telegraph”,... Read more of this article