Archive for March 3rd, 2011
Accident Causes Delays on Front Street
[Updated] Front Street is presently experiencing traffic delays due to an accident a short while ago this afternoon [Mar.3]. Police and emergency responders temporarily blocked off the road to treat the victim and assess the situation. Details are unclear at this time, but it appears the rider may have collided with a car. We will update with official... Read more of this article
Swimmers Aiming For World Championships
Top local swimmers Julian Fletcher, Rebecca Sharpe, Nick Thomson and Roy-Allen Burch will all be attemping to make the qualifying times for FINA World Championships at a Grand Prix Meet in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr Fletcher and Ms Sharpe will be travelling in Indianapolis this weekend where they will meet up with Nick Thomson and Roy-Allen Burch. They... Read more of this article
Curtain Is Set To Rise On Film Festival
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] today [Mar. 3] starts the two-week countdown to this year’s event on March 18-24 by announcing the launch of the “Six Word Story” competition to win tickets along with details of the 2011 festival. According to legend, someone once bet Ernest Hemingway that he could not create a story in just... Read more of this article
Allied World Bermuda Approved By Florida
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings announced today [Mar. 3] that Allied World Bermuda received approval from the state of Florida to qualify as an “Eligible Reinsurer,” which allows lower collateral requirements on non-domestic reinsurers that are highly rated and financially secure. Allied World will now be able to post 20 percent... Read more of this article
Hardy Bermuda: ‘Hugely Challenging Times’
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited, the specialist insurer and reinsurer, today [Mar. 3] announced its pre-tax profits fell to £10 million in 2010 (2009: £20.1 million), following an “unprecedented level of international natural catastrophes”. The specialist insurer and reinsurer recorded gross written premium of £279.4 million, up from £242... Read more of this article
Percy Jackson And The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is suddenly one of the hottest properties in Hollywood, with producers seemingly confident audiences won’t disappear when a slew of upcoming films set in the mythical region open at cinemas. Jack Black’s reimagining of the classic “Gulliver’s Travels” was set in the waters off Bermuda, a source... Read more of this article
Masters: How Long is a Life Sentence?
[Written by attorney Kyle Masters, an associate at Trott & Duncan] ‘I hope they throw the book at him!’ This is the sentiment sometimes held, if not expressed, by incensed members of the public when a person is charged and/or convicted of a particularly heinous crime. There are times when, to the public at large, the sentence meted out to a... Read more of this article
Photo Gallery: Bermuda Bravery Awards
Last night [Mar.2] Governor Sir Richard Gozney honoured 11 residents for deeds of heroism at the Bermuda Bravery Awards ceremony held at Government House. The recipients were Shawn Patrick Woolridge (deceased), Cindy Pace, Jaqueena Harvey, Harry Patchett, Carly Lima, Sgt. Keith Senior, George Rodrigues, Garon Dowling, Unray Waldron, George Dowling Jr.... Read more of this article
Walk the Walk Charity 5K Raises $19,274
The second annual Argus Walk the Walk charity 5K, raised $19,274 – almost twice the amount raised by the event in its first year – for a wide variety of local charities. The walk is a unique fundraiser that allowed participants to choose the charity they want to support. Over 700 people registered for the walk, which took place this past Sunday... Read more of this article
King Lear To ‘Live Screen’ At Neptune
Higher Visions will have the second installment of live screenings in Bermuda of theatrical productions from London following the screening of FELA! on February 14-16 at the Neptune Cinema in Dockyard. Between February through June Bermudians will have the opportunity to view four professionally produced performances on screen live from the National... Read more of this article
Award Programme’s Island-Wide Adventure
It’s a programme which helps to build the character, minds and bodies of Bermuda’s young people by focussing on community-building activities. The three-level Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, introduced to the island in 1967 and offering participants who successfully complete its activities Bronze, Silver and Gold medals, is preparing... Read more of this article
