Archive for May 10th, 2011
Five Bermudians Compete In 2011 Mallory Cup
Antilles High School of St Thomas, USVI won the 2011 Mallory Trophy, the US high school national fleet racing championship this past weekend. Frequent Bermuda training partner and Youth Olympic gold medalist, Ian Barrows, gave Antilles HS the advantage carding twelve top 3 finishes in the “B” division. Hosted by Austin Yacht Club on May... Read more of this article
Sandys Rotary Show Raises $52,000 For Charity
The Rick Thomas Show put on by the Sandys Rotary made a profit of over $52,000 which was donated to a number of local charities. Sandys Rotary President J.P. Horst said, “We are pleased to report that the Rick Thomas Show held by Sandys Rotary was a huge success. We had over 6,000 people come to enjoy the show over an 11 day period.” “As... Read more of this article
Video: 2011 Spelldown Contestants Introduced
Two weeks ago some of the best young students from across the island gathered at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium for the final round in the 2011 Spelldown Competition. The finals were held on April 23 after three preliminary zone contests were held. The West Zone contest was on April 12 at Dalton E. Tucker Primary school in Southampton, the Central... Read more of this article
Video: Kids Sing “Proud To Be Bermudian”
At last week’s Open Airways event in Par-la-Ville Park, young students of the St Johns Preschool sang a rousing rendition of the recently released “Proud to Be Bermudian” song. The preschool teacher at St Johns said they saw the DVD of the song, loved it and said they think every child in Bermuda should be proud to be Bermudian, and... Read more of this article
Paraline CEO Jack Graham Is Stepping Down
Paraline chief executive Jack Graham is set to step down from his role with the newly-launched Bermuda-domiliced insurance group in July Mr. Graham, who has been CEO of the insurance firm since its launch in October, 2010, is also resigning from his post as CEO of underwriting subsidiary Icat Managers, acquired by Paraline following its unveiling. Mr.... Read more of this article
Former CEO ‘Made False Statements’
The former CEO of a Bermuda-based investment company made false statements to induce investors to buy worthless shares, a London jury has been told. Geoffrey Pearson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of making misleading statements to the financial markets between June and October 2005 while he was CEO of Langbar International Ltd. Langbar is... Read more of this article
Nahki Wells: ‘I’ll Prove Carlisle Wrong’
Bermudian striker Nahki Wells has told a Cumbrian newspaper today [May 10] he will return to England in the next football season and prove Carlisle United wrong. The 20-year-old, who was dropped by Carlisle last week after a four-month trial with the First Division club, said he will be back in the UK “without a doubt” and says he is already... Read more of this article
New Year’s Evil Focus Of Comic Mystery
[Written by Steven Rees Davies] If you are fans of the fashions and glitzy parties of the 1940s, or of films like “The Philadelphia Story” starring Cary Grant, James Stewart and Katherine Hepburn, you had better prepare yourselves and book tickets for a night of 1940s comic revelry as the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society take us back... Read more of this article
Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue
Twelve participants of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD) will be visiting Bermuda from Saturday 4 June to Tuesday 7 June, 2011. The CCELD is an intensive two-week conference that provides a regional approach to leadership development by bringing together 120 high-calibre, men and women from business, government, labour, and civil... Read more of this article
