Archive for November 11th, 2011
Miss Bermuda Returns From U.K.
Miss Bermuda Jana Outerbridge returned from London last night [Nov.10], after spending over two weeks in the U.K. taking part in the Miss World competition. At the airport last night she said, “I want everyone to know I am truly honoured to have had the opportunity to represent Bermuda on an international scale. It was definitely a great experience.” Miss... Read more of this article
Video: War Veterans March On
The crowd which braved bad weather to line Front Street this morning [Nov.11] applauded the island’s war veterans as they marched by in the Remembrance Day parade to the Cenotaph, demonstrating that locals have not forgotten those Bermudians who made the ultimate sacrifice during combat. The combined bands of the Bermuda Regiment, the Somerset... Read more of this article
US SEC Opens Probe Into Nabors’ Executive Perks
Nabors Industries Ltd., the Bermuda-domiciled oil-drilling contractor whose chairman Euegen Isenberg [pictured] is set to receive $100 million for relinquishing his chief-executive title said yesterday the US Securities & Exchange Commission has opened an investigation into perks received by its executives, the “Wall Street Journal”... Read more of this article
Rider Injured In Causeway Collision
[Updated] Around 6.40pm last night [Nov.10] emergency personnel responded to an accident at the eastern end of the causeway which involved a motorcycle and taxi. Traffic flow was temporarily halted to and from the east end as EMTs arrived on the scene and tended to the injured motorcycle, who was then transported to King Edward Memorial Hospital via... Read more of this article
Tomorrow: Bermuda Gymnastics Meet
Tomorrow [Nov.12] the Bermuda Gymnastics Association will host an in-house meet at 2:30 pm in St Davids, which will see over 25 young gymnasts show off their skills. A Bermuda Gymnastics Association spokesperson said, “At 2:30 pm, our national squad will be competing in an in-house meet, testing out their routines for the 2011-2012 competitive... Read more of this article
Minister On Health Insurance Reform
Health Minister Zane DeSilva said no insured Bermudian should be denied medical treatment because they cannot afford upfront payments to care providers and reforms announced in the Throne Speech are intended to remedy the existing situation. At a briefing to expand on Health Ministry programmes for the coming legislative session unveiled in the Throne... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s WWII Espionage Role
It’s been said Bermuda was “Britain’s number-one listening post” during World War II [1939-1945] –and if that’s true, then the Princess Hotel was its headset. The waterfront hotel in Hamilton was transformed into the island’s counterintelligence headquarters for the British, which monitored the transatlantic... Read more of this article
Minister Scott Meets With Cisco Manager
Yesterday [Nov.10] Minister Scott held discussions with Cisco Regional Manager, Navid Ghandeharioun for the establishment of a Cisco Local Academy in Bermuda. DCI Photo, L to R: Director of ITO Michael Oatley, Cisco Regional Manager Navid Ghandeharioun, Minister of Government Estates and Information Services Michael Scott, and Junior Minister of Government... Read more of this article
