Archive for November 14th, 2011
Videos: Go-Kart Racing On-Board Cam
Drivers took to the race track for the Bermuda Karting Association racing action yesterday [Nov.13] at the Southside Motor Sports Park in St David’s. Winners included Amber Lopes, Al Seymour Jr., Owen DeCosta, Patrick Ingham, David Barbosa, and Alexander Roque. Mr Roque won all three races in the 125cc Shifter Class, and wore a helmet-camera through... Read more of this article
UN Disability Group’s Bermuda Meeting
Bermuda’s Department of Statistics announced today [Nov. 14] that the 11th Meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics is being held at the Fairmont Southampton this week. The Washington Group [WG], a United Nations group, was formed and had its first meeting in 2002, in recognition of the need for statistical and methodological work... Read more of this article
BIOS Scientist Part Of Global Ocean Study
Although almost three-quarters of the globe is covered by oceans very little is known about the chemistry of these vast waters — but the international GEOTRACES project is attempting to change that and a Bermuda scientist is on the front lines of its groundbreaking research. GEOTRACES is the first large-scale survey of trace elements and their... Read more of this article
Bermuda Hosts Health Financing Conferences
Two health financing conferences — the Health Financing Summit [HFS] and the 6th Caribbean Conference on Health Financing Initiatives [CCHFI] — will take place next week at Rosewood Tucker’s Point. Both are hosted jointly by the Ministry of Health and the Bermuda Health Council and aim to deal with health systems and health financing... Read more of this article
Today: World Diabetes Day
November is Diabetes Month, and today [Nov.14] is World Diabetes Day, which serves to raise global awareness of diabetes and the global epidemic. Tune in to a special radio show for World Diabetes Day from 11 – 11.30am on ZBM Radio FM89, where Sara McKittrick will give a bit of history on World Diabetes Day, Barbara Willis will... Read more of this article
Lennon CD: We Hope Some Day You’ll Join Us
In his 1971 anthem for peace “Imagine”, John Lennon sang: “You may say that I’m a dreamer/But I’m not the only one/I hope someday you’ll join us/And the world will live as one …” Now the Ride The Wave charitable group is hoping all of Bermuda’s amateur singers will join them in a salute to the... Read more of this article
Photos: Get Steeped With Fairmont Tea
The Fairmont Southampton’s Ocean Club played host to “Tea on The Beach,” on Saturday [Nov.12], and gave away a 2-night stay to the winner of the ‘Best Hat’ competition. The event, which drew guests of all ages, was part of Fairmont Hotel & Resorts brand wide, “Get Steeped with Fairmont,” event marking November 12, 2011 as “Tea... Read more of this article
Phillips Top Scorer In Prievidza Win
In front of 2,000 spectators, Bermudian basketballer Sullivan Phillips led his Slovakian team Prievidza to a 88 – 82 win over Nova Ves on Saturday [Nov.12]. BC Prievidza held a 24 – 21 lead after the First Quarter, however they only managed 18 points in the Second Quarter, while Nova Ves scored 30 points to take a 51 – 42 point lead at the break. Prievidza... Read more of this article
Validus Offer Provides ‘Full & Fair Value’
Bermuda’s Validus today [Nov.14] announced that the total value of its offer, based on the company’s closing share price on November 11, is $58.001 per Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. share — which provides “compelling and full and fair value” to Transatlantic stockholders. Validus also noted that a record date of November... Read more of this article
Miss Bermuda 5th In Online Voting
She didn’t just make her mark for Bermuda at the Miss World finals at London’s Earl’s Court last Sunday [Nov.6], she was one of the people’s top choices as well. Miss Bermuda Jana Outerbridge placed fifth out of the 113 Miss World contestants in an unofficial online poll on pageant website missosology.org, capturing 1,894... Read more of this article
UBP: We Will Fight Election Full-On
The UBP may be down — but plans are in the works to revitalise the party before the next general election is called. UBP Leader Kim Swan said, “We are actively reworking our party, we are meeting with potential donors, and we are speaking with potential candidates, and we will fight the next General Election full-on.” The UBP once... Read more of this article
Videos/Results: Harness Pony Racing
In yesterday’s [Nov.13] Harness Pony Racing at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street, Colin Mello and Big Red Machine came within o.1 of a second to equaling the track record that they set during the last race day. Running in Heat Eight in the 1:04/4 and Faster A Class Mello and big Red Machine was clocked at 1:02/1 with the track record... Read more of this article
