Archive for November 28th, 2011
Charged: Harrassing Ex-Girlfriend
In Magistrates Court this morning [Nov.28], carrying and appearing to use crutches, 33-year-old Sahki Weeks pleaded not guilty to a charge of stalking the mother of his son. The charge was that between 12th and 21st November of this year, Mr Weeks had made harassing telephone calls to the mother of his son and had left similar messages on her voicemail. A... Read more of this article
$1700 Charity Donation: NVCC’s 17 Goals
North Village Community Club [NVCC] President, Shervin Dill and Freisenbruch-Meyer Group [FMG] President, Michael Freisenbruch, presented a donation in the amount of $1,700 to Bermuda Cancer and Health Center last week. FMG supported NVCC’s Kicks for Cancer fundraiser by donating $100 for each goal scored during the month of October. Despite 2 postponed... Read more of this article
Lt Col Burch Serves Tea To Seniors
Yesterday afternoon [Nov.27], former Government Minister Lt. Col. David Burch served tea to the senior citizens at the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick. In October 12th, Lt. Col Burch was selected the PLP candidate for Constituency #27 Warwick North Central, with George Scott, former Senator Cromwell Shakir and Ianthia Wade challenging for the position. That... Read more of this article
BMA Wins Case For Insurer’s Liquidation
The South of England P&I protection and indemnity club has been put into liquidation after a bitter court battle with the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA] over its solvency and corporate governance, the “Insurance Insider” industry journal reports today [Nov.28]. Last Tuesday [Nov.22], a judge ruled that the provisional liquidation... Read more of this article
Guerillas Kill Oil Firm’s Employees
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, killed three employees of Bermuda’s TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. in southeast Turkey late last week. TransAtlantic Petroleum, based in Hamilton, said the attack “appears to be an isolated event” in a statement issued today [Nov 28]. The incident took place at its Selmo field in southeast Turkey, said... Read more of this article
Aquatic Centre To Be Completed In 2012
Speaking on Friday [Nov.25] in the House of Assembly, Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney said over $8 million has been spent on the Aquatic Centre thus far, out of the estimated total cost of approximately $18 – 19 million. Minister Blakeney said ground was broken in November 2010, and progress to date has seen “several key milestones achieved.”... Read more of this article
Football: First & Premier Division Results
First Division: Somerset Eagles 0 X’Road’s 1 At the White Hill Field, Mikael Ming scored the only goal of the game for X’Road’s as they defeated the Somerset Eagles 1 – 0. First Division: Ireland Rangers 0 Hamilton Parish 5 At Malabar, visiting Hamilton Parish got goals from Calvin Hansey, Kaiya Darrell, Donovan Thompson, Dejon Simmons and... Read more of this article
Validus Withdraws Its Transatlantic Offer
After a six month-long hostile takeover battle, reinsurer Bermuda’s Validus Holdings today [Nov. 28] said that it has withdrawn its $3.5-billion cash and stock offer for rival Transatlantic Holdings. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Hamilton-headquartered Validus said it would return about 7.7 million Transatlantic shares,... Read more of this article
BTFA Half Marathon & 10K Results
Gideon Kigotho and Deon Breary won the 2011 BTFA Half Marathon Male and Female Champions yesterday morning [Nov.27] Kigotho crossed the line clocking a time of 1:22:41, while Simon Ashby finished second clocking 1:23:59 and Giuseppe Guglielmucci finished 3rd in a time of 1:31:03. Breary finished 5th overall with a time of 1:33:51, with Sharlene Sousa... Read more of this article
Day #2: Inwood Hunter Jumper Results
The second day of the Inwood Hunter Jumper Show took place at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street yesterday [Nov.28]. The judge was Stacia Madden from New Jersey as well as our local jumping judge Judy Hagen and the course designer for all disciplines during the weekend was Ian Truran. Khaleb Tota and Hey Dude won the Horse Jumping FEI Art... Read more of this article
‘Bermuda’ Book’s Local Launch Party
The official local launch of the new photography book “Bermuda” — which paints an intimate portrait of the island, its people and its culture — will be held next Monday [Dec. 5] at the Coral Beach Club. Bermuda architect Georgia Crowe Benevides and her her photographer/writer friend Kathryn M. Deane — a life-long visitor... Read more of this article
Photos & Results: Karting Club Racing
Things heated up at the Southside Motor Sports Park as drivers took to the Race Track for Bermuda Karting Association Racing yesterday afternoon [Nov.28]. Young Amber Lopes won two of the three races in the Junior In-Clone 12 – 15 Year Old Class racing, with Al Seymour Jr. winning the other. Ryan Lopes won two of the three Junior In-Clone 7 – 12... Read more of this article
