Archive for November, 2011
Day #1: 2011 BCS BSRA Club Champs
The big news on the Opening Night [Nov.28] of the 2011 BCS BSRA Club Championships is that the number 2 seed in the Ladies Event, Denise Kyme has withdrawn due to illness. Kyme was chasing a record 9th title having won her first back in 1980. In Men’s Open action, Malcolm Woodley defeated Shane McDonnell in four sets 17-15, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, while... Read more of this article
Bonuses For White Mountains Executives
Bermuda’s White Mountains Insurance Group has rewarded its top executives with $6.75 million in special bonuses for their work in building up and selling off the company’s Esurance and Answer Financial units, the company disclosed last week to the US Securities & Exchange Commission. The company’s compensation committed approved... Read more of this article
Arthur Rankin’s ‘Rudolph’ Lights Up CBS
A Bermuda filmmaker’s Christmas gift to the world will light up CBS tonight [Nov. 29] when “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” airs once again. The iconic special — first aired on NBC in 1964 — made its debut on CBS 39 years ago. It has been shown on one of the US networks every year since its premiere airing and remains the... Read more of this article
Assured Guaranty’s New EMC Complaint
Bermuda bond insurer Assured Guaranty Ltd. has come forward with three dozen new witnesses who it says will back a legal claim that it was defrauded by JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s EMC Mortgage unit in a $337 million mortgage-backed securities deal. Lawyers for Hamilton, Bermuda-based Assured Guaranty filed a new complaint unsealed yesterday [Nov.... Read more of this article
Award For BDOT’s Grand Central Event
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International [HSMAI] will recognise the Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT] with a Bronze Adrian Award for public relations excellence for its winning entry in the 55th Annual Adrian Awards, the largest and most prestigious travel marketing competition globally. This year’s contest attracted nearly... Read more of this article
Video Set #2: 2011 Santa Claus Parade
City sidewalks were dressed in holiday style last night [Nov.27] and in the air there was a feeling of Christmas as Hamilton’s annual Santa Claus parade took place. The streets were packed as the annual parade made its way through the City, with dozens of groups taking part including various majorette groups, dance troupes, the Gombeys, the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Video Set #1: 2011 Santa Claus Parade
Santa Claus came to town last night [Nov.27] — and scores of Bermudians were on hand to greet him. Hamilton’s traditional Santa Claus parade got underway at the Par-La-Ville Road car park, and passed through Church Street, Par-La-Ville Road, Front Street, and Court Street with the island’s very young — and the young at heart... Read more of this article
Hockey League Weekend Report
This past weekend [Nov.26/27] a number of hockey games took place, the results follow below: Ravens 1 Canaries 2 In a very tight match where both teams were psyched to win, Canaries were lucky to edge ahead in the 25th minute when the shot from a penalty corner by Natasha Hallinan, deflected off of the leg of a Ravens defender and into the goal. Ravens... Read more of this article
‘Energy Limbo’ Competition Launches
This week the Department of Energy launched ‘Energy Limbo: How Low Can You Go?’– an energy cutback competition which sees participants compete for the biggest reduction in their electricity use over the course of almost a year. They are currently seeking volunteers who wish to compete in the challenge, which features a $600 travel voucher as the... Read more of this article
Hurricane Season Ends This Week
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday [Nov. 30] having produced 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes — including three major hurricanes — but Bermuda’s closest call this year came from the recent Tropical Storm Sean. This year’s level of activity matched the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric... Read more of this article
Burglary: Four Teenagers Arrested
Four teenagers were arrested in connection with a St. George’s burglary earlier this month, and a man in his forties was arrested in connection with a Warwick burglary shortly after it occurred this past Saturday [Nov.26]. A police spokesperson said, “Four teenagers were recently arrested in connection with a St. George’s burglary that occurred... Read more of this article
SkyNews: Byrne Wants ‘Cut-Price’ Deal
The business editor of Britain’s SkyNews is today reporting that Bermuda-based insurance tycoon Mark Byrne [pictured] is pushing “for a cut-price deal to muscle his way into the boardroom of one of the largest operators in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.” Sky’s Mark Kleinman reports that Mr. Byrne — who co-founded Flagstone... Read more of this article
