Archive for December 9th, 2011
Sea ‘Beast’: Bermuda & The Giant Squid
Although the novel lacked what critics called “the maxillary crunch” of its predecessor “Jaws’, Peter Benchley’s Bermuda-based 1991 eco-thriller “Beast” was a man-eating sea monster story with an environmental moral. The title creature — a 100-foot giant squid — only moves up the food chain to begin... Read more of this article
Alterra Upgraded By Zacks Analysts
Bermuda’s Alterra Capital Holdings was upgraded by equities research analysts at JMP Securities to an “outperform” rating in a research note issued to investors yesterday [Dec.8]. Separately, analysts at t Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Alterra Capital Holdings from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a... Read more of this article
AXIS Capital Declares Dividend
Bermuda’s AXIS Capital Holdings Limited yesterday [Dec.8] announced the company’s board of directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per common share. The common dividend will be payable on January 17, 2012 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on December 30, 2011. In addition, the board declared a dividend of... Read more of this article
City Announces Boat Parade Road Closures
The City of Hamilton announced the following road closures will be put in place on Saturday [Dec.10] to facilitate the large number of spectators expected to gather on Front Street to watch this year’s Christmas Boat Parade. Point Pleasant Road at Albuoy’s Point will be closed to all traffic from 4:00 pm until 9:00pm. From 3:00pm to 9:00pm, there... Read more of this article
Campbell Wins Miami School Contest
Culinary student Michiko Campbell isn’t flying the flag for Bermuda at his Florida university — instead, he’s flying his kite. And getting lots of attention for doing so. The 22-year-old aspiring Bermudian chef, who is entering his last year at Johnson and Wales University [JWU] in North Miami, took part in the campus’ World... Read more of this article
