Archive for December, 2011
Video: Gombeys Out Over The 2011 Holidays
Always part of the traditional holiday season, the Gombeys were out making their way through various streets and neighbourhoods. Yesterday ‘Gombey sightings’ were reported in Warwick, Parson’s Road, Glebe Road, Hamilton and more. The video below shows them in the Angle Street/Laffan Street area at approximately 4pm yesterday afternoon... Read more of this article
Upcoming: New Year’s Eve In Hamilton
Bermuda residents planning to ring in the New Year in Hamilton can look forward to a star-studded evening of entertainment, one that will continue long after the traditional Onion Ball drops at midnight. This year’s Front Street extravaganza promises to continue into the wee hours of the first day of 2012, with producers Spanish Town International... Read more of this article
Sailing: Day #1 Orange Bowl
Racing got underway for 9 Bermuda youth sailors yesterday on Miami’s Biscayne Bay in warm 76 degree weather with winds between 9 and 13 knots. Owen Siese is the top local Laser Radial sailor, sitting in 13th place with finishes of 13, 16, 23,15. Next is Kalin Hillier in 16th followed by Mackenzie Cooper in 38th in the 99 boat fleet. The current... Read more of this article
Car Fire On St John’s Road
At approximately 6:30pm yesterday evening [Dec.27] the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service responded to a car fire in the Cox’s Hill, Pembroke area by the HWP Showrooms. The car owners were reportedly about to/started the car when it started to burst into flames. Firefighters responded, and quickly put out the blaze. There were no injures reported. Photos... Read more of this article
Father: “I Keep Thinking He’s Alive”
A father who lost his only son in a tragic Christmas Eve accident said it hasn’t quite sunk in yet, and he keeps thinking his son is still alive. Speaking with Bernews last night, Carlos Ledo, 47, said he was still in shock over the death of his 18-year-old son Kevin Ledo. On Saturday morning [Dec.24] Mr Ledo and his son were doing landscaping... Read more of this article
Text Your Vote For Miss Teen Bermuda
Miss Teen Bermuda Shaunte Simons is presently in St. Kitts, scheduled to represent Bermuda in the 32nd Annual Digicel Haynes Smith Miss Talented Teen Competition to be held tomorrow [Dec.29]. The contest has a text message voting portion, and Bermudians can send a text message to help Ms Simons in her quest to win the Miss Photogenic Title. The 18-year-old... Read more of this article
Yachtsman Thought He Would Die
Yachtsman Sergei Morozov told a Canadian newspaper today [Dec. 28] he thought he would die during his ill-fated voyage from Halifax to Bermuda and recorded a farewell message for his loved ones. Mr. Morozov left Halifax on December 5 bound for Bermuda on the first leg of an around-the-world voyage in his sailboat “Hikari”. But almost as... Read more of this article
Aurigen Re In Credit Agricole Transaction
Credit Agricole Securities Inc. today [Dec. 28] announced the placement of CAD $120 million of notes issued by Vecta I Ltd., marking the first securitisation of Canadian life insurance embedded value in a transaction sponsored by Bermuda’s Aurigen Reinsurance Limited [ARL]. Covering a closed block of policies reinsured by Aurigen between 2008... Read more of this article
Thompson To Play In British Jr. Open
Bermudian squash player D’Vario Thompson will travel to the United Kingdom next week to compete in the Technifibre British Junior Open in Sheffield. Thompson will take part in the Boy’s Under 17 Draw, and is due to take on Guhan Senthilkumar from India in his first match. Thompson recently won the 2011 Digicel Junior National Squash Championships... Read more of this article
Photos: X’Roads vs Flanagan’s Onions
X’Road’s will match up against Hamilton Parish in the Shield Finals on January 1st, as Hamilton Parish walked away with a 3 – 1 win over YMSC in the first Shield Semi-Final, while X’Road’s defeated Flanagan’s Onions in the other Semi-Final. Playing yesterday [Dec.27] at the Wellington Oval, X’Road’s went in front when Orlyn Williams... Read more of this article
New Executive Roles At Global Sources
Bermuda’s Global Sources announced that the planned transitions of its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer roles will be completed and effective January 1, 2012. In May, 2011, it was announced Peter Zapf, Global Sources’ Chief Operating Officer, would be transitioning into his new role as Chief Information Officer, replacing... Read more of this article
KPMG: ZCI’s Future ‘Uncertain’
Bermuda-based copper mining company ZCI’s operating loss widened to $7.7 million in the six months ended September from $6.7 million the previous year, interim results showed on Friday [Dec 23]. This result prompted auditors KPMG to say the loss “indicates the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the ability... Read more of this article
