Archive for May 17th, 2012
Cycle Livery Offering Hybrid Electric Bicycles
Islanders can now cruise Bermuda with ease on whisper quiet, easy-to-operate and environmentally friendly hybrid electric bicycles now being offered at Elbow Beach Cycles. The livery has purchased 40 hybrid electric bicycles, which are available for rent by both visitors to the island and locals. Located on the Elbow Beach Hotel property on South Shore... Read more of this article
Results/Video: Weekend T20 Cricket Games
A number of Twenty20 cricket matches were played Saturday [May 12] at venues around the island. Following below are results from some of the matches and a video clip. St. David’s Cricket Club Win by 17 Runs St. David’s Cricket Club 138/9 Flatts Victoria 121/8 St. David’s Cricket Club won the toss at Devonshire Recreation Club and went to bat scoring... Read more of this article
Inflation Rate Climbs Slightly In March
Consumers paid 2.8% more in March 2012 than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index. This level of inflation increased from the 2.4% measured in February 2012. Between February 2012 and March 2012, the average cost of goods and services in the Consumer Price Index rose 0.2%. The all-items index increased... Read more of this article
Hardy Postpones AGM Till After Acquisition
At the Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited Annual General Meeting on May 16th, the Chairman proposed that the meeting be adjourned pending completion of the acquisition of the Company by CNA Financial Corporation. The Chairman put to the vote of the meeting a resolution that the meeting be adjourned to a time, date and place to be set by the Board, the... Read more of this article
UK Travel Agents Experience Bermuda Vacation
Sixteen of the UK’s top selling luxury travel agents recently visited Bermuda to take part in an all encompassing familiarization trip of the Island. The trip, sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism [BDOT], British Airways and the Bermuda Hotel Association spanned over four days last week and showcased all the top hotels on the Island, acquainting... Read more of this article
Business Bermuda Sponsors STEP Conference
Business Bermuda again sponsored the Society of Trust and Estate Planners’ [STEP] Caribbean chapter this year at their annual conference held on May 13-16, 2012 in the Cayman Islands. The theme, ‘Going Global – Boldly Breaking Barriers’, focused on the changing role of International Financial Centres [IFCs], such as Bermuda, at a time when economic... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Jelani’s “King of The Paradise” Show
Jelani Simmons, aged 16, is a Bermudian rapper, who started gaining popularity when his song “Blue Skies” from his previous mix tape “High School High Life” played on Tempo, a popular Caribbean music station broadcasted on our local Cablevision Network. Now Jelani’s latest hits, ‘Studio @ 8’, ‘Bad Side’ and ‘We Made It’ have captured... Read more of this article
Visiting Couple Injured in Sandys Collision
Emergency service personnel yesterday [May 16] responded to an accident on Malabar Road in Sandys. A visiting American couple riding a livery cycle were involved in a collision with a fence, after which the unmanned cycle continued until colliding with an oncoming bus. Both the rider and passenger suffered injuries and were taken to hospital by an... Read more of this article
