Archive for October, 2012

Bermuda International Shipwreck Conference

The Department of Conservation Services, Government of Bermuda and the Historic Wrecks Authority will present the 2012 Bermuda International Shipwreck Conference at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on East Broadway on the 3rd of November, from 9am till 5pm. Topics include: Historic Wrecks Authority – Role and Responsibilities The... Read more of this article

Education Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow

Tomorrow –Thursday November 1 — the Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith will host an education town hall meeting. The meeting takes place at 7.30pm at the T.N. Tatem Middle School, Warwick. The topic of discussion will be the Cambridge Curriculum – what it is and its critical role in the education of Bermuda’s public school students.... Read more of this article

Bermuda CableVision Introduces 15MB & 25MB

[Updated] Bermuda CableVision today [Oct 31] introduced two new Broadband Link Internet services, with speeds of up to 15 Mb and 25 Mb, respectively. Both are available island-wide and are the fastest speeds offered to date by Bermuda CableVision. “Power users, families in connected homes with numerous devices, geeks, gamers and anyone who craves... Read more of this article

Goodwin Attends Convention In Moscow

Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s [BASA] Assistant Coach Richard Goodwin is representing Bermuda at the FINA World Aquatics Convention in Moscow, Russia. The Convention opened with a two day World Coaches Clinic which features presentations from coaches whose swimmers struck Gold at the London 2012 Olympics including: Roman Barnier (France) coach... Read more of this article

2013 Bermuda Festival Line-Up Released

Poncho, puppets, Pride and Prejudice and pianos, there’s all that and more in the line-up for the next Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. Ticket sales for the 38th festival begin at 10am on Monday, November 19. The Festival runs from January 18, 2013 – March 2, 2013. The Festival’s 2013 schedule will rock you, rock you with performances... Read more of this article

White Mountains Book Value Per Share +1.6%

Bermuda-based White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. reported an adjusted book value per share of $574 at September 30, 2012, which was up 1.6% for the quarter and 6.0% for the first nine months, including dividends. Ray Barrette, Chairman and CEO, commented, “It was a productive quarter. Solid investment and underwriting results more than offset... Read more of this article

Upcoming Tech Seminar With Tiberiu Covaci

Bringing thought leaders and subject matter experts to Bermuda isn’t always easy, however local technology group — .NET User Group [DNU]) — isn’t letting that stop them as they have technology at their disposal. DNUG President Sandra De Silva explains, “I’ve known Tiberiu Covaci [pictured] for some time and have a lot of respect... Read more of this article

BMRC National Champs Race This Sunday

This weekend will mark the season finale race of the 2012 BMRC National Championship Series. The BMRC will join the BKC as they host their third round of the 2012/13 championship season. The penultimate round of the 2012 BMRC championship was held on October 18th. This event was hosted in collaboration with the BKC and the Bermuda Classic Bike Club... Read more of this article

Police Issue Advisory About Scam Job Email

The police have issues a warning about online scams, specifically a scam email offering an alleged part time job which requires sending your personal details. The full statement follows below: Once again the Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit would like to remind members of the public to remain vigilant regarding phishing e-mails and other... Read more of this article

Minister Reaches Out To IB After Hurricane

In the aftermath of the devastating impact of Hurricane Sandy on the U.S. East Coast, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors reached out to the ABIR Association of Business Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] and Association of Bermuda International Companies [ABIC], to determine if member companies have a need to relocate staff to Bermuda... Read more of this article

Results Of Educators Council Election

The Bermuda Educators Council elections were held October 22 and 23, at CedarBridge Academy with early elections being held on October 19 at Bermuda High School. A pre-election was held for teachers private school teachers who were off the island on October 22 and 23, due to their break and Public School teachers who had permission to be off the island,... Read more of this article

Shequita Parsons Appointed To CFU Committee

The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has appointed Shequita Parsons to the CFU Women’s Football Committee. CFU is the 25 country union of Caribbean countries. Ms Parsons is a long standing elected Executive Member of the BFA. She has represented Bermuda at international meetings of football and FIFA Congresses over the many years including in Zurich... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Rising Chef Of The Year Competition

Bermuda Hospitality Institute’s fundraiser, “Bermuda’s Rising Chef of the Year Competition” will include three young competitors in the line-up, all trained through the Bermuda College’s Culinary Program. Two graduates of the program and one student currently enrolled will test their skills against 12 other chefs for the title. “We are proud... Read more of this article

Butterfield Bank Reports Q3 Earnings

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today reported third quarter core earnings of $11.5 million ($0.01 per Share on a fully diluted basis) compared to $11.3 million in the third quarter of 2011. Total net income for the third quarter was $18.8 million, including $7.3 million of net income from discontinued operations primarily from the sale... Read more of this article

‘Just 10 Challenge’ For Ministry Of Health

Health Minister Zane De Silva challenged all staff members of the Ministry of Health to commit to leading a healthy lifestyle which, in some cases, means losing weight. One of the aims of the “Just 10 Challenge” is to highlight some of the benefits which can be derived from losing only 10 pounds. “Losing just 10 pounds can lower your... Read more of this article

Audio: Propa Releases Two New Singles

Bermudian singer Propa is continuing on his musical journey, and has released his latest songs “I Stay On” and “Counting Shooting Stars” off his up-coming EP/Mixtape “Halfway to Success”. The tracks were produced by London-based Riverside Productionz and the songs are both written and performed by Propa. Propa has opened for international... Read more of this article