Archive for October, 2012

Governor ‘Expresses’ Solidarity To Bloomberg

Governor George Fergusson has written to Mayor Michael Bloomberg to “express solidarity and best wishes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,” Government House said today. Hurricane Sandy battered the Northeast, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars in damage. About 6.5 million homes and businesses were still without power... Read more of this article

Oleander Voyage Canceled Due To Sandy

Due to the widespread damage to the East Coast during Hurricane Sandy, Bermuda Container Line has cancelled Oleander Voyage 1678. The storm slammed into the U.S. East Coast, where it left at least 40 dead. The New York Police Department reported a total of 22 deaths in the city from Sandy. New York’s LaGuardia Airport remain closed today due to... Read more of this article

Man Jailed For 30 Days After Bottle Throwing

Steven Dimitri Robinson, 33, re-appeared in this morning’s [Oct 31] Plea Court and was given a thirty-day jail sentences after he had plead guilty to and been convicted of throwing four bottles at his former employer Jeff Sousa of Sousa’s Landscaping. Mr Robinson was said to have become irate, shouting and throwing the bottles at Mr Sousa, and... Read more of this article

Photos: BFA 2011/12 Awards Presentation

Raymond Beach from the Dandy Town Hornets was named the Bermuda Football Association’s 2011/12 Premier Division Player of the Year last night [Oct 30], at the BFA Awards Presentation. Keston Lewis from the Flanagan’s Onion’s was named the 2011/12 First Division Player of the Year and Jessica Furtado was named the 2012 Female Player of the Year. Women’s... Read more of this article

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