Archive for May, 2013

Aspen Declares Dividend On Preference Shares

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has declared a cash dividend on the 5.95% Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of $0.243785 per 5.95% Perpetual Preference Share. The dividend is payable on July 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of business on June 15, 2013. Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various... Read more of this article

Bermuda Team Named For ‘England C’ Match

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Football Association has named the Bermuda Team who will match up against the “England C” squad in an international friendly at the National Stadium this coming Tuesday [June 4]. The captain will be John Barry Nusum, and some of the island’s professional football players who play overseas will take to the field... Read more of this article

How Bermuda Encounter Led To Academy Award

Shot on location in Bermuda in 1914, the silent movie “The Mystery of the Poison Pool” would be entirely forgotten today if the routine adventure thriller hadn’t provided an unlikely introduction between two men who went on to become pre-eminent cinematographers in the American motion picture industry . Now considered a lost film like... Read more of this article

New! Morning & Evening Daily Email Newsletters

Bernews has always offered morning emails which deliver the news directly to your inbox each day — however we recently expanded the service to also offer evening email delivery. The new format also includes a “Photo of the Day” which changes daily and highlights some aspect of our island’s natural beauty. The emails contain summaries... Read more of this article

In Memoriam: Eric Charles Berkeley [1986-2007]

Six years after he passed away at the age of 20, Eric Berkeley is being remembered by his family and friends. Eric Charles Berkeley Jr. was born to Cammie [Berkeley] Simmons and Eric Berkeley Sr. He was sibling to Erica Swan, Ieysha, Ty-Rique, Beyonce and Sanaa Berkeley. At the time of Eric’s passing he was living in Granada, Spain but had returned... Read more of this article

Videos: DAP Students Showcase Their Talents

The Developing Artists Program [DAP] 2013 kicked off their program’s fundraising efforts with a standing room only showcase at Flanagan’s Outback Sports Bar & Grill earlier this month. Family, friends and other supporters packed into the venue to witness their young artists/musicians perform an array of musical selections. The artists were:... Read more of this article

BHS To Hold “A Night In Havana” Fundraiser

When the Round Square organisation was founded in the 1960s, based on the teachings of Kurt Hahn,and incorporating the six IDEALS [Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure, Service and Leadership], it probably was not anticipated that a school in Bermuda would use them when planning a Cuban-themed fundraising dinner dance. However, that is... Read more of this article

Graduate Training Programme 5th Anniversary

The Bermuda Monetary Authority announced a major milestone yesterday [May 29]: the fifth anniversary of its Graduate Training Programme [GTP]. The Authority marked the occasion with a ceremony at BMA House for latest GTP graduate Jelani Scott. Left to Right: Shanna Lespere, Director, Operations, BMA; Jelani Scott, Graduate Training Programme Graduate,... Read more of this article

Lister On Bermuda College Graduation Rates

Independent Member of Parliament Terry Lister congratulated the 99 students who recently graduated from the Bermuda College, however said that on average 700 babies are born in Bermuda annually, so a much higher number of student should be graduating. Mr Lister said, “The ninety-nine people who graduated from Bermuda College last week are to be... Read more of this article

“Flamingo Flocking” Campaign Begins On June 1

The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] will be tickling the island pink throughout June as it launches its annual “Flamingo Flocking” fundraiser. The popular campaign—which raises funds for conservation education—gets underway on June 1. Throughout the month, the support charity for Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] will be offering flocks... Read more of this article

Teekay Offshore Partners Buys FPSO Interest

Bermuda-based Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. has agreed to acquire a 50 percent interest in the floating production, storage and offloading [FPSO] unit from its sister company Teekay Corporation for a purchase price of approximately $204 million. The acquisition will be financed with assumed debt and proceeds from the recently completed equity private... Read more of this article

St. David’s To Celebrate The Bermuda Onion

When Mark Twain visited Bermuda in 1877, he described the central role the island’s namesake onion had assumed in local life and culture by the late 19th century: “The onion is the pride and joy of Bermuda. It is her jewel, her gem of gems. In her conversation, her pulpit, her literature, it is her most frequent and eloquent figure. “In Bermuda... Read more of this article