Archive for January, 2014
Bermuda-Filmed TV Show To Air In 2015
UK-based video production company gassProductions has announced that a full season of Ocean Vet, a television series that will explore Bermuda’s varied marine life through the eyes of Dr. Neil Burnie, will begin filming in March 2014, with the show set to air sometime in 2015. The original pilot for the series was shot in Bermuda in August 2013. According... Read more of this article
West Hamilton Release Nine Month Results
West Hamilton Holdings Limited have announced results for the nine months ended September 30th, 2013, change in the Company’s fiscal year-end, dividends for the period and other corporate actions taken by the directors of the company that include a development plan to construct several condominiums which will be available to Bermudians and non-Bermudians. Change... Read more of this article
Bermuda Poultry Fanciers To Host Show
The Bermuda Poultry Fanciers are getting set to host a Poultry Show today [Jan 31] and over the weekend, with the event being held in the Jack King Building in the Botanical Gardens. The show will be opened by the Governor this morning, kicking off an event that was started in Bermuda more than 100 years ago. The show promises to feature many animals... Read more of this article
Bermudian Short Film Earns Global Accolades
The short film Dimensions, written and directed by Bermudian filmmaker Neysan Sobhani, has been taking the world by storm for a year, earning accolades from a variety of sources and paving the way for two follow-up films to be released in the future. Starring an all-Bermudian cast, Dimensions attempts to explore the deep concept of time and our place... Read more of this article
Photos: Mill Creek Road Flooding Slows Traffic
Motorists traversing the Mill Creek Road area this morning [Jan 31] were met with water rising above the creek and flooding the roadway. A high tide at approximately 8.30am combined with heavy downpours throughout the night helped fill the street with inches of water. At the deepest point, the water on the south side of road was about 15 inches deep... Read more of this article
BVA Volleyball Women’s League Results
The latest round of the Bermuda Volleyball Association’s Docksider’s Women’s League took place at two locations, the MSA Gym and the Warwick Academy Gym. In action inside the MSA Gymnasium on Net One, Island Embroidery defeated the Azkals 21 – 12, the MAD Lady Ligers went down 21 – 11 to the Azkals. The Azkals then defeated JNT... Read more of this article
Bermuda Police Probe Cayman Officer’s Death
Officers from the Bermuda Police Service began their investigation into the death of a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service [RCIPS] constable this week. The RCIPS said, “Following a directive from Police Commissioner David Baines that an independent review of the circumstances surrounding the arrest, and the subsequent death, of Police Constable... Read more of this article
Appleby Hattrick At Citywealth IFC Awards
Appleby, has been awarded “Caribbean Law Firm of the Year” and “Isle of Man Law Firm of the Year” and “Isle of Man Trust Company of the Year” at the Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2014. The hatrick of awards were accepted by Appleby [Isle of Man] LLC partners, Sean Dowling and Simon Cain at a presentation dinner held at... Read more of this article
Second Spring Senior League Bowling Results
In Second Spring Senior Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Drifters defeat Old ‘n Kickin 3 ½ – ½, while the Last Pin and the Tigers ended 2 – 2. The Blue Angels defeated Go Get It 4 – 0, with the Pinsplitters going down 4 – 0 to the Last Minutes and the Islanders went down 4 – 0 to the New Comers. Men’s Handicap... Read more of this article
Video: Fire Officers Receive NFPA Certification
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service yesterday [Jan 30] honored 24 members from their department for successfully completing the NFPA Level 1 Instructors Training Course. Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley was on hand to present the certificates and he congratulated each officer on their accomplishment. “This initiative was facilitated... Read more of this article
PartnerRe Increases Common Share Dividend
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd has increased the annual dividend to $2.68 per common share, from $2.56 per common share. This is the twenty-first consecutive year that the Company has increased the common share dividend since its inception in 1993. The Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.67 per common share. The dividend will be payable on... Read more of this article
PLP Supports Linking Concessions To Jobs
After ten people were made redundant on Tuesday [Jan 28] at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban says that the Progressive Labour Party supports linking future concession packages to jobs and opportunities for Bermudians and that concessions should also be tied to succession planning and workforce diversity. Mr Roban... Read more of this article
