Archive for November 1st, 2014
Motorcyclist Injured In Southampton Accident
[Updated] Emergency services responded to a collision involving a motorcycle at approximately 7pm tonight [Nov 1] in the Middle Road Southampton area. Police and Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel cordoned off the scene and tended to the injured rider, diverting traffic away from the area until an attending ambulance transported the rider to... Read more of this article
Daylight Savings: Time To Fall Back, Bermuda
Tonight’s the night Bermuda’s sleep lovers wait all year for — the end of Daylight Saving Time means a one-hour rollback on the clocks and a precious extra hour of slumber. Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday [Nov 2] at 2am. As you set your clocks back one hour this evening, the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service reminds Bermudians to also take... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Sunday November 2
Sunday, November 2 is expected to see showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then cloudy late, with the high to be near 25°C/77°F and the low to be near 20°C/68°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be from the SW at 40 to 55 km/h. The relative humidity is expected to be near 64%. Sunrise will be at 7.36am and sunset... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Clyde Best Lane Officially Unveiled
[Updated with video & more photos] Broome Street in Sandys has been officially renamed Clyde Best Lane, with the unveiling held earlier today [Nov 1] with friends and family, politicians from both sides of the aisle, and football fans both young and old in attendance. One of the most successful athletes the island has ever produced, Mr Best began... Read more of this article
Photos: Halloween Boo Bash On Queen Street
Queen Street hosted a “Boo Bash” last night [Oct 31] with retailers on the popular shopping street getting into the Halloween spirit for the second year in a row. Stores including Daisy & Mac, Choices, Sassy and Baked opened late, with Daisy & Mac offering a number of activities, including face painting, glitter art, the photo... Read more of this article
Video: Wells Scores Against Nottingham Forest
[Updated with video] Huddersfield Town are presently taking on Nottingham Forest at the John Smith’s Stadium today [Nov 1] with Nahki Wells scoring in the 20th minute to put his team up 2-0. Today’s match marks the 150th appearance in English League football by the 24-year-old Bermudian striker, who transferred from Bradford City earlier this... Read more of this article
Opinion: Starling On Negative Campaigning
[Opinion column written by Jonathan Starling] So, we’re in election season. Well, a by-election at least. Disappointingly, all the signs are that this by-election campaign will be an overwhelmingly negative one – one in which the OBA seems to be taking the lead on, in terms of negative campaigning that is. This is all the more disappointing as the... Read more of this article
Amended Harness Racing Schedule Announced
The Harness Pony Racing Committee have decided that since the racing track on Vesey Street has some damage to the lights following Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, that racing will have to be during the day for the rest of the season. The race schedule for the balance of the season is as follows: November 11th, 2014 – Cablevision Races... Read more of this article
BELCO: 36 Customers Remain Without Power
BELCO said that we begin today [Nov 1] with 36 customers waiting for power restoration following Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo. The distribution by parish: Pembroke 6 Paget 5 Devonshire 3 Warwick 7 Southampton 2 Sandys 0 Smiths 6 Hamilton 0 St. Georges 7 Related Stories BELCO & Union On Efficiencies & Redundancies BELCO Working... Read more of this article
A Spooky Night In Ye Olde Ghost Town
The St. George’s Foundation is getting set to host Haunted History, a Halloween party that will “wake the dead,” on November 22, 2014 [postponed from November 1] at World Heritage Centre Plaza, Penno’s Wharf, St. George’s. The entry fee will be $125 for members and $150 for non-members, with each entry fee including food... Read more of this article
XL Group Declares Quarterly Dividend
XL Group plc declared a quarterly dividend on October 30, 2014 of $0.16 per ordinary share payable on the Company’s ordinary shares. The dividend will be payable on December 31, 2014 to ordinary shareholders of record as of December 15, 2014. The Company also announced today that the board of directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary, XLIT Ltd., resolved... Read more of this article
