Archive for January, 2015
Man Admits Fleeing Airport, Jumping Overboard
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 27], a 21-year-old man admitted running away from Customs and jumping overboard. Hamilton Parish resident Luke Lindo pleaded guilty and admitted that in December 2014 he had run from a Customs officer, out of the airport building, jumped overboard, and swam to the area of Grotto Bay Hotel. Mr Lindo hid... Read more of this article
Minister: ‘Furlough Has Saved Public Sector Jobs’
[Updated] “The furlough has saved a lot of public sector jobs, and that’s the one thing that they’re objecting to,” Finance Minister Bob Richards said at today’s [Jan 27] press conference. Minister Richards added, “The situation, the financial situation that caused us to put the furlough in…hasn’t changed... Read more of this article
BTUC Statement: “We Shall Not Be Moved”
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC] has released a statement following two days of meetings and negotiation, saying that they “can no longer trust one iota of this Government’s words” and that they “put the Government on warning – we are on the right side of history and we shall not be moved.” The statement says,... Read more of this article
Garbage Collection Disrupted Due To Meeting
The ongoing Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC] meetings have lead to a disruption in household garbage collection the Ministry of Public Works said today [Jan 27], and they have encouraging the public to take their waste to the Tynes Bay Public Drop Off. A Ministry of Public Works spokesperson said, “The Waste Management Section of the Ministry... Read more of this article
Pimentel Represents Bermuda In ISAF Sailing
Laser Full Rig sailor Cameron Pimentel will be representing Bermuda among more than 800 other sailors from 63 nations racing across ten Olympic and three Paralympic events on Miami, Florida’s Biscayne Bay this week with racing commencing yesterday [Jan 26] through January 31, 2015. With ISAF Sailing World Cup Final Abu Dhabi qualification spots and... Read more of this article
Video: SMASH Table Tennis Hosts New Course
SMASH! Table Tennis Club has been busy over the last week, hosting the first Olympic Solidarity funded course in Bermuda, put on by the Bermuda Table Tennis Association and the International Table Tennis Federation Level 1 coaching course. The course was conducted by Olympic table tennis coach Christian Lillieroose, who arrived in Bermuda on January... Read more of this article
Bermuda College Science Week Still On Today
The Bermuda College Science Week 2015 is still going ahead today, albeit on a much smaller scale, the College said this morning [Jan 27]. A spokesperson said, “Over 400 middle and high school students were expected on campus to interact with College lecturers on the various science disciplines and enjoy a day of experiments and demonstrations.... Read more of this article
U/18 Players Selected For Sri Lanka Cricket Tour
The Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] confirmed that four Bermuda cricket players have been selected to take part in the Ontario Cricket Academy & Club U/19 Sri Lanka Tour from March 11 – 23, 2015, with Antoine Seaman, Cameron Jeffers, Chare Smith and Sheldon Caesar all receiving the nod. The players were selected by the U18 Management Team based on... Read more of this article
Opinion: “A Turning Point In Bermudian History”
[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] “People get ready, there’s a train comin’. You don’t need no baggage, you just get on board” – Curtis Mayfield Monday January 26, 2015 will be marked in history as a turning point in Bermudian history. 5,000 Bermudians of every age ethnicity gender and profession converged... Read more of this article
Five Videos: BTUC Members Gather, Speeches
Huge crowds gathered for meeting called by the Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC] yesterday [Jan 26], with the dispute centered around furlough days for government workers. The meeting was called following the a letter being sent from the Ministry of Finance to BTUC 1st Vice President Chris Furbert on Friday [Jan 23] in which the government asked... Read more of this article
Equestrian: Hinson Hall Hunter Day #2 Results
Day Two of the Hinson Hall Hunter Horse Show took place at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street under the watchful eyes of Judge Carolyn Vincent, from the USA. Kristen Bean riding Skyfall won the Junior Equitation 15-18 Years Over Fences Class, with Justus Anderson and Carolina Gold finishing second and Marcus Darrell riding Daddy’s... Read more of this article
Fitch Places AXIS On Rating Watch Positive
Fitch Ratings has placed the ‘A+’ Insurer Financial Strength [IFS] ratings of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries on Rating Watch Positive following its announced merger with PartnerRe Ltd. [PRE]. The ratings agency said, “Today’s affirmation follows the announcement that AXIS Capital entered into a definitive... Read more of this article
