Archive for October, 2015

Students To Benefit From Partnership With Lahey

Students in the Bermuda College Nursing Programme are being provided with opportunities to network with some of the renowned medical specialists from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. Representatives from Lahey collaborated with the College’s Nursing Education Team recently to seek educational opportunities for students in the Associate of Science... Read more of this article

120 Students Head Overseas To Various Events

Scores of Saltus Grammar School students have disappeared thousands of miles overseas to take part in events ranging from public speaking, football and performing arts. In total 120 students have left for Canada, Boston and New York and 16 more are spending their half-term sailing on the Spirit of Bermuda. Jon Beard, Deputy Head and Director of Advancement,... Read more of this article

Man Receives Suspended 10 Day Sentence

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Oct 29], 33-year-old Kevin Mendonca was given a ten day prison sentence, which was suspended for one year, following his guilty plea for intruding on the privacy of a female by grabbing her buttocks. The incident occurred in May of this year. The Crown Prosecutor recommended a “short, sharp shock”... Read more of this article

BFRS Respond To Fire At Restaurant In Hamilton

The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire at the Coconut Rock Restaurant on Reid Street this morning [Oct 29], and the BFRS said that while there were no injuries, there was minor smoke damage and the restaurant will be closed for business today. The BFRS said, “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to an alarm indicating... Read more of this article

LinkBermuda Partners To Protect Against Attacks

LinkBermuda today [Oct 29] announced the successful implementation of Arbor Networks’ market-leading DDoS detection and mitigation solutions to protect its infrastructure from DDoS attacks that they said are the primary threat to the availability of Internet based telecommunications services to the island. “DDoS [Distributed Denial-of-Service]... Read more of this article

Four Boccia Athletes To Compete In Colombia

Four Bermuda boccia athletes will be travelling to Cali, Colombia to compete in the BISFed World Open which will take place from October 30th – 2nd November. Steve Wilson, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade, Jaime Brangman and Omar Hayward will join elite boccia players from over 30 countries. The competition will be the last opportunity for players to gain... Read more of this article

PLP To Hold Fish Fry On Friday, October 30th

The PLP will be holding a Fish Fry tomorrow [Oct 30] at PLP HQ on Court Street, with the menu set to include fish, chicken, peas and rice, macaroni & cheese, coleslaw, ginger bread and more. A PLP spokesperson said, “The Progressive Labour Party will be holding a Fish Fry tomorrow, October 30, at PLP HQ, Alaska Hall, Court Street, Hamilton. “On... Read more of this article

AA To Increase Flights To Bermuda From JFK

American Airlines will increase its flight schedule from New York’s JFK Airport to Bermuda beginning on February 11, 2016, the Bermuda Tourism Authority announced today, saying that the additional airlift means AA will fly twice daily from JFK, six days per week. “American’s addition of six flights per week increases Bermuda’s total weekly... Read more of this article

Boxer Andre Lambe Looking For Victory

Andre Lambe is looking to bring a little flash to the fans as he seeks to notch a victory against his Canadian opponent on November 7. Lamb is on the undercard of the Bascome vs Reyes fight at the Fairmont Southampton. The lightweight is 0-3 but his confidence is sky high as he is looking to do Bermuda proud. He got into the boxing after going to watch... Read more of this article

America’s Cup Economic Impact Forecast

[Written by Don Burgess] The economic impact of the America’s Cup could be bigger than originally forecast, according to Minister of Economic Development Dr. Grant Gibbons. The impact assessment by the Bermuda America’s Cup Bid Committee, released in October 2014, projected an economic impact of $242M for the island. Of that, $94.1M [38.9%] was... Read more of this article

AXIS Capital 2015 Q3 Net Income: $248M

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income available to common shareholders for the third quarter of 2015 of $248 million, or $2.50 per diluted common share, compared with $279 million, or $2.68 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2014. Net income available to common shareholders for the nine months ended September... Read more of this article

Bermuda Clay Court Championships Day #4

Men’s Open Singles Number One seed Jenson Bascome made a solid start to his campaign at the Bermuda Clay Court Championships at Coral Beach & Tennis Club when he defeated veteran Dean Mello 6-1 6-0 yesterday [Oct 28]. And unseeded Ashley Brooks moved to the top of the table in the Women’s Open Singles Round Robin when she brushed aside Imani... Read more of this article