Archive for January, 2016
Court: Two Men Charged With Drug Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 28], a 29-year-old man and 35-year-old man faced charges alleging involvement with various drugs said to total street value alleged to be over $20,000. Alexander Wilks and Peter Lewis were charged with possessing cocaine that was intended for supply and doing so in Southampton in February 2015. Both... Read more of this article
Post Box Payments Due By January 31st
The Bermuda Post Office said they “would like to remind the public that Post Box rental fee payments are due by January 31st, 2016.” “Payments made from February 1st, 2016 are subject to a late fee of $25 in addition to the post box rental fee. Payments can be made in cash or by debit/credit card at any post office around the Island,... Read more of this article
Patrick Singleton Gets Top IOC Appointment
Patrick Singleton — who represented Bermuda in the Luge and Skeleton events at three Winter Olympics — has been named to a top International Olympic Committee [IOC] post, with the IOC calling him a “very experienced and well respected administrator.” The IOC said, “As part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen the working... Read more of this article
BLTA To Launch Island-Wide Tennis Ladder
The Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association [BLTA] is set to launch a new island-wide tennis ladder on February 1. The ladder, which will be made up of small groups of four players, aims to give players the opportunity to complete three matches over a one-month period. The results at the end of each month will determine one player being promoted to the group... Read more of this article
Dept. Of Marine & Ports Temporary Relocation
The Department of Marine & Ports Services is advising the public that “in order to facilitate renovations at its headquarters located on East Broadway, Hamilton, the Department has temporarily relocated to the 2nd Floor, Brown Brangman Building, 100 Reid Street, Hamilton.” “The Marine and Ports’ main telephone number is 295-6575,”... Read more of this article
Interns Graduate To Full-Time Job At Fireminds
Two interns have graduated to full-time jobs at Bermuda IT company Fireminds and a third intern has recently been recruited. Fireminds Ltd. runs an graduate intern programme for recent university graduates with degrees in Computer Science or Software Development. They are put through an intense six-month programme which includes help desk, IT support,... Read more of this article
French President Sends Letter Of Appreciation
“During these particularly difficult times, messages of friendship and solidarity received from around the world, such as yours today, are a precious help in our fight against hate and barbarity,” French President François Hollande said in a letter to Premier Michael Dunkley. Following the attacks in Paris late last year which left over... Read more of this article
2016 Harbour Nights To Commence On May 4th
This year’s Harbour Nights is set to get underway on May 4th and run until August 31st, 2016, with Front Street set to host Bermuda’s longest running street festival. The announcement said, “The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, the Bermuda Tourism Authority, The Corporation of Hamilton, and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, are... Read more of this article
WOW Granted Licence For Different Spectrum
World on Wireless’[WOW] has relinquished its use of the 700 MHz radio frequency band for transmitting video content over the air and has been granted a licence to use a different spectrum range to service its customers, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda said. “This completes the first phase of the Regulatory Authority’s undertaking to optimize... Read more of this article
Video: “10 Most” Series Spotlights Marc Bean
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series continues today with the eighth video release featuring Opposition Leader Marc Bean. Host Lisa Pickering introduces Mr. Bean by saying, “This fisherman’s son from White Hill has certainly made a name for himself. Controversies and headlines have followed the Progressive Labour... Read more of this article
Report: “Favorite New Tax Haven Is The USA”
A Bloomberg article – “The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States” — states that “moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business,” with two references to clients “moving assets from Bermuda.” The article said, “Last September, at a law... Read more of this article
Huffington Post Spotlights Douglas & Ariel Sands
In an article entitled “7 Hotels You Didn’t Know Were Owned by Celebrities,” the Huffington Post has spotlighted the planned Ariel Sands resort in Bermuda. The Huffington Post article said, “Hollywood power couple Michael Douglas and Catherina Zeta Jones co-own the Ariel Sands Resort in Bermuda. “The resort, which is currently... Read more of this article
