Archive for March, 2016
YVP Fun Day Now Set For April 3 In St. George’s
YouthVision Promotions [YVP] will be hosting a Family Fun Day at the St. Georges Community Centre on its rain date of Sunday, April 3 from 12.00pm to 6.00pm. The event will include games, music, food, entertainment, youth art on display, a $5 clothes sale, snowballs, prizes and give-aways, indoor football, remote control cars, and St. George’s vendors... Read more of this article
Catalina To Acquire AGF Insurance From Allianz
Catalina Holdings [Bermuda] Ltd announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Catalina Holdings UK Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AGF Insurance Limited from AGF Holdings [UK] Limited, a subsidiary of Allianz SE. AGF is a UK regulated insurance company incorporated in 1960. It wrote predominantly direct Employers and Public liability... Read more of this article
Fire Service Extinguishes Vehicle Fire In Sandys
At approximately 11:19pm on Tuesday night [March 29], the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of a vehicle fire at Overplus Lane in Sandys. Fire Service spokesperson Sgt. Russann Francis stated that the report was of “one van involved in fire.” “The Fire Service responded to the incident with one vehicle and 4 firefighters.... Read more of this article
Benefit Concert For Larry Ingham Set For April 2
The Bermuda Institute Alumni Association will present a benefit concert for Larry Ingham on Saturday, April 2 at the Bermuda Institute Auditorium, starting at 8.00pm. The show will feature Sammy DeGraff, Anonymous Praise, Dakota Tucker, Shema, The Inspirational Choir, Spiritual Peace, and more. A spokesperson said, “Mr. Ingham has owned and operated... Read more of this article
Premier’s Airline Meeting Trip Cost $1,756.74
A trip in February 2016 by Premier Michael Dunkley to meet with Jet Blue Airlines officials cost $1,756.74, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from Tuesday, February 02, 2016 – Wednesday, February 03, 2016, and the web page listing said, “The Premier and Minister of National... Read more of this article
New Gymnastics Facility Launches Easter Camp
Quality Gymnastics recently launched their first Easter camp, which will run through to April 1st, and invite all school age children interested in gymnastics to enroll. The company said, “Quality Gymnastics is the newest gymnastic program located in Hamilton. Parents have been asking for a gymnastics program that is more accessible in terms of... Read more of this article
Agreement Reached In Police Association Talks
The Bermuda Police Association [BPA] and the Government of Bermuda have reached an agreement in respect of a temporary modification to the Conditions of Service Order ["COSO"]. Chairman of the Bermuda Police Association, Sgt. Andrew A. Harewood said, “In an effort to assist the Government and people of Bermuda during these economic times, the... Read more of this article
CURB To Host Third Discussion On Immigration
Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda [CURB] is set to host a presentation and panel discussion on “Immigration in Bermuda, its history, its legacy” on Thursday, 31st March from 6:15pm to 8:30pm at Sandys Middle School. A spokesperson said, “Due to overwhelming interest in the community to learn more about the history and legacy of... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: March 29 2016
Today [March 29] saw 20,000 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $80,000.00 BD. All 20,000 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing even at $3.75 per share. The BSX finished at 1,195.64, also even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 62 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF]. Related... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Wednesday March 30
Wednesday, March 30 is expected to be partly cloudy, with the high to be near 19°C/66°F and the low to be near 17°C/63°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be north. The relative humidity is expected to be near 55%. Sunrise will be at 7.09am and sunset will be at 7.37pm. High tide will be at 1.29am and 1.46pm, while low tide... Read more of this article
School Reorganisation Consultation Deadline
The Ministry of Education said they wish to remind parents, educators and other community members, that the deadline for the receipt of consultation submissions on school reorganisation is this Friday April 1st, 2016. “To date, the Ministry has received over 50 formal responses to the consultation, from students, parents, PTAs, primary school... Read more of this article
Court: Mother Admits Mistreatment Of Child
In today’s [March 29] Plea Court session, a woman pleaded guilty to abusing and mistreating her 8-year-old daughter in November of last year, with the Court hearing she repeatedly slapped the child and told her she would “f***ing kill” her. The summary of evidence stated that on 2nd November, the 8-year-old had been sent to school... Read more of this article
