Archive for April, 2018

Photos: Van Crashes On Side In Pembroke

[Updated with video] Emergency Services responded to the St. John’s Road, Pembroke area tonight [April 30] where a collision occurred near the junction with Cox’s Hill Road resulting in a van landing on its side at approximately 11.00pm. Traffic is being diverted away from the scene and while further details are limited at this time, we... Read more of this article

Photos: Small Cessna Aircraft Crashes At Airport

Emergency personnel rushed to the airport after a small aircraft crashed while landing this evening [April 30], resulting in the pilot sustaining what officials said were “non life threatening injuries” and the airfield being temporarily closed down before re-opening at around 9.00pm. Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Lieutenant... Read more of this article

Town Crier Calls Travellers Into Local Stores

Hamilton’s Town Crier is treating visitors to more than just city tours this year; he’s also aiming to assist them with their island shopping. A spokesperson said, “Town Crier Ed Christopher’s baritone voice and long strides are leading visitors into retail stores all over Hamilton every Thursday in the Bermuda Tourism Authority-created... Read more of this article

Captive Conference To Donate $5K To Hospice

Friends of Hospice, the registered charity supporting Bermuda’s only in-patient hospice, Agape House, has been chosen as the first beneficiary of the Bermuda Captive Conference. This year’s 14th annual event, slated to run June 11–13 at Fairmont Southampton, attracts close to 800 delegates, including captive insurance owners, risk managers, captive... Read more of this article

Berkeley Students Attend New York Summit

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC] recently sponsored a class of 22 budding, young entrepreneurs from The Berkeley Institute to take part in Virtual Enterprises International’s Global Youth Business Summit 2018, which was held in New York City from Monday, April 16th to Wednesday, April 18th. Since September, the students have been... Read more of this article

2 Hour Video: Cessna Aircraft Incident At Airport

[Updating] Emergency personnel are on scene at the airport this evening [April 30], with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service confirming that it was an incident involving one Cessna aircraft, with one person involved. Further details are limited at this time, however we will update as able, and a live video from the scene is below. Update 6.11pm: We... Read more of this article

BIIRW: Siese Has Narrow Lead In IOD Series

Bermuda’s sole entry in this year’s Bacardi sponsored Bermuda International Invitational Race Weekend [BIIRW] skippered by Martin Siese currently stands a top the leader board at the end of Monday’s racing. Sailing onboard with him is TeamBDA sailor and son, Owen Siese, Patrick Cooper and Melinda Bessey. Race Officer, Somers Kempe... Read more of this article

30 Minute Video: April 30 ZBM Evening News

With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related Stories 30 Minute Video: Dec 30... Read more of this article

Weather Forecast For Tuesday May 1

Tuesday, May 1 is expected to be sunny skies, with the high to be near 20°C/68°F and the low to be near 18°C/65°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 59%. Sunrise will be at 6.32am and sunset will be at 7.59pm. High tide will be at 10.16am and 10.33pm, while low tide will be... Read more of this article

Ministry: 63 Bus Runs Cancelled On Monday

The cancellation of bus runs continue, with the Ministry releasing a list of bus cancellations for this afternoon [Apr 30] with sixty-three bus runs cancelled. Related Stories Ministry: 6 Bus Runs Cancelled On Thursday Ministry: 2 Bus Runs Cancelled On Tuesday Ministry: 2 Bus Runs Cancelled On Monday Ministry: 4 Bus Runs Cancelled On Friday Ministry:... Read more of this article

AFL Investments Rebrands To Argus Wealth

AFL Investments Limited has been rebranded to Argus Wealth Management Limited and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of The Argus Group, “Argus Wealth will continue to offer investment options to Bermuda-based private and institutional clients and leverage its existing institutional relationships to provide access to world-class managers through... Read more of this article

PLP Thank Baron & Dr Gibbons For Service

Following the resignations of Jeff Baron and Dr. Grant Gibbons the PLP Chairman thanked them both for their service, and noted the resignations will lead to by-elections, and said the PLP candidates will be “selected and announced once the Party undergoes the internal selection processes.” PLP Chairman Owen Darrell said, “The Progressive... Read more of this article