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AWAC Launches Accountable Care Product

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has launched a new Accountable Care Organization Liability Solution product. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are newly emerging healthcare organizations that are characterized by a payment and care delivery model that ties provider reimbursements to quality metrics and reductions in the total cost of... Read more of this article

OBA: Government Has Got To ‘Come Clean’

The Government “has got to come clean about what is going on” with the Park Hyatt project, Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell said. The construction was supposed to have started some time ago, with initial press statements on the matter stating the resort was scheduled to open in 2012. Last week Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert told... Read more of this article

TEDS Food Donation Drive Underway

The Eliza DoLittle Society’s [TEDS] 2nd annual, island wide, ‘Making Hunger History Week’ is well on its way to surpassing the food collections made last year. The event going on all this week, from Sunday [Sept 30] until Saturday [Oct 6], invites businesses, schools and interested groups to participate by placing food collection boxes... Read more of this article

Photos: Gold Cup Round Robin Finalists

Adam Minoprio (NZL) Team Argo Group, the Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion in 2009, came storming out of the Argo Group Gold Cup Qualifier round robin matches. Unbeaten during the last two days, the New Zealander finished up as top scorer among the eight skippers that have made it to the Quarter Finals, with 8 points to his credit. Minoprio’s... Read more of this article

Stage Set At RenRe Junior Gold Cup

[Written by Laurie Fullerton] Thomas di Luciano of Argentina – who is in first place with 10 points after one day of racing in the 10th annual Renaissance Re Junior Gold Cup, had a great start to this Optimist Class Championship of Champions. “Each race got better and better for me,” he said. “At first, I was adapting to conditions, but... Read more of this article

World Teacher’s Day Celebrated Today

Bermuda will join other countries around the world today [Oct 5], in recognizing World Teachers’ Day. This year’s theme is: “Take a stand for teachers!” In honour of the occasion, the Minster of Education, Dame Jennifer Smith, will join members of the Bermuda Union of Teachers tomorrow in commemorating the event with the reading of a proclamation. Held... Read more of this article

Canadian Association’s Thanksgiving Dinner

The Association of Canadians in Bermuda is hosting a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, October 6th at 6pm at the Mariners Club located on Richmond Road. A traditional Thanksgiving meal will be followed by live Canadian-themed music courtesy of the Folk Music Club. The menu included Autumn Leaves with Applewood Smoked Bacon, Broken Bread Croutons... Read more of this article

Tyler Butterfield Reflects On Superfrog

Tyler Butterfield claimed the third podium spot in the half-iron distance Superfrog Triathlon last Sunday [Sept 30], with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong winning the race with a new course record. In August, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency banned Mr Armstrong for life from competitive cycling in connection with allegations he used banned... Read more of this article

Youth Library Hosting A ‘Haunted Library’

Youth Library Services will be hosting a ‘Haunted Library’ event called Zombie Hy, on Friday [Oct 26] at 6.00pm. All ages are welcome to attend but costumes are required by those wishing to go. Children under six years old must be accompanied by an adult. There is a $3.00 per person admittance fee to enter the event being held at the Youth... Read more of this article

A.M. Best Affirms Ratings Of XL Group

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A [Excellent] and issuer credit ratings of “a” of the property/casualty subsidiaries of the holding company, Bermuda-based XL Group plc led by XL Insurance Ltd. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICRs of “bbb” of XL and XLIT Ltd as well as all debt ratings of XLIT Ltd. The outlook... Read more of this article

BDOT: Campaign Has “Tremendous Reach”

The August launch of the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s [BDOT] new branding campaign ‘So Much More’ has “achieved tremendous reach” for the island in print, online and broadcast media across the U.S., U.K. and Canada, the BDOT said. “We are pleased to see so much traction so quickly from the launch of the ‘Bermuda... Read more of this article

October 20th: Art Walk In The East

The St. George’s Artist Alliance will be hosting their second annual ‘Art Walk in the East’ event on October 20th from 6pm to 10pm. Entertainment will be include performances by Queen of Bermuda, Quinn, Mike Hind, Joy T. Barnum, Tony Bari and more. Artists featuring their work at the event include Milton Hill, Christopher Grimes,... Read more of this article