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Bermuda Motors Offers Free 3M Workshop

Bermuda Motors this week partnered with US-based technology company 3M to put on a free workshop for the Island’s automotive and marine paint and body shop technicians. The one-day workshop by Leroy Cruceta, Service Technician from 3M’s Caribbean office in the Dominican Republic, demonstrated the latest products and techniques in automotive body... Read more of this article

TBI To Offer Wi-Fi In Somerset For Cup Match

[Updated] There will be wi-fi internet access available on the grounds of Somerset Cricket Club for this year’s Cup Match Classic. Speaking at a press conference this afternoon [July 17], Somerset Cricket Club President Alfred Maybury said: “Somerset will be a hot spot so if you want to bring any of your technology, TBI will be providing... Read more of this article

CKC Spotlight Summer Camp Tribute To MJ

Spotlight Performing Arts Camp is presenting a tribute to Michael Jackson on Friday [July 20]. Youngsters between the ages of 6-15 years will perform in various genres including dance, rap, poetry. They will also put on a fashion show featuring Michael Jackson songs, including Heal the World, I’m Bad, Earth Song, Man in the Mirror, Beat It,... Read more of this article

Bermuda To Have Caribbean Olympic Feed

Bermuda CableVision and VSB are teaming up this year to bring Caribbean focused television coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games to Bermuda. U.S.-based Olympics coverage on NBC, CNBC, and MSNBC, and Canadian channels must be blacked out by all broadcast and cable systems across the region. Exclusive Caribbean broadcast rights to London 2012 were acquired... Read more of this article

BELCO Explains Recent Power Outages

BELCO said they wish to “assure the public that it has more than adequate capacity to meet expected load on the system this summer, and that outages on Saturday and Monday were unrelated to increased summertime electricity demand.” This past Saturday almost 16,000 customers lost power for a few hours, which was followed by another brief... Read more of this article

BHB Pathology Maintains Specialist Accreditation

Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) today [July 17] announced that its Department of Pathology has once again earned three-year accreditation status from Joint Commission International (JCI), the worldwide leader in improving the quality of health care. With over 3 million lab results produced each year, the Department has 62 members of staff. BHB’s Department... Read more of this article

Allied World U.S Appoints Kevin Maloney

Bermuda-based Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, said today [July 17] that Allied World U.S. has appointed Kevin Maloney as Vice President, Excess Casualty. Mr. Maloney will oversee the management and build-out of Allied World’s Real Estate & Financial Institutions practice, which will offer a host of casualty coverages tailored to... Read more of this article

Video: HSBC Lead Sponsor Of Cup Match 2012

HSBC Bermuda is the Lead Sponsor of the Cup Match Classic 2012, after partnering with Somerset Cricket Club to play a part in the 110th year celebration. Richard Moseley, CEO, HSBC Bermuda said, “Supporting Cup Match is an important commitment for HSBC, as it’s a celebration of the Island’s heritage and culture. We are very pleased to... Read more of this article

Teenager Pleads Not Guilty To Assault Charges

In Magistrates Court this morning [July 17], a teenager pleaded not guilty to two charges of assault. 16-year-old Daeshon Warner pleaded not guilty to trespassing at Somersfield Academy on the evening of Saturday 14th July and unlawfully assaulting a woman and causing her bodily harm. Connected to the first charge, he also pleaded not guilty to a second... Read more of this article

Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Round Up

The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Season continued at the Southside Moto Sports Park on Sunday [July 15], with Ed Cook winning all three races in the MiniGP 80 Class, while Haley Place finishing second three times. Ricardo Wade took the days honors in the Scooter Class with three wins, while Dean Jones finished 2nd three times. Cyril Whitter III won all... Read more of this article

Helena Pimentel Appointed Retirement Specialist

The Argus Group today announces the appointment of Helena Pimentel into the new position of Retirement Specialist to assist clients in becoming more prepared, financially and otherwise, for retirement. In her new role, Ms. Pimentel will act as a consultant to clients to help them understand their employer pension plan and, more broadly, to support them... Read more of this article

Jackson Questions BHB Chief Of Staff Leave

“We are concerned to the learn the news that the Chief of Staff has been put on administrative leave given that this is a very senior position at KEMH,” OBA MP Louise Jackson said. The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] recently confirmed that the hospital’s Chief of Staff, Dr Donald Thomas, is currently on “administrative leave while a Board... Read more of this article