Author Archive: Bernews1
US Bill Focuses On Candidates’ Tax Haven Ties
US lawmakers and candidates would have to spell out any financial ties they might have to countries considered to be tax havens — including Bermuda — under a bill introduced by two Democrats in the Senate on yesterday [Mar 29]. The measure, seen by some on Capitol Hill as a jab at Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, has little... Read more of this article
Alterra Appoints Dan Gamble As EVP
Bermuda re/insurer Alterra Capital Holdings Limited yesterday [Mar.29] announced the appointment of Daniel G. Gamble as Executive Vice President of the Professional Liability Group of Alterra US Insurance. The Professional Liability Group will include the Executive Liability and Professional Liability underwriting units of Alterra US Insurance. Doug... Read more of this article
XL Enhances ‘Side A’ D&O Coverage
XL Group plc’s Bermuda insurance operations, XL Insurance [Bermuda] Ltd [XLIB], yesterday [Mar. 29] announced that it has enhanced its broad form “Side A” D&O Coverage. The enhanced coverage on an excess difference in conditions basis provides additional limit of liability for independent directors, defense costs coverage for Sarbanes-Oxley... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Femme Fatale Lingerie Show
Secrets will be hosting their Femme Fatale Lingerie Fashion Show on Saturday, March 31st and Sunday, April 1st at Shine’s House of Music from 8.30pm. This is a “gentleman only” event for those aged 25 and over. Tickets are priced at $35 each, and available from Secrets. Related Stories Nicole Tovey Competing In ‘Miss Jetset’... Read more of this article
CedarBridge, Victor Scott & Prospect Closed
Minister of Public Works Michael Weeks this morning advised that due to the fire at the Marsh Folly Composting Facility last night [Mar.29], CedarBridge Academy, Victor Scott School and Prospect Primary will be closed this morning until a health and safety assesment has been carried out to ensure the schools are safe for students and teachers. Related... Read more of this article
Photos: Massive Fire At Pembroke Dump
A huge blaze broke out last night [Mar.29] at the Marsh Folly Composting Facility in Pembroke. Smoke billowed high in the sky, visible for miles around. Dozens of personnel from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded, with firefighters called in from all over the island, as well as off duty staff receiving calls to respond to the emergency. They... Read more of this article
UBP On Tourism Board: “Half Baked Solution”
Government’s announcement about a new Tourism Board “appears a half-baked solution for Tourism,” said UBP MP Kim Swan. “The announcement by the Minister of Tourism that government is prepared to scrap the Tourism Board and introduce a statutory body appointed by the Minister with authority appears a step in the right direction,”... Read more of this article
Car Overturns, Lands In Beauty Salon
[Updated] While the fire continued to blaze in Pembroke, emergency service personnel responded to an accident in Somerset this morning [Mar.30] at approximately 12:30am which involved a car flipping over and landing partly in a beauty salon. It appears a car was travelling along Somerset Road when the vehicle overturned and landed smashing into a building... Read more of this article
Videos: Pembroke Dump On Fire
[Updated] As of 8pm this evening [Mar.29] there is smoke pouring from what appears to be the dump in Pembroke, with the smoke being seen for miles away. Details are limited at the time, but we will update as able. Update 8.25pm: The fire is spreading…fire personnel are on scene, with more continuing to arrive. Marsh Folly and Palmetto Road is... Read more of this article
Collie Buddz To Launch Radio Station Tomorrow
At 6am tomorrow [Mar.30] local reggae star Collie Buddz will launch Bermuda’s newest radio station – VIBE 103.3 FM. Owned and operated by Collie Buddz [real name Colin Harper] and his brother Matthew Harper, VIBE 103.3 FM will give audiences a mixture of Top 40, Caribbean and Dance music, and a blend of both local and overseas news, weather,... Read more of this article
Landscapers Work Permit Moratorium Lifted
Today [Mar.29] the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Patrice Minors announced the moratorium on work permits for landscape gardeners will be lifted. Minister Minors pointed out that “it has always been and continues to be a top priority to ensure that Bermudians who are currently unemployed are properly placed in jobs where there is a need”. She... Read more of this article
New Tourism Board Members Appointed
[Updated] This morning [Mar.29] the Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne Furbert unveiled the members of the new Bermuda Tourism Board, saying with the “experience that is on the Board, and the desire to see a change in the growth of the Tourism Industry in Bermuda, we are about to see the dawning of a new age.” Minister Furbert... Read more of this article
