Author Archive: Bernews1

Video: Fire Breaks Out On Tills Hill

[Updated with video] A dog was rescued after a fire broke out just before 11am this morning [Mar.1] in the Tills Hill area of Court Street by TCD. Smoke can be seen pouring out of of the upper level of a house in the area, while the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service seeks to contain the blaze. The police are also on scene, and the road is blocked from... Read more of this article

Chickens Poisoned In Warwick West

The Department of Environmental Protection issued a statement this morning [Mar.1] after receiving a complaint regarding the poisoning of chickens in the Warwick West area. The statement said they “would like to remind the public that the laying of poison or the willful administration of any poisonous or injurious drug or substance to an animal... Read more of this article

Huffington Post On Local Photographer

A Bermudian photographer’s surreal work transports viewers to an alternative universe the “Huffington Post” says today [Mar.1] in a report titled “James Cooper’s Underwater Wonderland.” Mr. Cooper — who also sculpts and is involved in performance art — took the images featured at the popular current affairs... Read more of this article

Jillian Terceira Wins Class In Spain

Bermuda’s Jillian Terceira continued competing on the Mediterranean Equestrian Tour “MET” in Spain, a new winter Show Jumping Tour held in Oliva Valencia. In the AON 7 year old Class, Terceira and Amarulla finished 15th clocking a time of 31.06 with 4 Penalty Fault Points. Competing in the Aon 6 year OLD Class Terceira and Ultima Z... Read more of this article

Inspectorate Report On Bermuda Police

[Updated] The Final Report prepared by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary [HMIC] following an inspection of the Bermuda Police Service undertaken in June 2011 was released today [Mar.1] HMIC has a legal responsibility to independently assess police forces and police activity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the public interest, and... Read more of this article

Alterra Executives To Speak At Conference

Bermuda’s-Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced today [Mar.1] that W. Marston (Marty) Becker [pictured], President and Chief Executive Officer, and Adam Mullan, Chief Executive Officer of Alterra at Lloyd’s, will participate in panel discussions at the 2012 Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts Conference being held at the Waldorf... Read more of this article

16-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To DUI

In Plea Court yesterday [Feb.29], two school students faced traffic offences including a 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to riding whilst impaired, admitting he had been drinking “Chivas and shots.” A 15-year-old female student was facing a charge of riding whilst disqualified. However, because she was under sixteen, it was ruled that she had to... Read more of this article

John Fredriksen Reduces Seadrill Stake

Norway-listed, Bermuda-based oil rig operator Seadrill Ltd. today [Mar.1] said that its chairman, Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen [pictured], will cut his stake in the company. The deepwater drilling company said Hemen Holding Ltd., a company controlled by trusts established for the benefit of Fredriksen’s family, will sell up to 24... Read more of this article

Hardy Underwriting Sinks To 2011 Loss

Hardy Underwriting Bermuda is dropping its final dividend after posting pre-tax losses of £42.1 million for the year to the end of December, the firm announced today [Mar. 1]. The board concluded a final payout would not be appropriate in the light of the impact of the catastrophe losses on the group’s financial resources and of the ongoing strategic... Read more of this article

Tree Blocks Traffic On Reid Street

[Updated] Morning commuters in Hamilton faced an ‘unplanned roadblock’ this morning [Mar.1] after a massive tree fell across the road on Reid Street, in the area outside Music Box. A car is pictured below driving around the tree at approximately 8am: Update 9.30am: The tree has been cleared out of the road: - Photos courtesy of Kenny... Read more of this article

$27M Owed In Social Ins. Payments

As of November 2011 there were 2,677 companies which are 60 days in arrears owing over $27 million in Social Insurance contributions, Junior Finance Minister David Burt said yesterday [Feb.29] in the Senate. The figures were released after Opposition Senator Toni Daniels tabled Parliamentary Questions for the Junior Minister yesterday. When asked whether... Read more of this article

Two Leap Day Babies Born Yesterday

Bermuda welcomed two Leap Day babies this year, with two baby boys born yesterday [Feb.29], at King Edward Memorial Hospital. Born on the most elusive day on the entire calendar, the little boys will only get to ‘officially’ celebrate their first birthday on February 29, 2016 — when they are four. But Leap Year babies are considered... Read more of this article