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Video: Airplane Lands Safely, Causeway Opens
[Updated] The Causeway has been closed this afternoon [July 11] as a precautionary measure due to a flight being diverted to Bermuda A police spokesperson said, “A Jetblue flight has been diverted to Bermuda and in the abundance of caution [as per standard operational procedures] the Causeway has been closed until the safe landing of the airplane.” Update... Read more of this article
PGA Grand Slam To Return To U.S. Mainland
The Bermuda Tourism Authority and the PGA of America today issued a joint statement saying the eighth Bermuda PGA Grand Slam of Golf is to be the last of this series, and the Grand Slam will be moving back to the U.S. mainland. Bill Hanbury, CEO of the BTA said “The partnership between the PGA of America and Bermuda has been enormously successful,... Read more of this article
BTG To Purchase Ariel Re From Global Atlantic
Banco BTG Pactual S.A. and Global Atlantic Financial Group Limited announced that they have signed an agreement whereby BTG Pactual will acquire Ariel Re, Global Atlantic’s Bermuda-based property and casualty reinsurance company. The transaction, which includes all of the operating entities, assets and obligations of Ariel Re, is still subject to... Read more of this article
Endurance New US Commercial Insurance Unit
Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Property within its U.S. Insurance operation. With almost twenty years of experience in the insurance industry in both underwriting and broker roles, Mr. Maritzen will be responsible for building and... Read more of this article
56 Year Old Man In ICU After Falling Off Truck
A 56 year old St. George’s man is in the Intensive Care Unit after falling off a truck in Paget this morning. A police spokesperson said, “Around 10:15am on Thursday, July 10th first responders attended a reported medical emergency in the Tribe Road #5, Paget area. “Details are limited at this time; however it appears that the victim, believed... Read more of this article
Premier Dunkley Gets Update On CCTV System
“Very pleased with the progress and the quality of the technology,” said Premier Michael Dunkley today [July 10] after a visit to the Prospect site of the CCTV monitoring centre. The Premier, who is also Minister of National Security, toured the facility following the award of the contract to BAS/Serco earlier this year to see first-hand the CCTV... Read more of this article
Governor: Concerns “Not Clear, Urgent Enough”
Governor George Fergusson responded to the Motion passed by the House of Assembly on 4 July which proposed he appoint a Commission of Inquiry into certain historic land transactions, saying the debate “raised serious concerns” but “they are not clear enough or urgent enough to justify a Commission of the type proposed.” Opposition MP... Read more of this article
FIFA Committee Rejects Suarez Biting Appeal
The FIFA Appeal Committee — which is chaired by Bermuda’s Larry Mussenden — has rejected the appeals lodged by Uruguayan Luis Suarez and the Uruguayan Football Association. According to a statement from FIFA, the terms of the decision taken by the FIFA Appeal Committee were communicated to the player and the Uruguayan FA today [July... Read more of this article
People’s Pharmacy Wins KEMH Contract
The Bermuda Hospitals Board [BHB] today announced that People’s Pharmacy was the successful bidder for the outpatient pharmacy contract at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital [KEMH]. The contract allows People’s Pharmacy to operate a retail pharmacy in the new Acute Care Wing of KEMH for outpatients and the community. A BHB spokesperson said, “At... Read more of this article
Cricket Players Of Week: Lightbourne & Fray
The Bermuda Cricket Board announced that the Logic Premier Division ‘Player of the Week’ is Terryn Fray of Bailey’s Bay CC, who scored 89 runs out of his team’s total of 208 which was instrumental in their 154 run victory over Somerset CC. The Logic First Division ‘Player of the Week’ is Kyle Lightbourne of PHC, who scored 78 runs and bowled... Read more of this article
Slideshow: Boats Set Off For Big Game Classic
A fleet of over 40 vessels headed out early this morning [July 10] as the Bermuda Big Game Classic continues. The centerpiece of the Bermuda Triple Crown, the 14th annual Bermuda Big Game Classic is taking place from July 9 – 13, 2014. Anglers will spend the day on the water, and you can keep up with live scoring here Related Stories Photos:... Read more of this article
Endurance Global Agriculture Reinsurance Team
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Avery Cook and Kristopher Lynn will join Endurance later this month to underwrite and manage international agriculture reinsurance programs. Collectively, they bring to Endurance several decades of experience with... Read more of this article
