Author Archive: Bernews1

Rocket Blasts Off From Cape Canaveral, Florida

Private spaceflight firm SpaceX blasted a rocket into orbit this evening [Jan 6] from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a ThaiCom 6 communications satellite into space. It appears that the liftoff was visible from Bermuda, with a reader emailing to say they saw strange lights in the sky at around 6pm,... Read more of this article

Dr. Murphy Finishes 66th In Austrian Ski Event

Dr. Tucker Murphy — the sole Bermudian to ever compete in Olympic skiing — competed for the first time in 2014 when he took part in the Saalfelden 10K Cross Country Skiing Race in Austria. Dr. Murphy competed in a field of 86 competitors, finishing 66th overall. He clocked a time of 32:08.1, which was six minutes behind the winner Markus... Read more of this article

Two Males Injured In Three Vehicle Collision

[Updated] At sometime around 2.30/3.00pm this afternoon [Jan 6] there was a collision on North Shore in the area just east of the Aquarium, which appears to have involved two motorcycles and a car. As of this writing [3.35pm] traffic is being blocked from both directions while emergency personnel attend to the scene. The police have asked that commuters... Read more of this article

Argo Complete Issuance Of $172M Cat Bond

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced the successful placement of a series of three catastrophe bonds which will provide $172 million of protection to its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries through Loma Re Insurance (Bermuda) Ltd. Coverage provided through the Loma bond program incepts January 1, 2014, and runs for a period of four years,... Read more of this article

Tower Group Announce Merger With ACP Re

Tower Group International Ltd announced today [Jan 6] that it would merge with ACP Re Ltd. ACP Re is a Bermuda based reinsurance company, while Tower Group International is a Bermuda-based global diversified insurance and reinsurance holding company. The controlling shareholder of ACP Re is a trust established by the founder of AmTrust Financial Services,... Read more of this article

Christmas Tree Collection Dates: Jan 22 & 29th

The Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works advised of the following Christmas tree collection dates for 2014: East End – Wednesday January 22nd West End – Wednesday January 29th Trees should be taken to your normal residential waste set out location. A Ministry spokesperson said: “Like all other horticultural waste,... Read more of this article

Tuesday: Power Engineering Meeting To Be Held

The Department of Workforce Development advised that it will be hosting an information session for those in the power engineering profession tomorrow, Tuesday January 7. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss proposed power engineer regulations and national certification within the profession. The meeting will take place at the Bermuda College [Room... Read more of this article

Dominique Mahyo Retains End to End Cycle Title

Dominique Mayho retained his Bermuda Bicycle Association’s End to End Mountain Bike Race Title after a victorious showing this past weekend. Mahyo crossed the line in Ferry Reach first with a time of 1:35.44, while Mark Hatherley finished second in 1.36.18 and Neil De Ste Croix finished third with a time of 1:39.41. Ali Watlington was the first female,... Read more of this article

Ethiopian Orthodox To Celebrate Christmas

Bermuda’s Ethiopian Orthodox Church will be celebrating Christmas this evening [Jan 6], and have invited all visitors to join them in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. The difference of date is due to the use of the Julian calendar, whereas the western world uses the Gregorian calendar under which Christmas... Read more of this article

Free Admission To National Museum In January

The National Museum of Bermuda is offering free admission over the month of January for all Bermuda residents. Featuring a host of exhibits spanning centuries of Bermuda history, there are more than 30,000 objects in the Museum’s diverse collections, including photographs, documents, plans, books, oral testimonies, archaeological specimens, boats,... Read more of this article

Fire At Newstead Caused By Water Heater

At approximately 10.10am on Sunday [Jan 5], the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to a report of smoke at the Newstead Hotel on Harbour Road, Paget. Fire Service spokesperson Lieutenant Leonard Davis said, “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to the mentioned incident with two fire appliances staffed with 8 firefighters. The fire... Read more of this article

Wilson: “Curious” That AG Commented On Case

Following the Attorney General commenting on the court case in which cannabis charges were dismissed against Thomas Moniz, Shadow Attorney General Kim Wilson said it is “curious that the AG would feel the need to comment when this is a matter purely for the constitutionally appointed Director of Public Prosecutions.” Ms Wilson said, “The... Read more of this article