Author Archive: Bernews1
Business Bermuda To Host NY Conference
Business Bermuda will host its Annual New York Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 29, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Harvard Club of New York, which is located at 34 West 44th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue. The conference will commence with luncheon and a keynote panel entitled, “The Future of Offshore: Bermuda Leading... Read more of this article
Video: Minister DeSilva On FutureCare & OBA
The PLP hosted a press conference yesterday [Nov 19] at the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility in St George’s, where both Health Minister Zane DeSilva and two senior citizens spoke about the benefits of FutureCare. Minister DeSilva said: “We are pleased to be here today at the wonderful Sylvia Richardson Care Facility. Since 1998, the PLP have... Read more of this article
OBA: “Pattern Of Distortion & Fear-Mongering”
[Updated] Government continues to “run from its 5-year record of soaring unemployment, rising violent crime and reckless borrowing” and offers voters nothing but a “continuing pattern of distortion and fear-mongering,” the One Bermuda Alliance has said. The OBA was responding to a press conference held yesterday where the PLP... Read more of this article
Man Injured After Crashing Into Wall
A 24-year-old man was injured on Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into a wall on Middle Road in Southampton. A police statement said: “Around 12:10am on Saturday, November 17th police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle motorcycle collision on Middle Road in Southampton near the junction with Granaway Heights Road.... Read more of this article
Allied World To Pay Quarterly Dividend
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has approved a quarterly dividend equal to $0.375 per share payable on December 26, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2012, subject to a required filing with the Swiss Commercial Register in Zug. The company’s transfer agent will make dividend payments in United States dollars. This dividend... Read more of this article
Photos: BHS 2012 Eco-Runway Fashion Show
[Updated w/additional photos] Umbrellas, the inside of a computer, bottle caps and grocery bags from all local stores. These aren’t traditional design materials when you think of haute couture, but they were some of the unconventional fabric choices for the sold out Eco Runway competition on Friday night [Nov 16] at The Bermuda High School. Eco Runway... Read more of this article
Video: PLP Accuse OBA Of ‘Wanting It Both Ways’
[Updated] With 27 days to go until the General Election, the PLP has released a new video accusing the OBA of “wanting to have it both ways” and “telling the electorate whatever it wants to hear.” “It is not about principle with the OBA, it’s about politics,” said Minister Glenn Blakeney who is running in C#13... Read more of this article
Video: $15,000 In Sponsorships For Top Athletes
Three of Bermuda’s top track and field athletes have received a total of $15,000 in sponsorship from Bermuda HealthCare Services to help them strive towards their goals. Tyrone Smith, Arantxa King, and Aaron Evans — who are all Bermuda National Record holders — each received $5,000 sponsorships from the company. L-R: Dr Ewart Brown,... Read more of this article
Athletes To Attend Bahamas Triple Jump Camp
Brian Wellman, Justin Donawa and Ethan Philip will be heading to a Triple Jump Camp in Nassau, Bahamas. The Performance Triple Jump Camp is an elite triple jump clinic which will be held from November 21-24, 2012. The goal is to identify emerging elite junior triple jump talent and provide them with the best technical and training methods available,... Read more of this article
John Kuhn Joins Endurance Specialty Holdings
Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that John Kuhn will be joining the company next week as Chief Executive Officer, Global Insurance responsible for Endurance’s U.S., Bermuda and International insurance operations. During his 26 year career in the insurance business, Mr. Kuhn has served in multiple senior underwriting and... Read more of this article
Four Star Black Friday Special: $5 Pizza + Water
[Updated] Four Star will be offering 10-inch pizzas plus a bottle of Dasani water for only $5 as part of their ‘Black Friday’ special this coming Friday [Nov 23]. There is no limit on purchases per person, and advance tickets can be purchased from any outlet and are available as of today. The normal price for a 1 topping 10-inch pizza plus... Read more of this article
Maritime Buoy Replacement To Get Underway
Minister of Transport Walter Roban today [Nov 19] advised that the Aids to Navigation Section within the Department of Marine & Ports will purchase 24 channel buoys and 6 new lighting systems for deployment around the island on various marine navigation structures. The $182,000 contract with Tideland Signal Corporation in Houston, Texas over a... Read more of this article
