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Third Point Re’s Bumsted dies at 37

Third Point Re senior underwriter Bryan Bumsted has died after a brave battle against kidney cancer. Mr Bumsted — a 37-year-old father of two — passed away on Sunday, January 11. A spokeswoman for Third Re said: “As well as a successful business exec...
Jan 22, 2015
Other

Parks: Botanical Gardens site best option

In response to protesters objecting to an “industrial” maintenance hub in the Botanical Gardens in Paget, Public Works cited the property’s lengthy history of heavy-duty use. Last night’s statement was issued after the formation of an action group, T...
Jan 21, 2015
Event

Spithill: Oracle base ready by start of May

Oracle Team USA intends to “set up operations” in their Bermuda team base by the beginning of May. A plot of land next to the twin cement silos at the Royal Naval Dockyard has been reserved for the defender of the America’s Cup to erect their multi-b...
Jan 21, 2015
Wellness

Five decades of warm welcomes

It was 50 years ago today that Lawrence Burchall joined the staff at Elbow Beach. He was 18 years old, new to the hospitality industry and thrilled with his job as a bellman. Now the hotel’s bell captain, the senior citizen has no plans to quit and i...
Jan 21, 2015
Letters to the Editor

Pink Beach plans: questions are many

January 20, 2015 Dear Sir, For too many years we have watched so much of Bermuda fall victim to change wrought by tough financial times. Retailers like Triminghams and Smiths are fading memories for some and completely unknown to the younge...
Jan 21, 2015
Other

Remains of falcon found in Paget

The remains of a peregrine falcon have been found in Paget after possibly being struck by a car. Luke Fountain said he discovered the body of the bird of prey on top of a dead chicken near Coral Beach last Friday. “It was evident that the hawk had be...
Jan 20, 2015
Other

Hotel explains job advert after PLP outcry

Hotel bosses have defended a job advert that sparked an angry response from the Progressive Labour Party. The advert for a bar chef “to develop a new cocktail menu” appeared in last week’s Royal Gazette and stated: “This is a non-paid position in ex...
Jan 20, 2015
Opinion Writer

Cannonier return smacks of internal politics

Politics offers up plenty of twists and turns, Mr Editor, some of them predictable and some not so predictable. The unpredictable can be a pain. When asked what could scupper his government’s plans former United Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmilla...
Jan 20, 2015
Other

Premier: ‘Dr King an inspiration to us all’

Bermuda’s people should be inspired by Dr Martin Luther King Jr to face the Island’s problems together, according to Premier Michael Dunkley. Dr King’s official birthday commemoration takes place today — a day that has been declared a public holiday ...
Jan 19, 2015
Event

Legend Ainslie revels in Island return

Sir Ben Ainslie, principal and skipper of Great Britain’s 35th America’s Cup syndicate, can not wait to get harnessed into the NACRA F20 catamaran and begin foiling around the Great Sound at high speed. The greatest sailor in Olympic history and Amer...
Jan 19, 2015
Other

Man quizzed about dead bird at Spittal Pond

A man will be questioned by Conservation Services after a bird was killed at the protected Spittal Pond wildlife sanctuary. The bird, a mallard duck, died after being struck by a stone on January 11 at the Smith’s nature reserve. The incident, includ...
Jan 19, 2015
Opinion Writer

Help to overcome loneliness

Overcoming Loneliness: Free Seminar and Meditation Workshop will take place at My Sereni-Tea on Friday, January 30. Running from 6.15pm until 8pm, this will be an inspiring talk about the root cause of loneliness and how to overcome it. Attendees wil...
Jan 19, 2015
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