Archive for March 17th, 2010

Fozeia Rana-Fahy Joins Mello Jones & Martin

Fozeia Rana-Fahy has joined the Mello Jones & Martin law firm. Ms. Rana-Fahy joined the firm’s corporate team to focus on commercial litigation. Ms. Rana-Fahy practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation and is an accredited mediator. Before joining Mello Jones & Martin, she was an associate at Appleby from 2005–2009, and was... Read more of this article

3 Gunshots in 5 Days: Gunshots Again Today

Marking the third report of gunshots in less then a week, gunshots were fired at approximately 5:15pm today on Curving Avenue in Pembroke. Two men drove through the area on a bike and one opened fire. In a truly disturbing scene, it has been reported that a number of young children were playing outside at the time of the shooting. Police attended... Read more of this article

XL Capital: Losses Could Top $200 Million

With combined estimates of Bermuda based [re]insurers losses already well over a billion dollars, the number continues to soar as Bermuda based insurance company XL Capital Ltd estimate their losses could top $200 million. The Company’s preliminary loss estimates related to the Chilean Earthquake, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement... Read more of this article

Report: 2010 CARICOM Inter-Sessional in Dominica

CARICOM held their 2010 Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Roseau, Dominica, on March 11/12. Bermuda’s Premier Dr. Ewart Brown attended the conference, which had been a point of mild contention prior to his travel. During his trip, aspects of the 2010/11 budget pertaining to transport... Read more of this article

Dunkley:Proof of Bermudian Status is Unacceptable

The issue of term limits is in the limelight following the email sent out by Senator David Burch inviting Bermudians to a meeting, which he stated was for Bermudians only with proof of status required at the door. Senator Michael Dunkley said to “ask for proof of Bermudian status is unacceptable and unnecessary“. He went on to say “We... Read more of this article

Highlights of the 2010 World Insurance Forum

The ‘whos who’ of the Reinsurance world descended upon Bermuda for the 2010 World Insurance Forum [WIF], which concluded on March 16. Video footage of WIF is available here for viewing, with a wide variety of interviews and presentations all presented in very high quality. Below are links, reports, tweets and more about the forum. Insurers... Read more of this article

Bermuda U/17 Hockey Team Loses 17-0 to Chile

The Bermuda U/17 Girls Hockey team finished off their competition at the 2010 Pan American Youth Championships with a 0-17 loss to Chile on Tuesday March 16. Bermuda was only down 0-4 at halftime, and had a 15 minute stretch of successfully stopping the Chileans from scoring. The start of the second half saw a period of the Chileans scoring almost every... Read more of this article

Promotions: Executives on the Rock

Scroll down for a wrap up of promotions in various Bermudian businesses including ACE, Allied World, Ariel Holdings, Bermuda Hospitals Board, Bermuda Insurance Development Council, Conyers Dill & Pearman and Primus Guaranty Ltd. ACE Bermuda ACE Bermuda has appointed Jeffrey Jabon as the senior vice president of the company’s Professional Lines... Read more of this article

Minister David Burch: Bermudian Only Meeting

Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing Senator Lt. Col. David Burch has invited Bermudians to a ‘Bermudian only’ meeting to discuss term limits. Established in 2001, the regulation limits an ordinary guest worker to a maximum of six years in Bermuda. The controversial ruling has drawn criticism from business executives saying... Read more of this article

Luke Armstrong Wins on Appeal – Free to Go

ZBM has reported that Englishman Luke Armstrong has had his conviction and sentence overturned for causing the death of Winston Burrows by the Court of Appeal. The 25 year old former guest worker is now free. He was previously convicted of causing the August 5, 2009 car crash that left one man dead and two people injured. The jury found him guilty by... Read more of this article

Vanessa James: Competing in World Champs

Next week Bermudian figure skater Vanessa James will compete at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. She and partner Yannick Bohuer became the first black couple to compete in Olympic figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Their first event will be the pairs short program on Tues, March 23. The competition concludes on... Read more of this article

ABIR: Full Text of Opposition to US Congress

As we reported a week ago, the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] has filed an opposition to the proposed new American regulation HR 2555 now in Congress. ABIR President Bradley L. Kading penned a letter to two US Congressmen; Barney Frank [D-Mass], the Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services and Rep. Spencer Bachus... Read more of this article