Archive for August, 2010
BTC CEO Francis Mussenden To Retire
The Bermuda Telephone Company Ltd [BTC] today [Aug 31] announced the retirement of President and CEO Mr. Francis Mussenden effective 1 September 2010. Mrs. Sheila Lines, CEO of KeyTech Ltd the parent company of BTC announced in her letter to staff, “The BTC Board of Directors has accepted the early retirement of Mr. Francis Mussenden, CEO of BTC effective... Read more of this article
75-Yr-Old Former May 24 Champ Still Missing
The Bermuda Police Service have confirmed that 75-year-old Calvin “Baldy” Hansey Sr. of Pembroke is still missing as of this afternoon [Aug 31]. Mr. Hansey was last seen at his residence four days ago; on Friday, August 27th at around 7pm by a family member. Mr Hansey is one of Bermuda’s legendary runners, having won the May 24th Marathon... Read more of this article
AXIS CFO David Greenfield To Resign
Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David Greenfield will resign from his position, effective November 30, 2010. The Company has initiated a search for a successor to Mr. Greenfield, who joined AXIS Capital in August 2006. Prior to joining AXIS, Mr. Greenfield was a partner... Read more of this article
Premier’s Farewell Gala Tickets On Sale
Tickets are now on sale for the “star studded weekend” to be held from September 10-13 for the Premier’s Farewell Gala Weekend, which will feature a dozen celebrities who are flying in from the USA. Premier Dr Ewart Brown is scheduled to step down in October of this year, retiring from both his position as Premier, as well as from... Read more of this article
Fish Kill Task Force Established
Government says that during late August and September 2009, Bermuda experienced the worst fish kill in recent memory.The Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Conservation Services and the Department of Health and local NGOs such as BIOS were all involved in the effort to establish the cause of that event and have been working behind... Read more of this article
Winner! Bermuda Whales Documentary
Great news comes from California that the Bermuda-made documentary “Where the Whales Sing” has won its category at the 2010 BLUE Ocean Film Festival. Filmed and edited over a three-year period by Andrew Stevenson, the documentary won the “Emerging Underwater Filmmaker” category and was screened during the film festival in the... Read more of this article
Insurance Feedback: Health Council Extends Time
The Bermuda Health Council (BHeC) today [Aug 31] announced that, at the request of key stakeholders, the consultation period for its proposals to enhance the regulatory framework for health insurers has been extended from August 30th to 15th September 15th. BHeC says that “public interest in the consultation paper has remained constant and to... Read more of this article
TIME & Top Oceanographer In Bermuda Waters
Dr. Sylvia Earle, a famed American oceanographer with the nickname “Her Deepness”, is in the Bermuda area this week along with a journalist from TIME Magazine. Dr Earle is considered one of the best of the genre; she is a former Chief Scientist for the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence,... Read more of this article
First Bermuda Responds To BMA Notice
Calling the events “unfortunate”, Eugene Bean, Chairman of the First Bermuda Group Ltd. [FBG] responded to the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA] decision notice saying that “The specific regulations of which we were in breach related to current customer contact and photo ID details, ongoing monitoring of customer relationships, the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Book To Help US Child
Hopefully, a new book, about to be launched on the Bermuda market, will give encouragement to a young child, with a physical disability, who is starting kindergarten in September in the United States. A pre-publication sample of The Boy Without a Foot by local author/illustrator, J.K. Aspinall, caught the eye of the boy’s grandmother at the Craft... Read more of this article
Video: Champion Footballers Return Home
Proud parents, friends and family converged upon the airport this afternoon [Aug 30] to greet the Delta flight, which contained the champion St. George’s Colts Under 15 Boys Football team who recently won the North Atlanta Soccer Association Boys Classic tournament. Supporters welcomed the teenage footballers with banners, balloons and flags;... Read more of this article
Kim Swan On PLP Leadership Contest
Opposition Leader Kim Swan spoke on the PLP leadership contest and how “it appears the candidates are trying to distance themselves from the significant failures of their government, that they were an integral part of,” and asks the question “where were you when all this mess was going down?” Mr Swan says the PLP Leadership candidates... Read more of this article
