Archive for March 28th, 2011

Murder Trial: Antonio Myers Found Guilty

Antonio Myers was found guilty in Supreme Court today [Mar.28]. The Jury returned at 4:15pm to ask two questions. One – What if the defendant handled the gun before the killing? What if he handled the gun after the killing not knowing that it had been used in the killing? Justice Greaves re-directed the Jury tell them that they were not to speculate... Read more of this article

Alterra Bermuda Receives Florida Approval

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited announced today [Mar.28] that Alterra Bermuda Limited received approval from the State of Florida to qualify as an “Eligible Reinsurer,” which allows lower collateral requirements on non-domestic reinsurers that are highly rated and financially secure. Alterra Bermuda Limited will now be able to post 20... Read more of this article

You’re Fired! Looking at Legal Aspects

[Written by attorney Kyle Masters, an associate at Trott & Duncan] In the current climate of economic uncertainty, the last thing an employee wants to have are doubts about is job security. Is it possible for an employer to ‘fire’ an employee on the spot? This article will examine the protections provided to an employee by the Employment Act... Read more of this article

Cricket: Bermuda Lose Practice Match in Dubai

Bermuda played UAE in a practice game in Dubai as part of their Training Camp prior to the start of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 2 Tournament today [Mar.28], going down by 8 runs. Final score: UAE 251/9 Bermuda 243/8. UAE won toss and opted to bat, they scored 251/9 from their allotted 50 overs. Arshad Ali was the top scorer with 76,... Read more of this article

Exhibit Of Bermuda’s Slavery Archives Opens

Minister Neletha Butterfield recently opened the Bermuda Archives Slavery Exhibit featuring Bermuda’s pre-emancipation period and displaying selected narratives written in the early 1830s by three women of very different circumstances. Pictured below from left to right are CedarBridge Academy students along with Mrs. Kalmar Richards, Principal of... Read more of this article

MPs Expected to Approve SDO Today [Passed]

[Updated - SDO passed] Marking the fourth time the bill has come up for debate, the revised Tucker’s Point Special Development Order [SDO] is back before MPs in the House of Assembly today [Mar.28], and is widely expected to pass. The original SDO passed in the House of Assembly March 1st, with votes 2-1 in favour of the SDO. As in the Senate,... Read more of this article

Jury To Deliberate In Myers Murder Trial

At 1:20pm this afternoon [Mar.28], Justice Carlyle Greaves sent the jury out to consider all the evidence that they have heard and bring back a verdict in the trial of Antonio Myers. Mr Myers is on trial on two counts. Count one is murdering Kumi Harford. Count two is using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. Justice Greaves asked the jury to... Read more of this article

Butterfield Announces Bahamas Appointments

Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited [a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited] today announced that, with effect from 1 June 2011, Robert Lotmore, who is currently Managing Director, will take on the position of Chairman of the Board of Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited. Julien Martel, who is currently... Read more of this article

Police On Shooting: “Group Was Fired On”

[Updated] Watch a live webcast below of a press conference being hosted by the Bermuda Police Service this afternoon [Mar.28] about the three confirmed weekend shootings, one of which left a 16-year-old male hospitalised. At around 10:20pm on Friday [Mar. 25] shots were fired at the junction of Cedar Avenue & Laffan Street. Markers on the scene... Read more of this article

Man Charged with Assault on Police Officer

A 27-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Mar.28] in connection with an incident last week which saw a Police officer hospitalised with a head injury. Tristan Weir faced charges this morning including assaulting the Police and Resisting Arrest. After the incident a Police spokesman said, “Around 3:30am on Thursday, March 24th 2011... Read more of this article

Barbara Tannock Charged With Theft

Barbara Tannock was charged in Magistrates Court today [Mar.28], with stealing approximately $100,000. Ms Tannock faced multiple counts of theft and money laundering. Since the charges were indictable, she was not required to enter a plea. Magistrate Archie Warner read out the charges which involved stealing amounts varying from $1,000 to $21,000 and... Read more of this article

2011 Renaissance Re Road Race Results

Chris Estwanik and Deon Breary won the Male and Female RenaissanceRe 10 Mile Challenge, while Ryan Gunn and Rose-Anna McShane won the 5 Mile Challenge yesterday morning [Mar.27]. Mr Estwanik covered the distance in a time of 51.18, with Sean Trott finishing second in 55.11 and Stephen Allen finished third in 56.20. Ms Breary finished 16th overall with... Read more of this article