Archive for May 9th, 2011
Sophie Tod Joins Appleby As Senior Associate
Appleby has announced the recruitment of an additional experienced Bermudian lawyer to the Bermuda Private Client and Trusts team. Sophie Tod has joined the Bermuda Private Client team of Appleby as a Senior Associate. She has approximately 10 years of experience and has worked for leading law firms in Geneva, the UK and Bermuda. She was also formerly... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Visits Paget Primary School
Government, politics and law were some of the topics of conversation today [May 9] when the Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith visited Paget Primary School. She chatted with the school’s Primary 4 Social Studies class about her role as the Minister of Education. Minister Smith also fielded some questions from the nearly three dozen inquisitive... Read more of this article
May 12th: One Bermuda Alliance Launch
The One Bermuda Alliance [OBA] will launch this coming Thursday [May 12]. On May 3, months of speculation ended when members of the United Bermuda Party [UBP] met and officially voted to authorize party officers to dissolve the UBP, and merge with the Bermuda Democratic Alliance [BDA] to form a new party. Senator Jeanne Atherden confirmed the vote,... Read more of this article
44 Volunteers To Travel To Zambia
Bermuda Overseas Missions [BOM] will be sending a team of 44 volunteers to Zambia in Southeastern Africa this summer to build homes for families impacted by the economic recession and the AIDS epidemic. As part of the Global Village Volunteer programme of Habitat from Humanity the BOM team will join other teams from around the world in Ndola, a mid-size... Read more of this article
Nineteen Yachts Set Sail For Bermuda
A multinational fleet of 77 sailors on 19 yachts flying the flags of 12 countries will be sailing to Bermuda, then cruising the Azores archipelago before heading for Lagos in Portugal. The main fleet started from Nanny Cay on Tortola, British Virgin Islands on 05 May. The second fleet started from Hampton, Virginia on 06 May. The two fleets will rendezvous... Read more of this article
Tucker Murphy Wins Division: Norway Ski Contest
Bermuda’s Tucker Murphy put on a stellar performance to win his age division in a 42km ski marathon in Norway, finishing over 20 minutes ahead of the second place finisher. Mr Murphy – the only Bermudian skier to ever represent the island at the Winter Olympics – won the 20-29 year old age division in the 19th Annual Svalbard Ski Marathon... Read more of this article
Guilty Plea: Obstruction & Resisting Arrest
32-year-old Raymond Burgess, who had been sprayed with Captor spray and then Taser’ed, this morning [May 9] pleaded guilty to three charges. The three charges, obstructing Police, assaulting a Police officer, and resisting arrest; stemmed from an attempt by Police to search Mr Burgess after Police had formed the opinion that Mr Burgess might be in... Read more of this article
Alterra: Incorporate Reinsurance Co. in Brazil
Bermuda based Alterra Capital Holdings Limited today [May 9] announced that it is planning to apply for a license to incorporate a local reinsurance company in Brazil. W. Marston (Marty) Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alterra, commented: “It has been just over a year since we set up Alterra Latin America, and we are continuing to... Read more of this article
Visitor Dies Following Golf Cart Accident
[Updated] A 73-year-old female tourist from Virginia passed away yesterday [May 8] following an accident which occurred on the the Rosewood Tuckers Point Club property. Details are unclear at this time, however we understand the lady was injured in an accident involving a golf cart and passed away the following day. Tucker’s Point have not yet... Read more of this article
Miss Hamilton Parish South: Rachel Sawden
In the sixth of a series of profiles of contestants, Bernews today spotlights 25-year-old Rachel Sawden who is representing Hamilton Parish South in the upcoming Miss Bermuda Pageant. A former student of Bermuda High School for Girls and the Saltus Graduate Year, she has a B.A. in Psychology from McGill University. “My acceptance to —... Read more of this article
Man Charged: Possession Of Drug Equipment
This morning [May 9] in Magistrates Court, 45-year-old David Wayne Desilva of Pembroke was charged with two counts of possession of drug equipment. The charges alleged that on 3rd May, in Pembroke Parish, he was in possession of a cylindrical objects fitted in connection with the use of a controlled drug. He pleaded not guilty to both charges and was... Read more of this article
Arch Shareholders Give Nod To Stock Split
Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. today [May 9] announced that its shareholders have approved a three-for-one split of the firm’s common shares. Holders of common shares as of the close of business on May 6, 2011 — the record date — will receive two additional common shares for each common share owned. Shareholders’ accounts will... Read more of this article
