Archive for November 29th, 2011
Hendrick To Head XL Insurance Segment
XL Group today [Nov.29] announced that Bermuda veteran Greg Hendrick will become Chief Executive of XL’s insurance segment upon the retirement of Dave Duclos, the current insurance head. Founded in Bermuda in 1986, the reinsurer redomiciled in Ireland in 2010 but its executive offices remain in Hamilton. The company has approximately 3600 employees... Read more of this article
O’Neill To Become New ACIG CEO
Bermuda-domiciled American Contractors Insurance Group [ACIG] today [Nov.29] announced company president, Michael J. O’Neill will become its new chief executive officer, effective January 2012. Mr. O’Neill has been ACIG’s president since 2009 and will continue in that role as well, the company said in a statement. He will succeed current... Read more of this article
OBA’s Louise Jackson On FutureCare
One Bermuda Alliance [OBA| Parliamentarian Louise Jackson today [Nov. 29] said Government had failed to make sure the elderly are being properly briefed on FutureCare’s different levels of health coverage., The Opposition’s spokesperson on seniors affairs, Mrs. Jackson said instead of “minimising confusion, misunderstanding and shock”... Read more of this article
Fleming: Spy Who Came In From Bermuda
He travelled to New York from Bermuda on His Majesty’s Secret Service. In May, 1941 Britain’s World War Two Naval Intelligence Director Admiral John Godfrey and his personal assistant Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming [pictured] — a pre-war foreign correspondent and future author of the James Bond novels — arrived in New York... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Community Coalition Academy
It is not too late for community stakeholders to sign up for the inaugural Community Coalition Academy which will take place 1 December through 3 December at the Police Recreation Club in Prospect. The Academy has culminated from the Bermuda Coalition Advisory Committee which is comprised of representatives from PRIDE Bermuda, in partnership with the... Read more of this article
Tourism Contributed $658M To GDP
In 2010, the travel and tourism industry contributed $658 million to GDP, according to statistics released today [Nov.29]. The Department of Statistics released the 2010 Tourism Satellite Account [TSA] report, which measures the economic value of tourism to Bermuda. The report said that in 2010, a total of 585,266 visitors to Bermuda translated into... Read more of this article
$1,000 Fine For Heroin Possession
In Magistrates Court this morning [Nov.29], before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner, 60-year-old Wendell Santucci pleaded guilty to possessing 0.05 grams of the controlled drug diamorphine [heroin] in the playground parking lot on Parson’s Road in Pembroke at 10:00am on 19th August 2011. The DPP Prosecutor told the Magistrate that Mr Santucci was seen... Read more of this article
OBA: Mykkal, Atherden & Crockwell
[Updated with videos] The One Bermuda Alliance today [Nov.29] introduced three new Parliamentary candidates who will represent the party at the island’s next General Election — Ras Mykkal, Jeanne Atherden and Shawn Crockwell. Well-known sports photographer, musician and social commentator Ras Mykkal will be contesting Constituency #26, Warwick... Read more of this article
Maya Angelou Kwanzaa Documentary
Kwanzaa is not an African-American replacement for Christmas — it is a cultural celebration rather than a religious holiday. And Bermudians who want to learn more about the annual observance now have an opportunity to do so when Citizens For Uprooting Racism in Bermuda [CURB] and Chewstick screen the groundbreaking film “Black Candle”... Read more of this article
Blackberry Theft: Guest Worker Fined
In Magistrates Court this morning [Nov.29], communicating through an interpreter, 28-year-old guest worker Joao Miguel Santo pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a Blackberry Torch cellphone valued at $700, was fined $2,000 and ordered to pay $700 restitution. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner was told that around 10:50pm on 30th September 2011, at... Read more of this article
Appleby’s Four Citywealth Nominations
Bermuda’s Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, has been shortlisted for four categories in the Citywealth Offshore Awards due to take place on January 25, 2012 in London. The firm has been nominated in the UK Offshore Law Firm of the Year, UK Offshore Trust Company of the Year, Caribbean... Read more of this article
Video: Hurricane Season In Five Minutes
The Atlantic Hurricane Season lasts five months — from June 1 to November 30. But a new US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] time-lapse satellite animation allows viewers to watch the formation and progression of all of this year’s tropical storms in just five minutes. The 2011 hurricane season spared Bermuda but... Read more of this article
