Archive for May 8th, 2012
PLP Confirm Randy Horton In #C32
The PLP confirmed that Randolph Horton will be their candidate for Constituency 32, Southampton West. Mr Horton is the incubment, having won 69.03% of the vote vs the UBP’s Charlie Swan [629–366] in the 2007 General Election. Mr Horton was first elected to Parliament in 1998 in the Hamilton West constituency. In 2003, he was elected Member of... Read more of this article
Additional ‘Ankle Bracelets’ Expected This Week
Additional Electronic Monitoring Devices [EMD] are expected on island at the end of this week, Minister of Justice/Attorney General Kim Wilson said this afternoon [May 8]. This follows after a Prosecutor saying that there were no more Electronic Monitoring Devices [EMD] available as all were now in service. Minister Wilson said, “The Offender monitoring... Read more of this article
UBP: Prison Review A “Positive Step”
Government’s recent announcement about a prison review is a “positive step,” said United Bermuda Party MP Kim Swan. “Notwithstanding this recent announcement, we remain concerned for the ongoing safety of Prison Officers on the front line of duty in the interim, as there is a time line between the review and future implementation of its recommendations,”... Read more of this article
Videos: Along The End-To-End Route
Over 2,600 people participated in Saturday’s [May 5] Catlin End-to-End, with walkers starting in St George’s Town Square as did the End-to-End Cycle riders. The Middle-to-End walkers left from Albouys Point in Hamilton while the Middle-To-End Cycle ride started from Elbow Beach. Also participating in this year’s event were swimmers, rowers... Read more of this article
Court: No More ‘Ankle Bracelets’ Available
In Magistrates Court yesterday [May 7], the Prosecutor said that she had learned that there were no more Electronic Monitoring Devices [EMD] available as all were now in service. This matter arose as 41-year-old Jason Liburd of Pembroke pleaded not guilty to two charges. The first was that he had burglarized a Smith’s Parish residence in May 2012... Read more of this article
Suspended Sentence For Sexual Exploitation
22-year-old Joshua Crockwell of Pembroke received a 15 month suspended sentence for sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl when he was 20 years old. ZBM reported that during the sentence hearing Mr Crockwell was described as “first time offender with good character who managed to maintain a clean lifestyle, notwithstanding the charge to which he... Read more of this article
Bank Of Butterfield Sell Barbados Bank For $45M
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited has reached an agreement to sell its wholly-owned Barbados subsidiary, Butterfield Bank (Barbados) Limited, to Trinidad and Tobago-based First Citizens Bank Limited. Pending regulatory approval, the sale is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2012 with gross proceeds, subject to normal... Read more of this article
ABIR: “Disavow Relationship With Heartland”
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] have announced that they will discontinue their support for the Heartland Institute, after the Chicago based think tank started an ad campaign comparing people who believe in global warming with serial killers and mass murderers. Reports said that billboards that appeared in the Chicago area,... Read more of this article
Cheryl Packwood Named Industry Leader
Cheryl Packwood, Chief Executive Officer of Business Bermuda has been named as an Industry Leader in the MENA Fund Manager Magazine Service Provider Power 50. The MENA Fund Management Power 50 of 2012 pays tribute to the service providers of the fund industry who have weathered launch delays, fund closures, market volatility and company restructures... Read more of this article
One Bermuda Alliance To Host Family Fun Day
The One Bermuda Alliance will be hosting a Family Fun Day this coming Saturday [May 12] from 11am to 6pm at Mullet Bay in St George’s. The event will see OBA candidates, MPs and/or Senators take part in the “dunking stool” portion, along with numerous other activities including refreshment stalls, a fun castle, sack race, tug-of-war, three legged... Read more of this article
Mahmoud Abdallah Appointed To Validus Board
Mahmoud Abdallah, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MISR Insurance Holding Company, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Bermuda based Validus Holdings, effective immediately. The appointment will expand Validus’ Board to ten members. “We are delighted to welcome Mahmoud to the Validus Board,” said Ed Noonan, Validus’ Chairman... Read more of this article
Video: Duffy Wins Triathlon World Cup In Mexico
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Flora Duffy moved one step closer to her Olympic dreams after she picked up a major international victory today [May 6], winning the 2012 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup in Mexico. She crossed the line in 2:13:17 to claim victory, with Pamela Oliveira from Brazil in second, Mexico’s Claudia Rivas in third, Russia’s... Read more of this article
