Archive for November 10th, 2011

Photos: 2011 Fire Service Safety Week Awards

Photos: 2011 Fire Service Safety Week Awards

At the closing ceremonies of the Fire Safety Awareness Week held earlier this week [Nov. 4] at the Hamilton Fire Station, certificates of merit were handed out to Bermuda school children who participated in the annual essay and poster contests held in conjunction with Fire Safety Awareness Week. Winners in the 2 – 4 years old division were: First... Read more of this article

Endurance Authorises Share Repurchase Plan

Endurance Authorises Share Repurchase Plan

Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today [Nov.10] announced that its board of directors approved a new share repurchase programme authorising the repurchase of up to 7 million ordinary shares in open market or privately negotiated transactions, from time to time, depending... Read more of this article

Caron Bermuda Community Leader Awards

Caron Bermuda Community Leader Awards

Caron Bermuda hosted the 3rd annual Community Service Awards Breakfast for over 180 guests on November 3 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel. The event, sponsored by Butterfield Bank, honored seven individuals and companies for their outstanding community activism and leadership in fighting the battle against addiction. Caron Bermuda also presented... Read more of this article

Business Bermuda Builds Ties In South Africa

Business Bermuda Builds Ties In South Africa

Business Bermuda represented Bermuda’s fund industry at the Hedge Funds World Africa conference, on 7 – 8 November 2011 at the Grand Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa. Business Bermuda hosted an exhibition booth at Africa’s largest hedge funds conference and spoke to leading members of South Africa’s growing alternative investment industry,... Read more of this article

Teekay Tankers Declares Cash Dividend

Teekay Tankers Declares Cash Dividend

Teekay Tankers Ltd. — a subsidiary of Bermuda’s Teekay Corporation — yesterday [Nov.9] announced that its board of directors has voted to declare a cash dividend of $0.15 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The cash dividend is payable on November 28, 2011 to all shareholders of record on November 21, 2011. Teekay... Read more of this article

Burn Survivor Releases First Book

Burn Survivor Releases First Book

You may have seen him in passing. He carries the scars from a horrific accident every day but De’Jon Simons is also one of the most confident, kind and positive young men that you may ever meet. Tomorrow [Nov.11] Mr Simons will officially release his intimate thoughts about the horrific bike accident that changed his life through his debut book project,... Read more of this article