Archive for March, 2017
Coaching Can Improve Your Corporate Culture
There’s a manager at your company who isn’t working well with the team and bringing down the overall morale. Or maybe it’s time to think about succession planning at your company and to start to train the next generation of young professionals to take on more leadership roles within your firm. Either way a corporate coach can help, Pamela Barit... Read more of this article
Court: Man Jailed For 10 Days For Stealing Drill
Appearing in Magistrates Court, two men were charged in connection with a stolen drill, with one man jailed for ten days for the theft, while another man was fined for receiving stolen goods. 64-year-old Sinclair Fox and 46-year-old Antoine Tuzo both pleaded guilty to the charges put to them. Fox admitted that in March 2017, he had taken a tool case... Read more of this article
New Initiatives For Hospitality Month Celebration
Scavenger hunts, great prizes and events – that’s just some of the excitement on offer for April’s Hospitality Month celebrations, hosted by the Bermuda Hospitality Institute. According to Malika Cartwright, BHI’s Executive Director, this year’s event aims to get as many Bermuda residents and visitors involved as possible, starting with a... Read more of this article
O’Shaughnessy Helps Cardiff Retain Trophy
Bermudian Tadhg O’Shaughnessy and his Cardiff University rugby team retained the Western Counties Plate Final in a tight match vs Exeter University, winning 16 – 14. O’Shaughnessy, a former Bermuda U19 representative and Bedford RFC Academy graduate, is vying for selection to Bermuda’s Men’s National XV when they take... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Tennis Team Defeat Jamaica 2 – 1
Bermuda’s Junior Davis Cup team achieved early success in their opening match Tuesday against Jamaica, defeating them 2-1. The team arrived at 8am for their allotted 30 minute warm up session with match playing starting at 8:30am. First up in the order was Tariq Simons playing in the no. 2 position for the team. Simons is a newcomer to team tennis,... Read more of this article
BII Offer Seminar On ‘Bad Faith Exposures’
The Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] is offering a session for insurance professionals designed to address issues with regards to bad faith exposures under follow-form liability policies. Topics to be addressed include jurisdiction of US courts, standards of conduct, bad faith and the duty to defend, interaction between excess carriers, and pursuing... Read more of this article
Scout Association Launch New Website
The Bermuda Scout Association has launched a new website offering a wealth of information on the scouting community in Bermuda. The website, www.scouts.bm, designed by local IT firm Fireminds Ltd., includes a breakdown of the scouting age groups and troop locations, a calendar of all scouting camps and events, and an application form to register for... Read more of this article
Commercial, Freisenbruch & Mixed Bowling
Bowlers in the Commercial Bowling League, Freisenbruch-Meyer Continental Bowling League, and Mixed Majors Bowling Leagues were recently in action. Commercial Bowling League In Commercial Bowling League action at the Warwick Lanes saw the Super Stars defeat the Sunset 4 – 0, the BPS Blue Lanterns defeated We Do It Big 4 – 0, while the Braves... Read more of this article
Jonathan White Called To The Bermuda Bar
Jonathan White was called to the Bermuda Bar this month, with the newly qualified Bermudian attorney called by Chief Justice Ian Kawaley during a ceremony in front of a full court room. Mr. White officially became an attorney having successfully completed 12 months of pupillage with Marshall Diel & Myers Limited where he will continue his legal... Read more of this article
Athene Holding Announce Secondary Offering
Bermuda-based Athene Holding Ltd. announced the launch of an underwritten offering of its Class A common shares. All of the 25,000,000 Class A common shares to be sold in the Offering are being sold by certain shareholders of Athene, and Athene will not receive any proceeds from the Offering. The underwriters may also exercise a 30-day option to purchase... Read more of this article
Equestrians Continue Competing In Belgium
Bermudians Jillian Terceira and Patrick Nisbett continued competed in the CSI2* / CSI1* and CSIYH1* LIER – Azelhof Tour International Horse Show in Belgium. On Day Two, both Terceira and Nisbett competed in Two Classes each. Nisbett and Balasz finished 8th competing in the CSI2* International Jumping Competition 1.35m Table A Against the Clock... Read more of this article
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: March 28 2017
March 28 saw 14,069 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $228,848.86 BD. 6,080 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing down 2.6% at $30.20 per share, while another 6,000 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing up 5.6% at $4.75 per share. 1,879 shares were traded by Bermuda Press [Holdings] Ltd, closing... Read more of this article
