Author Archive: Bernews1

Upcoming Forum: ‘Your Right to Know’

The Centre for Justice will be hosting a public forum at the St Paul’s Centennial Hall next Wednesday [Mar.14] at 6pm entitled ‘Your Right to Know’. The topics for discussion will include the Public Access to Information Act [PATI], the Ombudsman Act, the Good Governance Act and the Audit Act. The panel of speakers include Heather Brooke [one... Read more of this article

Police: ‘Rider Fell To The Ground’

A rider was injured after he “fell to the ground” yesterday while traveling on South Road in Paget, said a police spokesperson. “Around 5:45pm on Wednesday, March 7th police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision on South Road in Paget in the vicinity of the Botanical Gardens,” said the police statement. “It... Read more of this article

Validus Quarterly Results Due April 26

Bermuda’s Validus Holdings yesterday [Mar.7] announced that it plans to release its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 26, 2012. Validus Holdings, Ltd. is a provider of reinsurance and insurance, conducting its operations worldwide through two wholly-owned... Read more of this article

Conyers In Hong Kong Transaction

Bermuda’s Conyers Dill & Pearman was involved in complex Hong Kong negotiations which led to China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining completing a reverse takeover and a new listing application through acquiring a 100 per cent equity interest in Prosper Well Group. China Daye is a Hong Kong-listed company and Prosper Well is its controlling... Read more of this article

Ironshore Partners On Support Line

Bermuda’s Ironshore Inc. and The Workplace HELPLINE L.L.C. are partnering to provide an employment practices support line programme for public entities in the US. Called the EPLI Helpline, the program allows clients to direct specific questions to specialised employment attorneys about more than 50 risk management, human resources, employment... Read more of this article

Talk Of Bermuda’s Death ‘Premature’

Business commentators have concluded the classic Bermuda re/insurance model could well be extinct, says a leading industry journal. Or have reports of its death simply been greatly exaggerated? Following the recent sale of Bermuda’s Ariel Re, ”The Insurance Insider” today [Mar. 8] points out in an editorial that the entire class... Read more of this article

Raising Awareness: Earth Hour 2012

Acting Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Michael Weeks and Greenrock President Judith Landsberg held a press conference this morning [Mar.8] regarding Earth Hour 2012. “It is my pleasure to be here today to inform the public of Bermuda’s planned involvement in Earth Hour 2012 on March 31st and to invite island-wide... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Seminar On Estate Planning

A seminar — “Planning for the near future-Capital Preservation, Investment, Savings and the importance of having an Estate Plan” — is being held on Wednesday, March 21 2012 from 10:30-11:30am at Trinity Hall, 43 Cedar Avenue. A spokesperson said, “We invite you to join Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited’s upcoming seminar... Read more of this article

Video: NASA & Bermuda Agreement

NASA and the Government of Bermuda signed an agreement yesterday [Mar.7] to establish a temporary mobile tracking station on Cooper’s Island to support launches from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia including future commercial missions. Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Derrick Burgess and NASA Deputy Administrator Lori... Read more of this article

Curtis Associate Admits Fraud Charges

A Montana man has admitted to bilking investors out of nearly $2 million in a scheme which involved Bermudian Andre Curtis [pictured], pleading guilty to multiple charges of conspiracy and fraud in US District Court yesterday [Mar.7]. Dan Two Feathers is one of three men charged by a US federal grand jury with running the complicated “Ponzi”... Read more of this article

OBA Candidates: Davis & Stewart

[Updated with video] Nandi Davis and Scott Stewart will contest the next General Election for the Opposition, the One Bermuda Alliance announced this afternoon [Mar.8]. Nandi Davis will represent the party in Constituency #2 St. George’s West, while Scott Stewart will stand for the OBA in Constituency #15 Pembroke East. St. George’s West is presently... Read more of this article

BIFF Expands Late Night Series

The 2012 Bermuda International Film Festival’s late night series has been redesigned and expanded this year as the After Hours showcase — featuring provocative, controversial and uncompromising visions which all take innovative approaches to storytelling. The three films being shown at this year’s festival are “Alps,”... Read more of this article