Category: News
Photos: Danish Swim Team Arrive In Bermuda
The Danish National Swim Team is currently in Bermuda for training as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, with eight of the country’s top swimmers attending. Premier Michael Dunkley, Minister of Community, Culture & Sports Patricia Gordon Pamplin, and Bermuda Tourism Authority Chief Product & Experience Officer... Read more of this article
Video: ’10 Most’ Spotlights Michael Dunkley
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series continues today with the ninth video release featuring Premier Michael Dunkley. Host Lisa Pickering introduces Premier Dunkley by saying, “He stepped into power during a time of controversy in May 2014 and his time at the House since has been no easy ride. “Known to some as the... Read more of this article
Bermudian Named On Forbes ’30 Under 30’ List
Bermudian Anna Mackenzie and her business partner Lucy Wright have been named to the 2016 Forbes Europe ‘30 under 30’ list in the retail and e-commerce category thanks to their efforts under the growing Cuckoo food brand. Forbes has been highlighting top entrepreneurs under the age of 30 in the United States for five years and decided to highlight... Read more of this article
Rego SIR Bermuda 2015 Real Estate Report
[Written by Buddy Rego & Penny MacIntyre] Confidence and value typified the market drivers for almost all sectors of the Bermuda real estate market during 2015. Doubters have re-entered the market in most cases buying primary homes and owner-occupier commercial properties. Confidence has spurred to a lesser degree some investment purchases; however,... Read more of this article
RCA Bermuda Compliance Programme Launch
Premier Michael Dunkley and Minister of Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons hosted various business leaders and community representatives at a reception at City Hall yesterday to announce the launch of the RCA Bermuda Compliance Certification Programme [RBCC]. This educational and training initiative was first announced in January 2015 as a partnership... Read more of this article
Court: Man Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Jan 28] 38-year-old Kevin Rubaine* changed his earlier plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty to a charge of sexual assault in December 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that in December, a female was seated on a bus when the man sitting next to her began making strange noises. She stood... Read more of this article
Court: Two Men Charged With Drug Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan 28], a 29-year-old man and 35-year-old man faced charges alleging involvement with various drugs said to total street value alleged to be over $20,000. Alexander Wilks and Peter Lewis were charged with possessing cocaine that was intended for supply and doing so in Southampton in February 2015. Both... Read more of this article
Patrick Singleton Gets Top IOC Appointment
Patrick Singleton — who represented Bermuda in the Luge and Skeleton events at three Winter Olympics — has been named to a top International Olympic Committee [IOC] post, with the IOC calling him a “very experienced and well respected administrator.” The IOC said, “As part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen the working... Read more of this article
French President Sends Letter Of Appreciation
“During these particularly difficult times, messages of friendship and solidarity received from around the world, such as yours today, are a precious help in our fight against hate and barbarity,” French President François Hollande said in a letter to Premier Michael Dunkley. Following the attacks in Paris late last year which left over... Read more of this article
2016 Harbour Nights To Commence On May 4th
This year’s Harbour Nights is set to get underway on May 4th and run until August 31st, 2016, with Front Street set to host Bermuda’s longest running street festival. The announcement said, “The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, the Bermuda Tourism Authority, The Corporation of Hamilton, and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, are... Read more of this article
Video: “10 Most” Series Spotlights Marc Bean
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series continues today with the eighth video release featuring Opposition Leader Marc Bean. Host Lisa Pickering introduces Mr. Bean by saying, “This fisherman’s son from White Hill has certainly made a name for himself. Controversies and headlines have followed the Progressive Labour... Read more of this article
Report: “Favorite New Tax Haven Is The USA”
A Bloomberg article – “The World’s Favorite New Tax Haven Is the United States” — states that “moving money out of the usual offshore secrecy havens and into the U.S. is a brisk new business,” with two references to clients “moving assets from Bermuda.” The article said, “Last September, at a law... Read more of this article
