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Business Bermuda Welcomes STEP Conference
Business Bermuda offered a statement of support and welcome to members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners [STEP] who attended the STEP Caribbean Conference held this week at the Fairmont Southampton Princess in Bermuda. Randall Krebs, chairman of STEP Bermuda and executive vice president and general counsel of Meritus, introduced Cheryl... Read more of this article
Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue
Twelve participants of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD) will be visiting Bermuda from Saturday 4 June to Tuesday 7 June, 2011. The CCELD is an intensive two-week conference that provides a regional approach to leadership development by bringing together 120 high-calibre, men and women from business, government, labour, and civil... Read more of this article
Premier Receives Woman of the Year Award
At the 3rd Biennial Women’s Empowerment Summit being held today [Apr.27] in the Bahamas, Premier Paula Cox was honoured as the Regional Female Leader of the Year. Oyster Publications Ltd., producers of the yearly event, hailed Premier Cox’s contribution not only to the political arena but also to the progress of women in it. This morning Premier... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Tours UWI’s Jamaica Campus
Bermuda’s Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith is introduced to University of West Indies [UWI] Professor Gordon Shirley by vice-chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris [centre] yesterday [Apr. 26]. Dame Jennifer led a contingent from Bermuda which toured the Mona campus this week as the UWI and Bermudian educational institutions move to strengthen... Read more of this article
Jeane Nikolai To Speak At Caribbean Conference
Next week, Bermuda’s Director of Energy, Jeane Nikolai will represent Bermuda at the 2011 Caribbean Renewable Energy Finance Conference as the event’s invited keynote speaker. The Conference, which is about financing renewable energy projects in the Caribbean, will take place on May 2nd and 3rd and will focus on practical, innovative ways to finance... Read more of this article
3000m: Bermudian Ranked #1 In Region
The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Federation [CAC] have released their most recent rankings, which shows Bermudian athlete Ashley Berry to be #1 ranked in the 3000 meters. Ms Berry achieved the ranking after her recent record breaking performance in North Carolina, which saw the 19-year-old smash her own Bermuda Junior Record in a time of... Read more of this article
Junior Netball Team Win Caribbean Division Title
The Bermuda National Youth Netball Team has repeated their victory from last year, winning their Division in the Caribbean Netball Association’s Jean Pierre Under-16 Tournament taking place in St Kitts. So far in the tournament, Bermuda is undefeated, having won all four games. They have one more match scheduled, however their four wins so far have... Read more of this article
Junior Netball Team: Three Wins in a Row
The Bermuda National Youth Netball Team is presently in St Kitts competing in the Caribbean Netball Association’s Jean Pierre Under-16 Tournament. So far the Bermuda team is undefeated, having won all three games thus far. Bermuda, the defending champions in the Developmental Division, began the Tournament with a 24 – 12 win over Anguilla, which... Read more of this article
Butterfield Announces Bahamas Appointments
Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited [a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bermuda-based The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited] today announced that, with effect from 1 June 2011, Robert Lotmore, who is currently Managing Director, will take on the position of Chairman of the Board of Butterfield Bank (Bahamas) Limited. Julien Martel, who is currently... Read more of this article
Premier: 2011 Regional Woman of The Year
Premier Paula Cox has been announced today [Mar.25] as the recipient of the 2011 Regional Woman of The Year Award, according to the Bahamas Weekly. The award will be presented to Premier Cox during the Women’s Empowerment Summit 2011, at the Power Awards Luncheon on April 27, in Nassau, Bahamas. The Regional Woman of The Year Award is presented... Read more of this article
Bermuda To Take Part in Tsunami Drill
Bermuda will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in a tsunami response exercise tomorrow [Mar.23] The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate local tsunami response plans, increase tsunami preparedness, and improve coordination throughout the region. “The 2011 Japan earthquake and Pacific-wide tsunami have reminded the world again... Read more of this article
Dandy Town Go Down 3-0 In Trinidad
Dandy Town, the Bermuda Football Association’s Defending Premier Division Champions, have been knocked out of the CONCACAF Caribbean Champions Cup after going down 3-0 last night [Mar.19] to Trinidad’s Defence Force Team. Defence Force walked away with a 3 – 0 victory and a 4 – 1 aggregate win to advance. The two teams first met on March... Read more of this article
