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Bermuda-Registered Jet Crashes In Russia
[Updated] At least 31 people died in a plane crash in Siberia early on today [Apr.2], Russian officials said, when a Bermuda-registered jet with 43 people aboard went down shortly after takeoff from Tyumen, a regional hub about 1,000 miles from Moscow. The plane, a French-built ATR-72 with 43 people on board, had been scheduled to fly to the Siberian... Read more of this article
BIFF Takes Audiences Inside Putin’s Russia
Two compelling documentaries being screened at the 15th Bermuda International Film Festival will provide audiences with rare looks inside the autocratic Russian state created by recently re-elected president Vladimir Putin, a former KGB operative with a flair for both mailed-fist tactics and crowd-pleasing political theatre. German director Cyril Tuschis’... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team Uncovers Fuel Risk
Bermuda inspectors have uncovered risks in the aircraft refuelling process at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, concluding a “potential disaster” could be in the making unless urgent remedial steps are taken. With most of Russia’s airline fleet registered on the island, a team of experts representing the Bermuda Department of Civil... Read more of this article
Spike In LSE Entities Based Here
Bermuda is home to the fourth largest number of non-UK entities listed on the London Stock Exchange [LSE] than any other jurisdiction globally, according to figures from the market authority. LSE data shows that at the end of December 2011 there were 45 Bermuda-incorporated entities listed on either the Main Market, the Alternative Investment Market,... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Alliance In Russian Venture
Bermuda-based Alliance Oil Co. Ltd., with operations in Russia and Kazakhstan, today [Dec. 20] said it has agreed to form a joint venture with Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol YPF SA for exploration and production growth in Russia. Alliance and Repsol will own 51 percent and 49 percent stake in the JV respectively. The joint venture will have a total... Read more of this article
VimpelCom Plans To Broaden Investor Base
VimpelCom Ltd. — the Bermuda-domiciled Russian mobile phone operator with more than 200 million customers worldwide — is planning a share listing outside the US to broaden its investor base, the Bloomberg financial news service reports today [Nov. 18]. VimpelCom was formed last year after shareholders Telenor ASA TEL and Alfa Group combined... Read more of this article
Moscow Move For CD&P’s Claire McConway
Conyers Dill & Pearman today [Mar. 2] said it would be further augmenting its Moscow office with the addition of senior corporate and finance lawyer Claire McConway as the Bermuda firm continues to expand its international footprint. Presently an associate in CD&P’s Bermuda head office which she joined as an associate in 2009, Ms McConway’s practice... Read more of this article
History: Bermuda’s 1986 “Maritime Chernobyl”
On October 3, 1986 while on patrol 680 miles northeast of Bermuda, the 10,000 ton, 425-foot long Soviet Yankee Class Ballistic Missile Submarine K-219 suffered an explosion and fire in one of her 16 missile tubes caused by a seal failure which allowed seawater to leak in and mix with residue from the missile’s liquid fuel. Three members of... Read more of this article
Premier Brown’s Statements: India and Russia
Below follows the full Ministerial Statements from Premier Dr. Ewart Brown on the Indian movie to be filmed in Bermuda, and his recent trip to Russia to deal with matters relating to Bermuda’s Aircraft Registry from the debate on the House of Assembly today [May 14]: Statement on the Indian movie to be partly-filmed in Bermuda: Mr. Speaker, honourable... Read more of this article
Premier Has Whirlwind Russian Day
Presently in Moscow, Premier Dr. Ewart Brown today [May 11] conducted a series of meetings with Russian airlines Aeroflot, S7, UT Air, the Department of State Policy for Civil Aviation and the Federal Air Transport Agency responsible for handling aviation regulatory oversight under Russia’s Ministry of Transport. The Premier’s trip to Russia... Read more of this article
Premier Has 1st Russian Meeting, 6 More Tues
Premier Dr Ewart Brown and the Bermuda Director of Civil Aviation met today [May 10] with officials from Bureau Veritas [BV] in Moscow, Russia and have six more meetings scheduled for tomorrow. The Director of Civil Aviation in Bermuda, Thomas Dunstan, has a degree in Aviation Management and is a qualified FAA Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor.... Read more of this article
Why Is the UK Upset Over Russian Aircraft?
As most locals following the news are aware, the Premier has flown to Russia to meet with airline officials prior to making a response to the UK Government’s complaint over the Russian aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft Registry. Over the past years Russian airliners have had less than solid reputations for safety, with the New York Times reporting... Read more of this article
