It has been a longstanding tradition for Bermudian premiers to host dinners for Bermudian students studying in Britain.
For obvious reasons, there was no dinner held last year.
This year, two dinners were held, one in London and another in Manchester...
DATE: Dec 03, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
Bermuda market veteran Ben Wright has been appointed to the post of senior vice-president, insurance management, at Horseshoe, the Bermudian-based leading ILS specialist and fund administrator.
In his new role, the company said, Mr Wright will be res...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Business Staff
The private philanthropic organisation Centennial Bermuda Foundation is moving to a new grant management system — an online platform for applications and for reporting on grants.
Training videos on how to use the new system are online this month.
A...
DATE: Dec 02, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Business Staff
Sometimes philanthropy can be a bit like the chicken and the egg: do you start with a desire to support a specific issue in the community – or the unsupported need that must be addressed if our community is to thrive?
One corporation based in Bermuda...
The global pandemic has not had a major economic effect on Bermuda College, the latest financial statements have revealed.
The statements for the college said auditors had “not observed any material impact on its operations or financial position” as...
DATE: Dec 01, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A “visionary” figure in the international business world was also a major promoter of talent in the island’s pioneering captive insurance sector.
Brian Hall, who died last week, outlined Bermuda’s success in the sector in the foreword to 2004’s Held ...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Obituaries | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
Scarlett Smale trailed behind as her classmates learnt how to read in Primary Two.
Her mother, Heather, had an inkling of what the problem might be.
Scarlett’s father, Nick, and her grandfather Richard Kitson are dyslexic; her great uncle, Kirk Kits...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Member companies of the Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers contribute $500 million in direct and indirect expenditure to the island’s economy annually, research by professional services firm KPMG Bermuda has shown.
Biltir said th...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
A newly-minted lawyer said family and a strong support system helped her along the path to success.
Ojeda Smith, an associate in law firm Wakefield Quin’s corporate department, added their example meant she was committed to helping other people in th...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Court | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
More action has to be taken to tackle gang violence, the One Bermuda Alliance shadow national security minister said in parliament on Friday.
Michael Dunkley, added the Government had revealed few details on how it planned to beat the scourge of gang...
DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Crime | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
