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1862 Cocktail Bar Wins LOOP Design Award

Planning Factory Bermuda announced that Bacardi’s 1862 Cocktail Bar is a LOOP Design Awards Category Winner, Themed Design & Heritage. A spokesperson said, “1862 Cocktail Bar is a unique achievement in high-concept Corporate Interior Design and Architectural Redesign in Bacardi Limited’s global headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda. “Planning Factory Bermuda’s Creative Director Lindsay Barnett, Bacardi Limited’s […]
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Opposition Leader: Arrears Are ‘Outrageous’

“To hear the Auditor General state that there are 130 years of outstanding public body financial statements is abominable and outrageous,” Opposition Leader Cole Simons said, adding that “this undisciplined financial administration by the custodian of Bermuda’s public funds must stop.” Mr. Simons said, “The news that the unaudited financial statements of the Government and […]
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Ariel Re Granted Approval For Lloyd’s Agent

Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has obtained approval to launch a Managing Agent at Lloyd’s of London. A spokesperson said, “Ariel Re received approval from the Prudential Regulatory Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority and Lloyd’s in order to commence this new operation. The new managing agency, […]
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John Wasty To Speak At Florida Conference

John Wasty, Partner and Head of Appleby Bermuda’s Dispute Resolution practice, will speak at an international dispute resolution conference in Miami, Florida on October 7. A spokesperson said, “John Wasty, Partner and Head of Appleby Bermuda’s Dispute Resolution practice, will speak at The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ [CIArb] first-ever Americas Conference on 7 October in […]
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Minister of Health Presents STARS Certificates

The Minister of Health, Kim Wilson, JP, MP, recently presented STARS certificates to three of the seven providers that received a 5 S.T.A.R.S rating – Lillian Butterfield, Davika Furbert and Chiquita Smith. The additional 5 STAR providers are Maria Pacheco, Gillian Medeiros, Antonia Paynter, and Jocelyn Richardson, who could not attend the presentation.

STARS is a new comprehensive inspection tool utilised by the Child Care Regulation Programme (CCRP), designed using the Children Act 1998, the Day Care Centre Regulations 1999, and the Child Care Standards 2018.

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Addressing the Challenge of an Ageing Population Round Table Discussion a Success

“This was an excellent start to addressing the challenge an ageing population will bring to Bermuda”, said Minister Hayward following the recent round table discussion on the topic. 

The discussion entitled “Addressing the Challenge of an Ageing Population in Bermuda” and hosted by the Minister of Economy and Labour, the Hon Jason Hayward, JP, MP, aired live on Facebook, YouTube and CITV on September 29. 

Moderated by Mrs Ianthia Simmons-Wade, MP, the expert panellists included: 

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32 Entities Have Financial Statements In Arrears

“As at September 2022, roughly 32 publicly funded entities have approximately 131 years of financial statements in arrears,” Auditor General Heather Thomas said. A spokesperson said, “The Auditor General said her constitutional and legislative role to ensure that the Government of Bermuda is spending – the Citizens of Bermuda money wisely and to enhance public sector efficiency, […]
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Official Govt & Legal Notices For Oct 3 2022

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Oct 3] include patent applications, public notification, boards appointments and acting appointments. Patent Applications Advertised Before Registration No. 7 Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Patent Applications Notice ID: GN0921/2022 Public Authorities / Department: Registry General Publication date: 03 October 2022 Document Upload: Patents App. before Reg. 7.docx [PDF] […]
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RA: Proposed Work Plan For Public Consultation

The Regulatory Authority [RA] has released its proposed Work Plan for 2023-24 for public consultation A spokesperson said, “The Work Plan sets out the major activities that the RA intends to conduct during the fiscal year 2023-24. The Public Consultation document can be found under “Open Consultations” on the RA’s website: www.ra.bm/public-consultations. Please also review the hardcopy […]
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Stakeholders Meet & Discuss Community Violence

More than 100 key stakeholders representing charities, Government agencies and helping organisations met at the Hamilton Princess last week for an event which “brought together invited stakeholders working on the frontline against community violence for focused and robust discussions over the issue.” A spokesperson said, “The list of agencies in attendance includes Citizens Uprooting Racism […]
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Bacardi Limited Announces Leadership Moves

Bermuda headquartered Bacardi Limited announced a “series of C-suite talent moves within global commercial and finance and the North America business.” A spokesperson said, “Current Regional President for North America Pete Carr will take on the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Global Growth Officer. Pete will be responsible for commercial excellence and strategy, […]
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