Seven Carifta Records Set In Bermuda

Seven new Carifta records were set during the 2012 Carifta Games in Bermuda, the International Association of Athletics Federation [IAAF] said. “Tynell Gumbs of British Virgin Islands and Chelsea James of Trinidad & Tobago set automatic Games records, using the 500g Javelin and 3kg Shot for the first time at CARIFTA in the under-17 girls [...]

Videos: Carifta Games Motorcade, Schedule

Bermuda, which will be represented by 55 athletes at the 2012 Carifta Games being staged at the island’s National Sports Centre from April 7–9, cheered on its competitors during a colourful and celebratory Hamilton motorcade today [Apr.5] The regional sporting event kicks off at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning [Apr.7] with the Girls 100m Hurdles, [...]

Cayman Ritz Carlton In Receivership

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Cayman Islands was placed into receivership earlier this month. Reuters reports that the Ritz-Carlton luxury resort and high-end residential developments were placed into receivership because of an outstanding $250 million loan. RC Cayman Holdings LLC, which is registered in Delaware, appointed KPMG (Cayman) as the receiver of the group of four [...]

Bermuda Broker: Bahamas Could Draw Captives

The Bahamas could attract between $5-$10 billion in premium income within five years if it made a concerted effort to re-establish itself as a captive insurance domicile, a Bermudian broker told that country’s “Tribune” newspaper on Monday [Mar. 26]. Guilden Gilbert Jr., who now lives and works in the Bahamas, said this would create several [...]

Bermuda Chairs Regional Crime Stoppers

Bermuda’s Alex MacDonald explained that Crime Stoppers has a pivotal role to play in the maintenance of law and order, civil living, and good governance in the Caribbean region when he became  chairman elect of a new regional body earlier this month. On Monday, March 12, the inaugural meeting of the Caribbean/Bermuda and Latin America Crime [...]

Misick Seeks Asylum After Interpol Issues Warrant

Former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands Michael Misick announced he has sought political asylum in an unnamed country after Interpol issued an arrest warrant for him in connection with allegations of government corruption. The Special Investigation and Prosecution Team [SIPT] in the Turks and Caicos said they obtained the Interpol arrest warrant after Mr [...]

“Sole Mutual Element Is British Superiority”

The sole mutual element of the Bermuda/UK relationship is one of British superiority, said former Premier Dr. Ewart Brown in his speech at the 50-50 Caribbean Conference held in the Cayman Islands today [Mar.22]. Dr. Brown — who stepped down as Premier in 2010 — presented a paper on “Is the UK-OT Relationship Based on [...]

Turks & Caicos Politicians Appear In Court

Two politicians were granted $175,000 bail when they appeared in a Turks and Caicos Court on corruption charges last month, reports the island’s local media. The leader of the Progressive National Party [PNP] and former Speaker of House Clayton Greene and former government minister McAllister Hanchell, were each granted $175,000 bail when they appeared in [...]

Digicel Wins Caribbean Advertising Award

Digicel Bermuda’s 2011 brand campaign has been awarded the Caribbean Advertising Federation Silver ADDY. The campaign, which promoted the services of the Digicel network on the island, copped Silver in the Consumer, Regional/National category. The “Think Big” campaign is a brand campaign launched by Digicel Bermuda in June 2011. This campaign was conceptualised and executed [...]

John Deuss Goes On Trial In Holland

One-time Bermuda-based businessman John Deuss has gone on trial in the Netherlands accused of banking without a license, disguising unusual transactions and forming a criminal organisation that made ​​possible large-scale carousel fraud in England. Dutch media sources reported today [Mar. 26] that the 69-year-old banker and oil trader was standing trial in Arnhem along with [...]

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