Butterfield Reports Second Quarter Profit
Hamilton, Bermuda─ 31 July 2012: The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (“Butterfield” or the “Bank”) today reported second quarter net income of $16.2 million ($0.02 per Share on a fully diluted basis), up 37.7% compared to $11.8 million…
Bradley Wiggins wins Olympics gold in cycling time trial
Bradley Wiggins claimed a British record seventh Olympic medal with a sensational gold in the men’s time trial. The Tour de France winner stopped the clock at 50 minutes 39 seconds for the 44km course. This was a convincing 42…
Olympics rowing: Glover and Stanning win gold for Britain
Great Britain won their first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics as rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning triumphed in the women’s pair. The world silver medallists led from the start, clocking seven minutes 27.13 seconds to become the…
Michael Phelps breaks Olympic record with 4x200m freestyle gold
Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic medal as he helped the US team to gold in the 4x200m freestyle relay. It means Phelps also picked up his 15th gold medal as he swam the anchor leg to complete a…
Zara Phillips and Team GB claim Olympics silver in Equestrian
Great Britain won a team silver medal in the eventing competition at Greenwich Park today. Their brave gold medal challenge ultimately came up short as European champions and Olympic title favourites Germany took gold, with New Zealand clinching bronze. Tina…
Anis Ade Thomas wins silver and bronze in the Cayman Islands and smashes Commonwealth Junior Deadlift record
Guyana’s only representative at the North American Powerlifting Championships, Anis Ade Thomas, ensured that the Golden Arrowhead enjoy a commanding presence on the podium, as he won a silver and bronze medal at the event, which concluded on Sunday in…
Olympic beach volleyball sexy in the sand, and a whole ton of fun
Staid old Horse Guards Parade has been transformed into the ‘best venue ever’, with music, dancers — and some pretty good volleyball, too The easiest column at any Summer Olympics is the one that makes fun of beach volleyball. It’s…
Hundreds of millions without power in India
Hundreds of millions of people have been left without electricity in northern and eastern India after a massive power breakdown. More than half the country was hit by the power cuts after three grids collapsed – one for a second…
Swiss Re buys $275 million of longevity protection through Cayman Islands vehicle
Swiss Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, has raised $275 million to help it pay claims in the event of pensioners in Canada, Australia and the United States living longer than budgeted for by their insurers, it said on Tuesday (31)…
Bonaire, Marine Biology, Rare Species, Parribacus Antarcticus, The Slipper Lobsters of Lac Bay, July 2012
The Slipper Lobsters of Lac Bay, July 2012
