Investigators sifting through hacked Appleby data have alleged that the firm facilitated tax avoidance on the import of private jets by the wealthy, according to the Isle of Man. In a bid to protect its reputation ahead of potentially embarrassing revelations in Appleby leaks media coverage, the Isle of Man has been talking to the…...
Archives for October 2017
Appleby remains silent over data breach, did not inform police
Law firm Appleby is refusing to entertain any questions following reports of a leak of confidential data from its computer systems. Several questions put to Appleby have gone unanswered. But Bermuda Police Service last night confirmed that no complaint about the breach has been filed with them – despite Appleby’s statement this week that the…...
Appleby braces for massive data leak to be made public
Hacking of firm's computer systems kept under wraps for a year; law firm denies wrongdoing
Law firm Appleby has been subject to a data breach and is now in crisis mode as UK media prepare to expose highly confidential client data and details of offshore structures it has facilitated. Appleby has denied any wrongdoing – on its part or that of its clients. According to information reaching Politica, and confirmed…...
Next ThinkFest: Mathematics of Invading Fish, Hostile Bacteria and an Election
Kevin Minors' research provides answers for conservation projects, antibiotic research and electioneering
Think Media is delighted to announce that ThinkFest 2017 continues at the Bermuda College’s North Hall Lecture Theatre on Sunday October 22 with The Mathematics of Invading Fish, Hostile Bacteria and an Election – a talk by Kevin Minors. An overview of his recently completed PhD thesis at the University of Bath, Minors’ talk will reveal…...
Next ThinkFest event: Set Us Free – Bermudians during the Humanitarian Revolution
Clarence Maxwell presents new information on Bermudian revolutionaries
Think Media is delighted to announce that ThinkFest 2017 continues on Sunday October 15 with Set Us Free – Bermudians during the Humanitarian Revolution – a talk by Clarence Maxwell, PhD. Dr Maxwell’s presentation will outline how Bermudians contributed to the end of slavery debates as well as the demands for equality. It will build on…...
Tax reforms would generate millions in extra revenue
Vast majority of Bermuda's workers would see an increase in take home pay, according to CARTAC
Tax reforms recommended by regional experts would increase the take home pay of 90 percent of Bermuda’s workers, end state funded energy subsidies and phase out concessions for hotels, retailers and restaurants. All this while generating an estimated $145 m in additional annual revenue by 2018 according to an analysis tabled in the House of…...
Current State of Affairs – Justin Mathias
An opinion by Justin Mathias, Future Bermuda Alliance Chair
Last week Friday was my first time sitting in the House of Assembly, and what a day that was. Being a student of Bermudian politics for the last 15 years and listening to the House religiously, and hearing some of the shenanigans by grown adults while real issues that affect Bermudians were being put to […]
Government, media threatened with legal action over reports of Evans’ “dismissal”
Lawyers for Freddie Evans are heading to court over his purported dismissal as Education Commissioner and have demanded retractions of media reports that he has been dismissed. Unofficial reports that Evans was about to be relieved of his duties came to a head yesterday when various media reported that Permanent Secretary Valerie Robinson-James had sent…...