Jessie Moniz Hardy

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Senior Reporter at The Royal Gazette

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Kacey and Wannita Smith open cricket simulator

3 days ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Kacey Smith and his wife, Wannita, share a love for cricket. He played in high school and in league cricket for Somerset Bridge and she loves to watch - preferring it to football. Now the pair have poured their passion for the game into a business venture. In January they opened The Lab, a cricket simulator, on the ground floor of 2 Midsea Lane, Pembroke. "Lab stands for learning about batting," Mrs Smith explained. The simulator has several purposes.
Brava and Hubbcat join forces

3 days ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Tech solutions firm Brava has joined forces with Hubbcat, a global provider of push-to-talk, body-worn camera and broadband connectivity equipment for customers including first responders. Brava said this alliance represents a significant leap forward in delivering advanced, reliable and secure communication technology to businesses, emergency responders and critical industries across Bermuda and in other places.
Bunny Kirsch celebrates 100th birthday in Bermuda

4 days ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Bernice "Bunny" Kirsch's family really wanted to do something special for her 100th birthday. When they asked the Massachusetts-resident, what she wanted, the answer came back certain: another trip to Bermuda. She has been here at least five times since the Seventies. She arrived in Dockyard, on the Norwegian Jewel on Sunday with 20 of her closest friends and family. Twenty-two more people came by air.
A year of bold decisions for Digicel

4 days ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Digicel is using Bermuda as a testing ground for electric and hybrid vehicles, according to the telecommunication firm's environment, social and governance report for 2025. The company said it was testing the alternative vehicles with the view to putting them into service more widely across their markets. It has also reduced the number of vehicles by 134, across Bermuda and the Caribbean, and plans to cut 100 more next year.
'AI job loss is real

5 days ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

For years, Stuart Lacey has said jobs would not be lost to artificial intelligence itself but to other people with AI training. Now the founder of the Bermuda Clarity Institute, a company that provides educational programming on AI, concedes that some jobs will be lost to AI itself, maybe as many as 10 per cent to 20 per cent. "The job loss is real," he conceded. However, he believes terms such as the "job apocalypse", sometimes used to describe the impact of AI on employment, are scaremongering.
Elbow Beach Hotel scheduled for wrecking ball

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

After sitting empty for years, the Elbow Beach Hotel will be demolished, its new owners told The Royal Gazette this week. Ryan Babcock and Stephen King, owners of The Loren Group, announced in April that they had purchased The Elbow Beach Hotel and nearby Fritholme Gardens residences in Paget. Plans are not finalised but the hope is to demolish the hotel buildings early next year and break ground for the new build in the summer.
Swiss Re reports on the killer heat

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

More people died from the heat last year, than from earthquakes, hurricanes and floods combined, reveals a newly released Swiss Re report, making extreme high temperatures one of the world's most important emerging risks. According to the firm's latest Sonar report, up to half a million people globally succumb to the effects of extreme heat each year. On May 14, San Antonio, Texas, saw temperatures hit record highs, topping 100F almost a month earlier than usual, going as high as 103F.
Athene Life Career Expo attended by hundreds

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

More than 300 people attended the third annual Athene Life Career Expo including students, recent graduates and seasoned professionals, event organisers said today. A press statement said the event offered attendees opportunities to network, learn from industry leaders and get feedback on their resumes. They also received career guidance from professionals in actuarial science, finance, legal, compliance, IT, business development and operations on how to build a successful career in these fields.
Cyber-risk a boardroom issue, says Aon report

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Cyber-risk is no longer just a technology issue, but also a boardroom issue, reveals new research from Aon, the global professional services firm. According to the company's Cyber Risk Report for the year, cyber events that cause reputation risks can result in an average of 27 per cent drop in shareholder value. It build on Aon's 2023 research, which showed that major cyber incidents led to an average 9 per cent decline in shareholder value.
Former BTA executive still mulling next move

1 week ago | royalgazette.com | Jessie Moniz Hardy

Olympian Hazel Clark is "struggling" to decide her next move after departing the Bermuda Tourism Authority last December. As the keynote speaker at the Athene Life Career Expo, Ms Clark said she was still deciding whether to take on employment again or to go her own way. "I sit on several boards, and I am vice-president of the Noah Lyles Sports Foundation," she said. "I have quite a few consulting opportunities that I am working on in New Jersey.