AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWorld Cup pitch rules: FIFA says all 2026 World Cup matches must be on natural grass, forcing venues like MetLife Stadium to rip out artificial turf and lay Bermuda Tahoma 31 rolls instead. Health & community: Allshores’ exclusive pharmacy deal with Phoenix Pharmacies has kicked in after a 60-day delay, aiming to cut costs on a small list of very expensive drugs; meanwhile free HIV testing is available across June as Mental Health Anti-Stigma Month winds down, with the Health Minister pointing to $2.29m earmarked for counselling and therapy. Insurance & risk: Beazley is relocating Stefan Wunderlich to Bermuda to lead alternative risk transfer as it prepares its Ninety-One office; Mangrove Property Insurance has launched its first catastrophe bond, Buttonwood Re 2026-1, securing $111m of fully collateralised reinsurance protection. Local sport & events: Emma Harvey set a national 50m butterfly record in Europe, and Bermuda’s senior men’s team has been named for a US camp ahead of a June 6 match vs Cape Verde. Public safety: A second teenager has been arrested over the May 24 Southampton Rangers Sports Club shooting. Business & politics: The Premier defended Bermuda’s sugar tax in the House, and the Opposition says it was denied labour data on Caricom emigration. Sailing: The Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race sets sail June 5.
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