David Mackalister Silva, capitán de Millonarios y quien viene de tener una destacada actuación el pasado fin de semana en el juego ante Envigado, donde fue elegido como la figura del encuentro, dialogó con El Alargue de Caracol Radio. El capitán se refirió a la actualidad del equipo, el rendimiento de algunos jugadores y habló de los rumores de una supuesta división al interior del grupo.

Jhenifer Mojica, jefe de la cartera de Agricultura, fue una de las invitadas especiales del Gran Encuentro S.O.S. Sostenible, organizado por Prisa Media, en el que se abordarán algunos de los ejes principales de la agenda verde

El ministro Luis Carlos Reyes habló de la importancia del turismo en el país

En 6AM habló Alejandro Eder, alcalde de Cali, sobre la importancia que ha de tener el evento COP16 y como este se ha convertido en el más importante del mundo, para la protección de la biodiversidad y del medio ambiente

En 6AM de Caracol Radio estuvo Mabel Lara, secretaria de Turismo de Cali, para hablar sobre la iniciativa ‘Cali es donde debes estar’ y cómo buscarán potencializar a Colombia ante el mundo.

Así lo confirmó Alicia Montalvo, quien aseguró que hace parte de uno de los compromisos como banco de desarrollo para fomentar un programa para la restauración de los recursos sostenibles en América latina y el Caribe.

Michael Smith, political science professor at Emporia State, shares his perceptions of the results of the November 5 election with University of Kansas professor Karl Brooks and Radio Active Magazine […]

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Bruce Clark and Clare Belford go their separate ways on whether it’s never too late to get divorced. Then, Graham Clark and Julie Kim avoid knee-jerky reactions when they decide if nothing beats a convenience store.

On December 1st, 2020, Nasdaq filed a proposal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt additional listing rules requiring enhanced board diversity and disclosure of firm diversity efforts.  The new listing rules require Nasdaq-listed companies to have on their board of directors, at least two diverse directors, including one who self-identifies as female and one who self-identifies as an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+.  If the firm does not meet this listing requirement, it must explain why they do not have at least two diverse directors sitting on their board.  Additionally, the new listing rules require Nasdaq-listed companies to publicly disclose consistent, transparent diversity statistics regarding its board of directors.  Nasdaq defines underrepresented minorities to include Black or African America, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, two or more races or ethnicities.  Smaller reporting companies and foreign companies have additional flexibility in satisfying these new listing requirements by seating at least two female directors.  These new listing rules require approval from the SEC.

NASDAQ's stated goal for requiring diversity among its listed companies board makeups is to provide the investing public with a "better understanding of the company's current board composition and enhance investor confidence that all listed companies are considering diversity in the context of selecting directors, either by including at least two diverse directors on their boards or explaining their rationale for not meeting that objective." To support this new listing requirement, Nasdaq pointed to over 24 studies that found a link between diverse board and more robust financial performance with better corporate governance.  Under this proposal, Nasdaq-listed companies are required to publicly disclose board-level diversity statistics within one year of the SEC's approval of the rule.

CNN reports that Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman stated, "Nasdaq's purpose is to champion inclusive growth and prosperity to power stronger economies." Non compliance by Nasdaq-listed companies could lead to delisting.  

Nasdaq's move is part of a growing momentum to see that corporate board diversity is taken seriously across the United States.  California has for two years been requiring gender diversity on corporate boards and has recently begun requiring racial and ethnic diversity on California boards as well.  Goldman Sachs has recently announced that it will require any company that it assists in taking public must include at least one diverse board member. 

The Corporate Justice Blog has long advocated for board diversity as a priority for expanding human capital and realizing greater financial benefits for the firms and its shareholders. We argue that a commitment to diversifying the board, both in gender and racial diversity as well as worldview diversity enhances the performance of the corporations that so commit.  See here, here, here and here.

hat tip:  Deepali Lal, 3L, Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law 

photo: courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

 I just published a new law review article with the Seattle University Law Review entitled: Students for Fair Admissions: Affirming Affirmative Action and Shapeshifting Towards Cognitive Diversity? The article can be downloaded here: https://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sulr/vol47/iss4/7/. Here is the abstract:

The Roberts Court holds a well-earned reputation for overturning Supreme Court precedent regardless of the long-standing nature of the case. The Roberts Court knows how to overrule precedent. In Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), the Court’s majority opinion never intimates that it overrules Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court’s leading opinion permitting race-based affirmative action in college admissions. Instead, the Roberts Court applied Grutter as authoritative to hold certain affirmative action programs entailing racial preferences violative of the Constitution. These programs did not provide an end point, nor did they require assessment, review, periodic expiration, or revision for greater institutional efficacy, including possible race-neutral alternatives. The programs also failed to break down stereotypes through the introduction of a critical mass to empower diverse voices. The programs thereby resembled prohibited quotas or racial balancing. As such, the programs at issue violated Grutter, which still governs race-based affirmative action in college admissions. More importantly, the Roberts court paved the way for more expansive diversity-based admissions programs by permitting institutions to value individual racial experiences, which authentically further an institution’s mission and interests. After SFFA, the use of race as a factor could well face time limits. Contrastingly, individualized racial experiences may benefit college applicants at institutions that embrace diversity in an authentic way without facing any time limitation. Further, institutions with distinct missions may value diversity in a race-conscious way but without any racial preference. In sum, the Roberts Court guides the use of race in college admissions toward a race-neutral, diversity-based paradigm such that institutions may still unlock the empirically proven benefits of cultural diversity with only de minimus interference from the courts. This approach rests upon a powerful policy basis that leads to superior innovation, macroeconomic outcomes, social cohesion and, therefore, superior national security for the United States. This approach thus could support a powerful interest convergence.

The article shows that Supreme Court did not overrule its prior affirmative action precedents, and in fact paved the way for universities to embrace cultural and cognitive diversity to enrich their educational missions. This is important because the case has been widely misconstrued.

My next article will extend the Court's holding to corporate DEI efforts and demonstrate that such efforts are not only remain lawful but also essential to rational human resources management.

Grote merken, zoals Jack Daniel’s, draaien de diversiteitsklok terug. De anti-woke-trend is tekenend voor de polarisering in de VS, die steeds meer tot uiting komt in reclame en communicatie. Overigens niet alleen voor Marketing the Rainbow, maar ook voor andere vormen van diversiteit. Het ingevoerde beleid na Black Lives Matter wordt hiermee óók deels teruggedraaid. […]

Divine Grave just released the new single 'Grief' and to celebrate we asked the mysterious metalcore act to tell us about the track

Ella Hagen won her second Class 4A cross country crown on Saturday at the Norris Penrose Event Center.

Posting on behalf of the AAA: I am writing to inform you of a wonderful opportunity for second and third year law students.  On November 9 and 10, 2024 the American Arbitration Association is holding its Annual Diverse Student ADR Summit in New York.  For more information click here.  Accepted students will receive a scholarship for up … Continue reading AAA’s Diverse Student ADR Summit →

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One contestant kills a rendition of a Tamia's hit.

See the A-list artists Patti's influenced over the years.

Kimberly Chandler reportedly filed this week.

“It got bad.”

Fidelis Insurance Group declared a $0.10 per share dividend, payable by December 20, 2024. In a filing with the BSX, the company said, “Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited [NYSE:FIHL] [“Fidelis Insurance Group” or “the Company”], a global specialty insurer, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved and declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, […]

Enstar Group Limited today announced that it will pay cash dividends on its Series D and Series E preference shares. A spokesperson said, “Dividends on Enstar’s Series D 7.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of $0.43750 per depositary share [each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a Series D Preference Share] will be […]

The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per common share on its common shares. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 13, 2024. A spokesperson said, “In addition, the Board of Directors approved a renewal of RenaissanceRe’s authorized share repurchase program, […]

Everest Group Ltd. announced a 10 million share increase in its repurchase authorization and a $2.00 per share dividend payable December 13, 2024. A spokesperson said, “Everest Group, Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors approved an increase of 10 million shares in its share repurchase authorization. “In addition, the Company announced that its Board […]

Global [re]insurer Ariel Re has relaunched its Clean Energy division as Ariel Green, “recognizing the increasingly crucial role of Technology Performance Insurance in accelerating innovation in solar, energy storage, hydrogen, and bioenergy to help curb climate change.” A spokesperson said, “Ariel Re has insured $30bn worth of assets on six continents, covering over 30 clean […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian gymnast Aria Divine has claimed her second All-Around National Champion title in the Independent Gymnastics Association [IGA] Level 8 National Championships. Divine, 10, began her gymnastics career at the Bermuda Gymnastics Association in St David’s aged four and has lived with her family in Oxford since 2018. She joined Miss […]

Footballers in both the Premier Division and First Division were in action this weekend, with the Devonshire Colts, Paget Lions, St. David’s & X-Road’s all earning wins, while two other matches ended in draws. Premier Division Devonshire Colts 1 PHC Zebras 0 The league leaders PHC Zebras unbeaten run to start the league season came […]

Footballers in both the FA Challenge Cup Preliminary Round and First Division were in action this weekend, with the Tuff Dogs, St David’s, X-Road’s and Boulevard Blazers all earning wins. FA Challenge Cup Preliminary Round Tuff Dogs 4 Vasco 0 Corona League side Tuff Dogs secured their place in the first round draw of the […]

A BUEI Talks session titled ‘A Symphony of Whales: The Song that Changed the World’, presented by Nan Hauser, President and Director of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation, will take place on April 6. A spokesperson said, “BUEI is pleased to celebrate Bermuda’s inaugural Dive Month with a series of special events throughout […]

Bermuda Netball Association action resumed this weekend, with matches taking place in all for divisions. Under 11 Division The NPS Hot Steppers Best Attacker was Gabrielle Babon, while the Best Defender was Shavion Tanner and their MVP was Tamirra Richardson. The Phoenix Sparks Best Attacker was Azariah Scott, the Best Defender was Elan Samuels, with […]

Bermuda Netball Association action resumed at the Bernard’s Park with matches taking place in all for Divisions. Under 11 Division The NPS Hot Steppers Best Attacker was Gabrielle Babon, while the Best Defender was Reegan Lightbourne and their MVP was Sophia Odouri. The Phoenix Sparks Best Attacker was Kenzie McCrary, the Best Defender was Amariss […]

Bermuda Netball Association League action resumed at Bernard’s Park with matches taking place in all four divisions. Under 11 Division The Phoenix Sparks’ Best Attacker was A’Mariss Dyer, while their Best Defender was Lyon Simons and the MVP was Quinn Burgess, while the Dandy Stars Best Attacker was Aalaysia Watson, with Naiah Rayner named the […]

The Bermuda Netball Association’s league season continued at the Bernard’s Park Netball Courts, with matches in all four divisions. In the Under 11 division, Quin Burgess was named the best attacker for the Phoenix Sparks, the best fefender was A’Mariss Dyer, and the MVP was Kenzi McCreary. Savannah Hayward was named the best defender and […]

The Bermuda Netball Association’s league season continued at the Bernard’s Park Netball Courts, with matches in all four divisions. In the Under 11 Division, the NPS Hot Steppers, MVP was Sophia Odouri. Savannah Hayward was named MVP for the Storm, with Dandy Stars, Arianna Parra Delgado MVP. Maliah Steede was the MVP for the North Village […]

The Bermuda Netball Association’s league season continued at the Bernard’s Park Netball Courts, however due to inclement weather, only matches in two of the divisions were played. Under 17 Division The Phoenix Fire defeated the Dandy Stars 49 – 19 in the lone under 17 match. Phoenix Fire MVP Kammie Mills scored 26 goals, best […]

Bermuda Netball Association action resumed with matches taking place in all four divisions. Under 11 Division NPS Hot Steppers best attacker was Reegan Lightbourne, the best defender was Shavion Channer, and the MVP was Kimora Davy, for the Storm the best attacker was Eliana Trott, while the best defender was Savannah Hayward, and the MVP […]

Action in the Bermuda Netball Season Leagues continued with league play in the under 14 division, under 17 Who’s Who Tournament, and the Senior Mix Up Switch Up Tournament all taking place at Bernard’s Park. Under 11 Division The North Village Lady Rams best attacker was Bella Dill, the best defender was Maliah Steede, and […]

The Ministry of Home Affairs advises the public that the “number of recreational lobster diver licenses will be capped at 175 for the upcoming 2024-2025 spiny lobster season, which begins on 1st September.” A Government spokesperson said, “This limit remains unchanged from last season. Licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis starting Wednesday, […]

Fidelis Insurance Group declared a dividend and announced a new share repurchase authorization. A spokesperson said, “Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, a global specialty insurer, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved and declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on September 30, 2024, to common shareholders of record on September 16, 2024. “In addition, […]

International General Insurance Holdings declared an ordinary common share dividend of $0.025 per share. A spokesperson said, “International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared an ordinary common share dividend of $0.025 per share for the period April 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024. The dividend is payable on […]

Mosaic has added 13 leading US environmental risk specialists to its team as the company drives a strategic buildout of business across the Americas A spokesperson said, “The expansion marks the next stage of rapid growth for Mosaic’s Environmental Liability division which the company launched as its seventh line of business less than two years […]

Arch Capital Group Ltd. announced a $1.9 billion special dividend and also announced executive promotions. A spokesperson said, “Arch Capital Group Ltd. [NASDAQ: ACGL, Arch or the Company] today announced that its Board of Directors [Board] has declared a special cash dividend [special dividend] of $1.9 billion to common shareholders, representing $5.00 per outstanding common share. […]

BioQuest, powered by CariGenetics, officially launched on the 25th of November, marking a “significant step forward in Bermuda’s biodiversity conservation efforts.” A spokesperson said, “BioQuest is a new, innovative philanthropic NGO focused on biodiversity conservation using genomics, starting with Bermuda’s signature species, with an aim to create local genetic research capacity. “The launch event, attended […]

The talented team from Bermuda’s Burnt House Productions is well known for their videos depicting extreme sports, but sometimes being on the scene with a camera in hand leads to unexpected results, as evidenced by the two most recently released videos from the group. Cliff jumping has long been a particular focus for Burnt House, […]

[Updated with video] An airline diverted to Bermuda this afternoon [Aug 20] as there was an issue with a passenger, with unofficial reports indicating that the passenger caused some form of disruption, with the police saying the passenger “appeared to be having mental health challenges.” JetBlue Flight #661 left JFK Airport in New York and […]

Kenny Leseur shot a 54-hole total of four-under 209 to finish second among the competitors at the Purdue Fall individual. Leseur earned runner-up honors at the Purdue Fall individual as a field of 36 golfers gathered on the Ackerman-Allen Golf Course while the Purdue Fall invitational was contested on Purdue’s other course. Leseur had a […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian motorcycle racer Aeziah Divine hopes to become a perennial podium contender as he targets a top-three finish in the FAB-Racing Minibike British Championship this season. Divine, 12, is confident he can mix it with the best riders in the MK50 class as he builds towards the opening race of the campaign […]