Dede Sophie

Bank of South Pacific Financial Group Limited has announced the appointment of Mark T. Robinson as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Robinson is a senior financial services executive and globally experienced banking Chief Executive Officer with more than 30 years of experience across developed, developing, and emerging markets.   BSP Financial Group Chairman, Sir Kostas Constantinou said Mr. Robinson had invaluable expertise across global emerging markets in wholesale, retail, and investment banking and was the ideal person to lead the bank in its next phase of growth.  Mr. Robinson’s appointment follows a rigorous and competitive global executive search, led by Ashurst Board Advisory, which considered highly credentialled candidates globally, and across the Pacific region. In a statement, Sir Kostas said Mr. Robinson impressed the Board with his history of developing and executing strategic plans incorporating high-quality revenue growth across many geographies, including operating i...

It is a slice of forgotten history amidst the forests of the Western Ghats of Karnataka. From its top point, it offers a stunning 360 degree panorama of the lush greens of the Western Ghats, its rolling hills and its various water bodies. I am talking about the 9th century Kavaledurga Fort, a multi level fort with strong fortifications, palaces, temples and that makes for a fabulous monsoon trekking destination in the Uttara Kannada region of Karnataka. The last capital of the Keladi kingdom, the Kavaledurga fort was built in the 9th century and later renovated in the 14th century. It was a stronghold of the Nayakas of Keladi, who managed the land initially for the Vijayanagara kings and later managed it independently after the fall of the Vijayanagara kingdom. It took prominence in the 16th century under the rule of Venkatappa Nayaka who fortified the place, added a palace, temples, matha, granary, treasury, stables and ponds. Right from the time you buy your parking ticket and walk t...

Since Lorna’s tortoise came back, she has been worried about him escaping again so I was tasked to build a stronger garden enclosure – which I call the prison. Reluctantly, as I could have been watching TV, I took my man-tools out of the garage and set to work with no plan. So far neither of them have escaped which I feel is a reflection on my craftsmanship! If you would like to see more content like this then why not click on to the ‘SUBSCRIBE’ button. This helps to support our channel and you can be notified of any future videos.