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| [Updating] The Privy Council ruling in the UK regarding Bermuda’s marriage laws is scheduled to be delivered this morning [March 14] which will mark the conclusion of what has been a five year legal matter. The official website states the “Issue” is “Whether Bermudian legislation providing that only marriages between a man and a woman […]
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| Speaking in advance of Monday’s Privy Council ruling, Winston Godwin-DeRoche thanked everyone who “played a part in this journey,” saying “if you were vocal, if you protested, if you marched, if you cheered out loud or cheered on the inside, if you supported in any way shape or form, I thank you, and Bermuda’s LGBTQ+ […]
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| The SS Sørlandet, one of the world’s oldest operating fully-rigged tall ships, arrived in Bermuda this week, marking one of a few visits the vessel has made to the island. According to their website, “The Sail Training Ship Sørlandet is owned and administrated by a non-profit foundation. The objective of the ship’s sailing activities is […]
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| The 2022 Bermuda National Athletics Association hosted their 7th track meet of the year at the Flora Duffy National Sports Center South Field. Denver Tucker met the Carifta Games standard for the under 17 boys 100m dash after he clocked a time of 10.95, with the standard set at 11.20. During the mixed 800 meter […]
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| Monday, March 14 is expected to see intervals of clouds and sunshine, with the high to be near 19°C/67°F and the low to be near 16°C/61°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 76%. Sunrise will be at 7:31am and sunset will […]
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| The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation held the Annual Sports Awards last night [March 12] the Hamilton Princess, with the island’s top athletes, officials and supporters being recognized for their contribution to sports. Dame Flora Duffy — who won the island’s first ever Olympic gold medal — was named the Female Athlete of the […]
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| The first day of the BHPA Fun Show took place at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street. Michael Rodrigues riding Rambo won the Open 3’3 Equitation Over Fences Class, with Isabelle Pelletier and Kaid HZ finishing second, while finishing in 3rd was Vicki Steele and All in One. The Open 3’0 Equitation Over Fences […]
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| There has been a road traffic collision in St. Georges this afternoon [March 13]. At 2.40pm, a police spokesperson said, “Please be advised there has been a road traffic collision near the junction of Wellington Slip Road and Mullet Bay Road in St. Georges. “The scene is currently being processed by Traffic Collision Investigators and […]
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| Throughout February, Forbes hosted the first-ever Forbes Under 30 Residency program in Bermuda, in partnership with the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA]. A spokesperson said, “The month-long residency, hosted at the Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club, brought together 54 alumni from Forbes’ global 30 Under 30 lists to network, to collaborate and take part in […]
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| Sanaa Rae Morris competed in the Braden River Invitational in Bradenton, Florida. Competing in the women’s 200m — while representing IMG Academy — she clocked a time of 25.91 finishing 3rd in Heat 7 and 3rd overall. Related Stories Bermuda Athletes Rank Well On NACAC Smith-King Honored By Springfield College Wellman To Receive Arkansas Sports […]
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| The Bermuda and Fire Rescue Service extinguished a fire in Smiths this afternoon [March 13]. A spokesperson said, “On Sunday March 13, 2022 at 12:12pm, BFRS dispatch received a report of a vehicle fire at Tomasik Hill, North Shore, Smiths. “One appliance from Hamilton Station responded with four firefighters. On arrival the fire crew saw […]
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| Teams that include Bermudian footballers and coaches including Nahki Wells, Dale Eve, Keziah Martin, Reggie Lambe, Willie Clemons, Milan Butterfield, Tai Williams, Ayleal Dill, Amar Lewis, Quinaceo Hunt, J’Nai Butterfield-Steede, Roger Lee, Djair Parfitt-Williams, David Bascome and Zeiko Lewis were recently in action – with Willie Clemons scoring for his team. Nahki Wells Nahki Wells […]
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| Trey Mallory and his UNC Wilmington Men’s Tennis teammates registered their first shutout of the season with a dominating 7-0 victory over Samford’s Bulldogs in a neutral site match at The Citadel’s Earle Tennis Center in the U.S. Mallory teamed up with Gabe Hurtado in the number three Doubles spot and defeated J.B Pickard, and […]
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| Bermudian footballer Zeiko Lewis made his debut for the Sacramento Republic — coming on as a substitute in the second half — as they defeated El Paso Locomotive FC by a score of 3 – 1. The club’s report said, “Late-game heroics sent Sacramento home with three points against El Paso Locomotive FC on opening night at […]
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| A total of four local sailors are in action in Florida and England. Benn Smith Benn Smith headed into the third day of racing in third place with 8 points in the ILCA Midwinter’s East 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Smith and the other sailors only managed one race on the day, Smith crossed the […]
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| Firefighters extinguished a fire in a building in Pembroke last night. A spokesperson said, “On March 12, 2022 at 9:51pm, Bermuda and Fire Rescue Service Dispatch received a report of a structural fire at Uppington Crescent, Pembroke. “Fire appliances from the Hamilton and Clearwater Stations responded with a total of eight firefighters. On arrival at the […]
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| In the latest round of netball action, Phoenix Sparks defeated the North Village Lady Rams 13 – 2, the Phoenix Sparks got 4 goals from Quinn Burgess, Nahla Robinson added three goals, while MVP Shiloh Simmons, and Kim-Mora Mallory both scored 2 goals each, Karis Dill and Ramaya Duque both added a single strike, the […]
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| The United States Football League held their inaugural supplemental draft, adding 10 players to each of the league’s eight teams, and Devwah Whaley was drafted by the Houston Gamblers in the 5th Round. The teams each have 45 players rostered, and 38 will make the game-day rosters for Week 1, beginning on April 16th when […]
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| The Institute of Directors [IoD] Bermuda and Deloitte Bermuda will celebrate International Women’s Day by hosting Women in the Boardroom, a panel discussion on Thursday, March 17 from 9.00am to 10.30am, with the virtual presentation to be facilitated by Deloitte. “While Bermuda has seen an increase in board gender diversity, the process has been slower than […]
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| News that Dr. Carika Weldon was named the ‘Woman of the Year,’ BF&M donated 300 care packages with $20,000 of supplies to support the Women’s Resource Centre, MoonGate Group delivered ‘We Care’ packages to vulnerable people in the community, and Oliver Betschart won a golf tournament in Texas were all some of the positive news […]
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| The House of Assembly will be in session on Monday [March 14] and the budget debate will continue, and there is one statement listed on the Order Paper, with Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch set to provide an “Update on the Short Term Stimulus Programme.” The Order of Business is below [PDF here]: […]
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| The police extend condolences to the ‘family and loved ones of the young child who tragically lost his life in a collision yesterday, thanked the brave members of the community who selflessly entered the waters to rescue the occupants of the submerged vehicle and appealed for witnesses.’ A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would […]
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| Sunday, March 13 is expected to see early rain/showers, easing from afternoon, cloud remains, with the high to be near 21°C/69°F and the low to be near 14°C/57°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 73%. Sunrise will be at 7.32am and […]
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| Elijah Daley competed in the Trials Selection Prep Invite hosted by the North York Aquatic Club at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre – Competition Pool. Daley finished 4th in the 50m backstroke final clocking a personal best time of 28.25, he finished 4th in the preliminaries clocking 28.61. During the 100m backstroke preliminaries Daley […]
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| The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority [BCAA] has “provisionally suspended all Certificates of Airworthiness” of the aircraft operating under the “agreement between Bermuda and the Russian Federation.” A spokesperson said, “International sanctions on the aviation sector have had a significant impact on the ability to sustain safety oversight on Russian operated aircraft on the Bermuda Aircraft […]
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| Bermudian artist Gherdai Hassell earned the ‘Castlefield Gallery: Artist Professional Development Award’ at the Manchester Open Awards in England. The organisation said, “HOME hosted the Manchester Open Awards 2022. Artists, supporters, friends and families came together to celebrate the 20 nominees, who were chosen from 474 artists featuring in the exhibition. “With an amazing 2,271 artwork […]
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| Benn Smith continued competing in the ILCA Midwinter’s East 2022 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Competing in the ILCA 7 Standard Class, Smith came off the water in down five places from his starting position of 3rd place on day two. Two races were sailed, making it 4 races in total, Smith recorded a Did Not […]
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| In the lone Bermuda Field Hockey match of the evening at the National Sports Center, the Pirates defeated the Dragons 4 – 1. The Pirates took the lead in the 6th minute when Nathan Bothelo scored from a penalty corner, Samuel Thompson doubled the lead from a penalty corner in the 13th minute. The Dragons […]
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| The Bermuda Netball Association hosted two make-up senior league matches at the Bernard’s Park. The Storm defeated the Docksiders 50 – 22. The Storm were led to victory by Nabiilah Nasir with 21 goals, Zakiyah Durham added 17 goals, and Amaya Burt scored 12 goals, with defending duo Debre Evans, and Jade Johnston named the […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday Shipping Schedule: Week Starting March 12th. On Monday the Oleander container ship is expected, on Tuesday the Somers Isles container ship and the Henrietta oil products tanker will arrive, on Thursday the Bermuda Islander container ship […]
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| The U.S Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate — which was set to expire on March 18 — for mask use on public transportation and in transportation hubs through April 18. While an American policy that does not correlate to Bermuda, it does include airlines, and most of the flights that serve Bermuda […]
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| AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A [Excellent] and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” [Excellent] of Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. [FRL]. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has assigned an FSR of A [Excellent] and a Long-Term ICR of “a” [Excellent] to Fortitude International Reinsurance […]
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| [Written by Stephen Wright] Jah-Nhai Perinchief is so measured when he speaks that it is almost jarring when he casually says he can podium at the World Athletics Indoor Championships next week. Perinchief, it appears, does not have to convince himself, or anyone else for that matter, of his medal-winning credentials. His self-belief is palpable. And […]
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| March 11 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,462.14, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 63 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF], and the full report for the week is available here [PDF]. Related Stories LOM Company […]
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| There is video footage circulating showing the shooting last night at the Devonshire Recreation Club, and the police have appealed to people to please not circulate it as “the footage forms part of an active police investigation.” The shooting occurred shortly before midnight and resulted in a 25-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man being injured. A police […]
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| “We are beginning to see an increase in coronavirus transmission on island, and the current upward trend is worrying,” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, adding that “this uptick does not take into consideration that there are many additional positive cases that are not being reported.” Speaking at yesterday’s [March 10] test results, Minister Wilson […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [March 11] include traffic notice, appointments, striking off, liquor licence and acting appointments. RTN: Harrington Sound Road at Lolly’s Well Road Closure Extended Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Traffic Notice Notice ID: GN0322/2022 Public Authorities / Department: Public Works Headquarters Publication date: 11 March 2022 Ministry Of […]
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| Minister of National Security Renee Ming and Devonshire Recreation Club President Mark Steede both condemned the shooting last night at the Devonshire Recreation Club, which left two people injured. Minister of National Security Renee Ming Minister of National Security Renee Ming said, “The shooting which took place last night at a local sporting club has left […]
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| [Written by Dale Butler] Located in Rosalie Gardens, 35 Angle Street, Hamilton is the Clarence Hill Sports Arena. Diallo V. Rabain, Minister of Education, cut the ribbon on Saturday, 5th March for student representatives, teachers and the principal of Victor Scott Primary School [formerly Central School, where Clarence attended], together with special guests and neighbours of […]
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| Saturday, March 12 is expected to see sunny day, increasing cloud & risk of showers overnight, with the high to be near 24°C/76°F and the low to be near 18°C/65°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 84%. Sunrise will be at […]
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| A goal by Bermuda’s Sincere Hall has been nominated for the ‘Hull City Goal of the Month’ and people can vote online via Twitter, The Hull City website said, “Supporters can now vote for their Hull City Goal of the Month for February, presented by Uber Eats. “The Tigers picked up valuable points against Sheffield […]
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| The repairs to the Pilot Boat St. David will cost the government $10,000 as the remaining amount will be covered by insurance, Minister of Transport Lawrence Scott said. Speaking in the House of Assembly today [March 11], Minister Scott said, “On 14 May 2021, I informed this Honourable House that the propellers and rudder of the […]
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| College students and recent graduates considering career possibilities within the insurance industry can now apply for summer internships with CG Insurance. The in-person programme, which CG paused in 2020 because of the pandemic, introduces successful applicants to various aspects of the insurance business. “We are really pleased to resume this programme,” CG CEO Naz Farrow […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] has announced that the match between Paget and Wolves scheduled for Saturday [March 12] will not be played. A spokesperson said, “Paget FC are unable to field a team; the Competitions Committee will advise the outcome of this match in due course.” Related Stories Match Schedule Changes For This Weekend […]
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| The Department of Marine and Ports advised that the Rockaway Ferry Stop [Green Route] will reopen on Monday, 14 March. A Government spokesperson said, “ The regular service to Rockaway will resume with the first departure from Rockaway at 7:20 a.m. “The ferry stop was closed in December 2021, while parts were sourced from overseas. […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [March 11] with the list indicating that there are sixteen bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.05pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 16 runs cancelled this morning, 34 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| [Opinion column written by OBA MP Susan Jackson] Four hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year budgeted for the Anti-Doping Association continues to eat up the $1.034 million in grants and contributions to sporting associations. Approximately twenty sporting associations receive on average, $10,000 a year to support the development of youth training, except for the […]
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| The Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA] announced that they “have reached capacity for our inaugural in-person Bermuda Risk Summit.” The Bermuda Risk Summit, being held from March 14-16, 2022, is the first major, in-person risk event in Bermuda since 2019 and counts CEOs from some of the world’s largest global professional services firms and property […]
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| Tourism stakeholders and entrepreneurs are invited to apply to the Bermuda Tourism Authority Experience Investment Programme [EIP]. A spokesperson said, “The initiative provides marketing or funding support for innovative tourism entrepreneurs and business owners whose proposals meet the programme criteria and align with the Bermuda National Tourism Plan [NTP] objectives. “The goal is to help […]
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| The 2022 Bermuda Squash Nationals Championships continued at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association. It was semi-final night, with the Men’s Open defending champion Noah Browne advancing to the final with a straight-sets win over Anaya Smith 11-7, 11-6, 12-10, while Micah Franklin made sure it will be a repeat final after he defeated Nicholas Kyme […]
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