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| Devwah Whaley helped to guide the Dresden Monarchs to the German Bowl title in Frankfurt with a 28 – 19 win over the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns. Whaley had 30 carries for 152 yards, with his longest run of 12 yards being the touch down run. Related Stories Devwah Whaley Leads League In Rushing Yards Whaley […]
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| “Arch Insurance International announced the appointment of Tom Rivers as Chief Risk Officer, with immediate effect. A spokesperson said, “Rivers has extensive enterprise risk management and regulatory experience in corporate actuarial and risk management roles, gained over a 20-year career working in the insurance sector. “He joins from AXIS Managing Agency where he was Chief […]
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| He was winning tournaments before many of the other entrants were even born, and at 64-years-old, Kim Swan is set to make his return to competitive golf tomorrow at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship PGA Tour local qualifier. He is among 23 local golfers aiming to qualify for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship PGA Tour event, with […]
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| The first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Local Qualifier will be held on Tuesday, October 12th and Wednesday, October 13th, with a final field of 23 players. A spokesperson said, “The stage is set for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Qualifier to go ahead on Tuesday, 12th & Wednesday, 13th October with a final field […]
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| Both “Magistrates’ Court and the Supreme Court of Bermuda are in operation, but reduced services and limited access is being implemented,” according to Circular 14, which has effect from 8 October to 22 October. The document said, “The continued surge of positive Covid-19 test results the island is experiencing continues to be of great concern […]
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| 16-year-old Bermudian Matteo Cervino won the U17 O’pen Skiff FIV Zone II Championship, a two day event hosted by Club Velico Trasimeno in Umbria, Italy. A spokesperson said, “Ending the season with a bang, 16-year-old Matteo Cervino clenched the U17 O’pen Skiff FIV Zone II Championship. The first day of racing was cancelled due to […]
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| The Bermuda Karting Club 2021/22 race season continued at the RUBiS Southside Raceway with Race Day #1. The Tag Senior Class saw Ryan Burgess in the winner’s circle in two of the three races, with Brian Bulhoes winning the other race, while the L206 Senior Class saw Jason North take the checkered flag in all […]
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| The two Bermuda skippers along with their crew continued competing in the Comet International Regattas hosted at the Corsica River Yacht Club in Centreville, Maryland. The sailors competed in seven races, with the worst finish able to be dropped. Dale Brangman and Tajahri Rogers finished in 12th place with 61 net points after they recorded three […]
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| Ryan Outerbridge and his Franklin Pierce University Men’s Cross Country teammates finished 20th as a team competing in the Lewis Conference Crossover Meet. In a field of 233 competitors, Outerbridge finished 184th, clocking a time of 28:08.20. Franklin Pierce clocked a combined time of 2:16:07. Related Stories Johndell Cumberbatch Competes In Invitational Basden Represents Shaw […]
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| St. Paul’s Preschool reopened on Friday, October 8th, with preschoolers heading back to school. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said, “There have been 7 Pre-Schools, 12 Primary schools, 1 middle school and 1 alternative school that have reached over 80% parent consent. These schools have either completed or […]
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| Registration for the Portuguese School of Bermuda after-school programme is now open, with the school set to welcome new Portuguese language teacher Lidia Silva. A spokesperson said, “The Portuguese Cultural Association of Bermuda [PCA] wishes to remind the public that registration for the Portuguese School of Bermuda [School] for the upcoming year is open and […]
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| The Economic Development Department [EDD] invites members of the public to register, free of charge, to attend the 3rd annual Tech Education Summit, which will be held on Thursday, October 14th. A spokesperson said, “The Summit will run virtually from 9 am to 5 pm along two tracks: students and professionals. It will be opened […]
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| The team that works on the Government’s Paperless initiative — which has a goal of achieving 100% paperless processing in Government — were recognized in the inaugural Public Service Excellence Awards. A Government spokesperson said, “Recently, the Premier, the Hon. David Burt and the Head of the Public Service, Dr. Derrick Binns recognized a team […]
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| Monday, October 11 is expected to see scattered showers and thunderstorms, with the high to be near 28°C/82°F and the low to be near 24°C/76°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 85%. Sunrise will be at 7:19am and sunset will be […]
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| Two Bermuda skippers along with their crew took part in Comet North Americans Regatta hosted at the Corsica River Yacht Club in Centreville, Maryland. The winds were so light that rather than the four scheduled races, only three took place. Talbott Ingram emerged as the champion with 5 net points after he finished 3rd in […]
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| Tournament organizers unveiled the official schedule for the Fireminds Rugby Americas North Sevens 2021 in Turks and Caicos on October 16-17, with Bermuda set to take on Guyana and Belize. The Rugby Americas North website said, “Today, tournament organizers unveiled the official schedule for the Fireminds Rugby Americas North Sevens 2021 in Turks and Caicos […]
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| The City of Hamilton continues their “Business Spotlight” video series, which serves to highlight some of the businesses that offer innovative and high-quality services or products, with this episode spotlighting Joanna Stapff and 1609 Design. The video’s description says, “The City of Hamilton is back to continue spotlighting more of our businesses offering innovative and high-quality services […]
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| Anthony Phipps continued his preparations for the upcoming Butterfield Bermuda Championships Qualifiers as he took part in the Moon Light Tour. Playing on the Black Bear Golf Club Course, Phipps shot a round of 77 which resulted in him finishing T17th. Related Stories Pompano Couples Golf Tournament Concludes Pompano Couples Golf Tournament Continues Pompano Couples […]
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| [Written by Stephen Wright] Tyler Christopher made a blistering start to his professional boxing career, knocking his opponent through the ropes in the final round of a one-sided bout on Saturday night. Christopher proved to be a real crowd-pleaser at the H Suite in Edgbaston, Birmingham, crowning a commanding display with a stunning left hook […]
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| Harbour swimmer Finn Moseley is currently swimming with the Plymouth Leander Swim Club at Plymouth College, United Kingdom, and finished the 2020-2021 season very strong despite Covid related stops and starts. Moseley capitalized on limited opportunities, breaking Jesse Washington’s Short Course 50 Meter Freestyle 15-16 Age Group record in a time of 23.99, which was […]
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| Bermudian footballer Asrael Basden has scored in two recent matches for the Paul Quinn College women’s soccer team in Texas. A graduate of Cedarbridge Academy who has earned a scholarship, she is the starting forward for the team and scored two goals against Texas College where the team won 5- 0, and also scored a […]
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| AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A [Excellent] and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of “a+” [Excellent] of Bermuda-based Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company [UK] Limited. Additionally, AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term ICR of “bbb+” [Good] of the parent company, Lancashire Holdings Limited. The outlook of these Credit Ratings […]
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| As part of sports recommencing, the “guideline is being updated to require antigen testing rather than saliva testing.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, Dr. Ernest Peets advised sporting bodies that in anticipation of sport recommencing at Stage 3 of the Return to Play Guidelines, the Guideline is being updated […]
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| Sunday, October 10 is expected to see sunny periods, few showers & chance thunder develop at night, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F and the low to be near 23°C/74°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be ESE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 73%. Sunrise will be […]
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| Government House announced an opportunity to join the Governor and her family at Government House on November 6th to participate in the Queen’s Green Canopy tree planting initiative. Government House posted the graphic below on social media, saying: “In celebration of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, Government House is pleased to announce a unique opportunity to […]
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| The Pompano Beach Couples Golf Tournament came to an end with the final round played at the Port Royal Golf Course. Couples battled in the Dark n Stormy Flight and the Rum Swizzle Flight. Byron/Cross were crowned the Rum Swizzle Flight champions with a final round 74, to claim the tile with a Four Round […]
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| Bermudian footballer Nahki Wells has won the ‘September MansionBet Moment of the Month’ following his injury time game winning goal against his former club QPR. The Bristol City website said, “We asked, you voted…here’s your September MansionBet Moment of the Month! Nahki Wells’ last-gasp winner against QPR sealed the votes via the club’s Twitter poll. […]
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| A “landmark deal” has been agreed by 136 countries that will see multinational enterprises that meet a certain criteria subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023. The OECD website said, “Major reform of the international tax system finalised today at the OECD will ensure that Multinational Enterprises [MNEs] will be subject to a […]
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| World Post Day is this Saturday and Bermuda Post Office staff traditionally celebrate the day with a team building activity. This year the staff decided to pool funds and provide meals for hospital workers who have been stressed during the pandemic. “Our team is not able to gather to celebrate this year,” said Postmaster General […]
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| Concacaf has announced that the Concacaf W Qualifiers will now begin play during the FIFA Women’s Window of February 2022. “The first round of the region’s qualifiers to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and 2024 Women’s Football Olympic Tournament were originally scheduled to kick off next month, during the FIFA Women’s Match Window of […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday October 9th. On Sunday the Crystal Symphony cruise ship is expected, on Monday the Oleander container ship will arrive, and on Tuesday The World cruise ship is scheduled to arrive. On Wednesday the Norwegian Breakaway cruise […]
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| The Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA] released the final agenda for its 2021 Bermuda Tech Summit, with the event to take place virtually from October 13-15. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA] is pleased to release the final agenda for its 2021 Bermuda Virtual Tech Summit. “With 79 thought-leaders speaking across 23 […]
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| Global Atlantic Financial Group has appointed Alberto Autmezguine as Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary of its Bermuda companies business. Mr. Autmezguine will be responsible for all financial and actuarial strategy for the business. He will report to Manu Sareen, President of Global Atlantic’s Institutional Markets business.” “I’m thrilled to have Alberto supporting […]
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| October 8 saw 700 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $5,495.00 BD. 200 shares were traded by BF&M Ltd, closing at an even $23.00 per share, while the other 500 shares were traded by Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd, closing down 0.6% at $1.79 per share. The BSX finished at 2,571.66, even on […]
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| People eligible for the Covid vaccine booster shot will be able book one online starting on Monday, October 11th. In releasing tonight’s test results, Minister of Health Kim Wilson said, “Bermuda received 11,700 Covid-19 vaccine doses from the UK last night. These doses will be used to support the third dose/booster programme which starts on […]
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| The Bermuda Health Council has published a directory of approved Covid-19 testing facilities in Bermuda, with five listed: C & S West Medical Services, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Northshore Medical Laboratory, HMC Burnaby Urgent Care & Medical Imaging, and Helix Genetic And Scientific Solutions. The statement from the Bermuda Health Council website said, “The […]
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| This afternoon the Governor signed the Proclamation declaring Monday, October 18th a public holiday in honour of Flora Duffy, Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medalist. Governor Rena Lalgie said, “It was such an honour to sign the Proclamation that declares Monday, 18 October 2021 a public holiday. I’m looking forward to welcoming Ms Duffy home on […]
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| The Ministry received 3438 test results — spanning two days — and 46 were positive, so there are now 812 active cases, of which 43 people are in hospital, with 8 in ICU, and sadly the Minister confirmed there have been two more deaths. “Bermuda has recorded two more coronavirus related deaths. I extend my […]
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| The Bermuda Cricket Board today [Oct 8] announced the squad that will be preparing for the ICC 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Qualifiers. Bermuda National Training Squad: Okera Bascome Onias Bascome Zeko Burgess Jabari Darrell Allan Douglas II Christopher Douglas Kyle Hodsoll Malachi Jones Kamau Leverock Tre Manders Greg Maybury Delray Rawlins Dominic Sabir […]
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| With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related […]
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| The Spirit of Bermuda — which recently took part in a flotilla to celebrate the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s 15 anniversary — was in Hamilton Harbour this morning [Oct 8] and a bird’s eye view of it is below. “Bermuda Sloop Foundation created Spirit of Bermuda as a purpose-built sail training vessel which evokes the seagoing […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [Oct 8] include large group exemptions & financials of the Regulatory Authority. Large Group Exemption Flora Duffy Cabinet Presentation Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Public Notification Notice ID: GN0979/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level Publication Date: 08 October 2021 Public Health [Covid-19 Emergency Powers] […]
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| Saturday, October 9 is expected to see a mix of sun & cloud, chance for an early and late shower, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F and the low to be near 23°C/73°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be east. The relative humidity is expected to be near 73%. […]
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| Minister of Education Diallo Rabain will be holding a press conference at 4.00pm this afternoon [Oct 8] to provide a ‘return to in-school learning update’ We will stream the press conference, which should begin at approximately 4.00pm. Related Stories Video: Education Ministry Panel Discussion Video: Education Ministry Press Conference Video: Signature Schools Press Conference Video: […]
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| Flora Duffy — a 10-time world champion and the first triathlete in history to be crowned both the World and Olympic Champion in the same year – has received custom gold shoes from Asics, which also feature the Bermuda flag. Flora Duffy posted the photos below on social media, saying: “Wow custom gold kicks! Thank […]
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| Shaun Goater has returned to Manchester City — where he had a stand out career as a player — with the Bermudian football legend set to join the Academy coaching team as part of a “programme aimed at increasing the number of Black, Asian and mixed heritage coaches.” The Manchester City website said, “Shaun Goater […]
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| With the Fireminds Rugby Americas North Sevens in Turks and Caicos, fast approaching, Bermuda has announced their squad. Bermuda was drawn in Pool C, and will battle Guyana, Curacao and Belize. Coach Jamie Barnwell has announced the 13-man squad who will represent Bermuda. Bermuda’s Fireminds RAN’s 7′s Team Jamie Baum Alex Brown Dan Cole Tashon […]
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| “To date the UK Government has procured and transported nearly 95,000 vaccines at no cost to the Government of Bermuda,” the Governor said. In an online post, Government House said, “The UK Government has supplied all of the UK Overseas Territories with testing supplies, PPE, medical equipment and vaccines free of charge. “Deliveries of booster shots […]
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| The Queen’s Baton will arrive in Bermuda on May 22, 2022, as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay leading up to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The statement from the Birmingham 2022 website said, “The international route spans an impressive 269 days, spending between two and four days in each nation or territory, covering approximately […]
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| Several children took a “punt from the beach to go fishing and started calling for help when the punt started taking on water” and the “vessel was found and towed to safety by the Coast Guard,” officials have confirmed. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Friday 24th September, 3:33 pm – A member of […]
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