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| To ensure that all students can submit their application, the deadline for filing applications for the Ministry’s awards and scholarships will be extended to 4:45 pm on Wednesday, April 28th. Minister Rabain stated, “The Ministry of Education has been informed that the Bermuda Scholarships website www.bermudascholarships.com is temporarily offline. “Students applying for Ministry awards and […]
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| [Updated with full speech] Premier David Burt will be delivering a National Address at 8.00pm this evening [April 25] entitled “Moving Beyond The Pandemic,” and you can tune in and watch it live. “I will be giving a National Address highlighting where we have been and where we are currently in our battle against the […]
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| CURB will be holding its latest community webinar “Black Masculinity & Legacies of Subjugation: Negotiating Power in the Corporate World and Beyond” on April 29th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, and the public is invited to participate in the discussion. A spokesperson said, “The community forum and panel discussion will reflect on the racial ideology that has […]
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| “The cashiers on the first floor at the Government Administration Building and the Department of Social Insurance will re-open to the public to receive payments on Monday, 26 April,” the Government said today. A spokesperson said, “Their hours of operation will be from 9 am until 2 pm. Masks and physical distancing are required.” Related […]
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| Monday, April 26 is expected to see thunderstorms, with the high to be near 22°C/71°F and the low to be near 17°C/63°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be WNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 83%. Sunrise will be at 6:38am and sunset will be at 7:56pm. High […]
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| Bermuda’s Nahki Wells scored for Bristol City FC as they played to a 3-2 loss against Luton Town at Ashton Gate today. The club’s match report said, “City conceded their first-half lead as Luton Town battled back to steal a 3-2 win at Ashton Gate. It would be a game of two halves with City largely the better side […]
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| Jah-Nhai Perinchief and his Tennessee Track & Field teammates competed in the Clark Wood Open, with Perinchief winning the triple jump and setting a new Clark Wood Open meet record. The school’s report said, “Making his Volunteer debut at the meet, graduate student Jah-Nhai Perinchief had the top showing in the triple jump as he […]
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| The second day of racing in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess took place today [April 25] with teams from Australia, France, Japan, United States, Spain, Great Britain, Denmark, and New Zealand, with Team Great Britain claiming the win in Bermuda. We will update with a full race report when able. Related […]
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| James Finnigan and his St. Mary’s Men’s Tennis teammates picked their 13th win of the season as they rolled to a 6 – 1 victory over Dallas Baptist University to close out their regular season. St. Mary’s won all three matches to win the doubles point as Jeremiah Sanchez and Finnigan won, 6-1. St. Mary’s […]
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| The second day of the SailGP presented by Hamilton Princess is being held this afternoon [April 25] and you can tune in and watch the action live. SailGP features rival national teams battling in short, intense races, building to the grand final and aprize of $1 million. The high-tech, high-speed action features some sailing’s best athletes racing in […]
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| Vanessa Esposito and her UMBC Women’s Swimming teammates were back in action competing in the 2020-21 America East Championships. Esposito took to the pool in the Women’s 200 yard freestyle, finishing 6th touching the wall in a personal best time of 1:53.20. Related Stories Bermuda Swim Coaches Pick Season’s Top 10 Photos & Results: BASA […]
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| The Bermuda College vaccination centre is accepting walk-ins today [Sun, April 25] from 9am to 3pm, and there is also free transportation available to anyone who may need transportation to get vaccinated In releasing the test results last night, a Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health is reminding the public that the Bermuda College […]
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| Premier David Burt will be delivering a National Address at 8.00pm this evening [April 25] entitled “Moving Beyond The Pandemic,” and you can tune in and watch it live. “I will be giving a National Address highlighting where we have been and where we are currently in our battle against the coronavirus,” the Premier said […]
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| The second day of the SailGP presented by Hamilton Princess is being held this afternoon [April 25] and you can tune in and watch the action live. SailGP features rival national teams battling in short, intense races, building to the grand final and aprize of $1 million. The high-tech, high-speed action features some sailing’s best athletes racing in […]
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| News that Dennis Joaquin created a beautiful mural in Warwick, CG Insurance donated $25,000 to the Covid-19 vaccine clinic, Zeiko Lewis was named as one of the ‘Top Five Attacking Midfielders’ and Justin Donawa scored a hat-trick were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In additional good news, Shelby Madeiros recorded […]
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| Oil Casualty Insurance, Ltd. [OCIL] held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders from Bermuda by videoconference on April 21, 2021. A spokesperson said, “Oil Casualty Insurance, Ltd. [OCIL] held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders from Bermuda by videoconference on April 21, 2021. During the meeting, Shareholders received an update on the Company’s underwriting operations; […]
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| Tiara DeRosa represented Mississippi Valley State University at the I-20 Twilight Track Meet. The Bermudian athlete competed in the women’s shot-put, finishing second with a top toss of 13.17m or 43 feet 2.5 inches. Related Stories Hill-Edwards, Outerbridge Compete In South Meet Trott Competes In Hopkins/Loyola Invitational Lewis Competes In James Barber Invitational Ryan Outerbridge […]
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| The Ministry received 1315 test results and 20 were positive, so there are now 676 active cases, of which 28 people are in hospital with 8 in ICU. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1315 test results since the last update, and 20 were positive for coronavirus, yielding a test positivity rate […]
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| Sunday, April 25 is expected to see sunny spells turns cloudy; a few showers develop by evening, with the high to be near 22°C/71°F and the low to be near 19°C/66°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 67%. Sunrise will be […]
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| The Ministry of Health is holding an online discussion this evening [April 24] on the Covid-19 vaccine entitled “Vaccine Myth Busters: Addressing Fears & Concerns”, with the event featuring a panel of experts including Dr Ayo Oyinloye, Dr Carika Weldon, Dy-Juan DeRoza, and Dr Ramon Arscott, and the public can submit your questions to askus@gov.bm. […]
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| The SailGP event kicked off, with the first day of action in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess seeing Australia on top of the leaderboard after claiming three wins. 90 minute live video replay of the first day of the 2021 Bermuda SailGP First Day Of SailGP Racing In Bermuda Australia, GB, USA […]
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| Bermuda’s Justin Donawa made an excellent showing for his Solihull Moors team, scoring a hat-trick to help them claim a 5 – 1 victory over Yeovil Town. The club’s match report said, “Justin Donawa’s perfect hat-trick helped fire Moors to a rousing 5-1 win over Yeovil Town at the SportNation.bet Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “The Bermudian […]
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| The results from the first day of racing in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess have been released, with Australia at the top of the leaderboard with a clean sweep of three wins. A spokesperson said, “Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team started its defense of the SailGP Season 2 Championship in perfect fashion […]
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| Zeiko Lewis and his Charleston Battery teammates took to the pitch for a pre-season match against North Carolina FC, where they came away with a 2 – 1 win. It was 0 – 0 at the halftime break, with Charleston Battery getting a goal from Mauro Cichero and a late penalty from Leland Archer. Related […]
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| A helicopter has been buzzing over Bermuda lately, with the helicopter brought to the island to assist in gathering footage of the sailing action of the SailGP event, which is presented by the Hamilton Princess. With assistance of the footage captured from the helicopter, the competition is being broadcast in various nations — 175 territories worldwide — […]
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| “We now have a new record high number of 142 established breeding pairs of Cahows [up from 135 pairs in 2020]; the number of breeding pairs on Nonsuch Island also increased to 27 pairs in 2021,” Jeremy Madeiros said. Mr. Madeiros said, “For Earth Day, 2021, it is good to recognize, and address both the […]
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| Ki-Juan Minors was back in action in the 2021 ESP Spring 3 Horse Jumping event in Wellington, Florida. Minors — riding Gantos G — competed in the 1.20m Jumper II 2d in Two Phases with a Jump-Off Class where they finished 22nd. Minors and Gantos G clocked a First Phase time of 63.276 with 4 […]
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| Luke Attride-Stirling, and his Adelphi University Men’s Tennis teammates concluded the 2021 regular season with a 6 – 1 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference action at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts in Easton. Adelphi rallied from a 1 – 0 doubles deficit to grab the team point. Attride-Stirling and his doubles partner Andrew […]
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| Vanessa Esposito and her UMBC Women’s Swimming teammates began competing in the 2020-21 America East Championships. Esposito competed in the Women’s 500 Yard Freestyle finishing in a personal best time of 5:03.29, and she also swam the third leg for the UMBC Women’s 800 Yard Freestyle Relay team that finished 3rd with a time of […]
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| Premier David Burt will give a National Address tomorrow evening [April 25] at 8pm, with the National Address titled “Moving Beyond The Pandemic,” and set to be broadcast by the Government media. The Government media posted the graphic below on their social media accounts, with the flyer saying: “The Premier of Bermuda the Hon. David […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday April 24th. On Sunday the Oleander container ship is expected, on Wednesday the Somers Isles container ship will arrive, on Thursday the Bermuda Islander container ship is scheduled to arrive and Mesabi oil products tanker is […]
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| Bermuda will take part in the Americas Region Davis Cup competition scheduled for Panama City, Panama, June 30th – July 3rd, 2021. Bermuda and 12 other countries will be vying to one of the two nations that will advance from Americas Group III to contest the 2022 World Group II Play-offs. Nations competing in Americas […]
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| April 23 saw 2,300 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $5,750.00 BD. 2,300 shares were traded by Devonshire Industries Ltd, closing up 11.1% at $2.50 per share. The BSX finished at 2,593.24, even on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 58 remained unchanged. The full report for the day […]
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| The Ministry received 1179 test results and 31 were positive, so there are now 720 active cases, of which 31 people are in hospital with 8 in ICU. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1179 test results since the last update, and 31 were positive for coronavirus, yielding a test positivity rate […]
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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 official Government and Legal notices for today [April 23] include notice of intention to construct a controlled plant & list of proposed planning applications. Clean Air Act Stephen Talley Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Notice Of Intention To Construct A Controlled Plant Notice ID: GN0355/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Environment And Natural […]
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| Saturday, April 24 is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud, with the high to be near 20°C/68°F and the low to be near 16°C/61°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 54%. Sunrise will be at 6.40am and sunset […]
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| The Family Centre is sharing their Earth Day video with the community and encouraging people on the island “to engage in healthy green activities with their children and families.” A spokesperson said, “Family Centre joins Greenrock and other environmentally conscious organizations to be good stewards of the environment. The charity, Family Centre, is sharing their […]
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| The SailGP event kicked off today [April 23] — a day early due to low wind forecasts for Saturday — with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess. The line up includes Season 1 champions Tom Slingsby at the helm of the Australia SailGP Team, Great Britain’s most successful Olympic sailor of all […]
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| A video was recently shared by Government detailing Michelle Barnett’s time with Covid-19, highlighting her journey from diagnosis to recovery. Ms. Barnett was placed in the intensive care unit after being diagnosed in April 2020, with a ventilator in place for 41 days. After the ventilator was removed, recovery began by having her bear her […]
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| [Written by Mikaela Ian Pearman] Quality Thai food in Bermuda has traditionally been hard to come by. And I’ve heard many reasons over the years – lack of fresh resources being the main one. So every time I travel, I seek out Thai food to get my fix. However, as I haven’t travelled since last […]
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| Following a 0.3% increase in annual inflation for December 2020, consumers paid -0.3% less than they did a year ago for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI]. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne L. Furbert, JP, MP, released the January 2021 […]
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| To commemorate the 25-year anniversary season, Delmarva Now put together a Top 25 Delmarva Shorebirds of all time, with Adam Hall coming in at number 24. The Delmarva Now website said, “To commemorate the 25-year anniversary season, Delmarva Now put together a Top 25 Delmarva Shorebirds of all time with help from the team’s former […]
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| Minister confirms another Covid related death marking the 11th this month, 23 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Bermuda and 31 in hospital with 7 in ICU, 1067 cases announced so far this month, active cases drop to under 800 for the first time in two weeks, Appleby donates $25,000 to vaccination clinic, SailGP will race today instead […]
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| Figure skater Vanessa James — who has Bermudian heritage and lived in Bermuda as a child — will partner with Canadian 2-time world champion and 3-time Olympic medalist pairs skater Eric Radford as they represent Team Canada at the upcoming 2022 Olympic Games. Ms James has previously represented France on the world stage. A CBC […]
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| Nicholas Narraway continued competing in the 2021 Hincapie Spring Series in South Carolina. On the first day, Narraway competed in the Men Open Pro/Cat 1/2 Division finishing 28th out of the 68 competitors, and he also finished 4th in the Under 20 category in the race. He also competed in the same division on the […]
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| April 22 saw 81,900 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $405,405.00 BD. 81,900 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing up 2.1% at $4.95 per share. The BSX finished at 2,593.12, up 0.09% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 58 remained unchanged. The full report for […]
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| The Ministry received 1570 test results and 23 were positive, so there are now 782 active cases, of which 31 people are in hospital with 7 in ICU. In addition, the Government confirmed the sad news that “Bermuda has recorded an additional Covid-19 related death,” which brings the total number of Covid related deaths to […]
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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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| Keep Bermuda Beautiful announced the launch of a new website – www.kbb.bm – which they said is “easy to navigate, provides lots of fun facts and clear information on the various ways people can get involved.” Board President Stefan Smith said, “We wanted to have a clean and modern website with improved functionality. The new […]
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