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| The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] confirmed “that they will no longer reconsider the resumption of football” and that the second Special Congress Meeting has been cancelled. “After some consideration, the Chairman of the President’s Forum requested that another Special Congress be held. The Bermuda Government also publicly proposed that the BFA should reconsider the initial […]
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| Sanaa Rae Morris represented the IMG Elite Academy Women’s Track and Field team competing in the Spring Break Invitational in Florida. Morris finished 3rd competing in the 400 meter finals clocking a time of 57.90, and she was also a member of the IMG Academy Elite Girls 4×400 meter relay team that clocked a winning […]
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| Quinton Sherlock concluded competing in the 2021 Goldfields PGA Golf Qualifiers event at the Achimota Golf Club in Ghana. Sherlock started the day T33rd but after a third round 2-under par 69 he finished T26th. The Bermudian golfer said, “We had some more showers day before yesterday. This made the course a bit softer and […]
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| “If this legislation is approved by the Senate, it will be illegal to distribute sexually explicit images of someone without their consent,” MP Ianthia Simmons-Wade said today, adding that “this revenge porn legislation represents steady progress by our PLP government in providing greater protection for our community.” This follows after the Criminal Code Amendment [Non-Consensual […]
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| The Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] released the latest edition of their ‘Monthly Roundup.’ The ICO said, “Information is constantly flowing throughout our communities. Whether it’s printed, spoken or digital the right information, in the right place, at the right time can be lifesaving or life changing. Sometimes the information is fact, while at other times, […]
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| The House of Assembly will be in session on Monday [March 22] and statements scheduled to be delivered include the Economic Recovery Plan, the Removal of Requirement for Affidavit of Domicile for Children Born Overseas, and the Resumption of Cruise Ships, and while not listed on the document below, a separate media advisory stated that […]
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| The Bermuda PGA recently launched a series titled ‘Getting To Know Bermuda’s Golf Professionals’ to highlight local golfers, with their latest story featuring Walter King. A spokesperson said, “As we celebrate the legacy of our Bermuda PGA members past and present – we take a moment to celebrate Walter E. King – the 1st Golf […]
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| The Royal Caribbean cruise line announced a summer lineup of cruises setting sail this June from what they said was their “new homeport” in The Bahamas. The cruise industry has been extremely impacted by the pandemic, with cruising suspended for most of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Royal Caribbean International website said, “This summer, travelers […]
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| The Jewish Community of Bermuda is hosting an exhibition titled “Shoah: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art & Artifacts” at the Bermuda Society of Arts at City Hall, with the exhibition including an audio aspect. A spokesperson previously said, “This community outreach by the Jewish Community of Bermuda is titled ‘Shoah: Understanding the Holocaust Through Art […]
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| Tomorrow’s Voices will be hosting its first virtual conference in honour of Autism Awareness Month on Saturday, April 10 from 1.00pm to 6.30pm. A spokesperson said, “Tomorrow’s Voices is excited to host its first virtual conference in honour of Autism Awareness Month, which is celebrated worldwide in April. Tomorrow’s Voices is the only charity in […]
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| While the past week has not been the greatest overall — with stricter regulations announced due to an increase in confirmed Covid-19 cases — there was still plenty of positive news, including the Oxford English Dictionary adding Bermudian words, model Aliana King being featured in a campaign by Skims, Va Va Entertainment donating $2,500 to […]
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| On Saturday, March 6th, the annual National Schools Debate Tournament was held virtually, with Warwick Academy receiving awards in both the Public Speaking and Debate categories in the Secondary School division. A spokesperson said, “On March 6th, the annual National Schools Debate Tournament was held although this year it was held virtually. A thank you […]
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| “All affected employees of businesses that are unable to open will receive payments up to a maximum of $1500 this week, which will cover the 3 weeks of closure,” Premier David Burt said, adding that “affected businesses will be eligible for grants to cover expenses and overheads.” The Premier’s comments were made as the Government […]
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| As of Monday [March 22], Bermuda “will be in Phase 3 of the vaccination allocation strategy that allows everyone over the age of 16 to register to be vaccinated,” officials confirmed today. In releasing today’s test results, a Government spokesperson said, “As of Monday, 22 March, Bermuda will be in Phase 3 of the vaccination […]
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| The Department of Culture is advising that “due to the latest health guidelines that have been put in place by the Government, and out of an abundance of caution, a decision has been made to shift the Premier’s Concert to an entirely virtual format.” A Government spokesperson said, “The event was scheduled to take place […]
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| “The decision to move to remote learning is not to be made lightly as the massive disruption to students’ learning, and their parents’ livelihood, must be considered,” Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said, adding that “although this decision is not to be made lightly, we are prepared to make the decision if the Department of […]
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| A United States Coast Guard aircraft visited Bermuda this weekend, touching down at the L.F. Wade International aiport. Signage on the aircraft indicated it came from the Elizabeth City station, which is located in North Carolina, and coordinates and provides regional mission support activities within the Fifth Coast Guard District. Related Stories Video: Coast Guard […]
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| Sunday, March 21 is expected to see mostly cloudy, occasional rain/showers, easing overnight, with the high to be near 19°C/66°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 87%. Sunrise will be at 7.22am and sunset […]
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| The curfew time changing to 11pm until 5am and the permitted gathering size being reduced to 10 persons are among the new regulations just announced, which are set to come into effect from 6am tomorrow morning [March 21]. “We must act now,” said Premier David Burt today, announcing changes in the Public Health Regulations which will […]
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| The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee has retired Dorian [2019] and Laura, Eta and Iota [2020] from the rotating lists of Atlantic tropical cyclone names “because of the death and destruction they caused” and also “decided that the Greek alphabet will not be used in future because it creates a distraction from the communication of hazard […]
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| Teams that include Bermudian footballers Nahki Wells, Jonte Smith, and Justin Donawa were in action in England. Nahki Wells Nahki Wells and his Bristol City teammates lost 2 – 0 to Rotherham United. Jonte Smith Jonte Smith was not in the Woking Football Club team that traveled to Hartlepool and lost 1 – 0. Justin […]
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| The Bermuda Professional Golfers Association will be holding their Championship at Tuckers Point on Monday, March 22nd; Tuesday, March 23rd; and Wednesday, March 24th. There will be a new Champion as Camiko Smith has not entered and will not be there to defend his title, so the door is now open for any one of the […]
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| Tiara DeRosa represented Mississippi Valley State University at the 2021 Carey College Challenge, making an impressive showing to claim two gold medals. DeRosa picked up the win in the Women’s Discus Throw with a top toss of 44.42m or 145 feet 9 inches. Of the 23 competitors, DeRosa had the best throw in the first […]
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| EY announced that experienced restructuring professional Mike Penrose has joined the organization in the EY region of the Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, and he will focus on restructuring and insolvency engagements and will be located in Bermuda. “Mike’s appointment is an important addition to our continuously expanding Strategy and Transactions practice […]
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| All students at Whitney Institute Middle School “were tested and all results came back negative,” Premier David Burt said. Last night, Premier David Burt tweeted, “There is a lot going on in Bermuda, especially with the coronavirus. Most of the news recently is negative, but there is some positive news. Yesterday all students at Whitney […]
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| The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service [BFRS] extinguished yet another vehicle fire, with this one occurring just before 5am this morning [March 20] in Pembroke. A BFRS spokesperson said, “At 4:53am on March 20 2021, Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service Dispatch revived a report of a vehicle on fire at Parsons Road and St Augustines […]
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| Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre is encouraging everyone to celebrate Autism Awareness Month in April, with a number of events set to take place. A spokesperson said, “April marks Autism Awareness Month and Tomorrow’s Voices Autism Centre is encouraging everyone to celebrate with a number of events lined up in honour of Autism Awareness. “Tomorrow’s Voices […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association will be holding another Special Congress Meeting on Monday to discuss the 2020/2021 football season. During the Special Congress Meeting held last Monday, March 15th, the Competitions, Youth, and Women’s Committee outlined the blueprint on the resumption of football. After receiving a motion from the floor of the Congress, the decision […]
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| The Cabinet will convene this morning to discuss the current Covid-19 outbreak, six new confirmed Covid-19 cases and now 52 active, Teachers Union are ‘closely monitoring’ as a sixth school is confirmed to have possible Covid exposure, Bill to make ‘revenge porn’ a criminal offence, BEST urges community to protect the ocean, veteran cameraman Arnold Landy passes away, MarketPlace […]
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| The Regulatory Authority said they would like to address what they called the “inaccuracy of BELCO’s recent public statement that a ‘completed report’ regarding the root cause of the island-wide power outage in December 2020 has been submitted to the RA.” A statement earlier this week from BELCO said “On December 18th 2020, there was […]
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| The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] has launched a campaign which urges the community to protect the ocean by reducing carbon footprint, flying less, eating less meat, supporting renewable energy, buying only local or imported fish that is sustainably sourced, and avoiding single-use plastics. The campaign poster says, “As humankind battles Covid-19, let‘s not forget […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday March 20th. On Saturday the Madeleine II passenger ship and the Seafriend oil products tanker are expected and on Sunday the Antonis crude oil tanker will arrive. On Monday the Oleander container ship and the Golar […]
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| Chubb confirmed that they “presented The Hartford with a proposal for a combination of our two companies” which would value The Hartford at $65.00 per share. A spokesperson said, “On March 11, Chubb Limited presented The Hartford with a proposal for a combination of our two companies that we believe would be strategically and financially […]
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| In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], Somers Limited announced share repurchases and total shares in issue. The filing stated: “Somers Limited [Somers], a financial services investment holding company, announces that during the month of February 2021, Somers purchased 2,366 of its own common shares at an average cost of $17.00 per share. […]
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| MediaAlpha, Inc. priced a secondary offering of 7,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders. A spokesperson said, “White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced today that MediaAlpha, Inc. [MediaAlpha] priced a secondary offering of 7,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock by certain selling stockholders. The shares of Class A […]
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| March 19 saw 3,206 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $ 126,640.40 BD. 3,206 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 1.3% at $39.60 per share. The BSX finished at 2,669.61, up 0.99% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 57 remained unchanged. The full […]
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| The Cabinet will convene on Saturday morning [March 20] to “consider the current outbreak and to decide whether any further action is necessary to mitigate the current outbreak,” and there will be a release on Saturday afternoon with “the announcement of any decisions made by the Cabinet.” This comes as the island has experienced a […]
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| “The Health Insurance Department [HID] office, located at 48 Church Street Sophia House 2nd Floor, “will not serve customers in person during the week of March 22nd,” the Government has advised. A Government spokesperson said, “HID will provide support for Policyholder and Provider claims submission and client services via the phone and email contacts below: […]
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| The Ministry received 758 test results since the last update, and six were positive for Covid-19 — all classified as local transmission with known contact — so the island currently has 52 active cases. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 758 test results since the last update, and six [6] were positive for COVID-19. All six [6] of the new cases […]
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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 [March 19] include large group exemption, acting appointments, appointments, and notice of winding up. Large Group Exemption: Premier’s Concert Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Public Notification Notice ID: GN0263/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level Publication Date: 19 March 2021 Public Health [Covid-19 Emergency Powers] […]
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| The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme [BOPP] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding the Blue Economy Recommendations. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme [BOPP] has released three preliminary research reports as part of its Blue Economy work, which features recommendations for key sectors of Bermuda’s economy: Fisheries, Blue Tourism, and Ocean Renewable […]
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| The Bermuda Union of Teachers [BUT] is “closely monitoring the most recent wave of Covid-19 cases in some schools” and said that “in the event that this current wave is not arrested and cases continue to rise” they “will be seeking more comprehensive action, which will include the possibility of a return to remote learning.” […]
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| Saturday, March 20 is expected to see cloudy, turning rainy, possibly heavy, chance of thunder, 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 SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 88%. Sunrise will be at 7.23am […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [March 19] with the list indicating that there are five bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.00pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 5 runs cancelled this morning, 14 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| Two suspects have been arrested following a police operation earlier today [March 19], and the investigation also “led to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle on which the two male suspects attempted to escape” as well as a knife. A police spokesperson said, “Two suspects have been arrested following a Police operation in the area […]
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| Premier David Burt recently took the time to visit Mr. Peter Ramotar, the bus operator who was recently assaulted by a passenger. The police previously confirmed that they are investigating the assault, with the suspect reportedly punching and kicking Mr. Ramotar after he asked the suspect to leave the bus as he was being abusive to children. […]
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| Coralisle Group Ltd. [CG] has introduced the Employee Assistance Programme, a free, 24/7 service offering member support for any work or personal issue. A spokesperson said, “One development during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the growing number of people seeking help for their mental well-being. From a survey completed in 2019 versus a survey in […]
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| A new bill introduced in the House to address revenge porn “introduces criminal offences and penalties relating to the non-consensual sharing, or threat of sharing, intimate images and prohibited visual recordings,” Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons said in the House of Assembly today [March 19]. The Attorney-General explained that the Criminal Code Amendment [Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images] Act […]
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| The post of Chief Executive at the Commission has been filled, bills related to gaming will be introduced in the House today and three gaming vendors have been approved by the Commission, Premier David Burt said in the House of Assembly today [March 19]. “The path to realising a properly regulated gaming industry for Bermuda has […]
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