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| The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts is now accepting applications for their 2021 Virtual Festival, with performers given the opportunity to showcase their talent virtually, entertain the public, and earn $1,000. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts is excited to announce they are now accepting applications for the 2021 Virtual […]
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| In the second of a new weekly series, Bernews’ latest ‘Wallpaper Wednesday’ graphic allows you to show off your Island pride with a phone wallpaper lock screen with a theme of ’21 Square Miles Of Bermudian Excellence.’ The design below is also available here as a Facebook profile cover image, and you can check back […]
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| Bermudian Tyrone Smith, alongside his wife, fellow Olympian Sandi Morris, recently appeared on CNN’s ‘Coronavirus: Fact Vs Fiction” podcast in order to discuss “their struggles and sacrifices to train over the last year and compete in one last Olympics together as a married couple.” The CNN website said, “When your career highs come around only […]
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| Bermuda Is Love, an organisation created by people “eager to make a positive impact on our community”, will be holding a ‘Free Clothing Giveaway’ on Saturday [March 6] at Elliot Primary School. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Is Love will be holding its third Free Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, March 6 2021 at Elliot Primary School […]
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| The Bermuda National Gallery will be hosting an artist talk featuring Gherdai Hassell on Thursday, March 11th at the Bermuda National Gallery in Hamilton. A spokesperson said, “Click here to register for tickets for a talk by artist Gherdai Hassell, on Thursday, March 11 at 5.30pm at Bermuda National Gallery, City Hall & Arts Centre, […]
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| Watford Holdings intends to pay a quarterly dividend on its 8½% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares. The company said, “Watford Holdings Ltd. [Watford] announced that on March 31, 2021, it intends to pay to holders of record as of March 15, 2021 a quarterly dividend on its 8½% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, which trade on Nasdaq […]
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| March 2 saw 897 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $32,740.50 BD. 897 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing 4.3% at $36.50 per share. The BSX finished at 2,496.64, up 3.33% on the day. There was 1 advance, 0 declines, and 57 remained unchanged. The full report for […]
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| In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], LOM Financial Limited, announced there were no share repurchases for February 2021. LOM is a publicly-held, international financial services company, providing a complete range of investment services and products, with subsidiaries in Bermuda, Bahamas and the UK. Related Stories Banker Larry Slaughter Joins Lazard Ltd. Chile’s […]
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| “Officers are currently reviewing CCTV images from the areas where the grates were dislodged, with the aim of obtaining evidence that could lead to the identification of any suspects,” the police said today. This follows after the City of Hamilton advised of “multiple acts of vandalism across the City” saying that “unidentified person[s] have removed […]
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| Bermudian Jonathan Christopher will be one of the special guests for a virtual event entitled “COC In Conversation: Gender & Opera” which will be hosted by the Canadian Opera Company on Friday [March 5]. The Canadian Opera Company website said, “Expanding on the COC’s popular Women in Opera event, artists and thinkers from within opera and […]
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| Bermuda has administered a total of 20,705 Covid-19 vaccinations as of the latest reporting period, 21% of the population has been vaccinated [with 1 dose] and 11% of the population has been immunized [with 2 doses] and Bermuda will receive another 15,000 doses of the vaccine later this month. This was stated at at tonight’s […]
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| [Updating] The Government will be holding a press conference this evening [March 2] to update the public on Covid-19, and they have confirmed a new scheduled start time of 5.30pm. We will have additional coverage following the press conference, our continuous live updates on Covid-19 are here, and the live video below should start showing […]
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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 Government will be holding a press conference this evening [March 2] to update the public on Covid-19, and they have confirmed a new scheduled start time of 5.30pm. We will have additional coverage following the press conference, our continuous live updates on Covid-19 are here, and the live video below should start showing the […]
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| The City of Hamilton will be renovating of the Victoria Street public bathrooms to “make them safer, more robust and easier to keep clean,” with the bathrooms to closed to the public while the work takes place. A spokesperson said, “The City of Hamilton is about to embark on a full renovation of the Victoria […]
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| The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] in partnership with Coral Coast Clothing are selling “Team Bermuda” face masks to “help the public show their support, and raise money for Bermuda’s athletes leading up to Tokyo 2020.” A spokesperson said, “The masks, which are reusable and adjustable, retail for $20 each and are available exclusively at the […]
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| Wednesday, March 3 is expected to see a fine start, clouding over by evening and developing rain, with the high to be near 18°C/65°F and the low to be near 16°C/60°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 69%. Sunrise will be […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [March 2] with the list indicating that there are four bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.15pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 4 runs cancelled this morning, 36 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| Greenrock is inviting Bermuda to celebrate Earth Hour this year on Saturday, March 27th, asking people to tune into their live broadcast, turn off any unnecessary lights from 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm, and “take time to pause and reflect on new behaviours you can adapt to reduce your carbon footprint and live more sustainably.” […]
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| Erin Smith started competing on the HITS Ocala Winter Circuit Ocala Masters VI event in Ocala, Florida. On the first day of the competition, during the 1.00m Adult Amateur Jumper Medium 18 – 45 Year Old class, Smith and Confetti finished second. Smith and Just Bekoz finished 9th competing in the 0.90m Adult Amateur Jumper […]
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| Emma Harvey represented Penn State University in the 2021 B1G Women’s Swimming Championships. During the women’s 100 yard butterfly preliminaries, Harvey finished 36th touching the wall in a time of 55.16. Competing in the women’s 100 yard backstroke preliminaries, she finished 27th clocking a personal best time of 55.05. Harvey also finished 47th with a […]
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| The superyacht Amaryllis is visiting the Island, with the 257-foot long luxury vessel seen in St George’s. The Yacht Charter Fleet website said, “The 257.32ft/78.43m Custom motor yacht Amaryllis was built in 2011 by the acclaimed German shipyard Abeking & Rasmussen. A highly luxurious superyacht, both her interior and exterior spaces have been styled by the award-winning […]
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| Road works on Harrington Sound Road will require diversions for bus routes 1 and 3 on March 4th and 5th, the Government has advised. A Government spokesperson said, “The public is advised that road works on Harrington Sound Road will require major diversions for bus routes 1 and 3 on Thursday March 4th and Friday […]
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| “Education Reform in Bermuda is vital as we look to provide students with the knowledge, tools and skills required to lead our country towards a better future,” said Todd Fox, Principal of Francis Patton Primary School. Speaking as both an educator and parent of children in the public school system, Mr Fox said the Island’s […]
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| The Government will be holding a press conference this evening [March 2] to update the public on Covid-19. We will have additional coverage following the press conference, our continuous live updates on Covid-19 are here, and the live video below should start showing the press conference at around 5.30pm, or a bit later. What Are […]
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| The Government is reminding the public that we are now in Phase 2 of Bermuda’s Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy. The Government posted the graphic below online, saying, “We would like to remind residents that we are now in Phase 2 of Bermuda’s Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy. Phase 2 is residents who are 50 years or older, […]
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| Lockton Re announced that Thomas Parcell has joined Lockton Re’s new Bermuda platform as Chief Broking Officer. Commenting on the appointment, Keith Harrison, International CEO, Lockton Re, said, “We are delighted to have Tom join Lockton Re, his experience and standing in Non-Marine Retrocession and ILW trading brings further depth and breadth to the expertise […]
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| The City is urging people to use “extreme caution when traversing the City’s streets this morning” as someone removed the storm drain grates from the City’s roads. A Corporation spokesperson said, “The City of Hamilton wishes to advise motorists and pedestrians entering the City of Hamilton this morning of multiple acts of vandalism across the City. […]
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| Piano Relaxing, a YouTube channel known for producing relaxing musical pieces set to photos and video footage of nature, recently live streamed a video featuring scenes from around Bermuda. Entitled ‘Flying Over Bermuda,’ the 12-hour video has already garnered more than 105,000 views since being live streamed on February 18. The video description says, “Bermuda is […]
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| Bermudian reggae artist Collie Buddz has released a remix version of his new single entitled “Close To You”. The new track is available on various digital outlets, which you can access here. The video’s description says, “Written by Collie Buddz, produced by J-Vibe and Collie Buddz, and remixed by RtwoG2.” Related Stories Collie Buddz #1 On […]
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| Michael Outerbridge scored to help his IMG Under 16 Premier Boys team defeat Miami Rush 4 – 1 in Florida. The IMG Academy Under 16 Premier Boys got two goals from Maximo Casabonne, while Marthin Bobadilla and Outerbridge added a goal each. Alejandro Rodriguez recorded 2 assists, with Bobadilla also adding an assist. Related Stories […]
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| Kenni Thompson and her Civitas Santa Teresa Badajoz football teammates played to a 2 – 2 draw fought against Logroño in their Spanish Women’s First Division match-up. Logroño took the lead in the 23rd minute with Jade Boho finding the back of the net, Belén drew Civitas Santa level in the 32nd minute as the […]
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| Due to an issue with one of our service providers, some members of the public may not have been receiving their copy of the Bernews Morning Edition email newsletter over the past several days. We apologize if you’ve been affected by this issue, and if you have, please feel free to re-sign up for the […]
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| Following the ruling by the UK Supreme Court on policyholders affected by the COVID pandemic, Guy Carpenter has produced a paper which looks at the reinsurance implications of the decision. Compiled by David Priebe, Chairman, Guy Carpenter, Lara Mowery, Global Head of Distribution, Guy Carpenter and Michael Sevi, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Guy Carpenter. “On […]
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| The Ministry of Public Works is informing the public about various road and lane closures including on Fractious Street & North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish, Stokes Point Road and Mullet Bay Road to Echo Lane in St. George’s and on Harrington Sound Road in Hamilton Parish. For more information on the Fractious Street & […]
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| Enstar Group Limited filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the SEC, reporting its earnings and financial position for the year ended December 31, 2020. “Enstar reported consolidated net earnings of $1.7 billion [or earnings of $78.80 per fully diluted ordinary share] for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to consolidated net earnings […]
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| Sanaa Rae Morris and her IMG Academy Elite teammates concluded competing in the Adidas Indoor High School National Championships inside the Virginia Beach Sports Center. Morris took to the track alongside her team to compete in the women’s championship 4x400m relay. The IMG Academy Elite team finished third clocking a time of 3:47.86. The same […]
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| The International Women’s Day Bermuda [IWD Bermuda] committee will be holding a virtual celebration on Monday, March 8th, with the committee also launching the #ChooseToChallenge campaign. IWD Bermuda posted the video below on social media, saying: “Bermuda, we asked you how you #ChooseToChallenge… and you did not disappoint! Thank you to all of the amazing, […]
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| “Bermuda was founded by survivors of the shipwrecked Sea Venture in 1609″ and “sailing has always been in her DNA thanks to here unique location in the Atlantic.” This is according to a new video posted online by the international sailing organisation SailGP, with the organisers highlighting the Island, describing it as a “paradise.” They […]
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| The Regulatory Authority [RA] is inviting the public to provide feedback regarding ‘Large Scale Self Supply,’ with feedback to be submitted before 11:59pm on March 15th. The document states, “Large Scale Self-Supply’ means the generation and own consumption of electricity using a system with an installed capacity at or above the Licence threshold. “The RA […]
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| Willis Towers Watson Bermuda [WTW] announced that Kirsten Beasley has been appointed the Interim Head of Office for Bermuda effective March 1st. A spokesperson said, “As a global company, WTW is committed to striving for greater diversity and fostering an inclusive culture. In the lead up to International Women’s Day, we are very pleased to […]
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| There is a sunken vessel in Flatts and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources “has directed that action be taken to ensure that there is no further fuel loss until such time as the private vessel can be safely refloated.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Home Affairs has been advised of a […]
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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 Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] said the 2021/22 Budget ”strikes the appropriate balance” has a ”pragmatic approach provides relief for the unemployed and aims for economic recovery as well as financial reforms.” BPSU President Armell Thomas said, “The Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] believes that the Bermuda Government’s 2021-22 Budget strikes the appropriate balance between supporting an economic […]
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| The Ministry received 1385 test results and six were positive for Covid-19 — five classified as local transmission with known contact and one classified as under investigation — so the island now has 19 active cases. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health received 1385 test results since the last update, and six were positive for COVID-19. Five [5] […]
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| The Senate is scheduled to be in session on Wednesday [March 3] and statements listed on the Order Paper include the National Sports Centre Audits 2012 to 2015 and Supporting Bermuda’s Musicians; and the Cannabis Licensing Act 2021 is due for its second reading. The Order of Business follows below [PDF here]: Related Stories Video: […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [March 1] include traffic notices. RTN For Publication: Fractious Street & North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish – 2021 March 15 To April 30 Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Traffic Notice Notice ID: GN0195/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Public Works Headquarters Publication Date: 01 March 2021 […]
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| Tuesday, March 2 is expected to see a cloudy start with rain and showers, brighter in afternoon, with the high to be near 19°C/67°F and the low to be near 12°C/54°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 78%. Sunrise will be […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [March 1] with the list indicating that there are four bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.00pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 4 runs cancelled this morning, 36 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| Premier David Burt and Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson hosted a luncheon for representatives of Bermuda’s Unions yesterday [Feb 28] to discuss the 2021 Budget. A Government spokesperson said, “In attendance was Armell Thomas, President of the Bermuda Public Services Union, Nishanthi Bailey, President of Bermuda Union of Teachers, Marcus Wade, Vice President of the […]
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