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| A trip in April 2022 by Minister of Transport Lawrence Scott to Miami, Florida cost $4,058.37, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from April 24, 2022 – April 28, 2022, and the web page listing said, “The Hon Minister Lawrence Scott, JP MP, Minister of Transport attended the SeaTrade Cruise Global […]
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| The east end welcomed multiple superyachts recently, with half a dozen of them seen in St George’s in a single day, with the Paladin, Seanna, Just J’s, Lovebug, Calliope, and Vibrance all visiting the island. The 154 foot long Paladin is available for charter at a cost of $155,000 a week, while the 213 foot […]
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| The Bermuda National Athletics Association hosted a track meet at the National Sports Center Flora Duffy South Field Stadium this weekend Kelise Wade put on a show in the under 13 girls division winning the 200m, 400m, and 800m races. Wade clocked a time of 28.25 on her way to winning the girls 200 meter […]
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| Hammetts Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island is offering a $50,000 package for the upcoming Newport Bermuda Yacht race which “will put onlookers in direct access of both ends of the action for the first time.” This is according to a report by Forbes, which said, “The biennial yacht race spanning the 635 nautical miles between […]
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| Dage Minors raced to victory in the Swat FQ Track & Field Meet hosted at Widener University, Pennsylvania. Minors took to the track for the men’s 1500 meter run, and in a field of 24 runners, the Bermudian runner had a photo finish with Sean Peterson, with both runners clocking 3:45.46. Minors was declared the […]
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| The Ministry of Public Works advised this evening [May 22] that Waste Management staff “continue working to clear the backlog of garbage.” “It should be stressed that collection delays have been due to mechanical challenges being experienced with the trash truck fleet,” a spokesperson said. “As of Friday afternoon, there were four trucks in operation, […]
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Recently, the Minister of Economy and Labour, the Hon. Jason Hayward, JP, MP, was on the road promoting Bermuda as the best place to domicile new international business, innovation tech companies and modern infrastructure projects. The Minister attended the Bermuda Business Development Agency’s (BDA) Executive Forum held in New York City on May 11th where he led the Bermuda delegation in sharing the value proposition of Bermuda with international media, investors and business leaders across various industries.
“The Government is committed to strengthening working relationships with our tourism stakeholders” said the Minister of Tourism, the Hon Vance Campbell, JP, MP, as he visited tourist accommodations across the island to meet with managers.
Minister Campbell, accompanied by M.P. Crystal Caesar, met with Mid Ocean Club General Manager Austen Gravestock, Grotto Bay Resort Managing Director JP Martens, and Cambridge Beaches General Manager Clarence Hofheins.
| In advance of this year’s Bermuda Day, our dedicated holiday website BDADay.com has been updated with a number of new features, with this year’s upgrades focused on some of the historic aspects of the iconic holiday. The new sections include a look at the history of the Half Marathon Derby and Sinclair Packwood Cycling Race, a timeline […]
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| After two years of the Bermuda Day parade being cancelled due to the pandemic, things are certainly getting back to normal, with people ‘marking their spots’ days before the holiday, with tape, string and signs seen along the parade route. The City has previously asked “members of the public who have used tape to mark […]
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| A shopping fair fundraising event was held today [May 22] at the Botanical Gardens, with funds raised to be donated toward the Red Cross Ukraine Relief Fund. The advance promo for the event said, “For businesses and the general public to sell your items, you choose the amount you want to pay for a pitch; all pitch proceeds go […]
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| Annabelle Collins competed in the 2022 CDI Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, where she competed in two classes, winning one of the classes. Collins — riding Hogan — won the Intermediaire Kur to Music Class with a score of 69.630%. During the Prix St Georges Class, Collins and Hogan finished 9th with a score of […]
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| [Updated with photos] The “Festa do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres” [the Festival of the Christ of Miracles] is being held today [May 22] in Hamilton and you can tune in and watch live below. A centuries old tradition that originated in the Azores in the 17th century, the festival sees procession move through Hamilton, […]
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| “The Government is committed to strengthening working relationships with our tourism stakeholders,” said Minister of Tourism Vance Campbell as he visited tourist accommodations across the island to meet with managers. Minister Campbell — accompanied by MP Crystal Caesar — met with Mid Ocean Club General Manager Austen Gravestock, Grotto Bay Resort Managing Director JP Martens, […]
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| While attending the Executive Forum in New York earlier this month, Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward said he “restated the Government’s commitment to ensuring Bermuda remains a top tier business jurisdiction and a place where businesses can come to thrive” and “made it clear to all that Bermuda is open for business.” A […]
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| Monday, May 23 is expected to see intervals of clouds and sunshine, with the high to be near 26°C/79°F and the low to be near 23°C/73°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 97%. Sunrise will be at 6:16am and sunset will […]
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| A motorcycle rider was transported to hospital with what were described as ‘life threatening injuries’ after a crash in St. George’s today [May 22]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2:45pm, Sunday 22nd May, police and other first responders were dispatched to a report of a serious collision along Cut Road near the junction with Floral […]
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| The annual Bermuda Sandcastle Competition will be held on Saturday, September 3rd at Horseshoe Bay Beach, and the free workshops and tutorials will be held in advance. A look at this year’s Sandcastle competition The event poster says, “Bermuda Sandcastle Competition Horseshoe Bay Beach Sat, Sep 3rd, 2022. 2022 Space is Limited Please go to […]
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| Conor White was back in action competing in the Joe Martin Stage Race in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Stage 3 was a time trial, which was set on a short 3-mile point-to-point course, finishing with about a half-mile and 700-foot climb to the finish. White clocked a time of 10:01 to finish 24th, and is 71st overall with […]
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| Bermudian equestrian Patrick Nisbett claimed victory in Bornival, Belgium. Nisbett, riding Night Star, finished in a time of 27.94 seconds to win the class, which had 27 competitors from Belgium, France, Switzerland and Portugal taking part. Screenshot from the results page showing the top 10: Related Stories Video: Philip Correia On Winning FEI Silver Medal […]
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| The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s National Championships 2022 continued at the National Sports Center. The girls 13 & over 50 LC meter backstroke A – final saw Madelyn Moore clock a winning time of 29.24, Emma Harvey was second in 29.63, and Myeisha Sharrieff finished third with a time of 32.07. The boys 13 & […]
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| Three Save Soil Women’s Bowl Tennis Tournament matches took place at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. In the 11-12 girls final and a spot to be the number one seed, Nila Samuels defeated her sister Devi Samuels in straight sets 7-5, 7-5 the pair play their tennis out of Grotto Bay Tennis Club. Airez Gilbert-Simons […]
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| Dame Flora Duffy has withdrawn from the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship Chattanooga due to Covid. In a post on Instagram, the Olympic gold medalist said, “Well my race is over before it even started. Have been feeling slightly under the weather the last couple of days and decided I should do a Covid test to […]
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| The tug Clevelander “filled with water and emergency pumping had resulted in some fuel/oil having been discharged by the trash pump they were using to prevent the tug sinking” and an absorbent oil boom was “deployed in order to contain the heavier oil .” A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Wednesday 18th May, 08:35 am – […]
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| Bermuda’s sailing team is continuing to compete in the SSL Gold Cup 2022 Qualifying Series in Switzerland, and you can tune in and watch the action live below. Related Stories Sailors Continue In SSL Gold Cup In Switzerland Sailing: Bermuda To Compete In SSL Gold Cup Bermuda Finish Third On SSL Gold Cup Day 1 […]
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| News that 93 students graduated from the Bermuda College, Ravi Cannonier-Watson will perform in front of the Queen as part of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Buckingham Palace, and Berkeley Institute students launched an impressive new local food website were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In additional good news, […]
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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 Convex Re Limited [CRL] [Bermuda], Convex Insurance UK Limited [CIL] [United Kingdom], Convex Europe S.A. [CES] [Luxembourg] and Convex Guernsey Limited [CGU] [Guernsey]. All four entities are wholly owned subsidiaries of Convex Group Limited […]
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| Robin Hood defeated the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s football team in the Corona League Cup final, recording a 1-0 victory. Captain Shea-Tai Smith, the RBR side’s player/manager said: “We’re very disappointed – we couldn’t capitalise after they went down a man.” Capt. Smith, who came off with an injury only 25 minutes into the game at the […]
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| As the world marks ‘Endangered Species Day,’ Nonsuch Expeditions is highlighting two of Bermuda’s IUCN Red Listed species — the cahow and skink — noting that the two critically endangered species are interacting on Nonsuch Island where they can “thrive without the threat of introduced predators.” Senior Terrestrial Conservation Officer Jeremy Madeiros, head of the […]
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| “We would rather have the kids pick up bikes than guns” was the message as the ‘Bikes Up, Guns Down’ community day event was held this afternoon [May 21] at Southampton Rangers Sports Club, with the event featuring food, music, fun castles, bike displays and more. The ‘Bikes Up, Guns Down’ event, organised by the […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] announced that the match between YMSC and SCC has been cancelled due to YMSC forfeiting the match. A spokesperson said, “The Women’s League match between YMSC and SCC has been cancelled due to YMSC forfeiting the match. The match will be recorded as a 3-0 win to SCC.” Related Stories […]
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| In celebration of Heritage Month, the Bermuda National Trust hosted a Free Open House at the Verdmont Museum and Gardens in Smiths today [May 21], with the public able to tour the centuries old property. Executive Director of the National Trust Karen Border told Bernews, “We are thrilled to be opening Verdmont to the public […]
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| Sunday, May 22 is expected to see dry and sunny by day; clouding over at night with some showers, with the high to be near 27°C/80°F and the low to be near 22°C/72°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 84%. Sunrise […]
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Mr. Speaker, today marks the last day of Road Safety Week in Bermuda.
On Monday, 16 May 2022, at City Hall, the Bermuda Road Safety Council launched Road Safety Week from 16-20 May 2022. This year’s theme is “Drive so that others survive”.
The Council, along with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and Bermuda Police Service, had booths available on site where information was shared to raise awareness about road safety, promote safe and responsible road use, and ultimately reduce road casualties.