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| The fourth day of the Amstel Ultra Fast 4 Invitational at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts saw semi-final matches take place. Tariq Simons will face Gavin Manders in the A Division Final, after both won their semi-finals in straight sets. Simons defeated Tves Doyon 4-1, 4-1, while Manders defeated Chris Weeks 4-1, 4-3. A Division […]
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| Martha Dismont has offered her thoughts on the possibility of the island legalizing cannabis, saying “I pray that this is given more thought.” Martha Dismont, Managing Director for Catalyst Consulting, said, “Bermuda’s social challenges have increased over the past 20 years, in part due to the pipeline that is fueling uneducated, unskilled, underemployed young, and […]
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| Amstel Ultra is sponsoring a variety of local sporting events, ranging from “running races to golf tournaments with an official launch party featuring a variety of beach sports set for May.” A spokesperson said, “Amstel Ultra is highlighting the importance of a balanced lifestyle to sport and recreation with a new campaign launching this month. […]
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| The Regulatory Authority [RA] announced that “effective April 1,2022, retail tariffs for Bermuda’s electricity sector will increase across customer groups,” explaining that “the overall Retail Tariff will increase by 7.5%.” A spokesperson said, “The retail tariff is a component of a monthly BELCO bill that is reflected as a charge and is the rate at […]
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| In an extremely impressive run, Bermudian tennis player Daniel Phillips made it three wins in three tournaments as he claimed the doubles title in the J4 Llanos de Curundu Casco Viejo Bowl Under 18 Tournament in Panama. Playing in the doubles final, Phillips and his partner Sasha Rozin from Canada, the pair were ranked number […]
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| The 12-year-old boy who was involved in a collision on Wednesday [March 23] on Front Street has been discharged from the hospital. A police spokesperson said, “The 12-year-old boy who was a pillion passenger on a motorcycle that was involved in a collision with another motorcycle on Front Street, in the City of Hamilton around […]
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| The United States and the United Kingdom have “reinforced their close security cooperation” by signing an agreement that “enables the United States to quickly assist Bermuda in the event of a crisis.” A spokesperson said, “On March 24, the United States and the United Kingdom reinforced their close security cooperation by concluding a new agreement […]
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| UsForThem Bermuda has launched a survey to “get a broad dataset of parents’ views around the Covid restrictions and the impacts on their children.” A spokesperson said, “UsForThem has just done a soft launch of a Schools Survey with the goal to further our mission of giving parents and children a voice. “Our aim is […]
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| The Noire Youth Theatre Company is getting set to host the Perform On Point [POP] talent competition from April 11 to May 23 A spokesperson said, “Perform On Point began as a talent competition designed to discover, unearth, nurture and expose vocal talent. The program is the brainchild of Mr. Maurice Clarke and came to […]
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| The police have confirmed the sad news that two people have died following separate collisions; a woman died following a crash in Sandys, and a man died following a collision in Southampton. A police spokesperson said, “Sadly, the Bermuda Police Service can confirm that the 42 year old woman involved in a single vehicle car […]
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| Vanessa James and Eric Radford won a bronze medal at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The Skate Canada website said, “Canadians Vanessa James and Eric Radford concluded their first season together with a bronze medal in pairs on Thursday at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. “Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday Shipping Schedule: Week Starting March 26th. On Saturday the HMCS Halifax & Asterix container ship are expected, on Monday the Oleander container ship will arrive, on Wednesday the MT Stone I oil products tanker is scheduled […]
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| March 25 saw 48,687 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $469,215.50 BD. 5,687 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 5.0% at $37.00 per share, while another 43,000 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing down 4.7% at $6.10 per share. The BSX finished at 2,565.74, […]
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| Saturday, March 26 is expected to see cloudy & wet with chance of early thunder, improving later, with the high to be near 22°C/72°F and the low to be near 18°C/64°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be west. The relative humidity is expected to be near 82%. Sunrise will be […]
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Mr. Speaker, in a Statement to this Honourable House on 4th February, I began this Session setting out for Honourable Members that this year of 2022 is a critical year for tourism recovery. Mr. Speaker in that Statement I referred to the development of the Fairmont Southampton hotel in these terms:
“As a Government we are keenly aware of what such a project represents to the economy in the short and long term and how it presents a singular opportunity to make a strong statement about Bermuda’s tourism fortunes.”
In early 2020, the full impact of COVID on our country could not have been foretold. The global pandemic brought on by the COVID-19 virus forced us to shelter in place while learning and schooling as we knew it would not be the same. In short order, our island home went from moving along with everyday life to one where the effects of a global pandemic disrupted our lives in ways never previously imagined.
MR SPEAKER,
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on the Government’s strategy to improve the protection of sharks.
| Former Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson has shed light on the reasons behind his resignation, providing a ‘personal explanation’ in the House of Assembly today, where he spoke on the finances, the Fairmont Southampton deal and more. He said, “The quantum of and form of the Government’s support of the redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton were […]
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| “Schools were advised of the relaxation of some Covid-related restrictions,” Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said today. Speaking in the House of Assembly, the Minister said, “These modifications will permit the optional removal of masks within classrooms and school grounds, the mixing bubbles, parents and visitors onto school grounds, sports days, etc. Effectively, returning to […]
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| “Westend Properties has secured highly-reputable international lenders for the $190+ million redevelopment” of the Fairmont Southampton resort, the company announced today. A spokesperson said, “The funding for the Fairmont Southampton redevelopment is in its final stages with the announcement of an agreement being made between the Government and Westend Properties. Following dedicated efforts and extensive […]
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| “During a two-hour session on the Ministry of Finance, the Government Senator only left a few short minutes for me to ask questions on the brief,” Opposition Senator Dr Douglas De Couto said, while his fellow OBA Senator Ben Smith said “Legal affairs continued the same government plan to read for most of the session […]
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| The United Kingdom Government recently announced that students from specified British Overseas Territories – including Bermuda – will be eligible for tuition fee loans in England from the 2022 academic year for undergraduate and postgraduate students. A spokesperson said, “The UK Government recently announced [UK Gov Press Release] that students from specified British Overseas Territories […]
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| [Updated] Premier David Burt is delivering remarks in the House of Assembly today [March 25] to provide an update on ‘Fairmont Southampton Hotel Redevelopment’. We will update with the full statement as able, and in the meantime the live audio is below. Update 10.15am: Premier Burt said that “the Government of Bermuda and Westend Properties […]
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