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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [March 2] include list of proposed planning applications advertised and traffic notice. List of Proposed Planning Applications Advertised on March 02, 2022 Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Notification of Planning Applications Registered Notice ID: GN0285/2022 Public Authorities / Department: Planning Publication date: 02 March 2022 Listing Of […]
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| [Written by Dale Butler] It was a perfect bright sunshine day on Friday, February 25, 2022 when the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports, Dr. Ernest Peets, Jr., the Mayor of Hamilton Charles R. Gosling, and the U.S. Consul General, Ms. Karen Grissette joined about 50 citizens at the scenic Barr’s Bay Park, Front Street, […]
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| The legislation regarding various sanctions placed on Russia due to their invasion of Ukraine “will take effect directly in our Overseas Territories as well,” Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said during yesterday’s session of British Parliament. MP Stephen Doughty asked “how these measures will apply to the British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. Will they be […]
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| “We believe that the entire OBA leadership needs to attend SCARS training immediately in order to begin the process of changing their mindset,” Social Justice Bermuda said, adding that “this needs to be a moment for genuine learning and change and we encourage all people of all political affiliations to support the Centre Against Abuse, […]
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| MJM Limited announced that Safia Gardener was called to the Bermuda Bar before Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Bermuda Larry Mussenden. Ms. Gardener said, “It is a privilege to be one of the newest members of the Bermuda Bar. This pupillage has been a challenging but equally enlightening experience, I am extremely thankful […]
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| The Bermuda Football Association [BFA] has announced the traveling squad to represent Bermuda in the Concacaf W U20 Championship. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda advanced to the Concacaf W U20 Championship [CWU20] in September of last year after victories against the US Virgin Islands and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. “As the top team in Group […]
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| Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport Dr. Ernest Peets recently visited the General Post Office building, site of the Flora Duffy mural, to assess its progress. “The public will recall that the creation of the mural is in recognition of Ms Duffy’s Olympic gold medal achievement,” a spokesperson said. “Entitled ‘Unfolding Flora Duffy’, the mural […]
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| The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced their upcoming virtual event “Negotiation Skills for Women presented by Fotini Iconomopoulos” in honor of International Women’s Day. A spokesperson said, “This empowering opportunity is open to members and non-members of The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, and will be held online via Zoom on Friday March 18th 2022 at […]
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| Deputy Premier Walter Roban and Minister of National Security Renee Ming recently visited the soldiers taking part in the first recruit camp of 2022. Minister Roban and Minister Ming viewed the medic lesson being delivered to the new recruits and also had an opportunity to view the signals and communications lesson. The Deputy Premier spoke […]
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Recently (Feb. 23), the Deputy Premier, the Hon. Walter Roban and the Minister of National Security the Hon. Renee Ming visited the latest group of soldiers taking part in the first recruit camp of 2022.
Minister Roban and Minister Ming viewed the medic lesson being delivered to the new recruits and also had an opportunity to view the signals and communications lesson.
Good afternoon,
Thank you for joining me today for this rescheduled post-Budget press conference, which I’m conducting remotely.
I wish to assure the public that I am feeling fine, and I intend to conduct most of my engagements this week remotely, including the rescheduled Chamber of Commerce Budget Breakfast and the House of Assembly on Friday. I look forward to returning to the office next week to continue progressing the Government’s Agenda.
| Noting that videos are “being circulated on social media depicting young people in school uniform engaging in unruly behaviour,” the police have appealed to people to please not forward them on. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of videos being circulated on social media, depicting young people in school uniform engaging […]
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| Keys to the Rock [K2TR], a Bermuda real estate podcast hosted by industry professionals Daniel Woods and Ben Rego, is aiming to “educate the Bermuda public about all things real estate,” with episode eight recently released. A spokesperson said, “Keys to the Rock is Bermuda’s only real estate podcast, hosted by industry professionals Daniel Woods […]
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| The Ministry of Public Works advised of a one lane closure in the westbound lane, between Valley Road and Highwood Lane commencing on March 5th. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works wishes to inform the public that house repairs and painting works will commence at Casa Rosa located at 102 Harbour Road, Paget. […]
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| The Ministry of Public Works is informing the motoring public that “Camp Hill, south of Middle Road will have a partial road closure in order for BELCO to tie their trench work from Middle Road into the Camp Hill substation.” A Government spokesperson said, “A road closure from the junction of Middle Road to the […]
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| The Bermuda Health Council, local health professionals, and medical doctors have partnered “to increase awareness of chronic kidney disease [CKD] for National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day on March 10.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Health Council, local health professionals, and medical doctors have partnered to increase awareness of chronic kidney disease [CKD] for […]
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| SiriusPoint has appointed Jason Robart to its Board of Directors. A spokesperson said, “SiriusPoint Ltd, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced the appointment of Jason Robart to the SiriusPoint Board of Directors as an Independent Director, effective 1 March 2022.” Sid Sankaran, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “I am delighted to welcome […]
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| The Former Cup Match Players and Officials Association is getting set to host its annual golf tournament. A spokesperson said, “The Former Cup Match Players and Officials Association [FCMPOA], a registered charity since 2019, is hosting their annual golf tournament with the assistance of Mr. Brian Morris and Mr. OJ Pitcher, both professional golfers, and […]
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| Port Royal Pros Steve Lambert and Andrew Trott Francis made a statement in the first Greg Maybury Professional Cup battle of 2022 as they defeated the Ocean View Pros Brian Morris and Delyone Borden at the Port Royal Golf Course. The Greg Maybury Professional Cup is a tournament between Ocean View Golf Course Professionals and […]
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| Nahki Wells scored two goals to lead the Bristol City Under 23 team to a 3 – 1 win over the Cardiff City Under 23 team. Tommy Conway gave Bristol City the lead in the 15th minute, that lead would hold until the 53rd minute, Wells was brought down in the box, and the striker […]
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| Arcadian Risk Capital — a Bermuda-based Managing General Agent — announced Gross Written Premium [GWP] of over $225 million for 2021 following what they said was a “year of rapid growth.” A spokesperson said, “The company, which is led by John Boylan, a well-known industry executive with a 35 year track record in the global […]
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| Referee Natasha Trott was back in action during the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic. Trott was the Assistant Referee in the match between Cuba and Jamaica in which both teams were seeking their first win of the tournament. After nearly connecting early on a shot that hit the post, Jamaica’s Kameron […]
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| Casey Truran and his Savannah College of Arts and Design [SCAD] Equestrian teammates traveled to Tallahassee, Florida for an IHSA Regular season event and were named the Champions along with the University of Central Florida. SCAD, along with the University of Central Florida, were named the Champions with 44 points, with Truran winning the Open […]
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A Plastic Ocean, on show at the former Dog House bar on Hamilton’s Front Street, will feature works…
| The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a simple design incorporating Bermuda’s 441 area code. The design is also available below as a Facebook profile cover image, and you can check back on Bernews every Wednesday for our latest free phone wallpaper and social media graphic download. To access more phone wallpapers with Bermudian […]
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Following consultation with the Ministry of Health, the Minister of Education, the Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP MP, announced today (March 1, 2022), updates to the Quarantine Policy for Schools which are effective immediately.
The following updates have been made:
Vaccinated Positive Cases
-Quarantine for 7 days with test out with a certified Lateral Flow Test (LFT).
Unvaccinated Positive Cases
-Quarantine for 10 days with a test out with a certified LFT.
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