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| Bermuda College and the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] have announced the return of their Eco Lunch & Learn series on Thursday, February 24. A spokesperson said, “The series begins its winter schedule with an illustrated presentation, ‘The Rise and Fall of Bermuda’s Sea Turtle.’ “Presenting will be Bermudian Jennifer Gray, Director of the Bermuda […]
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| A Bermuda Ball Hockey Winter league double-header recently took place at the PCC Hockey Rink with 17 goals scored between the two matches. Frontier 7 – Appleby 0 In the opener, Frontier defeated Appleby 7 – 0. Matthew Benson scored the lone goal in the first period to give Frontier a 1 – 0 lead. […]
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| Daniel Phillips recently took to the court for the ITF J4 Guatemala Qualifiers. In his first match, the Bermudian tennis player defeated Jigme Balselro from Guatemala in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Phillips next took on the fourth seed in the qualifiers Cowen Lau from Indonesia, defeating him in straight sets 6-0, 7-5. In his final […]
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| Jayson Jackson, the newly appointed Golf Superintendent for Bermuda Government Golf Courses, recently delivered a lecture to students enrolled in the Turfgrass Management Program at the University of Guelph. The lecture took place via Zoom on February 15th 2022. The university had invited Mr. Jackson to deliver a lecture on the topic surrounding international work […]
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| The Bermuda National Athletics Association hosted a mini track meet at the Flora Duffy National Sports Center South Field. A total of five track events took place and one field event. Tiara Derosa won the women discus throw with a top toss of 43.20m, while Jaeda Grant won the women 800 meter run clocking a […]
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| The Devonshire Cougars closed the gap on the PHC Zebras for second place to 4 points after they defeated X-Roads 2 – 1 at the Devonshire Recreation Club. After a scoreless first half, Chris Caisey gave the Devonshire Cougars the lead in the 51st minute, Che’kai Caisey doubled the Devonshire Cougars lead, before Marcus Johnson […]
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Devonshire Cougars did just enough to come away with maximum points from a scrappy Premier Division contest against X-Roads at Devonshire Recreation Club l…
| The Garden Club of Bermuda has made a donation of $10,000 to Friends of Hospice for Agape House. A spokesperson said, “Agape House first opened its doors in March 1991 as Bermuda’s only hospice facility. The Garden Club of Bermuda contributed labour, plant material and money for the landscaping and the work continued in 1992 […]
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| [Written by Stephen Wright] Chuck Morgan is on a mission to grow the sport of Muay Thai on the island after being named chairman of the World Boxing Council Muaythai Bermuda. The newly created position within the WBC – one of the most prominent kick-boxing organisations worldwide – reflects Morgan’s hard work over the past eight […]
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| Entries are now open for the first Bermuda Lorient – Pure Ocean Challenge, which will set off in May 2022. A spokesperson said, “Entries are now open for the first Bermuda Lorient – Pure Ocean Challenge, which will set off from the western Atlantic island on 8th May. “Organised by the Pure Ocean Foundation, Absolute […]
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| There were “80 container loads of materials recycled in 2019″ and “eight container loads of special waste items were processed and exported for the United States recycling market.” This is according to the recently released 2021 Environmental Statistics Compendium, which noted that “In 2019, the amount of waste totaled 86,400 mT. This represents a decrease […]
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| Argo Group announced the completion of the sale of Argo Seguros Brasil S.A. to Spice Private Equity Ltd. “The closing of this transaction is another definitive step as Argo evolves as a specialty insurer focused on US-based insurance risks,” said Andy Borst, Interim President of International Operations. “I wish the team in Brazil the best of […]
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Good Morning Minister, Director of the Department of Transportation, Officers from the Department of Transportation and members of the media here this morning.
Within the Government’s Economic Recovery plan we committed to ensuring a sustainable transportation infrastructure that is safe for the environment.
| Premier, and now Minister of Finance, David Burt noted that the 2022 Budget – which will be delivered on February 25th — “will be an extremely difficult budget as we strike the balance required to stabilize public finances, promote economic growth, deliver on our election promises, and provide relief and services for the people of […]
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| The Alexander von Humboldt tall ship is visiting the island, with vessel seen in Hamilton. According to their website, “Today’s barque “Alexander von Humboldt” was built in 1906 at the Bremer Werft AG “Weser” initially as a lightship under the name “Reserve. Sonderburg” was built. “The name referred to her function as a reserve lightship, which was based […]
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| The Ministry of Health announced that “Bermuda will soon begin administering the pediatric doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11,” and said that parents can register their child via the Government website. “I encourage parents that have children in this age group and have not registered them to be vaccinated to do […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices today [Feb 16] include large group exemption, notification of planning applications registered, contracts valued $50,000 or more and notice of intended marriage. Large Group Exemption Amendment Trusted Establishment Renewals Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Public Notification Notice ID: GN0242/2022 Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level Publication date: 16 February […]
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| “Several rounds of live ammunition,” a “quantity of suspected controlled drugs” and cash has been seized, and a 31-year-old man has been arrested. A police spokesperson said, “Officers from the Eastern Community Policing Division were conducting enquiries in relation to another matter, when they discovered a quantity of suspected controlled drugs and drug paraphernalia at a Smiths […]
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The Economic Development Department (EDD) is today launching the highly-anticipated and updated Cybertips Activity Book.
Says Ray Jones, Director of the EDD: “As education curricula are now delivered using a blended learning approach that heavily relies on the Internet, the Activity Book is now more relevant than it ever was. Each page is designed to be its own fun and self-paced lesson focusing on specific topics relevant to safely using the Internet as a valuable tool.”
| Brand new electric buses have arrived in Bermuda, with the Government saying the buses — which are scheduled to enter into service between March and April 2022 — will “significantly reduce costs” and “improve air quality.” Premier David Burt’s remarks: Premier Burt said, “Good Morning Minister, Director of the Department of Transportation, Officers from the […]
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| Minister of Education Diallo Rabain is holding a press conference at 4.15pm this afternoon [Feb 16] to update the public on Return to School Testing. We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video should start at around 4.15pm. You can find more information on the links below from our […]
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| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [February 16] with the list indicating that there are four bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.05pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 4 runs cancelled this morning, 24 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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| Shelby Madeiros and her Siena Women’s Tennis teammates got back into the win column, as they defeated the Colgate Raiders by a final score of 5-2. The Bermudian tennis player teamed up with senior Anastasia Koniaev to win at #3 Doubles spot 6 – 4 over Emily Untermeyer, and Katerina Atallah. Related Stories Madeiros & […]
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| The Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC] recently elected a new Executive, with Nishanthi Bailey elected President, Timothy Seon and Nakia Pearson elected First and Second Vice President, respectively, Kevin Grant elected General Secretary, Renee Jones elected Treasurer, and Dante Cooper elected Assistant General Secretary/Assistant Treasurer. A spokesperson said, “In accordance with Article 10 of the […]
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