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No new cases of the coronavirus were detected after the Ministry of Health received 1,232 test results today.Bermuda has had 181 cases – aged from 9 to 101 – and five are active, although none is in hospital.Nine people with Covid-19 have died and 167 people have recovered from the coronavirus.Of all the cases on the island, 70 were brought in from overseas, 90 were transmitted locally with a known contact and 21 were transmitted locally with an unknown contact.A health minist

The International Island Games Association has been forced to postpone next summer’s NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey because of Covid-19.The announcement was made Jorgen Pettersson, chair of the IIGA, at the association’s virtual annual meeting at the weekend.The multi-sport event for small islands was due to be held in Guernsey between July 3 and 9, with 3,500 competitors and officials to be involved.”This decision was not made lightly and was based on the responses r

The Royal Gazette, in conjunction with The Washington Post News Service and Bloomberg News will be offering The Washington Post’s livestream programming of the presidential and vice-presidential debates.Tomorrow, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will meet on stage at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland for the first of the three presidential debates. The broadcast will start at 9pm Bermuda time. The debate itself will sta

American Financial Group Inc has reached a definitive agreement to sell GAI Holding Bermuda and its subsidiaries, which comprise the legal entities that own its Lloyd’s of London insurer, Neon, to RiverStone Holdings Limited.When the transaction is done it will complete AFG’s exit from the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.Neon is a member of Great American Insurance Group, which runs the insurance operations of parent AFG. It opened an office in Bermuda in 2016. Neon was put into run-off

Dave Horan broke Tuff Dogs’ hearts for the second successive season by dramatically hitting a boundary off the final ball to lift The Associates to victory in an Evening Cricket League knockout match.Last season, with his team needing five to prevail, Horan struck a six to win the final at Somerset Cricket Club.On Saturday at Shelly Bay, with three needed off the 96th and final ball of the innings, Horan flicked the same bowler – Terence Corday – off his legs for four to secure a six-wicket

Butterfield Bank’s temporary banking centre at Rosebank will cease operations at the close of business on Friday.Starting from Monday, a dedicated teller will be established in the bank’s Reid Street banking centre to assist senior clients and those with disabilities. The bank said clients are asked to inform the customer service associate of their needs on arrival at the banking centre, and they will be directed accordingly.Butterfield opened the Rosebank banking centre, on Bermudiana Road

A total of seven spots are available for the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Recruit Camp next month.Major Duncan Simons, the RBR’s career management officer, said there was still time to grab a place to train for “the best second job in Bermuda”.He added that recruit numbers were restricted to 40 because of strict coronavirus safety regulations.Major Simons said: “It’s a golden opportunity to gain experience, serve the country, travel, have fun, learn new skills and build a network all at

The Department of Public Transportation (DPT) can confirm that the Central Bus Terminal kiosk resumed normal operations on Friday, September 25th, after being temporarily closed from 4pm Thursday, September 24th.DPT thanks the public for their patience and understanding.• Press release from the Department of Public Transportation

PartnerRe has appointed Nicholas Hughes to the newly created role of head of retrocession, and made two hires to further expand its retrocession team.Mr Hughes, who joined the company in 2008, was head of global catastrophe, which included responsibility for assumed retrocession and global accounts portfolio.He will be based in Bermuda.Aaron Coates and Guy Hengesbaugh will join the retrocession team as assumed retrocession underwriters, effective November 7 and October 1, respectivel

The One Bermuda Alliance will hold a General Election press conference today.It will take place at the OBA’s headquarters on Reid Street at 11am.The Royal Gazette will provide a live video on this page.

The Progressive Labour Party will hold a General Election press conference today.It will take place at the party’s Alaska Hall headquarters on Court Street, Hamilton, at 11am.The Royal Gazette will provide a live video on this page.

The activist group Community Voices for Democracy has confirmed that a pre-election leaders’ forum will be held tonight start at 8pm.The forum, which pointedly will not have the leaders facing off in debate mode, will see David Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier, and Marc Bean, the leader of the new Free Democratic Movement, fielding questions in intervals from moderators Qian Dickinson and Rick Richardson.They will also

An international day designed to highlight the public’s right to access government information is to be marked today.Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner, will deliver an International Right to Know Day declaration as part of the Information Commissioner’s Office commemoration.A spokeswoman for the ICO said: “This year, the Information Commissioner’s Office celebrates International Right to Know Day as Bermuda is emerging from a pandemic, facing unprecedented challenges and on

A One Bermuda Alliance politician asked yesterday what security was put up by an American music promoter who received an $800,000 government loan to set up a recording studio in Dockyard.Patricia Gordon-Pamplin claimed the deal, agreed in April 2018, was “dodgy-looking” and raised more questions than answers.The OBA’s finance spokeswoman said: “The $800,000 loan was repayable over three years, which is around $22,000 a month, plus interest, from a so-called entertainment business that does

The One Bermuda Alliance has revealed its “social contract” with the island – and said it was something “all Bermudians can believe in”.A message from Craig Cannonier, the party’s leader, told the public the election platform was “a reflection of your concerns and needs and what is best for Bermuda”.He added: “It represents our solemn promise to you to be better for Bermuda.”Our social contract takes into account our economic realities and social challenges. “It contains polic

Reinsurance companies were hit financially on both sides of their balance sheets because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.And there continues to be “significant uncertainty around the ultimate extent and distribution of Covid-19-related losses across the industry”, according to global professional services firm Aon.Reinsurers faced “extreme market volatility” in the middle of the first half of the year, and collectively also incurred billions of dollars of losses relating to the pande

A restaurant that has been a popular venue in the centre of Hamilton for 50 years has been put on sale.The Spot, on Burnaby Street, was established in 1945 and has been owned by Thomas “Ted” Powell since 1971.The eatery closed in mid-March because of restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, however in July, Mr Powell said he intended to reopen the restaurant. At the time he could not give a target date for the reopening and said there were several issues to deal with because of the sm

Fire crews put out a small brush fire this afternoon.A fire service spokesman said: “The fire service responded with appliances from the Hamilton Station, the Port Royal Station and a total of nine firefighters.”The incident happened in the Hillview area of Warwick at 2.55pm.The spokesman said: “Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus quickly extinguished the fire.”The cause of the fire is under investigation.”

Police have launched an investigation after a substance believed to be drugs was found at a venue in Hamilton over the weekend, it was revealed tonight.A police spokesman said that officers went to an establishment on Front Street to carry out a liquor licence check. He added: “While there, the officers acted on information that illegal drugs were being used on the premises. “Officers subsequently found individuals in possession of a white powdery substance believed to be a controlle