75 more Covid cases, three in critical care
Another 75 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today with active cases now totalling more than 500. Five people are also now in hospital – with three in critical care. Minister of Health Kim Wilson tonig…
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Lawyer accused of murder appears in court
A lawyer accused of murdering a young woman appeared in Supreme Court today. Kamal Worrell, from Warwick, was not required to enter a plea at the April arraignments hearing to a charge of murdering Ch…
Covid: 75 New Positive, 537 Active, 5 In Hospital
| The Ministry received 2151 test results and 75 were positive for Covid-19 — three classified as imported, 24 as local transmission with known contact and 48 as under investigation — so the island has 537 active cases. Five people are in hospital, with three in critical care. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health […]
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30 Minute Video: April 1 ZBM Evening News
| With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related […]
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Official Govt & Legal Notices For April 1 2021
| The official Government and Legal notices for today [April 1] include PATI information statement, list of proposed planning applications, and temporary fundraising licence. PATI Information Statement Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Public Notification Notice ID: GN0291/2021 Public Authorities / Department: Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission Publication Date: 01 April 2021 PATI Information Statement 5 […]
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Softball Bermuda Cancels 2021 Season
| Softball Bermuda announced the cancellation of its 2021 season. A spokesperson said, “Softball Bermuda regrets to announce the cancellation of its 2021 season. Monday’s announcement by the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sport to move all sport back to Stage 1 of the Return to Play Guidance [the “RPG”] is a crucial reason for this decision. […]
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Weather Forecast For Friday April 2
| Friday, April 2 is expected to see rather cloudy, rain & showers developing later, chance thunder, with the high to be near 22°C/71°F and the low to be near 16°C/60°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be south. The relative humidity is expected to be near 86%. Sunrise will be at […]
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Man, 36, charged with attempted murder of woman
A man was remanded in custody today after he was accused of attempted murder. Jahmico Hayward, 36, was charged in Magistrates’ Court with attempting to cause the death of Nancy Mota and an alternative…
Fake Royal Gazette Covid-19 notice circulating
A message circulating on social media platform Whatsapp purporting to be a Royal Gazette notice stating that Bermuda is reverting to the system of going to grocery stores by alphabetical order is fals…
Ministry: 22 Bus Runs Cancelled On Thursday
| [Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [April 1] with the list indicating that there are six bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.00pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 6 runs cancelled this morning, 16 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]
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BWS: ‘Changeable Weather’ On Holiday Weekend
| The upcoming Easter holiday weekend will see “changeable weather,” the Bermuda Weather Service said, adding that it will be “starting with a cold front approaching on Good Friday” and after the “front’s passage, the weekend will feel much cooler, with temperatures plunging down” to the mid 50s Fahrenheit. In an online post, the BWS said, […]
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National Sports Centre To Reopen On April 5
| The National Sports Centre will reopen on Monday, April 5th, with restrictions in place. Craig Tyrrell, the NSC’s SVP Operations Manager, said: “To ensure the health and wellbeing of all users of the facility all groups are required to continue to manage their own activities following the guidelines set out by the NSC, your individual […]
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Scholarships & Awards Deadline Extended
| The deadline for the Ministry of Education Scholarships and Awards has been extended to April 26th, 2021. The Government posted the graphic below online, saying, “Scholarships available are: The Bermuda Government Scholarships The Teacher Education Awards The Non-Traditional Student Awards The Minister’s Achievement Scholarships The Minister’s Exceptional Student Awards The Minister’s Applied Science Scholarships The […]
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Ewart Brown makes video appearance in Supreme Court
Ewart Brown appeared in Supreme Court via video link today – but he was not required to enter pleas on 13 charges of official corruption. The former premier appeared on a large screen at the monthly a…
Police to enforce Covid rules over Easter weekend
Police will be out in force this Easter holiday weekend to ensure that Covid-19 public safety measures are being adhered to. At a press conference this afternoon, Assistant Police Commissioner Martin …
Video: Minister & Police Press Conference
| Minister of National Security Renee Ming and Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes are holding a press conference this afternoon [April 1] to “remind the public of the Covid-19 regulations and enforcement activities in place this weekend.” We will have additional coverage later on and in the meantime the live video is below. Update: The […]
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‘Revenge Porn’ Law Passes In The Senate
| The Criminal Code Amendment Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images Act 2021 – the ‘revenge porn’ bill — has passed in the Senate. The Bill has already passed in the House of Assembly, so it will now head to the Governor for assent before taking effect. Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons previously explained that the Bill “introduces criminal […]
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Video: New Raz Adventures “Butterfly Princess”
| The New Raz Adventures — a Bermudian animated series — has released their latest episode entitled “Butterfly Princess”. A spokesperson said, “In this latest installment, Raz and his friends continue their quest to learn more about the mysterious Golden Key. “They travel to the Loquat News HQ and meet the titular Butterfly Princess. The episode serves […]
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Column: Plan For Education During Pandemic
| [Opinion column written by OBA Senate Leader Ben Smith] 2020 and so far, the start of 2021 will mark, for all of our children, a dramatically different school experience that they will remember for the rest of their lives. Our teachers have had to be creative, adapting to conditions and circumstances that they were unprepared […]
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Glenn Jones set to leave the BTA after ‘orderly transition’
Glenn Jones, the former interim CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has announced he will soon leave the BTA after more than six years. Mr Jones said on Twitter that he decided to step away from the…
Conyers Promotes Five Lawyers In Bermuda
| Conyers announced the promotion of Anna Bruce-Smith, Jacqueline King, Edward Rance and Rhys Williams to Director, and Nicola Bruce to Counsel. “We are delighted to announce the promotion of these five talented individuals and congratulate them on their success,” said Christian Luthi, Chairman. “Each of these lawyers has demonstrated expertise in their respective practice areas […]
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Monument Re & Allianz Benelux Transaction
| Allianz Benelux and Monument Re announced that they have completed the sale of part of Allianz’s closed life book portfolio in Belgium. A spokesperson said, “The transaction has been approved by the Belgian regulator with effective date April 1st, 2021 and follows the announcement released in August 2020: Allianz Benelux and Monument Re announce closed […]
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Video: Royal Caribbean Bermuda Cruises Promo
| The Royal Caribbean cruise line has released a promotional video via social media for their cruises set to sail from Bermuda, with the first cruise scheduled for June 26. The cruise line recently announced 7-night cruises from “first-time homeport Bermuda,” saying that “sailing with vaccinated crew,” the cruises “will be available to adult guests who […]
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Glenn Jones To Leave BTA After Transition
| Glenn Jones confirmed that he will be leaving the BTA, and thanked everyone for their support and noted that he is only moving on “after a professional, orderly transition has taken place,” and he trusts that the newly appointed BTA CEO Charles Jeffers can count on the “spirit of community to support him, his team […]
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Seats Available On Charter Flights To NY
| Travel Edge has seats available on executive jet charter flights between Bermuda and Westchester, New York on April 22nd and 26th. A spokesperson said, “Travel Edge has seats available on executive jet charter flights between Bermuda and Westchester, NY on April 22nd and 26th. The aircraft is a Embraer Legacy 600 with 13 seats. “The […]
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Dill & Spence Score Three Times For Ilkeston
| Ayleal Dill, Seke Spence, and their Ilkeston Town FC SCL Youth Development League teammates returned to action behind closed doors in England, taking on Basford United. The two Bermuda players had an excellent match, scoring all three goals for their team, with Dill scoring two goals, while Spence added the other. Related Stories “Butterfield To […]
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Mosaic Announces Hiring Of William Monat
| Mosaic announced the hiring of William Monat to oversee underwriting operations in North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions. A spokesperson said, “William Monat, a prominent mergers and acquisitions insurance market leader, has joined Mosaic to spearhead the specialty company’s transactional liability business around the world. “Based in Chicago as EVP, Global Head of […]
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Appleby Law Firm Promote Tildesley & Vaswani
| Law firm Appleby announced eight senior promotions across its Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands and Jersey offices, with Hannah Tildesley and Lalita Vaswani both promoted in their Bermuda office. A spokesperson said, “Leading law firm Appleby has announced eight senior promotions across its Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands and Jersey offices. Appleby’s new appointments include members from its Corporate and Dispute […]
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Governor picks Easter lilies for the Queen
The Governor, Rena Lalgie, has had her first experience of a Bermuda tradition – picking Easter Lilies as a gift to send to the Queen. Ms Lalgie and her family took part in the event at Windybank Fa…
Bobb Competes In NSAF Meet Of Champions
| Caitlyn Bobb recently took part in the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation [NSAF] Meet of Champions at the Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myrtle Beach. Bobb competed in the women’s emerging elite 200 meters preliminaries, finishing second with a time of 25.40. In the Final, Bobb finished second behind Dana Wilson with a time of 25.30. […]
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Govt Reminder: Pop-Up Testing & Vaccinations
| The Ministry of Health is reminding the public that there will be pop-up Covid-19 testing at Horseshoe Bay Beach car park on Monday [April 5] and Wednesday [April 7], testing is also available at Edgewood Pediatrics via appointments, while Bermuda College will offer walk-in vaccinations next week for people over 65. A Government spokesperson said, […]
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Ministry: 6 Bus Runs Cancelled On Thursday
| The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [April 1] with the list indicating that there are six bus runs cancelled so far today. Related Stories Ministry: Bus Cancellations For Friday Ministry: Bus Cancellations For Thursday Ministry: Bus Cancellations For Tuesday Ministry: Bus Cancellations For Wednesday Ministry: Bus Cancellations For Thursday Ministry: […]
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CSG Good Friday Holiday Trash Collection
| The Corporation of St. George have issued an advisory on their Good Friday Holiday trash collection schedule. A spokesperson said, “The Corporation of St. George [CSG] would like to inform the public, whose trash is collected by the CSG, that the Good Friday Holiday trash collection for businesses and residents is as follows: “Businesses – […]
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New Head announced for Somersfield
Somersfield Academy has announced the appointment of Peter Howe as their next Head of School. Mr Howe, an educator native to Canada, will take the reigns at the start of the 2021/22 school year after …
Dozens of operations cancelled due to bed blocking
A string of surgeries have been called off over the past year because of a shortage of beds at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Fifty-four elective procedures had to be postponed from April 2020 thr…
Bermuda Easter Lilies Sent To The Queen
| Governor Rena Lalgie and her family participated in the annual picking of Easter Lilies for Her Majesty The Queen. “This year’s Easter Lilies were grown by Malcom Smith of Windybank farm, who is pictured below with the Governor and her family. Government House said that the Easter Lilies departed yesterday [March 31] on the British Airways […]
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MarketPlace Closed For Good Friday & Easter
| MarketPlace provided information about their opening hours during the upcoming Good Friday and Easter Holiday, with the stores open from 7.00am to 9.00pm on Thursday and Saturday, and closed on Good Friday [April 2] and Easter Sunday [April 4]. PriceRite stores will open from 8.00am to 8.00pm on Thursday and Saturday and closed on Good […]
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MJM Promotes Timothy Molton: Senior Associate
| The Directors of MJM Limited announced that Tim Molton has been promoted to Senior Associate. A spokesperson said, “Mr Molton is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution team having had prior experience practicing in the Channel Islands. He joined MJM in 2019 and has a growing corporate and commercial litigation practice, including complex trust […]
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Senators pass fixed penalty law for Covid
Senators rubber-stamped a number of bills relating to Covid-19 safety regulations during tyesterday’s session of the upper house. A government order extending a state of emergency to April 25 was supp…
Aspen Insurance Report Twelve Month Results
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited [Aspen] reported results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Mark Cloutier, Group Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “COVID-19 meant that 2020 was a year more challenging than many of us can remember with both profound human and economic consequences. While the vaccine program gives cause for optimism, […]
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Dr. Lisa Damour Speaks On Students & Stress
| Saltus Grammar School recently hosted a Saltus Speaks event as part of their ongoing educational sessions, with Dr. Lisa Damour speaking in the virtual event. A spokesperson said, “On Thursday, 11th March, Saltus was delighted to welcome Dr. Lisa Damour, virtually, as part of our ongoing educational sessions, Saltus Speaks. “Dr. Damour graduated with honours […]
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Chubb To Sponsor Bermuda Triangle Challenge
| The Bermuda Triangle Challenge [BTC] Organizing Committee announced that Chubb will be the exclusive Lead Event Sponsor for the BTC, which will be held on January 14 – 16, 2022. A spokesperson said, “Like many other sporting events that bring overseas participants to the island, the 2021 Bermuda Triangle Challenge, which was supposed to be […]
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Everest Re Group Appoints Anne Rocco
| Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced the appointment of Anne Rocco as Senior Vice President and Group Chief Transformation and Shared Services Leader. A spokesperson said, “She will serve on the Everest Executive Leadership Committee and report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Juan C. Andrade. This leadership appointment supports the company’s strategy of profitably growing […]
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Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: March 31 2021
| March 31 saw 7,500 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $35,245.00 BD. 7,500 shares were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing down 4.0% at $4.56 per share. The BSX finished at 2,599.51, down 0.17% on the day. There were 0 advances, 1 decline, and 57 remained unchanged. The full report for […]
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Pop-Up Testing and Walk-in Vaccinations
The Ministry of Health is reminding the public that it has pop-up COVID-19 testing to the community. You do not need an appointment to get tested at this location.
Horseshoe Bay Beach car park, Monday 5 April and Wednesday 7 April, from 4:30 – 7:30 pm.
Only walk-in testing is available.
COVID-19 Daily Release 31 March 2021
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The Ministry of Health received 1660 test results since the last update, and 60 were positive for COVID-19. One of the new cases is classified as imported by a resident who arrived on Delta Airlines DL 617 from New York on 29 March 2021 and tested positive on their arrival test. 17 of the new cases are classified as local transmission with known contact as they are associated with known cases.
Covid Test Appointments At Edgewood Pediatric
| Edgewood Pediatric Services will be offering Covid-19 testing, by appointment only, with the Minister thanking “Dr. Sylvanus Nawab and his team, for providing this much need service to the community free of charge.” Speaking at last night’s [March 30] press conference, Minister Wilson said, “I would like to publicly thank Edgewood Pediatric Services, who advised […]
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Covid: 60 New Cases, Now 476 Active
| The Ministry received 1660 test results and 60 were positive for Covid-19 — 1 classified as imported, 17 as local transmission with known contact and 42 as under investigation — so the island now has 476 active cases, with two people in hospital, one in critical care. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Health […]
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Sixty new Covid-19 cases today
Bermuda recorded 60 positive cases of the Covid-19 virus today, bringing the number of active cases to a record 476. The positive results were among a batch of 1,660 tests delivered to the department …
Official Govt & Legal Notices For March 31 2021
| The official Government and Legal notices for today [March 31] include an acting appointment. Assistant Justice Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Acting Appointments Notice ID: GN0287/2021 Public Authorities / Department: The Judiciary Publication Date: 31 March 2021 Judicial Department Her Excellency The Governor, after consultation with the Chief Justice, has approved the appointment […]
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