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Empowered Shopping Village will continue their Black History celebrations with four events including the presentation of ‘Parenting 101’ on Monday, February 20 at 6.30pm, ‘Improving Quality of Life’ on Tuesday, February 21 at 12.30pm, ‘They Paved The Way For Us’ on Thursday, February 23 at 7.00pm, and the ‘One Love Street Jam’ on Tuesday, February […]

[Updated with video + info on rescue] A seal was seen at Clearwater Beach today [Feb 18] and it returned to the ocean before BAMZ staff could arrive to provide assistance, and they noted that a “seal in Bermuda is in distress” so have advised that anyone sees the seal please keep your distance and […]

The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] held an Eat’Um to Beat’Um Lionfish Chowder Competition event this afternoon [Feb 18] at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ], with crowds of people coming out to taste the various chowders. A spokesperson previously said, “The Bermuda Government has provided free admission to the BAMZ facility from noon onwards […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Taylor Carrick will return to the island from his studies in Canada in a bid to win his first men’s title in the Gnosis National Squash Championships at the Devonshire courts next month. The 21-year-old, who studies at the University of Western Ontario, faces a formidable challenge in the form of Noah […]

The Beyond Plastic Bermuda has launched a new Primary Schools Assembly Programme to “encourage and inspire students to join the movement away from single-use plastics.” A spokesperson said, “Beyond Plastic’s goal is to inspire future generations to live sustainably and care for their health as well as the health of the environment. The programme is called […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Nahki Wells scored his tenth goal of the season after converting a penalty in added time to earn Bristol City a point away at Sunderland in the Sky Bet Championship today [February 18]. City trailed to Jack Clarke’s fine strike in the 59th minute but were awarded a penalty late on when […]

Sunday, February 19 is expected to see some sunny spells, with the high to be near 19°C/67°F and the low to be near 17°C/62°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 65%. Sunrise will be at 6.58am and sunset will be at […]

The Bermuda Ball Hockey Winter League season continues at the PCC Hockey Rink, with Appleby and Liberty Mutual the league leaders with 329 points, while BDA Spirits and Alexandre Mosher both have 22 points. Matthew Benson from the Hamilton Princess leads the League in points with 44; Jeremy Estey from Spine and Sport has 41 […]

Cody Rego and Nicholas Lopes began competing in the 2023 WEF 6 KASK CSI3* WCHR International Horse Jumping event in Florida. Rego and Mira Flores finished 2nd competing in the WIHS Hunter Phase Class, finished 4th in the WIHS Jumper Phase Class and finished 2nd overall in the WIHS Division. Lopes and New England finished […]

A seal was seen at Clearwater Beach today [Feb 18] and it returned to the ocean before BAMZ staff could arrive to provide assistance, and they noted that a “seal in Bermuda is in distress” so have advised that anyone sees the seal please keep your distance and contact the BAMZ Animal hotline at 293-2727. […]

The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs has released a video titled ‘Native Americans in Bermuda,’ exploring the “history and legacies of the 17th century Indian slave trade.” The video – part of the Bermuda Heartbeats Lecture Series – features a joint lecture between Dr. Linford Fisher, Associate Professor of History at Brown University, and […]

The Bermuda men’s national team are playing their second match of the President Cup MCL T20 Tournament in Florida today [Feb 18], matching up against the Triads Dragons, and you can tune in live below. Following this match, Bermuda will play a second match today against the Tigers Cricket Club which gets underway at 7:00 […]

Shelby Madeiros andSiena women’s tennis teammates cruised past Lafayette 6-1 at the Sportime Schenectady in New York. Playing in the number 3 doubles spot, Madeiros and Madeline De Faber Schumacher lost 6-2 to Halle DeNardo and Eleanor Campbell. Madeiros then matched up against Layla Drotar in singles, with Madeiros coming away with a 6-2, 6-4 […]

In recognition of Black History Month, the City of Hamilton has created a series of educational videos highlighting sites in the City that “are significant to the legacy of Black Bermudians and the building of our city,” with this third episode focusing on Wesley Square on Church Street. You can view the first episode here, […]

The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday Shipping Schedule: Week Starting February 18th. On Sunday the MT Athlos oil products tanker is expected, on Monday the Oleander container ship will arrive, and on Wednesday the CS Durable cable layer is scheduled to arrive. […]

Play in the Bermuda Snooker League season resumed with action in the Tony DeSilva Memorial Cup and league play taking place. Tony DeSilva Memorial Cup – Round 1 Richard Burton defeated Zane DeSilva 2-0 at Warwick Workmen’s Club. It was Burton who took the first game, narrowly closing out DeSilva 48-36 on the pink and […]

Enstar Group announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries have reached an agreement for a ground-up Loss Portfolio Transfer with certain subsidiaries of QBE Insurance Group Limited on a diversified portfolio of business, covering International and North America financial lines, European and North American reinsurance portfolios, and several US discontinued programs. “In the LPT transaction, which will be […]

Inspired announced the launch of two new programs: The Social Media Basics Bootcamp, beginning on Monday, February 20th, and The Inspired Hub Membership, officially opening on Thursday, February 23rd. A spokesperson said, “As small business owners know, online marketing is essential to success. However, social media can be overwhelming, especially for those who are new […]

February 17 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,553.74, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 67 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF], and the full report for the week is available here [PDF].

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Feb 16] include permanent resident certificate, acting appointments, road sobriety checkpoint notice and striking off. Permanent Resident’s Certificate – PRC 31ZA Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Permanent Resident Certificate – PRC 31ZA Notice ID: GN0190/2023 Public Authorities / Department: Immigration Publication date: 16 February 2023 Notice is hereby […]

Over the past three weeks over 250 students have visited the Bermuda National Gallery to explore Simplicity of Form: Unfolding Abstraction, a new exhibition produced by the contemporary art museum in partnership with the Green family, which “brings together a world-class selection of artworks, examples of which are found in the most significant art museums […]

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce released a response to the 2023 Budget, saying that “while we expect there is much relief in the local business community with respect to the budget, the island’s large debt burden continues to be the Damocles sword that hangs over the economy.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce […]

The Government “will not be implementing an across the board increase in fees that would impact all government services” Premier David Burt said, adding that there will, however “be adjustments to fees to support the Government’s necessary infrastructure investment” and the some fees will increase by 5% including, but not limited to, stamp duty, trademark […]

The Regulatory Authority [RA] said they “would like to bring clarity to recent public assertions, that it is responsible for the regulation of environmental emissions in the local community” noting that “by law, the RA cannot set standards for, supervise, or monitor environmental emissions.” A spokesperson said, “The RA is an independent, a-political, economic regulator, established […]

“Moving to the employee payroll tax, the headline is this: any individual making $132,000 or less per year will pay less in payroll taxes next year,” Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt said. In delivering the 2023 Budget today, the Premier said, “The payroll tax changes in this Budget that I am about to […]