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| Police have confirmed the death of a 70 year old man, and said an “autopsy is anticipated in due course to determine cause of death, however foul play is not suspected at this time.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 3:10pm on Saturday 11th June 2022, police and other first responders attended a report of an […]
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| Montserrat claimed a 3-2 victory over Bermuda in the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League in the Dominican Republic, with Bermuda’s two goals scored by Willie Clemon and Nahki Wells. The Concacaf Match Report said, “Lyle Taylor scored a pair of goals to lead Montserrat to a dramatic 3-2 victory versus Bermuda in Group B of League […]
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| Bermuda’s Caitlyn Bobb capped off her season with a 17th place finish at the NCAA Championships, where she broke her school’s record in the 400m with a sub-52 second run. Bobb competes for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC] and their report ssaid, “UMBC track and field freshman Caitlyn Bobb capped off her historic […]
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| The 78th annual Edward Cross Long Distance Comet Race will take place on Monday, June 20th, set to start in the east end at 11.00am, with the fleet set to sail to the west end. In advance of the race on Monday, a number of events will be held starting on Thursday June 16th including […]
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| News that Eden Woollery, Micah Lambert and Bridget Marshall won medals at the Special Olympics in Florida, FIFA and ESPN highlighted Dante Leverock’s goal, Reggie Lambe became the island’s most capped footballer, and Daren Herbert will star in season three of the Canadian television show ‘Pretty Hard Cases’ were all some of the positive news […]
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| “All Overseas Territories with financial centres are committed to global tax transparency standards,” Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said. During the British Parliament’s session on June 10th, Liberal Democrat Lord Jones of Cheltenham asked “what progress they have made on reforming procedures in the UK’s Overseas Territories to eliminate [1] tax avoidance, and [2] money laundering.” […]
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Bermuda’s prospects of qualifying for the Concacaf Gold Cup took a dive tonight when they came out on the wrong end of a wild, five-goal second half at the Estadio Olímpico…
| Bermuda’s Sakari Famous finished 15th in the high jump final at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Oregon today [June 11] and became the first female high jump All-American for her University. Famous — the Bermuda national record holder — competes for the McNeese State University in Louisiana, and qualified […]
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| [Updating] The Bermuda Football Team is matching up against Montserrat today [June 11] as part of the Concacaf Nations League, and we cannot add the video on our website, however is being live streamed here on the Concacaf YouTube channel and here on Facebook, and we will provide live updates as able. This match was […]
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| The first student to be honoured with the Eunice Veronica Sharpe Memorial Award will be named at the Francis Patton School in Hamilton Parish. A spokesperson said, “The presentation will occur at the School’s Annual Leaving Ceremony which is set for the week of 13 June. “Established by the Baha’is of Hamilton parish in honour […]
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| YouthVision Promotion is hosting the Hamilton Parish “Live In Peace Gombey Celebration” event this evening [June 11] and you can tune in and watch it live. Desmond Crockwell previously said, “This celebration will honour the late Daemon Bell, a Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club family member who tragically lost his life in a senseless murder. “The […]
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| Sunday, June 12 is expected to see mostly sunny with clouds building by late afternoon, with the high to be near 28°C/82°F and the low to be near 24°C/75°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be south. The relative humidity is expected to be near 87%. Sunrise will be at 6.11am […]
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| The Corporation of Hamilton is seeking permission to install a 40 foot long ‘Bermuda’ sign on Front Street. A section of the planning application said, “The proposal seeks planning permission for the installation of the Bermuda Marquee Sign on the existing cycle area that is level and concrete surfaced at No 1 Car Park immediately […]
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| The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] Athlete Commission recently organized an election, and the top five candidates elected were Jessica Lewis [para athletics], Julian Fletcher [swimming], Dage Minors [athletics], Caitlin Conyers, [cycling] and Tyler Butterfield, [triathlon]; with Julian Fletcher re-elected as Chairperson and Jessica Lewis elected as Vice Chairperson. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] […]
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| [Written by Stephen Wright] Flora Duffy admits she is battling for peak form after what she called a “ frustrating” start to the year, finishing seventh at the AJ Bell World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds today. Duffy was looking to build on her encouraging third-place finish in Yokohama last month; however, her preparations for Leeds were less […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday June 11th. On Saturday the Adventure of the Seas is expected, on Sunday the Norwegian Pearl will arrive, and on Monday the Oleander container ship, MY Bold superyacht and the Enchantment of the Seas cruise ship […]
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| Global Atlantic Financial Group announced its second reinsurance transaction in Asia, signing an asset-intensive flow reinsurance transaction with a leading Singapore-based insurance company. A spokesperson said, “This deal, executed through its Bermuda-based subsidiary Global Atlantic Assurance Limited, follows a USD $4.8bn block reinsurance transaction with AXA Hong Kong in July 2021.” “Our client-centric and partnership-based […]
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| In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited advised that during the month of May 2022, the Bank did not repurchase Common Shares for cancellation. Related Stories Butterfield Banking Hours And Appointments Butterfield Share Repurchases For February Butterfield Share Repurchases For December Job Redundancies At Butterfield Group […]
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| June 10 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,242.07, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 64 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF], and the full report for the week is available here [PDF]. Related Stories LOM Company […]
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| Bermuda’s team is racking up the medals at the Special Olympics in Florida, with Bridget Marshall and Micah Lambert claiming a bronze medal in the tennis mixed doubles, while Lambert won a silver medal in tennis singles and Marshall won a bronze in tennis singles. The three medal wins come after days of action from […]
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| The City of Hamilton advised “that the Eastbound lane between the intersection of Bermudiana Road and Queen Street will be closed from June 13th to June 17th for the purposes of road paving.” A spokesperson said, “During rush hour traffic [from 4:30pm to 6:00pm] the westbound lane from Queen Street to Point Pleasant Road will […]
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| According to today’s Official Notices, the Bermuda Police Service will be conducting road sobriety checkpoints starting on Friday, June 17th, with the checkpoints set to take place in Hamilton parish, Smiths, Devonshire, Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Southampton. Road Sobriety Checkpoint Notice 2022 [PDF here] Related Stories Road Sobriety Checkpoints Starting On April 29 Road Sobriety Checkpoints Over Christmas […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [June 10] include notice of intention to construct a controlled plant, acting appointments, road sobriety checkpoint notice, notification of planning applications registered and elections. Clean Air Act Paget Health Services Ltd Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Notice of Intention to Construct a Controlled Plant Notice ID: GN0604/2022 […]
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| Saturday, June 11 is expected to see cloud thins; chance of a shower or 2, mainly morning, with the high to be near 27°C/81°F and the low to be near 24°C/75°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 89%. Sunrise will be […]
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