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A soft-spoken master sailor who exemplified his motto of “sportsmanship before winning” has been hailed as a “backbone“ of the island’s sailing community.
Eugene “Penny” Simmons, inducted into the Ber…

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Longtails affected by Ernesto returned to the open

October 7, 2024

Nine longtails that survived Hurricane Ernesto were released into the wild after recovering at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
The facility took in 25 birds, including 15 longtails, gulls, heron…

Jonté Smith penalty earns North Village first win of the season

October 6, 2024

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Jonté Smith’s first-half penalty secured North Village their first league win of the campaign with victory over Dandy Town at Goose Gosling Field on Sunday.
Smith fo…

Champions PHC smash 11 goals past Wolves

October 6, 2024

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PHC showed their ruthless nature by capitalising on more or less every attack to reach double figures against newly promoted Wolves at PHC Stadium yesterday.
Wolves came out of th…

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Motorcyclist hurt in collision with parked van

October 6, 2024

A 65-year-old motorcycle rider was taken to hospital this evening after he collided with a van on Khyber Pass Road in Warwick.
The Bermuda Police Service said the accident happened at about 6.30pm.
A …

St George’s concede goal after 16 seconds but bounce back to beat Social Club

October 6, 2024

Young Men’s Social Club 1 St George’s 3

After conceding one of the Premier Division’s fastest goals after just 16 seconds, St George’s Colts recovered to score three unanswered goals against Soci…

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Event to highlight mental health awareness

October 6, 2024

The community is invited to attend a mental health awareness fair on the grounds of City Hall in Hamilton on Thursday.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board said the event will be held on World Mental Health Da…

Local sailor Bill McNiven wins 2024 IOD North American Championships

October 6, 2024

There was local success in the 2024 IOD North American Championships as Bill McNiven helmed Team Solna to victory.
Representing the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club, McNiven, who had a near flawless…

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Roban to give climate talk in Brussels

October 6, 2024

The Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs will speak this coming week on Bermuda’s efforts to become a climate risk capital at a forum in Brussels.
A government spokesman said Walter Roban will …

Shareholders vote to redomicile firm from Canada to Bermuda

October 6, 2024

Shareholders have given the go-ahead for a company to redomicile to Bermuda from Alberta, Canada.

Gold Reserve Inc, an exploration stage mining company, said the process was completed on September…

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Storytelling event on at the Unfinished Church

October 6, 2024

Local storytellers will take to the stage at a Hallowe’en-themed event at the Unfinished Church on October 20, the Government said.
To be hosted as part of the Bermudian Heartbeats Lecture Series, the…

Will Green and Marie-Lyne Dore crowned national triathlon champions

October 6, 2024

Will Green and Marie-lyne Dore were all smiles after securing their first BTA National Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships on Sunday.
Green, 32, covered the 1.5 kilometre swim, 25-mile bike and 1…

Conor White recovers from fall to finish mid-pack at Gravel World Championship

October 6, 2024

Conor White recovered from a heavy fall to finish in the middle of the field at the UCI World Gravel Championships in Halle, Belgium, on Sunday.
White finished 114th in the 250-strong field in his fir…

Relm in first BTC-denominated policy for bitcoin miners

October 6, 2024

Bermudian-based Relm Insurance is offering the insurance industry’s first bitcoin denominated insurance product.
The pioneering product offers business interruption coverage specifically tailored for …

First Beyond Fitness 5K Run and Walk proves huge hit

October 6, 2024

More than 200 runners and walkers made the first Beyond Fitness 5K Run and Walk a huge success on Sunday morning.
Held around the streets of Hamilton, runners aged between 10 and 71 took part in the m…

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Student sailors celebrate Endeavour graduation

October 6, 2024

Eleven young Bermudians who took to the sea as Endeavour sailing’s seventh cohort of its Springboard Programme were celebrated at a commencement ceremony on World Maritime Day.
The special event on S…

Paget roar back to form by beating below-par Hamilton Parish

October 5, 2024

Hamilton Parish 1 Paget 4

Paget Lions roared back from a defeat against PHC in their opening Premier Division game with a dominant performance to secure their first league win against an understr…

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Police seek help in tracing stolen car

October 5, 2024

Police are asking the public for help in tracking down a stolen car
The grey Nissan Qashqai, licence plate number 40639, was apparently taken from outside a Skyline Road, Smiths, home overnight.
Anyon…

NBA legend Julius Irving wows basketball fans at celebrity golf event

October 5, 2024

NBA legend Julius Irving was among the famous faces taking part in the Bermuda Celebrity Invitational at Tucker’s Point Golf Club yesterday.
The former Philadelphia 76ers small forward and NBA champio…

Law graduate Imani Phillips pursuing pro pickleball career

October 5, 2024

When Imani Phillips graduated with a law degree from Cardiff University in July, she was expected to immediately put that qualification to good use.
Instead, the 22-year-old has decided not to delve i…

Local sailors battling for IOD North American Championship honours

October 5, 2024

Bermuda’s sailors have embarked on the first day of the International One Design (IOD) North American Championship, which starts today after the first day was postponed due to high winds.
Flying the i…

A walk down memory lane as summer disappears

October 5, 2024

What is left of summer is rapidly dwindling away and with it goes the fishing season. Despite the blustery days, which are becoming more numerous, and the more frequent northerly winds that most of th…

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It is written: Reverend Emily Gail Dill wins Sandys North

October 5, 2024

A jubilant Reverend Emily Gail Dill held Sandys North for the Progressive Labour Party last night after a four-way contest for the seat.
She won the by-election with 162 votes, closing out a battle wi…

Decluttering and downsizing your life

October 5, 2024

Picture the scene: finally, after 20-plus years, the kids are well and truly off your hands and no longer asking for money. Hopefully you are about to retire – or else you are on the home stretch and…

What do you do when mum is bad with money?

October 5, 2024

Dear Dave,
My wife and I are debt-free, and we live on a budget. My mother-in-law, on the other hand, uses credit cards for practically every purchase. Several times she has gone too far and run up ba…

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Government to consider stiffer traffic penalties

October 5, 2024

Harsher penalties for motorists who commit traffic offences could be in the pipeline, the Acting Minister of National Security revealed.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said this week that he was “deep…

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US dock-workers’ strike halted after tentative agreement

October 5, 2024

A strike launched this week by 45,000 dock-workers in the US has been postponed after three days.
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out of 14 major ports along the US East…

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The Tempest strikes Dockyard for free Sunday show

October 5, 2024

A local theatre company is set to bid adieu to its latest run of shows with a free performance tomorrow.
The Devil’s Isle Shakespeare Company launched its musical version of The Tempest last month wit…

Domico Coddington sent off as Colts impress in Devonshire derby

October 5, 2024

Devonshire Cougars 1 Devonshire Colts 3

Devonshire Cougars striker Domico Coddington had an eventful night at Devonshire Recreation Club, which saw him having a penalty saved, providing an assis…

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Opposition parties speculate over closer collaboration

October 5, 2024

Parties that failed to clinch Sandys North suggested that they would consider working together after the Progressive Labour Party secured just over a third of the by-election votes cast.
Marc Bean of …

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Dill holds Sandys North for PLP

October 4, 2024

The final count in the four-way contest for Constituency 36 delivered victory this evening for the Reverend Emily Gail Dill of the Progressive Labour Party, with 162 votes, closing out a by-election w…

Bermuda men’s volleyball team finish tenth in Dominican Republic

October 4, 2024

Bermuda men finished tenth out of 14 countries when the fifth stop of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation Beach Volleyball Tour concluded in Punta Cana, Dominican Republi…

Vermiculus delivers CSD system to BSX

October 4, 2024

The Bermuda Stock Exchange has chosen Vermiculus Financial Technology to deliver microservice-based clearing, settlement and depository system to the Exchange.
The new BSX CSD systems are based on Ver…

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Sandys North: predictions, views at by-election scene

October 4, 2024

The leader of the Free Democratic Movement said today’s by-election in Sandys North marked one of the most important in decades.
Marc Bean, who is running in Sandys North against former Progressive La…

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Road blocked following ‘serious’ crash in Paget

October 4, 2024

A serious traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle has taken place near the junction of Point Finger Road and South Road in Paget, according to police.
A police spokesman said shortly after …

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Three face drugs and guns charges

October 4, 2024

Three men have been accused of conspiring to bring firearms, ammunition and cannabis into Bermuda.
Jonah Smith, 26, from Southampton, Taijuan Davis, 29, and Malachi Paynter, 19, both from Sandys, were…

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US port-workers’ strike halted after tentative agreement

October 4, 2024

A strike launched this week by roughly 45,000 port-workers in the US has been postponed after three days.
Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked out of 14 major ports along the…

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Educators honoured for World Teachers’ Day

October 4, 2024

The Ministry of Education highlighted the critical role of educators to mark World Teachers’ Day.
The theme for the global event tomorrow is Valuing Teachers’ Voices: Towards a New Social Contract fo…

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Registration opens for Coaching for Success programme

October 4, 2024

The Mirrors Programme has opened the registration period for a coaching scheme aimed at helping students be prepared to achieve their goals.
A government spokeswoman said the organisation was looking …

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Athletic events to bring possible traffic delays

October 4, 2024

There will be potential traffic delays as a result of two significant athletic events on Sunday.
The MAAC Beyond Fitness 5km race will take place in Pembroke between 8.30am and 9.30am.
Motorists wer…

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Woman fined for careless driving

October 4, 2024

A woman who drove the wrong way in Hamilton was fined $700.
Shaunagh Plummer, 38, admitted driving without due care and attention when she appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
The court heard th…

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Two motorcyclists hurt in separate crashes this week

October 4, 2024

Two motorcyclists injured during separate traffic incidents have received treatment for non-life threatening injuries, police said today.
One rider, said to be a 45-year-old Warwick woman, was involve…

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Police: power line down in Sandys

October 4, 2024

Traffic on Somerset Road has been temporarily reduced to a single lane as a result of a downed power line.
The Bermuda Police Service said that the power line fell in the area of the Lantana property …

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Judge: moving election could disenfranchise voters

October 4, 2024

Ordering a last-minute change to the location of an election could lead to the disenfranchisement of voters, the Chief Justice found this week.
The Leader of the Opposition, a post held by Jarion Rich…

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Roads affected as food festival highlights culinary talents

October 4, 2024

A food festival highlighting the skills of Bermudian culinary artists and the island’s “vibrant culinary scene” will result in the partial closure of roads in the city.
The four-day “Taste of Bermuda …

Appleby reduces carbon emissions

October 4, 2024

Appleby has retained its Planet Mark Business Certification for a further year, reducing carbon emissions by 37.2 per cent, the law firm has said.
In a statement it was said to underline the group’s c…

Archery National Championships to take place on Saturday

October 4, 2024

The National Archery Association of Bermuda is holding its Outdoor National Championships on Saturday at Gold Point Archery Range in St George’s.
In the last outdoor event of the season, archers will …

Regulated derivatives venue launched in Bermuda

October 4, 2024

Kraken, the cryptocurrency exchange, has been licensed by the Bermuda Monetary Authority to offer crypto derivatives trading from the island.
The exchange, which describes itself as one of the longest…

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Chaos at CedarBridge over lack of signature school teachers

October 4, 2024

An emergency meeting was called by staff at CedarBridge Academy this week over a lack of teachers recruited to deliver its signature learning programmes.

The Royal Gazette understands that a vote …

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‘A good result for the PLP would be to simply win’

October 4, 2024

Rumours of an impending General Election refuse to go away. How will the result of the Sandys North by-election today influence if — and when — it will be called?

The timing of the One Bermuda Al…