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St George’s fight off T20 challengers Western Stars

National Sports Centre, North Field (Western Stars won toss): St George’s beat Western Stars by 22 runs.

St George’s showed Western Stars just why they are the Athene T20 Premier Division defendi…

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Creators of best of Bermuda Day floats recognised with awards

The creators of the best floats featured in this year’s Bermuda Day Parade were recognised last week at an awards ceremony held at the Bermuda National Gallery.
Owen Darrell, the Minister of Community…

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Three injured in Front Street crash

Three people were injured on Saturday morning in a collision between a motorcycle and two pedestrians in Hamilton.
A police spokesman said the incident happened at around 1.15am near the junction of B…

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Bermuda boys team wins bronze medal at Caribbean Championships

Bermuda’s young squash players continued to pick up the medals as the Caribbean Junior Squash Championships came to a close on Saturday.
The island’s boys team, which was made up of Ethan Rosorea, Dan…

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Berkeley Institute appoints Stephanie Lee to new role

A marketing consultant with more than a decade of experience has been appointed The Berkeley Institute’s first development and communications officer.
Stephanie Lee, who graduated from the school with…

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Nahki Wells scores four as Bristol City run riot in friendly

Nahki Wells scored four goals for Bristol City in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.
The Bermuda striker scored two goals in each half as his Skybet Championship side beat League Two side Newport Coun…

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Macquille Walker takes six wickets as Bailey’s Bay retain trophy with draw

Sea Breeze Oval (Bailey’s Bay won toss): Match drawn

Macquille Walker took six wickets as Bailey’s Bay retained the Eastern Counties trophy after a rain-affected match against St David’s on Satur…

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Eastern Counties

Eastern Counties: Bailey’s Bay vs St. David’s (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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Bermuda punches above its weight in global risk business

Bermuda’s international re/insurance industry headlines continue to increase — and amaze. Here are just a very few sample headlines of business activity in 2023 alone.
July 3: Catastrophe bond and rel…

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Different personality types can work well together

Dave,
My husband is an entrepreneur. He has a very hard-driving, energetic personality and way of doing things, while I’m more laid back and soft-spoken. How can I support him best in terms of encoura…

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New-look St David’s confident of Eastern Counties success

Ricky Brangman, the St David’s coach, is confident his team can reclaim the Eastern Counties Cup at the first attempt against holders Bailey’s Bay in the opening round of the competition at Sea Breeze…

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Cup Match Extravaganza

Cup Match Extravaganza (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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Bermuda beaten by Puerto Rico in Billie Jean King Cup

Bermuda suffered a 3-0 loss to Puerto Rico today on the penultimate day of the Billie Jean King Cup Americas group three, which is taking place in Panama.
In the singles, Shelby Madeiros lost 6-2, 6-…

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PwC awards two scholarships

PwC Bermuda has awarded scholarships to D.S Malachi Dates and Riley Morbey.
Mr Dates (Sheridan College, Pilon School of Business) is the winner of the Peter Mitchell Scholarship, worth $20,000 annuall…

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Butterfield up 18 cents on NYSE

The RG/BSX Index closed on Friday at 2,243.77, up 32.18 points (1.46 per cent).
Two thousand shares in Bank of NT Butterfield Ltd changed hands. The stock closed at $30.20, up 60 cents (2.0 per cent) …

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Paget Lions strike partnership with Athene Life Re

Athene Life Re has come on board as the lead sponsor for newly promoted Paget Lions.
The club announced that they have secured a two-year deal with the locally based reinsurance company which will ass…

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Bumper increases in financial assistance, daycare payouts announced

Struggling families will get a massive cash boost when inflation-busting increases to financial assistance and daycare benefits are introduced this year.
The increases include a rent allowance rise of…

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Derrick Binns retires from Public Service after career spanning almost 40 years

The Head of the island’s Public Service retired today after a career in Government spanning almost four decades.
Derrick Binns began his public service career as a psychologist with the Department of…

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Burch: half of roads in ‘poor condition’ but repair bill is $100m

It would cost the taxpayer $100 million to resurface all of the island’s roads that are in poor condition, according to the Minister of Public Works.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch made the revelation…

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Tree planted to honour a decade’s service to End-to-End

Organisers and supporters of an annual fundraiser planted an olivewood tree in the Botanical Gardens yesterday to celebrate a volunteer’s decade of service to the event.
For ten years, Mandy Shailer …

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Charity to honour founder Martha Dismont’s memory

A charity is to dedicate its upcoming Cup Match Tag Day to its “beloved” founder Martha Dismont.
Ms Dismont, who passed away last week, founded Family Centre which supports vulnerable families in Ber…

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Bermudian interns join Allied World for eight weeks

Five Bermudian students have been selected from a competitive field of candidates to participate in Allied World Bermuda’s eight-week summer internship programme.
The global insurer and reinsurer said…

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MJM presents education awards to Bermudian students

Jada Rogers-Ingemann and Jonathan Jervis have received legal education awards from MJM.
Ms Rogers-Ingemann has been selected for MJM’s 2023 Legal Scholarship, a $10,000 award, and Mr Jervis has been g…

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Premier updates MPs on overhaul of public sector

Improved service to the public and a more digital public service were among the reforms detailed this morning in the House of Assembly by David Burt as part of a commitment to improve announced four y…

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Regiments leads public training course in international exercise

Flame-throwers and missiles were used in a mock public order situation in the culmination of a five-day course delivered by instructors from the Royal Bermuda Regiment during Exercise Tradewinds 23.
S…

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Appleby lawyers recognised in Chambers High Net Worth Guide

Five lawyers from Appleby’s global private client & trusts practice, including two from the Bermuda office, have been recognised in the 2023 edition of the Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Gui…

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House: recruitment of airport firefighters on target

A cohort of 24 recruit firefighters will be sent to the UK next month to get trained in aircraft rescue, the national security minister told the House of Assembly this morning.
Michael Weeks said the …

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Hospitality industry ‘not taking advantage’ of tax breaks

Hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related businesses are failing to take advantage of tax breaks provided by the Government.
Vance Campbell, the Minister of Tourism, said that many hospitality ent…

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Minister congratulates graduating students

The Minister of Education revealed that 133 students of The Berkeley Institute and 107 of CedarBridge Academy graduated this year.

Speaking during this morning’s House of Assembly sitting, Diallo…

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Nathan Trott to continue loan spell in Danish top flight

Bermudian goalkeeper Nathan Trott will return to Danish side Vejle for a second loan spell next season.
Trott’s parent club, West Ham United, of the English Premier League, confirmed his whereabouts f…

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St David’s draft in Marcus Scotland and Jonté Smith for county clash

Marcus Scotland and Jonté Smith have been named as colts in a new-look St David’s team that will face holders Bailey’s Bay in the first round of the Eastern Counties at Sea Breeze Oval tomorrow.
The p…

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Request for exact Gaming Commission salaries rejected

The head of the Bermuda Gaming Commission has declined to give taxpayers exact details of the six-figure salaries of the regulator’s executives.
Cheryl-Ann Mapp, chairwoman of the BGC, upheld a decisi…

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Family pay the price after emergency passport application rejected

A couple have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket after immigration officials refused to process an emergency passport application for their infant son.
Their battle with officials began on J…

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Malachi Jones recall sparks controversy at Eastern Counties holders Bailey’s Bay

The selection of guest player Malachi Jones by Bailey’s Bay for their Eastern Counties first-round clash with St David’s has sparked controversy at the club.
The experienced all-rounder’s inclusion ha…

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‘Cup Match is about emancipation and focus should be on game, not on it being televised’

St George’s Cricket Club president Neil Paynter has confirmed that this year’s Cup Match will not be shown live on television.
Paynter said the match, which will take place at Wellington Oval on Augu…

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Young basketball stars get chance to compete overseas for first time since Covid

Tim Trott, the Bermuda under-17 basketball coach, is thrilled that the island’s junior players will showcase their budding talents overseas for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandem…

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Bermudian entrepreneur exasperated with bureaucracy

A humble green-and-peach snack shack at John Smith’s Bay was ordered closed after being open for years and recently receiving a three-year extension to operate.
Trena Riley, the establishment’s propri…

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Bermuda monitoring Vesttoo troubles

The Bermuda Monetary Authority is monitoring troubles at Vesttoo, an innovative insurance marketplace that is dealing with issues related to collateral that may have been forged.
“The Bermuda Monetar…

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Ignite kicks off seventh cohort

The seventh cohort of Ignite Bermuda, the privately funded entrepreneurial accelerator, has launched with a two-day boot camp for the 30 entrepreneurs selected for the organisation’s core programme.
I…

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Belco awards scholarships to 19 Bermudian students

The Bermuda Electric Light Company has awarded a total of $215,000 to 19 Bermudians at the organisation’s annual scholarship awards ceremony.
William Gardner is the recipient of the Hon C. Eugene Cox …

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MPs to mark anniversary of watershed emancipation date

The anniversary of the beginning of the end of slavery will be marked in the House of Assembly tomorrow.
On July 22, 1833, politicians in the House of Commons in London passed the Emancipation Bill, w…

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Butterfield up 48 cents on NYSE

The RG/BSX Index closed on Thursday at 2,211.59, down 21.45 points (0.96 per cent).
Some 1,845 shares in Bank of NT Butterfield changed hands. The stock closed at $29.60, down 40 cents (1.3 per cent) …

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Police Recruits Passing-Out Ceremony

Police Recruits Passing-Out Ceremony (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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‘Cup is about emancipation and focus should be on game, not on it being televised’

St George’s Cricket Club president Neil Paynter has confirmed that this year’s Cup Match will not be shown live on television.
Paynter said the match, which will take place at Wellington Oval on Augu…

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New stamps showcase work of island photographer

A new set of commemorative stamps has been released by the Philatelic Bureau of the Bermuda Post Office, highlighting the work of Bermudian photographer Laurie Zuill.
The stamp issue, entitled “Bermud…

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US artist to give free presentation on her work

A Connecticut-based artist with a lifelong love of Bermuda will give a presentation on her work tomorrow.
Shanta Laster, who describes herself as a multi-disciplined artist, will discuss her career a…

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Carey Olsen recognised in Chambers High Net Worth Guide

Carey Olsen, the international law firm with an office in Bermuda, has been recognised in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023 with three Band 1 rankings and 14 individual rankings, it has reported….

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Robin Lang to assume group CRO role at RenaissanceRe

Robin Lang is to assume the role of group chief risk officer at RenaissanceRe Holdings on a permanent basis, the Bermudian-based company has announced.
Mr Lang, who has been RenRe’s interim chief risk…

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Homeless charity appoints Curb executive director to board

The executive director of antiracism group Curb has been appointed to the board of directors of a charity for the homeless.
The appointment of Stacey-Lee Williams will help the charity in its strategy…

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The Eagle visits Bermuda

The Eagle visits Bermuda (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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