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A two-year scheme to study trash build up across Harrington Sound has kicked off with “great success”, the head of the project said.
Project Sound Solution, a joint initiative between the Bermuda Zool…

Rockal Evans and Mustafa Ingham team up for glory in Australia

March 29, 2023

Rockal Evans and Mustafa Ingham enjoyed success alongside each other in Act 1 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup in New South Wales, Australia, at the weekend.
The Bermudian sailors were part of the…

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Minister rejects appeal and approves MP’s development plans

March 29, 2023

A construction company owned by a government backbencher will be allowed to build three warehouses near its premises – after the Minister of Home Affairs rejected an appeal against the project.
Island…

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Sacked childcare worker loses appeal

March 29, 2023

A childcare worker who got drunk while looking after vulnerable youngsters in care has lost an appeal against her dismissal.
Cheyra Bell was fired in February 2019 as a residential care officer in the…

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Farmer appears in court charged with murder

March 29, 2023

A 46-year-old man was charged this morning with the murder of a man on Saturday.
Ian Bascome, from Sandys, was charged with murdering Marco Perinchief, 49, near Clyde Best Lane on March 25.
Mr Basco…

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Bermuda Police Service take delivery of new cars

March 29, 2023

The Bermuda Police Service have replenished their fleet of patrol cars with the purchase of five new vehicles.
The fleet will get a further boost when 12 more cars arrive in the next two months.
Last…

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Sybil goes on charity walk to raise funds for Russ Ford

March 29, 2023

A charity walk from St George to Dockyard is being held this weekend to raise money for a campaigner who helped increase HIV-awareness and care on the island.
Mark Anderson, an activist and drag artis…

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Woman who died while swimming identified

March 29, 2023

A woman who died while swimming off Southlands beach in Warwick last Friday has been identified as British tourist Amanda Chibwe.
Ms Chibwe, 31, was pulled from the water at around 4.45pm. She was tak…

Jai Bean finds net as Bermuda show promise in Nations league finale

March 29, 2023

Haiti 3 Bermuda 1

Bermuda concluded their Concacaf Nations League campaign with defeat against group winners Haiti at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday.
Th…

Bermuda conclude Nations League campaign with defeat to table-topping Haiti

March 28, 2023

Haiti 3 Bermuda 1

Bermuda concluded their Concacaf Nations League campaign with defeat against group winners Haiti at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on Tuesday.
The…

Tobiah Goodchild reaches quarter-finals in Costa Rica

March 28, 2023

One of Bermuda’s top junior tennis players, Tobiah Goodchild, is on an unbeaten run in Costa Rica.
Teenager Goodchild has asvanced to the quarter-finals of the Cotecc (Central American & Caribbean…

Butterfield closes slightly up on the NYSE

March 28, 2023

The RG/Bermuda Stock Exchange Index shot up 334.09 points (15.66 per cent) on Tuesday, finishing at 2,468 with 1,550 shares changing hands at a volume of $18,105.
Two hundred Bank of N T Butterfield s…

Green bonds for Brookfield Renewable

March 28, 2023

Brookfield Renewable, the flagship listed renewable power company of Brookfield Asset Management, has agreed to issue $400 million (Cdn) of green bonds.
The Series 16 medium-term notes, due October 28…

Marco Warren to set up players’ union as BFA refuses to revisit suspension rules

March 28, 2023

Marco Warren is looking to create a players’ union after the Bermuda Football Association yesterday said it had no plans to revisit the rules regarding suspensions.
PHC captain Warren was ruled out of…

Live Blog: Haiti v Bermuda

March 28, 2023

Bermuda face Haiti in their final Concacaf Nations League group B match at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.
Kyle Lightbourne’s side are looking to bounce back from a dis…

Davida O’Brien takes on new Chamber of Commerce role

March 28, 2023

Davida O’Brien, the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s tourism standards and training manager, is the new chairperson of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce’s tourism/west end division.
She will help develop Ber…

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PLP to review party constitution

March 28, 2023

The Progressive Labour Party has launched a review of its constitution.
The move, announced today, is being spearheaded by a new sub-committee which is encouraging input from grass-roots members.
Laur…

Former Ace Bermuda boss appointed to chair an Everest board

March 28, 2023

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Bermudian-based Everest Re Group Ltd, has appointed former Ace Bermuda boss Andrew Kendrick as non-executive chairman of the board of directors for Everest…

Bank to upgrade systems over holiday

March 28, 2023

Butterfield Bank is to upgrade its systems over the Easter long weekend, rendering Butterfield Online unavailable for the entire period.
The bank said its online services will be unavailable from 4pm …

Paradise Mobile chooses Amazon Web Services

March 28, 2023

New mobile network operator Paradise Mobile will be using Amazon Web Services, Inc as its preferred cloud provider to help build an Open RAN 4G/5G network to provide Bermuda with innovative services.
…

Sarah Bray-West appointed hotel’s ‘Placemaker’

March 28, 2023

Rosewood Bermuda has named Sarah Bray-West, the Bermuda-based designer and founder of sustainable sun hat collection, Sarah Bray Bermuda, as ‘Rosewood PlaceMaker’.
Married to a Bermudian, the Texan mo…

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Health minister: Covid-19 antivirals still in stock

March 28, 2023

Tablets that can suppress Covid-19 for at-risk patients remain in supply, health officials said today.
The Ministry of Health issued a reminder that the antiviral medicines Paxlovid and Molnupiravir c…

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Disruption to some public services as BIU holds meeting

March 28, 2023

Some public services will be interrupted tomorrow while unionised staff hold a meeting.
The Bermuda Industrial Union will be holding a general membership meeting between 10am and midday, bringing disr…

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Woman who died while swimming identified as UK tourist

March 28, 2023

A woman who died while swimming off Southlands beach in Warwick last Friday has been identified as British tourist Amanda Chibwe.
Ms Chibwe, 31, was pulled from the water at around 4.45pm. She was tak…

BDA releases end of year report

March 28, 2023

The Bermuda Business Development Agency has released its end-of-year report for 2022, providing details of the impact its work had in bringing direct economic investment and stimulation to the island’…

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Bermuda Police Service takes delivery of new cars

March 28, 2023

The Bermuda Police Service have replenished their fleet of patrol cars with the purchase of five new vehicles.
The fleet will get a further boost when 12 more cars arrive in the next two months.
Last…

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Premier to meet US Congress members in Washington DC trip

March 28, 2023

David Burt travelled to Washington DC yesterday to meet with members of the US Congress and officials in the executive branch.
The Premier said the objective was “to renew contacts with US lawmakers a…

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Man appears in court charged with murder

March 28, 2023

A 46-year-old man was this morning charged with the murder of a man on Saturday.
Ian Bascome, from Sandys, was charged with murdering 49-year-old Marco Perinchief near Clyde Best Lane on March 25.
M…

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Law giving taxpayers more protection over hotel plan passed

March 28, 2023

New structures are being brought in to protect the Government regarding large financial breaks for Gencom, developers of the $376 million Fairmont Southampton Hotel revamp, the Senate heard yesterday….

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Event to focus on importance of seagrass beds

March 28, 2023

A conservationist will speak about the importance of seagrass beds at an event later this week.
Sarah Manuel, the Government’s senior marine conservation officer, will also discuss green turtles, as …

Investment results hand Everen a $776.7m loss

March 28, 2023

Everen Limited, the Bermudian-based energy insurer, has reported a net loss of $776.7 million for fiscal year 2022.
The company said the loss was driven by net investment losses of $524.8 million, net…

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Applications open for public service bursary award

March 28, 2023

Bermudian university students are being invited to apply for this year’s public service bursary award.
The $20,000 award is given to students pursuing a field identified to meet the future needs of g…

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‘I am not who I once was,’ says soldier hit by car at checkpoint

March 28, 2023

A Royal Bermuda Regiment soldier described how his life permanently changed when a car driven at high speed ploughed into him at a manned checkpoint early in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Private Ndavyah Wil…

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Quarter of island’s population has some form of diabetes – doctor

March 28, 2023

For every two people on the island diagnosed with diabetes, another one is unaware they have the disease, according to a doctor.
Endocrinologist Luka Bilandzic told members of the Hamilton Rotary Clu…

Talented youngsters offer optimism for Bermuda squad

March 28, 2023

Harry Twite and Deniche Hill are among a crop of talented young players aiming to establish themselves in the Bermuda squad as the men’s national squad finds itself in a pivotal transitional phase.
In…

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‘It makes me feel like I’m helping to make things better. I like that feeling’

March 28, 2023

A group of young men who set out to raise money for the needy have now spent more than a year putting their words to action.
D’Mori Harvey, Danté Sousa, Sivaja Perinchief and Zeshawn Williams, who las…

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Couple file police complaint in row over access to home at golf club

March 28, 2023

The elderly couple fighting to keep open an access road to their home in St George have filed a police complaint, The Royal Gazette understands.

Shirley and Gardene Gibbons took the action after t…

Chaves to grow Everest Latin American business

March 28, 2023

Jaime Chaves has joined Everest Insurance, a division of Bermudian-based Everest Re Group, Limited, to lead its insurance operations in Mexico, based in Mexico City.
Company executives seek to bridge …

Docksider: Pizzuto to join Triton board

March 28, 2023

Bermudian-based Triton International Limited, the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers, has announced that Terri A Pizzuto has been nominated to join its board of directors.
Ms Piz…

Dale Eve to captain Bermuda against Haiti

March 27, 2023

Dale Eve has been handed the captain’s armband for Bermuda’s final Concacaf Nations League group B match against group winners Haiti at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic on…

BEDC postpones business seminar

March 27, 2023

A seminar to keep business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals ahead of the competition in a crowded marketplace has inexplicably been postponed.
The seminar was to be hosted Thursday by the Bermu…

PHC lose appeal against Marco Warren Cup Final suspension

March 27, 2023

PHC Zebras have lost an appeal against captain Marco Warren’s suspension, which rules him out of the FA Cup final .
The influential midfielder received an automatic one-game suspension after picking u…

Bank closes higher on NYSE

March 27, 2023

The RG/BSX Index closed down 53.63 points (2.45 per cent) on Monday at 2,133.91.
Some 150 shares of the Bank of NT Butterfield & Son changed hands for a turnover of $4,350.
The bank closed at $29,…

Abir CEO to speak on Global Insurance Symposium panel

March 27, 2023

The chief executive officer of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers is to be a featured presenter at the Global Insurance Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa, April 18-20.
John Huff will sit o…

Erica Hawley finishes 28th in New Zealand World Triathlon Cup

March 27, 2023

Erica Hawley continued her season by finishing 28th in the first World Triathlon Cup of the year in New Plymouth, New Zealand on Sunday.
Hawley, who finished 45th in the opening race of the World Tria…

Kishore Shallow steps up as president of Cricket West Indies

March 27, 2023

Kishore Shallow has been elected as the new president of Cricket West Indies, replacing Ricky Skerritt, whose tenure had the double misfortune of encompassing the Covid-19 pandemic before the more rec…

BF&M loses nearly $9 million for the year

March 27, 2023

BF&M Limited has lost $8.8 million for the year ended 31 December 2022, after last year’s profit of $25.2 million.
Net income from operations excluding fair value movements in investments and goo…

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Independent senator criticises new gaming legislation

March 27, 2023

An independent senator today criticised controversial Government gaming law reforms, insisting they do not support “Bermuda’s pristine image as a desirable jurisdiction”.
John Wight, the former chair…

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People encouraged to sign up for video game design challenge

March 27, 2023

People are being encouraged to take part in the Bermuda Island Games’ second annual video game design challenge next month.
Many prizes, including a new PlayStation 5, will be offered for the best ne…

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Appeal Court sides with ICO over right to see documents

March 27, 2023

Appeal court judges ruled the Information Commissioner has the right to examine records that public authorities claimed were outside the scope of access to information legislation.
In a judgment hande…