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The organiser of a rally protesting the outcome of the Progressive Labour Party’s leadership race has insisted he is no longer backing the proposed demonstration.
Activist Larry Scott had called for a…

Team Jurassic dominate opening race of Argus International Gig Regatta

October 26, 2022

Team Jurassic got off to the perfect start to the Argus International Gig Regatta with both their women’s and men’s crews taking victory in the opening race, the Spanish Point Challenge, on Sunday.
B…

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Grayson Murray reported out of Butterfield Bermuda Championship after ‘serious’ bike crash

October 26, 2022

The field for the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship is set to change after it was reported last night that American professional golfer Grayson Murray was involved in a bike crash on the island’s …

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City warns of road closures for international triathlon

October 25, 2022

The City of Hamilton today warned of road and parking lot closures taking place over the next few weekends for the World Triathlon Championship Series.
Car parks #1 and #5 on Front Street will be clos…

Butterfield falls on BSX, rises on NYSE

October 25, 2022

The Bermuda Stock Exchange ended with the RG/BSX Index down 53.63 points (2.15 per cent) at 2439.63.
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited concluded with a $1 decrease in the price (-2.9 per …

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Festival performers to coach local students

October 25, 2022

Actors from the London stage will coach Bermudian performers and will hold a workshop with prisoners at the Westgate Correctional Facility.
These endeavours are part of Butterfield Bank and the Bermu…

UIL Ltd takes majority stake in West Hamilton

October 25, 2022

Bermudian-based West Hamilton Holdings Limited, the BSX-listed property holding company, has a new major shareholder.
The change comes after a transaction between Somers Limited, a financial services …

Banyan Risk teams up with SPAC advisory firm

October 25, 2022

Banyan Risk Ltd, a Bermudian-based managing general agent that specialises in writing directors and officers’ insurance, has teamed up with SPAC-focused financial advisory firm Zukin Certification Ser…

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Maria Sofianos appointed as a magistrate

October 25, 2022

A prosecutor has been appointed as a magistrate and will take up the role next week.
Maria Sofianos was selected after “an open and competitive recruitment process“, a spokesman for Government House s…

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PTB says 46 buses cancelled

October 25, 2022

Forty-six buses have been cancelled this afternoon, the Department of Public Transport has announced.
The first cancellations were routes 5 from Pond Hill to Hamilton and 4SJ from Hamilton to Grotto B…

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Rishi Sunak becomes UK prime minister, leaves James Cleverly at Foreign Office

October 25, 2022

Bermuda appears largely unaffected by the extraordinary turmoil in British politics as Rishi Sunak, the third UK prime minister in seven weeks, left the same foreign secretary in place during a major …

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Part of Horseshoe Road to be closed on Saturday

October 25, 2022

A neighbourhood road will be closed this weekend because of a block party, the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.
The block party will take place on Horseshoe Road, Southampton from 3pm to midni…

Skincare company Enzuri joins thirteen lune online platform

October 25, 2022

Enzuri Beauty, the Bermudian luxury skincare company, has been selected to join the US-based beauty company, thirteen lune.
The American organisation is an e-commerce operation that features and promo…

Beyond Plastic names 21 new corporate champions

October 25, 2022

An environmental campaign group has named 21 companies as “champions” in the campaign to remove single-use plastics from their operations.

Beyond Plastic Bermuda has launched the programme design…

Undadewave to hold NFT event

October 25, 2022

Graphic designer and digital creative, Karee Luna, is launching her first Undadewave event, What the NFT?, a panel discussion designed to educate Bermuda on non-fungible tokens.
Ms Luna was working on…

Customs introduces tracking system for individual importers

October 25, 2022

The Customs department has introduced a new feature to improve transparency around importing goods to the island using its automated processing system.
Going forward, the department said, it will emai…

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BTA promotes three staff to vice president roles

October 25, 2022

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has named new vice presidents of experience, operations and finance after a series of internal promotions.
Tashae Thompson has been promoted to the position of vice presi…

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Police appeal for witnesses to park stabbing

October 25, 2022

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in the leg in a Hamilton park yesterday.
Eyewitnesses saw the 31-year-old victim walking through Queen Elizabeth Park before collapsing at ar…

Bermuda football mourns the loss of Charles Marshall

October 25, 2022

Bermuda football is mourning the loss of one of its greatest ambassadors after Charles Marshall, the former Bermuda Referees Association and Bermuda Football Association president, died last Friday at…

Brian Gay back for more as Tour winners line up for PGA championship

October 25, 2022

Brian Gay, the 2020 Butterfield Bermuda Championship winner, will again tee off at Port Royal Golf Course this week as he attempts to become the first multiple winner of one of the island’s signature …

St George’s striker Jonté Smith encouraged by flying start

October 25, 2022

Jonté Smith, the St George’s Colts striker, is encouraged by his team’s flying start to the season and his own personal contribution in the attacking third of the pitch.
Jarreau Hayward’s team have go…

Jessica Atcheson plans to grow family waste management firm

October 25, 2022

When Gwendolyn Atcheson came up with the idea for a waste management business in Bermuda, women were virtually taboo in the industry.
So she and her husband, David Atcheson, named the business after h…

Bermuda’s life reinsurance business grew to $539bn in 2021

October 25, 2022

US life insurers cede more than a half a trillion dollars in annual premiums to Bermuda’s long-term reinsurers, and a new study claims it has become a source of industry concern.
In fact, Bermuda was …

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High winds forecast for tonight

October 24, 2022

Heavy rain and strong winds were forecast for tonight as an area of low pressure had a chance of becoming a tropical depression.
The National Hurricane Centre in Miami reported on the system which was…

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Man jailed 13 years for stabbing death of Duane Gibbons

October 24, 2022

A teenager who admitted stabbing a man to death told the victim’s family that he would “bring this man back” if he could.
Ricardo Tucker Jr, 19, apologised yesterday to the family of Duane Gibbons bef…

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Weeks hails ‘professionalism and dedication’ of firefighters

October 24, 2022

Firefighters were paid a visit by the Minister of National Security, who commended their “professionalism and dedication”.
Michael Weeks went to the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service’s airport operation…

Paget Lions secure first win since rejoining BFA ranks

October 24, 2022

Paget Lions let out a mighty roar after clinching a first win on their return to the Bermuda Football Association ranks with an emphatic 7-0 thrashing of Somerset Eagles at Southampton Oval last Satur…

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BOPP consultation extended after fishermen raise concerns

October 24, 2022

The public consultation period for the draft Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme has been extended from November 12 until December 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced today.
The BOPP initiative…

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Public should get Covid and flu jabs, says Minister

October 24, 2022

The health minister “strongly” suggested residents get vaccinated against both the flu – after she got her own annual jab – and Covid-19.
Kim Wilson said: “I get the flu vaccine every year as soon as …

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Boat Parade registration deadline is November 9

October 24, 2022

The deadline to apply to be in this year’s Christmas boat parade is less than three weeks away.
Every participant who registers for the City of Hamilton’s parade will receive a 10 per cent Masters Lt…

Entrepreneurs to visit island for InspireCon 2022

October 24, 2022

An entrepreneur who left behind a desk job as a corporate lawyer to create booking software for the United States’ 109,000 barbershops is among the featured speakers at InspireCon 2022 next week in Be…

David Burt to kick off tech summit with fireside chat

October 24, 2022

The signature event of Bermuda Tech Week kicks off on Wednesday with a keynote “fireside chat” between David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, and Michael Casey, chief content officer of info…

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Police to hold firearms training

October 24, 2022

The Bermuda Police Service will be carrying out firearms training for armed police officers this week.
The scenario-based training will be carried out in and around the Prospect, Devonshire BPS headqu…

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Parents urged to apply for $150 cost of living support

October 24, 2022

Parents and guardians of public school pupils were reminded to apply by the end of this month if they wish to receive $150 in support.
The Ministry of Education said that the deadline for assistance f…

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Technical snags delay quarantine breach trial

October 24, 2022

The continuation of the trial of Sophia Cannonier and Michael Watson was delayed today owing to the unavailability of technology to hear remote submissions at the Magistrates’ Court.
The married coup…

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Bahá’ís to celebrate holy days

October 24, 2022

A film screening and discussion will be held tomorrow by the Bermudian Baha’i Community to mark the faith’s Twin Holy Days.
Commemorations are to be held around the world at sunset on October 25 and 2…

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Riders arrested after police chase

October 24, 2022

Two men who were on a suspected stolen motorcycle were arrested and released on bail following a police chase through three parishes on Friday.
At about 3pm, police pursued the bike through Paget, De…

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Aeries Adventures 16th Annual International Day Parade

October 24, 2022

Aeries Adventures 16th Annual International Day Parade (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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Man jailed for 13 years for stabbing death of Duane Gibbons

October 24, 2022

A teenager was sentenced to 13 years in prison today after he admitted stabbing a man to death.
Ricardo Tucker Jr, 19, apologised to the family of Duane Gibbons before his sentencing in the Supreme Co…

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Hospital encourages public to ‘be fast’ in treating strokes

October 24, 2022

The public is being urged to learn how to recognise the signs of a stroke in an effort to save lives.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Primary Stroke Centre put out the call in order to increase public a…

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Beyond Plastic to deliver tips on reducing single use plastics

October 24, 2022

Tips on how to reduce plastic use will be shared at a lunchtime seminar hosted by the Bermuda College this week.

Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce and the college teamed up to bring b…

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Dickinson ‘not involved’ in calls for march on Parliament, PLP says rumoured protest ‘misguided’

October 24, 2022

A former finance minister who lost a Progressive Labour Party leadership vote said yesterday he did not back any attempts to change the outcome.
In a post on Facebook, Curtis Dickinson also highlighte…

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We are laggards, says Opposition as arbitration centre opens in Cayman

October 24, 2022

A shadow minister has accused the Government of a lack of progress on its commitments after an international arbitration centre opened in the Cayman Islands while a similar facility in Bermuda has yet…

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Air service to Miami expected to resume next month

October 24, 2022

Air service to Miami is scheduled to resume next month, while service to New York and Toronto will be bolstered.
According to Skyport’s November flight schedule, American Airlines is expected to resum…

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Climate change: ‘complacency could be our enemy’, says researcher

October 24, 2022

Care home residents could be moved to a specially set-up facility before major storms if forecasts predicted a risk of flooding, a health disaster co-ordinator revealed.
Brett Lefkowitz said he was mi…

Argo Group is targeted in investor lawsuit

October 24, 2022

The Police and Fire Retirement System for the City of Detroit late last week filed a class-action lawsuit against Argo Group International Holdings Inc, the Bermuda international underwriter of proper…

Ruthless North Village demolish lacklustre Trojans

October 23, 2022

North Village 4 Somerset Trojans 0

North Village took advantage of several defensive mistakes to dominate Somerset Trojans at Bernard Park yesterday.
Inside two minutes, they nearly started the …

Kaden Hopkins and Caitlin Conyers shine as Bermuda cyclists celebrate medal haul

October 23, 2022

A couple of Bermuda’s cyclists will be returning from the Caribbean Championships with heavier luggage than when they departed after the team picked up three medals.
Kaden Hopkins won the men’s elite …

Four-goal hero Jonte Smith fires St George’s to thumping win over Robin Hood

October 23, 2022

St George’s Colts 11 Robin Hood 1

Jonte Smith continued his sparkling form after bagging four goals to lead the charge for a rampant St George’s Colts at Wellington Oval yesterday.
The striker ba…

MOC in finals of employer awards

October 23, 2022

The Mid Ocean Club has again achieved gold level accreditation standard and has been nominated for three awards by Investors in People.
IIP is a global organisation that advises and conducts assessmen…