Royal Gazette

The Regulatory Authority is inviting members of the public, electronic communications sectoral participants and sectoral providers and other interested parties to comment on a proposed change of contr…

Former West Ham United player and manager Harry Redknapp hailed Clyde Best as a true pioneer and icon for helping to pave the way for future black football players to follow in his footsteps. During h…

So … about this lady right here. Roughly eight years ago, August 2012, while at a dinner for the Jamaican Association of Bermuda, she pulled me to the side and said: “Stop wasting your energy on Fac…

Dear Sir, You may remember that I ran in the 2012 election as an independent candidate. I ran on the platform of liberal socio-capitalism, which was a popular political term of the time. I later reali…

America at the moment is poised in its history to decide whether the nation will move to the higher ground of true justice for all, or continue on a path where lessons that should have been learnt in …

Scott Neil, Assistant Business Editor Digital data is the future for insurance and reinsurance if the sector hopes to achieve efficiency gains and other benefits, according to Whitespace Software Ltd….

Bermudian-based run-off specialist Fleming Re has agreed to acquire Sinclair Insurance Company, a captive insurer domiciled on the island. Sinclair, which was incorporated in 1985, has provided worker…

The City of Hamilton and island chefs cooked up three nights of entertainment over the weekend at the Taste of Bermuda festival. The drive-through event, held at the city’s Par-la-Ville car park, offe…

A founder of the Free Democratic Movement said that stronger anti-violence policies were needed to improve the party’s chances of victory in a General Election. Desmond Crockwell, an anti-violence cam…

A paddle boarder is to take on his next feat in a 50-mile trip from an offshore buoy to a bay. Matt Carr plans to make his way from a marker south-southeast of Bermuda back to shore on a stand up boar…

Anything for cancer care: that’s the Bosom Buddies mindset. Since it was formed 15 years ago the group has raised more than $800,000 through its annual girls’ night in, which usually draws about 200 p…

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s newest soldiers began their military careers yesterday with the start of recruit camp. A total of 36 rookies arrived at Warwick Camp to start two weeks of training designe…

Duncan Hall The seasonal flu vaccine will be available from Wednesday, the Ministry of Health has announced. The ministry said the vaccine would be available from doctors and on a drive-in basis at se…

A $20,000 donation was made to a non-profit organisation that provides helps for people with special needs. WindReach received the funding boost from Third Point Reinsurance to support its life skills…

A Bermudian football pioneer and two former teammates are to be recognised for making English sporting history nearly 50 years ago. Clyde Best and West Ham United colleagues Clive Charles and Ade Coke…

CrossTower, a new exchange operator, has been granted a license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority under the Digital Asset Business Act. The company has a Class M licence, making it one of the first ma…

Kenny Leseur has been ruled out of the local qualifying event for the PGA Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course. Family sources have confirmed that the promising player is unavailable because…

Robin Hood 2 Somerset Trojans 0 Robin Hood maintained their perfect start to the Premier Division season with a hard-fought victory over Somerset Trojans at Goose Gosling Field today. First-half …

Dandy Town 1 X-Roads 0 Dandy Town are now two for two in league action after a second-half strike from Oneko Lowe saw off X-Roads on Saturday night. Coach Kwame Steede was delighted to see his te…

North Village 2 Devonshire Colts 1 North Village made it three wins from three matches after two goals from frontman Rai Simons early in the second half wiped out Devonshire Colts’ first-half lea…

Under fire new senator and Cabinet member Rolfe Commissiong was sacked by the Premier today after just two days in the posts. Rolfe Commissiong was appointed the Senate leader and community affairs an…

It proved an afternoon of mixed fortunes for Bermuda’s players across the Vanarama National Leagues on Saturday. Milan Butterfield’s Chesterfield bounced back from a disappointing defeat to Hartlepool…

Zeiko Lewis’s Charleston Battery are headed to the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the USL Championship Play-offs. Lewis and his team-mates were forced to go to extra-time before finally edging host…

D’Andre Wainwright has parted ways with struggling Durham FC. The former Bermuda Under-20 striker has officially signed with Durham’s Northern League Division Two rivals Billingham Synthonia FC. The m…

Under fire new senator and Cabinet member Rolfe Commissiong was fired by the Premier today after just two days in the posts. Rolfe Commissiong, appointed the Senate leader and community affairs and sp…

A total of 731 coronavirus tests came back clear today, the health ministry said. The news meant that the number of confirmed cases remained at 184.A total of five cases are active and are being monit…

Markel Corporation has closed its property-catastrophe reinsurance unit, impacting a team of about 25 people in Bermuda, The Royal Gazette understands. Some of the impacted staff have been offered jo…

The police commissioner today made a renewed plea for someone to step forward and tell what they know about the disappearance of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess. Stephen Corbishley said: “It’s been just abou…

Flora Duffy clinched her second successive ITU Triathlon World Cup gold medal after storming to victory in Arzachena, Italy, today. Building on her triumph at the first rescheduled World Cup event, t…

A dozen House of Assembly seats could have been won by the One Bermuda Alliance and two by the Free Democratic Movement in last week’s General Election under a proportional representation voting syste…

Salvation Army food banks have served 2,000 more people this year than they did in the first nine months of last year — and expect to serve more. Major Sandra Stokes, the divisional commander and divi…

Cognitive dissonance is defined as the state of having inconsistent thoughts. If you have been experiencing this feeling since David Burt announced his new Cabinet on Thursday, you are not alone. He…

Delray Rawlins says he is “satisfied” with his overall display during this year’s English County Cricket season. The Sussex all-rounder scored 460 runs batting in the top order and claimed 11 wickets …

Rubbing shoulders with the world’s elite match racing sailors in the Bermuda Gold Cup is “like a dream come true” for Kelsey Durham. The 26-year-old sailor made his debut in the World Match Racing Tou…

One of Bermuda’s top singers, a band leader who scored a hit on the United States Billboard charts, has died. June Ventzos, who shot to fame locally as the leader of the band Paradi…

The appointment of a Cabinet minister under fire for making “a comment I shouldn’t have” has been blasted by the Opposition. The decision to make Rolfe Commissiong the Government Senate Leader as well…

Today is World Mental Health Day. It is a day when we pause and reflect on those who suffer, and consider the state of our own mental health. One in four people suffer, have suffered, or will suffer f…

Blind people have struggled to adapt to Covid-19 health and safety conditions, a charity said yesterday. Vince Godber, of Vision Bermuda, said people with sight problems had been particularly hard-hi…

The executive chairman of the Bermuda Monetary Authority is among four Bermudians who have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Jeremy Cox has been appointed a Commander of the Order of…

The Royal Gazette, in conjunction with The Washington Post News Service and Bloomberg News is offering The Washington Post’s livestream programming of the presidential and vice-presidential debates. Today, Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris will meet on stage at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City for their only debate. The Post’s Libby Casey will anchor live, uninterrupted coverage a

The Bermuda branch of the Institute of Directors has launched its own website with information on professional courses and events.Rochelle Simons, chairwoman of the IoD branch, along with Sara Schroter and Michelle Cardwell, members of the executive Committee of the IoD and who have been coordinating the new site, said they were very excited about the launch.Ms Simons said: “We wanted to make the new website easy to navigate and provide more of a Bermuda look, with local updates and events

Meritus Trust Company Ltd, a boutique Bermuda trust and corporate service provider company, has acquired all of the shares in Lepercq Corporation Management Ltd and its direct subsidiary, Lepercq Corp Services Co Ltd, a Bermudian corporate service provider of company management and administration services. The acquisition will extend Meritus’s international reach and strengthen its position as a leading independent provider of corporate administration, trust and private client services. Mic

World and event champions highlight a fleet adorned with accolades for the celebratory 70th Bermuda Gold Cup and 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship, hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club this month.Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, Taylor Canfield of the United States, Australian Torvar Mirsky and Ian Williams of the United Kingdom have all won the King Edward VII Gold Cup, awarded to the winner of the Bermuda Gold Cup, while Canfield, Mirsky, Williams and New Zealander Phil Robertson of Sweden h

The One Bermuda Alliance is down – but not out, its leader has said.Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the Opposition, said, despite the Progressive Labour Party’s landslide 30-6 General Election triumph, the OBA was still viable.Mr Cannonier added: “We will continue to be a vibrant voice for the people of Bermuda and its development, standing for fairness, equity, opportunities and good governance.”The One Bermuda Alliance is a very firmly established part of Bermuda’s political landsca

The director of the Bermuda Weather Service will be a virtual panellist at an extreme weather summit today. Mark Guishard was invited to speak at the Atlantic International Research Centre’s All-Atlantic Summit after he met a senior member of the organisation’s last year.Dr Guishard said the discussion “will be about extreme weather and resilience – something Bermuda knows a little about, as highlighted by our two storm impacts just last month”. The Air Centre was set up to combine e

Hamilton Parish are off to a good start in the First Division, thanks in no small part to Jordan Outerbridge’s seven goals in their first two games.While it is still early in the season, expectation is already high that Parish will be among the main contenders for promotion. Outerbridge, 24, was not one of the 93 players who obtained a transfer during the summer, and many have never heard the name, but Sergio Goater, the new Hamilton Parish coach, has no doubt he could be one of the best

A new team at the helm of Belco is expected to restore faith in the power company, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday.Walter Roban claimed that public confidence in the electricity provider was at an “all-time low” – but predicted that would change with the proposed sale of parent firm Ascendant to Canadian-based Algonquin.He said: “I don’t have to remind … members of the public of the turmoil over the last two years, including serious industrial action, the dismissal of highly q

A supermarket chain has launched an attempt to recruit from the ranks of laid-off workers at the Fairmont Southampton hotel.The plan was revealed after more than 700 jobs were lost because the hotel is to shut for about two years for major renovation work.Seth Stutzman, the president of The MarketPlace group, said: “We recognise that we have a responsibility to support our community, particularly during times of national need.”Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve worked tirelessly

Shares of Butterfield Bank improved $1.50, or 6.4 per cent, to $25 on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index after 1,146 were traded.On the New York Stock Exchange, the bank’s shares were up 31 cents, or 1.27 per cent, at $24.81.The Royal Gazette/BSX Index was up 67.46 points, or 3.83 per cent, at 1,827.31, while the BSX Insurance Index was up 12.54 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 1,355.16.

There are only two active cases of Covid-19 on the island and neither of the victims are in hospital, it was revealed this evening.Kim Wilson, the health minister, said neither were in hospital, but they were being monitored by public health officials.She also announced 347 tests for the coronavirus had come in clear today.Ms Wilson said she regretted that Halloween festivities this year would be shelved and that she did not want to be a “buzz killer”.But she warned the public