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Tracy collars pets with Chillgo couture

Owning two beloved pooches, Tracy Lambert noticed a gap in the Bermuda retail market: not enough haute couture for pets.
“As a consumer, I’m always looking for stuff that is different or that you don’…

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PartnerRe upgraded because of Covéa parent

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bermudian-based PartnerRe Ltd following its recent acquisition by Covéa Cooperations SA, the French mutual insurer.
Covéa acquired PartnerRe from EXOR NV for total cash cons…

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Special August BizCamp for signature school students

Next month, The Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative, will be holding a special BizCamp for students in the new senior signature school.
This BizCamp is arranged in coordination with the Bermuda Signatur…

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New appointment at MSL Captive Solutions

MSL Captive Solutions has appointed Meredith Watson as assistant vice-president and lead underwriter.
MSL is an independent, specialist underwriting and consulting services firm formed by Strategic R…

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Convex US launched to write E&S

Convex US has launched as a managing general underwriter with a focus on writing primary insurance in the US E&S market.
The new operation is owned by Convex Insurance UK Limited, a specialty unde…

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Nabors invests in Natron Energy

Nabors Industries Ltd, the Bermudian-based energy driller, has invested $7 million in Natron Energy Inc, a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries.
Natron plans to use the funds to …

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Offshore wind farm could save $70m a year, forum told

Backers of renewable energy hope the cost savings from wind-generated electricity will attract support for bringing an offshore wind farm to the island.
The environmental charity Greenrock highlighted…

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Jaiden Manders’s fires Somerset to Colts Cup Match title

Somerset Cricket Club (St George’s won toss): Somerset beat St George’s by 95 runs

Jaiden Manders produced a sensational man of the match display to guide challengers Somerset to a convincing win…

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‘Beyond repair’ Deliverance demolished

An ageing reproduction of an historic ship in St George’s was demolished over the weekend because it was beyond repair.
The Deliverance replica was built as a tourist attraction in the late 1960s but …

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Hospital starts redevelopment of ageing laundry facility

A $6.6 million project is under way to renovate the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s ageing laundry facility, a spokeswoman said today.
The work is expected to deliver efficiencies that will reduce costs.
A …

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Holders confident of retaining Cup Match crown

Somerset Cricket Club (President’s XI won toss): President’s XI beat Vice-President’s XI by 34 runs

Somerset’s captain and chairman each expressed confidence in their ability to retain the Cup Ma…

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Minister calls for safe and peaceful Cup Match weekend

Residents were asked to behave responsibly and think of others when they enjoy themselves over the long holiday weekend.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, also warned that there will b…

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Abir companies host record 91 interns

The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers member companies are hosting a record 91 paid interns in their Bermuda offices.
And to add value, Abir is facilitating an Intern working group for ne…

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Deliverance Demolished

Deliverance Demolished (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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Pop A Wheelie Competition

Pop A Wheelie Competition (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

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Trenching to disrupt Southampton traffic next weekend

A reminder was sent to motorists today that part of Middle Road in Southampton will be fully closed next weekend.
Belco trench work will affect a stretch between Riviera Road and Rebecca Road on Augus…

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Recalled Zeko Burgess wreaks havoc on President’s XI

Wellington Oval (president XI won toss): Vice-President XI beat president XI by five-wickets

Zeko Burgess justified his recall to St George’s Cup Match team with a menacing display of fast bowlin…

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OBA appoints deputy leader

A One Bermuda Alliance MP who is the Opposition Whip has been named as the party’s deputy leader, it was announced today.
Jarion Richardson takes up the post almost two years after he was voted into t…

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St George’s forced into six changes

St George’s have again rung the changes in a bid to end the recent Cup Match domination of Somerset.
Beaten by ten wickets in a “Pandemic Classic” at Wellington Oval in 2021, the East Enders have made…

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St George’s up for Colts Cup Match title defence

Champions St George’s will rest their title on the line against challengers and hosts Somerset during the Colts Cup Match at Somerset Cricket Club tomorrow.
It is the first time the popular event is b…

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Triple Crown series reaches thrilling finale

This is the climax. The climax of the month-long reverie devoted to billfish and otherwise known as July.
The final tournament of the Bermuda Triple Crown Billfish Series is currently being fished an…

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Wicketkeeper Sinclair Smith keen to retain St George’s spot

Sinclair Smith, the St George’s wicketkeeper, is among those seeking to retain their place in the challengers’ team for the 2022 Cup Match classic.
The 30-year-old has been named in the Vice-President…

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Busy economic week and its Bermuda implications

Here are my observations of a very interesting last week in the world of finance and economics and the implications for Bermuda.

Dollar dominates: the US dollar achieved parity with the euro. The …

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Seven ways to have a great couple’s budget meeting

With skyrocketing prices everywhere you turn these days, it’s more important than ever to take control of your money by making and sticking to a monthly budget. And I’m a big believer that every marr…

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Chargers outclass Associates to continue title push

Prolific openers Piers Carr and Matty Watson made hay with sparking half-centuries as CV Chargers outclassed The Associates to maintain their drive for Evening Cricket League honours with an eighth wi…

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Penruddocke content with championship endeavours

Adriana Penruddocke endured a tough outing on the final day of the UK Laser Association ILCA 6 Open and National Championships in Hampshire, England, yesterday.
The 22-year-old started the final two-r…

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Somerset complete league and cup double

PHC Lady Zebras 1 Somerset Trojans Big Ballers 2

Somerset Trojans Big Ballers lived up to their name after completing a league and cup double in dramatic fashion at the Flora Duffy Stadium last n…

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Spirit of Bermuda prepares to fly the flag in Canada and the US

The island’s own tall ship Spirit of Bermuda is to leave Bermuda tomorrow on another expedition as part of its mission to fly the flag in overseas ports-of-call.

Spirit is due to set sail from Ber…

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Government hits back over ‘desecration’ of waterfront

The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure that the public is consulte…

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New exhibit and documentary honour ‘healthcare heroines’

Bermuda Society of Art’s newest exhibition, “Pioneers who Persevered: Black Nurses in Segregated Bermuda,” was recently unveiled by the Department of Community, Culture and Sport.
In the exhibition, …

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Road paving to interrupt traffic in Hamilton Parish next month

Paving work is set to take place in Hamilton Parish between August and November, with traffic in the area to be affected.
The Ministry of Public Works said in a notice that paving work will take place…

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‘Critical deficiencies’ blamed for island-wide power outage

The Regulatory Authority has blamed “critical deficiencies” at Belco for an island-wide 2020 blackout in a highly redacted report.

The report found that the main causes of the outage were the fail…

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Saturday banking returns to Butterfield

Butterfield has announced the return of Saturday banking and opened a new 24-hour ATM vestibule on Front Street in Hamilton.
Starting this weekend, the Reid Street banking centre in Hamilton will be o…

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Road closures for Clyde Best mural opening and Cup Match

Clyde Best Lane in Somerset will be temporarily closed to traffic this evening for a special event to celebrate the completion of a mural wall celebrating the football great.
A spokesman for the Minis…

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Temporary closure of TCD

The Transport Control Department has been closed temporarily owing to a lack of running water in the building.
A government spokeswoman said: “Technical experts are establishing necessary repairs, and…

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Cup Match trash collection schedule for City of Hamilton

Garbage pickups in the City of Hamilton will not be made on Thursday and Friday during next week’s holiday.
A spokeswoman said that normal collections will take place for residents on Wednesday with t…

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Ecologist to speak on balancing environment and economy

Balancing commercial interests with environmental sustainability is the topic of a virtual talk taking place tomorrow.
Lanya Fanovich is a senior ecologist at the Environmental Research Institute Char…

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Haiti’s emancipation legacy to be honoured at Cup Match

Haiti’s flag will be given a place of pride at Somerset Cricket Club for Cup Match in tribute to the Caribbean nation’s historic role in Emancipation.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and …

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Somerset give Jordan DeSilva green light to carry on as Cup Match captain

Jordan DeSilva is set to continue as the captain of Somerset’s Cup Match team.
Doubts over the all-rounder’s future in the role were raised, with having seen very limited action this season because of…

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Cup Match launch for new brand Isabella Artuso

A new accessories brand has launched with a collection of Cup Match “head crowns” that show off the wearer’s team spirit.
Isabella Artuso’s first capsule collection of maximalist head crowns, also kno…

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Jah-Nhai Perinchief falls short of World Championship final place

Jah-Nhai Perinchief fell short of reaching the final of the triple jump in the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, tonight.
The 24-year-old, who came into the competition on the back of g…

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Adriana Penruddocke clinches place in finals at UK Laser Open and National Championships

Adriana Penruddocke rallied from a shaky start to secure her spot in the final race series at the UK Laser Association ILCA 6 Open and National Championships in Hampshire, England.
The 22-year-old pos…

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Bermuda confirms first case of monkeypox

Bermuda’s first confirmed case of monkeypox was revealed this evening by health officials, with an unidentified patient said to be in isolation.
The Ministry of Health is investigating potential close…

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Police name Jahmel Blakeney as seventh road fatality of 2022

Police have named Jahmel Blakeney, 40, as a motorcyclist killed after a three-vehicle collision on Middle Road in Devonshire late last night.
The death of the son of former MP and Progressive Labour P…

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Butterfield finishes higher on NYSE

The RG/BSX Index finished unchanged at 2,230.73, as just one issue traded on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
Argus Group Holdings Ltd closed unchanged at $6.30 after 5,019 shares ($31,619.70) changed hand…

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AM Best rating approvals for R&Q

AM Best has affirmed the long-term issuer credit ratings of “bbb-” (Good) of Bermudian-based R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd.
Concurrently, AM Best has removed from under review with negative implicati…

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Residents urge Government to pressure Belco to clean up its act

Pembroke residents have urged the Government to stick by its guns after the Government put pressure on Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station.
And the Opposition party has said that t…

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Four students win Appleby awards

Appleby Bermuda has handed out $60,000 in scholarship funds to local students pursuing degrees in law and business.
Appleby has been providing scholarships and bursaries since 1977 to qualified Bermud…

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Top financial strength rating for Top Layer Re

AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” (Superior) of Bermudian-based Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
The outlook of these credit…

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Registration open for BDA’s Tech Summit

The Bermuda Business Development Agency’s fourth annual Bermuda Tech Summit is now three months away, and registration is open.
The popular event will be held at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Clu…

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