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Martial artists showcase talent in Lepercq memorial tournament

June 29, 2022

The Bermuda Karate Institute in conjunction with Shotocup hosted the 22nd annual Lepercq Memorial Traditional Martial Arts Tournament.
The tournament, held in honour of the late Paul Lepercq, highlig…

Pricing slashed at the English Market

June 29, 2022

Due to inflation food prices are going up almost everywhere in Bermuda, except the English Market in Hamilton.
Next week grocery store owner Fabio Iannone plans to bring the price down on all his frui…

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Realtors: rents rise by up to 30%

June 29, 2022

A shortage of properties is pushing up rental prices, with increases of as much as 30 per cent in the past 12 months, according to realtors.
Digital nomads moving to Bermuda on one-year residency perm…

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Increase in Portuguese man-o-war reported

June 28, 2022

The public have been advised to exercise extra caution while in or near the sea because of an increase in the presence of Portuguese man-o-war.
A government statement said Portuguese man-o-war can be …

Butterfield falls 59 cents

June 28, 2022

The RG/BSX Index closed down 0.48 (0.02 per cent) at 2,197.16 for the day, after 3,000 shares of Argus Group Holdings Ltd. ($18,930.00) changed hands and the issue finished for the day down two cents …

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Driver convicted of causing teenager’s death

June 28, 2022

A Pembroke man was this afternoon found guilty of causing a 2018 traffic collision that cost a teenager her life.
Terrance Walker, from Pembroke, was found guilty of causing the death of 18-year-old J…

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They kept the end in view

June 28, 2022

The Berkeley Institute’s Class of 2022 today started a new chapter in their lives with the help of more than $1 million in scholarships.
Graduation attendees, which took place at the National Sports C…

Bermuda, Russia in ‘tug of war’ over aircraft supervision

June 28, 2022

Bermuda still has hundreds of Russian aircraft on its registry, long after Russian authorities claimed they had re-registered them to the Russian registry.
Aircraft cannot legally be registered in mor…

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Taste of Bermuda scheduled for September 30

June 28, 2022

Front Street will be transformed into a food paradise when the Corporation of Hamilton hosts its annual culinary festival later this year.
The Taste of Bermuda festival will take place over three days…

SiriusPoint responds to being placed on CreditWatch

June 28, 2022

S&P Global Ratings has placed SiriusPoint Ltd and its core subsidiaries on CreditWatch, with negative implications.
But the global specialty insurer and reinsurer was out quickly with a response.
…

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Tourism Minister meets with hoteliers

June 28, 2022

The Minister of Tourism said he has met with a range of hoteliers across the island to better understand the challenges facing the industry.
Vance Campbell said in a press statement this afternoon tha…

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Bermuda-bound sailors rescued

June 28, 2022

Three American mariners sailing to Bermuda from the British Virgin Islands have been rescued after their yacht began to take on water.
The sailors were rescued about 300 miles north of Puerto Rico by…

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Berkeley Institute Graduation

June 28, 2022

Berkeley Institute Graduation (Photograph by Akil Simmons)

Axis fills health gap with supplemental insurance

June 28, 2022

AXIS Group Benefits is offering a new supplemental medical insurance policy, HealthGap, which complements an employee’s qualified major medical policy by reimbursing covered upfront and out-of-pocket …

Mosaic expands summer intern programme

June 28, 2022

The second year of the Mosaic Insurance programme for summer interns, brings expansion, with students being placed in Bermuda, New York, and London offices.
Adiv Kuray, 18, is based at Mosaic’s New Yo…

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Burt trumpets new fintech jobs

June 28, 2022

Two Bermuda-based financial technology companies have been praised for hiring Bermudians.
David But, the Premier and finance minister, recently visited Bittrex Global and Relm Insurance to meet with …

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Food price inflation now at 8%, warns supermarket boss

June 28, 2022

Inflation in the food sector is now running at about 8 per cent, a supermarket boss has warned.
Zach Moniz, the manager of the Lindo’s Group of Companies, said that the store, which has branches in Wa…

Outdoor furniture demand grows, but so does shipping costs

June 28, 2022

This time last year, entrepreneur Bulent Ganal was selling Turkish outdoor furniture sets for $7,000 each.
The same set is now $9,000.
Mr Ganal who has run Grand Bazaar in the Clocktower Mall in Docky…

New digital bank Jewel focuses on core planning

June 28, 2022

Representatives for new digital bank Jewel continue to pave the way for new office space on Victoria Street to meet an ambitious start date in September.
But they have confirmed to The Royal Gazette t…

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Man found asleep in car with keys in ignition loses appeal against impaired driving

June 28, 2022

A man found asleep in his car by police has lost an appeal against his conviction for having care and control of the vehicle while impaired.
Sabur Burrows argued in the Supreme Court that there was no…