BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE GOLF COURSES – AMEND
The Minister of Public Works is pleased to make the following appointments with effect from 1st January 2021, under the applicable Legislation unless otherwise indicated.
15 People Found Breaking Curfew On Weekend
| “This past weekend, fifteen people were found to be in breach of the curfew,” the police have confirmed, with the police urging people to please abide by the restrictions. Martin Weekes, Assistant Commissioner of Police explained: “It is a criminal offence to be out in public without lawful excuse during the curfew time of midnight […]
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Encore Showing Of “Broadcasting Black” Film
| The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs will feature an encore showing of Broadcasting Black, the locally produced film which “explores the often overlooked contribution of black media to the success of the 1959 Theatre Boycotts.” “Broadcasting Black was created by Dr. Dana Selassie, and the film was previously screened last September at the Bermuda […]
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BEDC To Host ‘Entrepreneurship 101′ Course
| Registration is open and enrollment has begun for ‘Entrepreneurship 101’, an entrepreneurship education course hosted by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation [BEDC]. A spokesperson said, “The Entrepreneurship 101 course provides new and aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools and resources needed to start their businesses successfully. Participants can expect to walk away with an understanding […]
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Curfew warning after 15 breaches recorded
A total of 15 people were caught in breach of the midnight curfew over the weekend, police said today. The news sparked a warning from Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes that the regulatio…
Documentary on the work of Black journalists during the theatre boycotts being aired
A documentary highlighting the work of black journalists in the midst of the theatre boycotts is being given an encore series of screenings this week. The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs …
Bermuda #5 In Testing, 13th In Vaccine Per Capita
| With Bermuda having completed a total of 168,817 tests for Covid-19 to date, the Island ranks fifth in the world for testing per capita, and also currently ranks 13th in the world for vaccinations per capita. This is according to data, recorded this weekend, compiled by FT/Our World in Data and Worldometer who both record global […]
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Clarien Donates $2,500 To Alzheimer’s Charity
| Clarien Bank has been praised for their donation to a local charity helping those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Bermuda, along with their families and caregivers, which will help the organisation revamp its website and start accepting donations online. Grainne Richmond, Treasurer of Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia [AAD] Bermuda said the $2,500 gift from […]
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Chatmore School Student Leaders Announced
| The Board of Directors for the Chatmore British International School announced the introduction of Student Leaders to the role of Acting Prefects for the 2021 School Year. A spokesperson said, “On Friday 5 February 2021, at an outdoor celebration under the sunshine and amidst the tranquil grounds of Chatmore British International School, six skilled students […]
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Clarien Bank donates to Bermuda Alzheimer charity
A Bermuda charity will soon be able to accept donations online thanks to a $2,500 grant from Clarien Bank. Grainne Richmond, Treasurer of Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia (AAD) Bermuda said the $2…
Carey Olsen Moves To New Office At Rosebank
| Carey Olsen Bermuda has moved into newly-refurbished and much larger offices at the Rosebank Centre in Hamilton, and the law firm also announced that three new attorneys will join Carey Olsen in the coming weeks “The firm, which celebrated its third anniversary last November, has grown considerably since opening its doors and now has a team […]
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“BTA Is Recalibrating 2021 Marketing Activity”
| “With less airline seat capacity and fewer hotel rooms available in 2021, high volume tourism will be very slow to return” and the BTA is “recalibrating 2021 marketing activity to leverage this luxury traveller trend’ as jetsetters “is a traveller segment Bermuda can win.” These were some of the points made as the Bermuda Tourism […]
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Sailing: RBYC Laser Winter Series Results
| The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s Winter Series Racing continued in the Great Sound just outside of Two Rock, with both the Laser 4.7′s and Lasers Radial going to the start-line. Five Laser Radial boats went to the start-line, while three Laser 4.7’s started the day’s five races. Campbell Patton sailed to victory in all five […]
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Bermuda PGA Pays Tribute To Keith Pearman
| [Written by Kim Swan] It is my solemn duty to pay homage to one of our longest serving members on behalf of the President and my colleagues within the Bermuda Professional Golfers Association [BPGA]. Keith Pearman’s passing comes at a time when we are profiling our current, retired and deceased members and sharing their talents […]
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Woman given conditional discharge over student assaults
A Warwick woman who admitted unlawfully assaulting two schoolchildren was handed a conditional discharge in Magistrates’ Court. Michelle Burrows Robinson, 48, of Somers Lane in Warwick, pleaded guilty…
Decision on future of old airport by end of March, says Skyport
A decision on the future of the old airport building could be made inside the next few months, operator Skyport said yesterday. But a spokeswoman for the agency said it could not discuss what options …
International recognition for Bermudian ballet dancers
Two Black ballerinas who dedicated their lives to dance were selected to represent the island as part of an international group committed to diversity in dance. Amaya Husband and Honor Stoneham-Caesar…
A Bermudaful smile over Times Square
A long-time business journalist and former Royal Gazette reporter was featured on a massive billboard in New York’s Times Square on Thursday. An image of Clare O’Connor’s face filled the 10,000 squar…
Karting: Barnes Finishes Second In Florida
| The 2021 Superkarts USA Winter Series program closed out this weekend with Scott Barnes competing at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires in Florida. During the Pro/Mas Shifter by PSL Karting Round Four Final, Barnes finished 2nd with a 21 lap time of 17:27.1855. The Bermudian racer did not finish the pre-final and […]
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Brown Wins Multiple Divisions In English Open
| Domonique Brown competed in the English Open High-Level Championships online, where she made an excellent showing to claim six wins and one second place finish. Brown won the 12-17 Virtual Self Defense Adv/Black Mixed Division, the 12-17 Forms – Musical Open Adv/BB Mixed Division, the 12-17 Weapons – Creative Adv/BB Mixed Division, the 12-17 Weapons […]
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Results: Mountain Bike Race At Admiralty House
| The Bermuda Fat Tire Massive 2020/2021 Mountain Bike Race Series season continued at Admiralty House. Robin Horsfield won the Male Open 60 Minute field when he clocked a 10 lap winning time of 48:12.3, Alexander Miller was second after completing 9 laps clocking 45:43.5, and Liam Flannery also completed 9 laps clocking 47:43.0. The Female […]
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Ministry: 10 Bus Runs Cancelled On Monday
| The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [February 15] with the list indicating that there are ten bus runs cancelled so far today. Related Stories Minibus Operators: It’s Not Financially Viable Govt: Bus Service Resumes On Wednesday Asphalt Resurfacing At Hamilton Bus Terminal DPT Contracts Eight Minibuses To Assist Update On […]
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Quarter 2, 2020 Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report
The Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released the Quarter 2, 2020 Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Expenditure publication from the Department of Statistics.
The Minister explained, “After adjusting for inflation, the GDP in constant prices for the second quarter decreased by 15.7 per cent to $1,368.0 million. The decline in growth was influenced primarily by double-digit declines in final consumption and gross capital formation due to restricted economic activity caused by mitigation efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Almost 50 New Soldiers Start Training
| A total of 48 raw recruits yesterday got their first taste of life in the Royal Bermuda Regiment. The latest recruits arrived at Warwick Camp for the start of two weeks of training designed to give them the basic military skills to build on. The 40 men and eight women started off on the right […]
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GDP Decline Of 15.7% For 2020 2nd Quarter
| The Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the Quarter 2, 2020 Quarterly Gross Domestic Product [GDP] by Expenditure publication from the Department of Statistics. The Minister explained, “After adjusting for inflation, the GDP in constant prices for the second quarter decreased by 15.7 per cent to $1,368.0 million. The decline in growth was […]
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Column: Smith On Education, Teachers & More
| [Opinion column written by OBA Senator Ben Smith] We have all heard of the fundamentals for Education being reading, writing and arithmetic. I believe we need to look at the real fundamental which is good teachers working with engaged students. At the heart of a strong education system will be passionate teachers that are respected […]
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Weather Forecast For Monday February 15
| Monday, February 15 is expected to be sunny, with the high to be near 23°C/73°F and the low to be near 19°C/67°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 100%. Sunrise will be at 7:02am and sunset will be at 6:05pm. High […]
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In the army now – 48 new soldiers join RBR Recruit Camp
A total of 48 raw recruits today got their first taste of life in the Royal Bermuda Regiment. The latest recruits arrived at Warwick Camp for the start of two weeks of training designed to give them t…
Air Visitors Down 84.4%, Cruise Down 98.3%
| The Bermuda Tourism Authority released its 2020 Year-End Report showing the ”impact of the 2020 pandemic with predictably deep losses” with total leisure visitor spending down 88.7% compared to 2019, total air visitors down 84.4%, and cruise visitors down 98.3%. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda end-of-year tourism industry metrics highlight the impact of the 2020 pandemic with […]
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Hundreds take advantage of free food handouts at Belco
Needy families were able to collect food hampers today with 700 given away at the Belco head office in Pembroke. Belco and Ascendant Group Company staff members teamed up to give back to the comm…
BELCO & Ascendant Group Hold Food Drive
| Staff from BELCO and Ascendant Group held a food drive campaign, and distributed approximately 700 bags of food to families this weekend. A spokesperson said, “As Bermuda continues to be affected by the economic difficulties caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, BELCO staff decided they wanted to give back to the community and help families who may […]
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Full extent of Covid impact on Bermuda tourism was devastating – report
The impact of Covid-19 on Bermuda’s tourism industry was “prolonged and decimating” according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s end-of-year report. There were significant declines across all visitor…
Photos & Video: Special Olympics Swim Training
| The next time Bermuda competes in the Special Olympics we may also have a swimming team take part, as Special Olympics Bermuda just started a new swimming training programme, with their first session held this weekend at the Saltus pool. “Today’s our first swim training for Special Olympics Bermuda, we just added swimming to our […]
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ABIR Announces New Leadership Appointments
| The Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers [ABIR] today announced a slate of appointments of member company industry executives to lead committees and working groups. “ABIR has a deep bench of talented, re/insurance executives willing to lead on important regulatory, policy and international industry initiatives,” said ABIR Chair and Arch Capital Group CEO Marc Grandisson. “I’d […]
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Barnes Competes In SKUSA Winter Series
| The 2021 Superkarts USA Winter Series program will close out this weekend with Scott Barnes competing at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. Rounds three and four of the ‘best of three’ championship program will be contested in Homestead, Florida to decide this year’s titles. During the Pro/Mas Shifter by PSL Karting Final, […]
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BNAA Host Carifta Games Trial Track Meet
| The Bermuda National Athletics Association hosted a Carifta Games Trial Track Meet at the National Sports Center. Ellie Richmond met the Under 20 Women’s Javelin Throw Carita Games 2020 qualifying standard with a top toss of 37.80m. Za’kayza Parsons just missed out on the Under 20 Women’s 100m Dash Carifta Games qualifying standard when she […]
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Tennis: MTM Championships Final Day Results
| The Manders Tennis Management 2021 Championships continued at the Fairmont Southampton tennis courts. Denzel Hollis defeated Vincent Boisvert in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 in the Elite B Division Final, while Jayden Lambert defeated Kaylah Dowling 6-3 in their Green Ball 2 Division final match. Related Stories Photos: Manders & Cross Win 2011 Argus Open Photos, […]
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‘Is My Soil Good?’ Webinar On February 17
| The Bermuda National Library will be hosting a webinar ‘Is My Soil Good?’ on Wednesday, February 17 at 6.00pm. A promotion for the event said, “Continue on your gardening journey and learn how to grow your own delicious food in healthy soil. Join Grow Biointensive Gardening Teacher Frances Eddy for her second online zoom session with […]
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Video: Sunday Feb 14th ‘Good News’ Spotlight
| Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! News that Penny & Drum named a new candle in honour of Linda Bogle-Mienzer, upgrade work is set to begin at Western Stars Club, and Butterfield Bank is offering card users the chance to win more than 400 restaurant vouchers and three 4-night hotel stays were all some of the […]
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Arch Insurance Announces New Online Platform
| Arch Insurance Company announced a new online platform that allows brokers to rapidly price and purchase Business Travel Accident [BTA] policies for U.S.-based companies with up to 250 business travelers. A spokesperson said, “The platform, called Arch BTAExpressTM, leverages a state-of-the-art underwriting and technology experience, allowing simple plan design selection, pricing and binding of BTA […]
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AM Best Upgrades PMG Assurance Rating
| AM Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A [Excellent] of PMG Assurance Ltd. [Bermuda]. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is stable. “The ratings reflect PMG’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorizes as very strong, as well as its strong operating […]
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Valentine’s Day weekend comes up roses for Bermuda florists
Retailers were feeling the love as many residents flush with unspent cash from coronavirus restrictions opted for a little Valentine’s Day extravagance this weekend. “It’s been crazy,” said Shirmika B…
Hurricane Intensity Increasing Around Bermuda
| New research shows that hurricane maximum wind speeds around Bermuda have “more than doubled on average over the last 60 years due to rising ocean temperatures in the region.” “Hurricanes intensify by extracting energy from the warm ocean surface via air-sea heat fluxes, so a warmer ocean can lead to more intense hurricanes,” a spokesperson […]
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Weather Forecast For Sunday February 14
| Sunday, February 14 is expected to see sunny periods, low cloud at times, with possible mist overnight, with the high to be near 23°C/73°F and the low to be near 19°C/67°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 87%. Sunrise will be […]
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Sailing: RBYC Loquat Bowl Regatta Results
| The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Loquat Bowl was held recently with the Laser Radial Fleet, the Laser 4.7 Fleet, and the Optimist Fleets all taking to the waters. Adrianna Penruddocke won Laser Radial Class, with 4 Net Points, Chris Adderley was second with 9 points, and Brett Wright finished 3rd with 10 Net Points. In […]
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Photos: Lions Club Gas-O-Rama Fundraiser
| The Hamilton Lions Club, BZS Junior Volunteers and Rubis Terceira North Shore Gas Station are helping to raise money for Vision Bermuda and the Bermuda Zoological Society, with the 52nd annual Gas-O-Rama taking place today [Feb 13] at the gas station in Devonshire. Along with the Lions Club volunteers, recently appointed Acting US Consul General Alan […]
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Minister: Bullying Is Not Tolerated In Schools
| Bullying “is not allowed nor tolerated in the Bermuda Public School System” and if it “does happen, it needs to be reported and addressed immediately,” Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said. “The Minister of Education Diallo Rabain took note of recent reports of alleged bullying and harassment in Bermuda’s public schools and urged educators, parents and […]
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Photos: BNT Hold Annual Plant & Bake Sale
| The Bermuda National Trust [BNT] held their annual Plant and Bake Sale today [Feb 13] at Waterville in Paget, with the event featuring baked goods, honey, locally grown plants and more. Attendees had their temperature taken when entering, and masks were mandatory. Prior to the event, the BNT said, “Shop a diverse assortment of unusual […]
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BCUA To Offer Cricket Umpire Course
| The Bermuda Cricket Umpires Association [BCUA] will be offering a 6-week umpire training programme starting on Tuesday, February 23rd. A spokesperson said, “Did you know that there are ten ways a batsman can get out in cricket? Most people know “bowled”, “caught”, “stumped”, “LBW”, and “run out”, but what about the other 5? The others are […]
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