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| Monday, July 26 is expected to see thunderstorms, with the high to be near 29°C/84°F and the low to be near 24°C/75°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSE. The relative humidity is expected to be near 78%. Sunrise will be at 6:29am and sunset will be at 8:21pm. High […]
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| Six outstanding high school students are competing in the 20th annual Alpha Beautillion, presented by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, Epsilon Theta Lambda Chapter, and you can tune in and watch live below. The students taking part include CedarBridge Academy’s Dequan Trott, Chatmore British International School’s Keiano Rawlins, Saltus Grammar School’s Vincent Darrell, Warwick […]
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| Gavin Manders and Tariq Simons began competing in the Casely $10,000 Clay Court Open Championships in Florida. Playing in the Round of 32, Manders went down in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to Jorge A Segura, while Simons received a bye. Simons took to the court for the Round of 16 where he faced off against […]
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| The merchants of Court Street are holding a Court Street Market today [July 25] with the event sent to run until 6pm, with a variety of items on sale including food, clothes, sunglasses, bags, shoes, books, candles and more. A spokesperson previously said, “Every $25 purchase at the event entitles shoppers to be entered into […]
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| Flora Duffy will be competing in the Olympics on Monday [July 26], and the Bermudian triathlete is widely considered to be a medal contender at these Games. Ms Duffy — who has won multiple world championships — will race at 6.30pm [Bermuda time] on Monday and if you want to get into the spirit and showcase […]
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| The Cup Match Squash Tournament continued at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Club, four more matches needed five sets to decide a winner. Jordache Rawson won his B Division match against Piers Carr 6-11, 14-12, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8, while in the D Division Mark Way defeated Andrew Cox 11-8, 11-13, 10-12, 11-8, 11-8. Two matches […]
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| Both Somerset and St George’s have announced their teams for the 2021 Cup Match Classic, which is set to take place on Thursday, July 29th and Friday, July 30th. Somerset Cricket Club 2021 Team Jordan DeSilva – Captain Terryn Fray – Vice Captain Chris Douglas Tre Manders Kamau Leverock Dion Stovell Malachi Jones Alje Richardson […]
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| Delays in trash collection “continue this weekend because of industrial action by Collections Staff,” the Government has advised, adding that they are “hopeful that trash collection will resume tomorrow morning.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works advised today [Sunday] that delays in trash collection continue this weekend, because of industrial action by […]
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| Bermudian cricketers Delray Rawlins, Marcus Scotland, and Dennico Hollis were in action for their respective teams in the UK. Delray Rawlins A spell of fast bowling from Marchant de Lange set Trent Rockets on the path to victory over Delray Rawlins and his Southern Brave teammates at Trent Bridge. Marcus Scotland Marcus Scotland led Finchley […]
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| Nicole Famous – founder of Natural Blessings Always [NBA] Annual Hair and Beauty Expo — marks what would have been the tenth anniversary of her annual event, with a Bursary presentation to Bermuda College student, Selah Ray. The Bursary will cover the cost of the first-year business student’s college booklist. Ms. Famous said, “Our tenth […]
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| According to the 2020 Human Rights Commission Annual Report, last year there were twenty complaints related to the Covid-19 pandemic, with many related to employment. The report said, “In 2020, there were twenty [20] matters presented to the Human Rights Commission by Complainants related to the Coronavirus [Covid-19] pandemic. Many of the intakes received by […]
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| The independent living programme — which is designed for young people aging out of the care of Department of Child and Family at age 18 — is set to launch in September 2021, Minister Tinee Furbert said. Speaking in the House of Assembly, Minister of Social Development and Seniors Tinee Furbert provided updates on matters including […]
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| News that Hamilton Princess promoted Shawn Lekki to the Director of Food & Beverage, Dara Alizadeh made his Olympic debut, Tiara DeRosa was nominated for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award, and Mosaic Insurance welcomed McKenzie Kohl Tuckett as an intern were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. […]
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| Bermuda’s Dara Alizadeh competed in the quarter finals in the Olympics Men’s Singles Sculls at the Tokyo Olympics, crossing the line in a time of 7:35.7 to finish 5th. Alizadeh — who is one of Bermuda’s two person team along with triathlete Flora Duffy — will not advance to the main semi finals, however will […]
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| MarketPlace provided information about their opening hours during the Cup Match holiday, with their graphic stating that their Shelly Bay, Heron Bay, Modern Mart, and Pricerite Warwick stores will be open on both days the Cup Match — Thursday [July 29] and Friday [July 30] — from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Related Stories BSX Will Be […]
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| Concacaf has announced that in 2021 it will launch a brand new awards program focusing exclusively on two individual player categories: Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year and Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year. The organisation said, “The Confederation for football in North, Central America and the Caribbean is midway through the 2021 edition of […]
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| Sunday, July 25 is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud appear after a dawn shower or two, with the high to be near 29°C/84°F and the low to be near 24°C/76°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be west. The relative humidity is expected to be near 77%. […]
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| The Bermuda Freedom Alliance was scheduled to hold a rally today [July 24] on the Cabinet Building grounds, and while they did set up to hold one, as of this time it is not taking place, with the inclement weather affecting the plans. The #Bermuda Freedom Alliance is supposed to be holding a ‘Worldwide Rally for […]
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| Bermuda’s Zeiko Lewis recorded an assist as his Charleston Battery team played to a 2-0 victory against the Charlotte Independence. The club’s match report said, “The Battery blanked the Independence 2-0 Friday night in front of an electrified Patriots Point crowd of nearly 3,000 strong. An early penalty save by Joe Kuzminsky and goals from […]
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| Bermuda’s Dage Minors competed in the 2021 Penn Relays Summer Series All Comers Meet in Philadelphia. Minors competed in the Men’s Mile run where he finished 5th in a field of 24 runners. Minors clocked a time of 4:11.06, while Dan McSolla recorded a winning time of 4:05.12, Jon Lewis was second in 4:06.34, and […]
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There were 6535 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and three (3) were positive for COVID-19, giving a test positivity rate of 0.05%.
These results are from testing done on:
• Monday, July 19: 0 positive out of 2206 results (0.0% positivity)
• Tuesday, July 20: 2 positive out of 2127 results (0.09% positivity)
• Wednesday, July 21: 1 positive out of 2202 results (0.05% positivity)
2 of the new cases are classified as imported with details as follows:
| Erica Hawley recently competed in the 2021 Americas Triathlon Cup Long Beach Elite Women’s race. Hawley finished 19th in a field of 49 competitors, clocking a total time of 59:47. The Bermudian triathlete came out of the water in a time of 10:04; she then clocked 28:50 on the bike course, followed by a time […]
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| The Cup Match Squash Tournament continued at the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association Club, with a total of three matches needing a fifth set to decide a winner. In the C Division, Adam Hawley defeated Tony Riker 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 13-11, 11-3, while in the D Division, Mark Way defeated Ethan Rosorea 3-11, 11-4, 8-11, 11-5, […]
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| Air Canada may be resuming their service to Bermuda next month according to a report by Canadian travel website TravelWeek. A search of the official Air Canada website does not, at this time, show a statement saying flights to Bermuda will resume, however if you attempt to book a flight from Bermuda next month, it does show […]
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| A number of changes to the testing regime for travelers take effect today, the Government has advised. A Government spokesperson said, “Effective today [July 23], for all travelers arriving and onwards: “vaccinated travellers on-island testing regime changes to Day 0/4/10 [day 8 and 14 tests are replaced with a Day 10 test] “unvaccinated travellers on-island […]
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| The police said they are “aware of concerns being expressed on social media, about individuals allegedly being harassed by older males at Horseshoe Bay Beach” and are looking into the matter, A police spokesperson said, “We urge anyone who may have been approached or, who may have information on such incidents to please contact 211 […]
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| Twenty-one young women recently completed the ‘She Leads: A Real-World Readiness Programme’ after a week of “guided workshops, inspiring speakers and personal reflection at BHS.” A spokesperson said, “Earlier this month, 21 young women completed the ‘She Leads: A Real-World Readiness Programme’ after a week of guided workshops, inspiring speakers and personal reflection at BHS. […]
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| The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday July 24th. On Sunday the Oleander container ship is expected, on Monday the Viking Orion cruise ship will arrive, on Tuesday the Somers Isles container ship is scheduled to arrive, and on Friday the Bermuda Islander […]
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| The Bermuda Inline Ball Hockey Summer League season continued at the PCC Hockey Rink, in the double-header a total of 23 goals scored. Pembroke Pirates 2 Boaz Island Beer Barons 5 In the opener, the Boaz Island Beer Barons defeated the Pembroke Pirates 5 – 2. Brandon Willett scored twice to lead the Boaz Island […]
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| Adam Hall and his Aberdeen IronBirds teammates played to an 8 – 0 loss against the the Hudson Valley Batters. Hall and his teammates were down 7 – 0 after four innings, before Hudson Valley added another run in the sixth. The Bermudian baseball player went 1 for 2 from the plate, with a double […]
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| Digicel has launched a new cybersecurity service titled Digicel Business Protect, representing a partnership between Digicel Business Solutions, Fortinet, HyperProtect, IBM, SentinelOne, MetaCompliance, and Cisco. A spokesperson said, “Many businesses have a tendency to treat cybersecurity in the same way as insurance – only deeming it necessary when it’s too late. That’s the alarming takeaway […]
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| July 23 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,511.61, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 61 remained unchanged. The full report for the day is available here [PDF], and the full report for the week is available here [PDF]. Related Stories Bermuda Stock […]
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The Ministry of Public Works is advising the public of delays in trash collection due to industrial action by Collections Staff. The matter, which is being addressed by the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Ministry’s management team, will affect areas in the East End. They include the Aquarium east to St. George’s and the Devil’s Hole Hill area east to St. David’s.
| Bermuda’s Dara Alizadeh continues to make a strong showing in his Olympic debut, placing second this evening and qualifying for the quarter finals. Competing on the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo in the Men’s Singles Sculls Repechage Heat 2, he finished second in a time of 7:35.90. He previously finished 4th in the Men’s Singles […]
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| “As we approach 65% of the total population being fully immunized, there will be revisions to the approach to the policy on supervised quarantine,” Premier David Burt said, adding that “it is my expectation that as soon as next week, we will be positioned to announce these changes.” He said the “changes will address adjustments […]
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| There were 6535 test results received — spanning three days of testing — and three were positive for Covid-19, with two cases classified as imported, while one is classified as under investigation. A Government spokesperson said, “There were 6535 test results received by the Ministry of Health since the last update, and three were positive […]
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| There are “delays in trash collection due to industrial action” and this is affecting areas in the East End, the Government has advised. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works is advising the public of delays in trash collection due to industrial action by Collections Staff. “The matter, which is being addressed by […]
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| The official Government and Legal notices for today [July 23] include a list of proposed planning applications, large group exemptions, acting appointments, assent, and notice of intention to construct a controlled plant. List Of Proposed Planning Applications Advertised July 23, 2021 Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Notification Of Planning Applications Registered Notice ID: […]
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