Bermuda News Updates

The Bermuda Inline Ball Hockey League season continued with a double-header taking place and producing a total of 33 goals at the PCC Hockey Rink. St. David’s Islanders 13 Southampton Sailors 8 In the opener, the St. David’s Islanders defeated the Southampton Sailors 13 – 8. The St. David’s Islanders got five goals from Doug […]

Campbell Patton and Adriana Penruddocke recently competed at the Olympic Test Event in Marseilles, France. Competing in the men’s dinghy fleet, after eight races, Patton is in 35th with 211 points. Penruddocke is in 30th in the women’s dinghy fleet with 180 points. Related Stories Bermuda Optimist Sailors Continue In Antigua Optimist Sailors Continue Competing […]

The Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA] continues to celebrate Fidelis Insurance Group’s [Fidelis or the Company] IPO, which listed on the New York Stock Exchange [NYSE] on June 29, 2023. A spokesperson said, “The IPO was a testament to the incredible business community that Bermuda has fostered and demonstrated the ability of Bermudian companies to […]

Bermuda’s women’s football team recorded a 4-0 victory over Western Isles today [July 14] at the finals Island Games in Guernsey to claim a gold medal. They won in style, going undefeated the whole tournament and not conceding a single goal on the road to claim Bermuda’s first gold medal of these Games. We will […]

[Opinion column written by PLP Senator Leslie Robinson] Bermuda’s labour market is showing substantial growth under the strong economic leadership of the Progressive Labour Party Government, as reported in the recently released Labour Force Survey Report [November 2022]. Bermuda’s working population has returned to near pre-Covid levels, increasing from 33,496 in November 2020 to 35,438 […]

On Friday [July 14], in the House of Assembly, the Premier and Finance Minister David Burt “will continue reforms to provide more tax relief to aid and assist critical initiatives,” the Government said, adding that “the Customs Tariff Amendment [No.2] Bill will provide Customs duty relief for childcare centres and Community and Sports facilities looking […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] The Bermuda women’s football team are guaranteed to win either a silver or gold medal after beating the Isle of Man in the semi-finals of the NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey today [July 13]. LeiLanni Nesbeth, the Bermuda forward, headed home the winner early in the second half to book […]

The City of Hamilton “reminds the public once again that the dumping of household trash which does not originate from within the City is illegal and violates the Waste Litter Control Act.” A spokesperson said, “The City also wishes to remind the public that, according to the Act, household trash does NOT include ‘furniture or […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda golfer Ebonie Cox leads the way heading into the final round of the women’s individual competition at the NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey. Cox carded a third-round score of 82 today to take her total to 234. She has a one-shot advantage over second-place Flora Keites of Jersey Bermuda’s […]

The medal presentation for archery was held today [July 13] at the Island Games in Guernsey, with Bermuda archer Bernard Wade III standing on the podium twice, having won silver and bronze medals. Mr Wade’s two medals make up two of the seven Bermuda has won so far, as the men’s team tennis won bronze, […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] The Bermuda tennis team will return home with three bronze medals after a successful NatWest International Island Games campaign in Guernsey, the Channel Islands. Shelby Madeiros, in the women’s singles, and Gavin Manders and James Finnigan, in the men’s doubles, won bronze to add to the men’s team’s third-place finish in […]

Two women and 14 men have taken their places at Warwick Camp as members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment. A spokesperson said, “Two women and 14 men are the latest rookie soldiers to take their places at Warwick Camp as members of the Royal Bermuda Regiment. “Recruits aged from 18 to 50 signed up for […]

The Corporation of St. George’s will be holding a Pre-Cup Match Extravaganza on Friday, July 21 at 6.00pm at King’s Square in St. George’s. Mayor Quinell Francis announced: “It is both my honour and pleasure, on behalf of the residents and businesses of the Town of St. George, to invite our fellow Bermudians, residents, and […]

The Economic Development Department announced that eight Bermudians – Esaiah Lister, Dallas Scott, Melody Bean, Olivia Washington, Owen Millett, Tim Augustus, Zaire Lodge, and Trey Simons – have enrolled in the second annual global Fintech Education Programme. A Government spokesperson said, “The Economic Development Department is pleased to announce that eight Bermudians have enrolled in […]

Butterfield is offering a free money management and financial literacy class next week for full-time college and university students between the ages of 18 and 30. A spokesperson said, “The Butterfield 101 Money Management Programme will be held on Thursday, 20 July, from 5:30p.m. on the second floor of Butterfield’s Head Office. Retail banking professionals […]

[Updated] The Ministry released the list of bus cancellations for this morning [July 13], with the list indicating that there are forty-three bus runs cancelled so far today. Update 4.10pm: The Ministry has released the list of bus cancellations for this afternoon. There were 43 runs cancelled this morning, 31 cancelled this afternoon, for a […]

The Governor hosted a dinner at Government House with most of the former Aides-de-Camp [ADCs] and their spouses to celebrate 50 years of Bermudians serving as Aides-de-Camp to the Governors of Bermuda. Government House posted the photos online below, and said, “Celebrating 50 years of Bermudians serving as Aides-de-Camp to the Governors of Bermuda. “On […]