Bermuda News Updates

The Bermuda Triathlon Association’s ‘Thursday Night Sprint’ season will start on May 11th. A spokesperson said, “Held at Clearwater Beach, participants compete over a 200m swim, an 8km bike ride and 2km run although there are shorter distances available for juniors. Racing will take place each week at 6.30pm sharp between May 11th and September 14th […]

The Government issued a reminder that the $16.40 minimum wage will come into effect on June 1st, 2023, noting that “this monumental step ensures employees in Bermuda have the right to a minimum wage.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Employment [Minimum Hourly Wage] Order 2023 [the “Order”], which comes into effect on 1 June 2023, […]

The Bermuda Police Service is “reminding the public to be wary of advertisements for what turn out to be fake job opportunities circulating on social media.” A spokesperson said, “These advertisements are normally placed on Facebook, but have also been received via personal e-mail, WhatsApp, text message… “Persons are invited to sign up for employment, […]

One woman was taken to hospital after a two vehicle collision in Southampton this morning [May 2]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 8:25am on Tuesday 2nd May 2023, police and other emergency service personnel were dispatched to a report of a two vehicle collision on Middle Road, near the junction with Avocado Lane, in Southampton. […]

Pinky’s is now set to re-open on May 15th, and the company said “customers can look forward to many more menu items” including a “Value Menu” which “will feature items all priced under $7.” A spokesperson said, “Pinky’s has formed new partnerships to share resources, access group purchasing and other strategic expertise. This allow Pinky’s to […]

The Bermuda HealthCare Sir Stanley Burgess 5k Race takes place on Sunday, May 7, 2023, and features $5000 in prize money to be split equally between the 1st place adult male and 1st place adult female runners. A spokesperson said, “BHCS is proud to continue Title Sponsorship of The Bermuda HealthCare Sir Stanley Burgess 5k […]

Warwick Academy won the Bermuda School Sports Federation/Bermuda Cricket Board Middle School Boys Super 8 Cricket Tournament with a victory over The Whitney Institute Middle School at the National Sports Center North Field. Warwick won the toss in the final and sent Whitney into bat. Whitney found runs hard to come by and only managed […]

Bermuda onion birthday cakes, Easter bunny’s Bermuda travels, Easter coral reefs, Horseshoe Bay inspired images, and swizzle clocks are featured in the virtual art galleries on our network site ForeverBermuda.com, with the series designed to creatively highlight Bermudian culture and heritage. The fifth month of galleries features an onion birthday cake, Easter bunny, Easter coral […]

[Opinion column written by Justin Mathias] To follow up on my piece from last week I thought it would be imperative of me to provide an example of entering productive ideas and what I framed as adding to the conversation. Last month I attended an investment conference down at St. Regis and it was quite thought […]

Youngsters from Somerset Primary School celebrated Earth Day recently by participating in activities to show their appreciation of the planet. As part of the global event, which is now in its 53rd year, students listened to The Giving Tree, an American children’s book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein, voted to support penguins by donating […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has described her silver medal win at the World Boccia Cup in Montreal as the highlight of her career. DeSilva-Andrade delivered a series of impressive displays to finish runner-up in her division, losing 5-3 to Yee Ting Jeralyn Tan, of Singapore, in a hard-fought final on Friday. The 29-year-old […]

Johndell Cumberbatch and his Morehouse College teammates hosted the 2023 Cricket Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s and women’s track and field championships, with Cumberbatch winning the men’s 1,500 metre event. Cumberbatch notched the victory by clocking a time of 4:01:31; during the preliminaries, Cumberbatch clocked a time of 4:16.10 to finish as the seventh place […]

The Schroders Spring Long Course Championships took place at the National Sports Center pool. In the girls 15 & over 50 LC meter butterfly A – final, Marleigh Howes clocked a winning time of 29.64, Myeisha Sharrieff was second in 29.77, and Imojen Judd touched the wall third in a time of 30.00. Pharaoh Benevides […]

The Bermuda School of Music will present  their ‘Spring Concert’ on Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10 at St. John’s Church in Pembroke. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda School of Music presents a Spring Concert. The Bermuda Chamber Choir & Orchestra with The Bermuda School of Music Youth Choir Friday, 9th June- 7:30 pm Saturday […]

Allan Frith was crowned the Patricia “Pattie” Washington Regatta champion following some hotly contested Comet Class racing in the St. George’s Harbour. Frith finished with a total of five points after four races, throwing out his ‘Did Not Finish’ in the final race. He finished third in the first race, before winning races two and […]

Na’imah Astwood was officially sworn in as the new Deputy Commissioner of Police at Government House. Government House posted the photos below online, saying, “Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Rena Lalgie, welcomed family and friends to Government House for the official swearing in of Mrs Na’imah Astwood as Deputy Commissioner of Police for the Bermuda […]

The official Government and Legal notices for today [May 1] include appointments, boards appointments, elections, striking off and acting Appointments. Appointment And Reappointment To The Police Complaints Authority Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Appointments Notice ID: GN0409/2023 Public Authorities / Department: Government House Publication date: 01 May 2023 Government Notice No: Appointment and Reappointment To The […]

With an aim to expand the way they deliver their news to the community, the Bermuda Broadcasting Company is continuing to live stream their evening news programme online for viewers both on the island and abroad. The live video will begin at 7.00pm, and play to 7.30pm, and then the replay will be available: Related […]

Tuesday, May 2 is expected to see a mix of sun and cloud with a couple of passing showers, with the high to be near 24°C/76°F and the low to be near 21°C/70°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 83%. Sunrise […]