Bermuda News Updates

Bermuda’s Sancho Smith — who competes for Clayton State University — has been named Athlete of the Week by the Peach Belt Conference. The Peach Belt Conference website said, “Smith has taken the D2 world by storm in his first two outdoor meets. The freshman from Warwick, Bermuda, won both of his 800m races. In […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Nikki Bascome has been recognised by the Bermuda Boxing Federation for his work helping inspire the island’s youngsters. The Bermudian professional boxer received his award from Nathan Dill, the BBF president, at the Fresh & Hungry Boxing Club in Warwick last week. Photo courtesy of the BBF Also present was American […]

News that 5-year-old Nahla Robinson is featured in a Disney advert, Cody Rego won the WIHS Hunter Phase CALI Class in Florida, and the Bermuda Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees named were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In additional good news, Bermudian dancer Onuri Smith performed at the world’s […]

The Pig’s Field Family Connection held a ribbon cutting ceremony today [March 25] to celebrate the official opening of the Pig’s Field Playground. After the playground was destroyed by a fire back in 2021, the local community rallied together, and today’s ceremony marks the completion of a community effort to rebuild the playground. Related Stories Photos […]

Supporters of Bermuda’s football team — many dressed in the team’s jersey — made their way to the Flora Duffy stadium this afternoon [March 25] to cheer on the team as they played against Guyana as part of the Concacaf Nations League, which saw Guyana claim a 2-0 victory. Fans greet Nahki Wells after the […]

The Bermuda football team matched up against Guyana this afternoon [March 25] where they were defeated by a score of 2 – 0. The Concacaf report said, “Guyana capped off a great performance with a 2-0 victory against Bermuda at the Dame Flora Duffy Sports Complex in Devonshire on Saturday afternoon in Group B League […]

Bermuda has been visited by another tall ship, with the Tenacious — one of the few tall ships in the world built to be fully inclusive for people with disabilities– arriving in Hamilton today [March 25]. The Sail Training International website said, “Tenacious is the largest wooden tall ship of her kind in the world. […]

The Senate is scheduled to be in session on Monday [March 27] and Bills listed on the schedule include the Stamp Duties Amendment Act 2023, Miscellaneous Fees and Penalties Act 2023, Electronic Communications [Regulatory Authority Fees] Amendment Regulations 2023, Electricity [Regulatory Authority Fees] Amendment Regulations 2023, Merchant Shipping [Fees] Regulations 2023, Gaming Amendment Act 2023, […]

Sunday, March 26 is expected to see some early sunshine, then turning cloudy, 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 WSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 85%. Sunrise will be at 7.15am and sunset […]

The police are investigating the “sudden death of a female” who “was found unresponsive in waters at Southlands beach” on Friday and said that “foul play is not suspected at this time. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service is investigating the sudden death of a female following reports that she was found unresponsive […]

[Updating] The Bermuda Senior Men’s National Football Team is set to play against Guyana this afternoon [March 25] as part of the Concacaf Nations League [CNL], with kick off set to take place at 3.00pm at the Flora Duffy South Field Stadium and we will provide live updates as able. We are generally not permitted […]

The Pink Robins edged the Ravens 2 – 1 in the lone Bermuda Field Hockey match at the National Sports Center. The Pink Robins went ahead in the 6th minute when Jennifer Hamilton scored a field goal, five minutes later it was 2 – 0 when Elizabeth Stewart scored from a penalty corner. The Ravens […]

The police have confirmed that a man has died following an “altercation involving several men” in Sandys this morning. A police spokesperson said, “Around 9:35am on Saturday, 25th March 2023, police were dispatched to a report of an altercation involving several men, on Somerset Road, near to the junction of Hook and Ladder Lane, Sandys. […]

Peter Bromby edged Paul Fedden 2-1 at Spanish Point Boat Club. Fedden was first to score when he defeated Bromby 61-44 in the 1st game, but Bromby stormed back in the 2nd when he defeated Fedden 54-44. It was Bromby who prevailed in the 3rd game when he sealed the victory, taking it 57-51. Aaron […]

Cody Rego began competing in the 2023 WEF 11 Bainbridge CSI4*/CSI2* in Florida. Rego and Ironman won the WIHS Hunter Phase CALI Class, and the pair also finished second in the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search 2* Class. Related Stories Video: Philip Correia On Winning FEI Silver Medal Terceira Wins Class In The Netherlands […]

Scott Roy shot a round of 7-over par 78 to win the Bermuda Moongate Tour 3rd round at a breezy Port Royal Golf Course. Roy won by one stroke over Chris Smith, and Dwayne Pearman, while Gordon Cox and Roger Brangman both finished a further stroke back. 2023 Moongate Tour Round 3 Leaderboard 78 Scott […]

Daniel Phillips was back in action competing in Santo Domingo as the J200 International Tennis Tournament moved into the third round. In his third round singles match, Phillips was defeated in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 by Charlie Robertson from Great Britain. Related Stories Photos: Manders & Cross Win 2011 Argus Open Photos, Video, Results: Tennis […]

The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday Shipping Schedule: Week Starting March 25th. On Saturday the Spirit of Discovery and the Riviera cruise ships and the Tenacious wooden sail training ship are expected, on Monday the Oleander container ship and the Julie C […]

[Written by Patrick Bean] Close to 150 burgeoning young cricketers have been taking part in the Bermuda Cricket Board’s [BCB] Pee Wee ‘Have A Go’ Cricket programme, suppprted by insurance company Athene. The local sport’s governing body have been hosting the programme during the month of March, with sessions taking place each Saturday — final session […]

Enstar Group  has agreed to repurchase 1,597,712 non-voting convertible ordinary shares of Enstar held by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. A spokesperson said, “Enstar Group Limited announced today that it has agreed to repurchase 1,597,712 non-voting convertible ordinary shares of Enstar held by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board [CPP Investments] for a price of $213.13 […]

March 24 saw 0 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. The BSX finished at 2,187.54, even on the day. There were 0 advances, 0 declines, and 66 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 ‘Active And […]

The old metal exhaust stack for the decommissioned BELCO engines –  that are over 50 years old –will be pulled down on Saturday. A spokesperson said, “As a part of BELCO’s Asset Retirement Project, the old metal exhaust stack for the decommissioned BELCO engines, that are over 50 years old, will be pulled down on […]