Bermuda News Updates

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:

The Bermuda chapter of ISACA announced today that it will be hosting a panel discussion on privacy and data protection titled ‘Privacy in Bermuda and Beyond: Are We Ready for PIPA?’ at its AGM on March 1st 2023 starting 5.30pm at the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club. A spokesperson said, “The panel will feature Dr. Marisa […]

Tuesday, February 21 is expected to see some sunny breaks with a few showers, easing overnight, with the high to be near 22°C/72°F and the low to be near 18°C/65°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 89%. Sunrise will be at […]

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Feb 20] include acting appointments and notice of intention to construct a controlled plant. Magistrate & Coroner Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Acting Appointments Notice ID: GN0201/2023 Public Authorities / Department: The Judiciary Publication date: 20 February 2023 Government Notice No. _______ Acting Appointment Judicial Department The Governor, after […]

The island’s newest resident is in “critical but stable” condition however the “good news is he started eating now a little bit and that’s a positive sign,” the Principal Curator of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo [BAMZ] said following the rescue of the seal this weekend. After first being spotted by Ruby Dill during […]

Members of the young Bermuda volleyball team held a Keep Bermuda Beautiful [KBB] clean-up event this past weekend. The effort saw the young people collect trash, with the endeavour resulting in an impressive amount of refuse rounded up to be properly discarded.

The Bermuda Police Service said they are “seeking the public’s assistance in locating 51-year-old Jay Ming.” A police spokesperson said, “Mr. Ming is described as bald with a greying beard and was last seen wearing green pants and a grey jacket. “His last known location was the Frolic Lane, Horseshoe Road Southampton area around 6:15pm […]

Za’Kayza Parsons, Keturah Bulford-Trott and their University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC] women’s track and field teammates began competing on the first day of the 2023 America East Indoor Championships. Parsons raced her way into the finals of the women’s 60m dash finishing in seventh in the preliminaries with a personal best time of 7.73, […]

Premier David Burt will be holding a press conference at 3.00pm this afternoon [Feb 20] to discuss the 2023/24 Budget. The live video should start at around 3.00pm, and in the meantime, you can view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. The live video should start at around 3pm:

Bermuda will be participating in the 2023 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association [ECVA] Men’s Beach Volleyball Championships in St. Lucia. A spokesperson said, “The ECVA Beach Championship is a zonal championship tournament for all Eastern Caribbean Countries. The Bermuda Volleyball Association [BVA] is proud to announce the team for this event taking place from February 23 […]

Premier David Burt signed the Condolence Book for the family of the late Arthur Hodgson. The Government spokesperson noted that “the book is available for the public to sign at the Cabinet Office from today [Monday, 20th February] through Friday, 24th February from 10am – 3pm daily.”

On Sunday, the Bermuda Bicycle Association presented cycling’s 2022 Awards at their annual awards ceremony at Boundary Sports Bar & Grill Restaurant, Southampton. President Peter Dunne announced Kaden Hopkins and Caitlin Conyers as Male and Female Riders of the Year based on their local and international performances in 2022. Mr Dunne was excited to speak […]

People making $132,000 or less per year “will pay less in payroll taxes” and small businesses will see “their payroll tax liability decline by as much as 43%,” Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt said as he outlined changes to payroll tax set to take effect in the 2023 Budget. Small businesses, the lifeblood […]

Bermuda HealthCare Services [BHCS] and Brown-Darrell Clinic resumed their quarterly Docs for Dinner series on February 16 with a presentation by Dr. Christoph Wald, Chair of the Department of Radiology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Founder and Executive Chairman of BHCS Dr. Ewart Brown said, “Dr. Wald’s talk was absolutely amazing.. His research and […]

The first of the three competitions comprising the 2023 FEI Jumping World Challenge was held at Bermuda’s National Equestrian Center on Saturday, 18th February 2023. A spokesperson said, “Leading the way in Category A height division [1.20 – 1.30m] with a combined penalty score of 12 was Philip Correia riding Junior Cardento. Jaylynn Hines and […]

The Bermuda Diabetes Association [BDA] will be offering free retinal screening to anyone who has diabetes during the week of March 13 to March 17. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Diabetes Association [BDA] will be offering free retinal screening to anyone who has diabetes during the week of March 13 – 17. Diabetic retinopathy is […]

Code Red BDA 2.0 launched their carnival costumes at an event on Sunday afternoon [Feb 19] in St George’s, as they gear up for the 2023 Carnival in Bermuda, which will be held from from June 16 – 19. You can view footage from their launch below, and all our coverage of Carnival in Bermuda by […]

The Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] announced that Jake Brislane has met the Carifta qualifying standard in the 5000m under 20 men’s division. BNAA President Dr Freddie Evans said, “Jake ran a time-trial supervised by the track club he is currently training with in the UK and recorded a brisk time on 15:33, well below […]

BF&M Limited announced the launch of the BF&M Postgraduate John Wight Scholarship, in honour of former Chairman and CEO, John Wight. Abigail Clifford, Group President and CEO of BF&M stated, “At BF&M, we believe that everyone should have access to higher education. Given the value John placed on community and education, it was fitting to create […]

Speaker of the House Dennis Lister reminded Members of Parliament to be “statesmanlike as possible” and to ensure they “declare their interest.” At the start of the session on Friday [Feb 17], Mr Lister said, “I would like to read a brief statement this morning. I will read as follows….I wish to remind Honourable Members […]

The organizers of the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition dedicated their latest creation to the juvenile seal that was rescued at Clearwater Beach on Saturday [Feb 18]. The Bermuda Sandcastle Competition posted the photos below saying, “This weeks build is dedicated to the island’s latest resident… a poor distressed harbour seal. For those who don’t know seals […]

The latest Bermuda Field Hockey league action saw a triple header that produced a total of 15 goals. Pink Robins 5 – Ravens 2 The Pick Robins defeated the Ravens 5 – 2, Jessica Hollis gave the Ravens the lead in the 4th minute with a penalty corner goal, the Pink Robins equalized in the 11th minute […]

Noting that we must ensure that there is more housing given the “need to grow our working population,” Premier David Burt said the “Government will advance a bill that will amend the Economic Development Act to expand the eligibility for Approved Residential Schemes from solely the Economic Empowerment Zones to the entire City of Hamilton.” […]

A Bermuda Rugby Football Union double-header took place at the National Sports Center this weekend. Teachers Women defeated the Renegades Women 32 – 15, and then the Teachers Men defeated the Renegades Men 40 – 34 to complete an undefeated season.