Bermuda News Updates

The World Triathlon organisation has released an in-depth 20 minute video on Dame Flora Duffy, providing an excellent overview of the multiple time world champion and reigning Olympic gold medalist, with interviews with Dame Flora, her parents, childhood coach as well as race footage, and more. The video description says, “Join us as we go Down the […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Brazilian siblings Kayky and Kevyn De Pinho were among the riders competing for honours at the Bermuda Motocross Association’s Boxing Day Trophy Race at the Bermuda Motorsports Park in Southside, St David’s. The youngsters raced in the 85cc, Supermini and Novice classes. “To race here with my friends was fun,” Kevyn […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has high hopes for the coming year after breaking into the world’s top ten boccia players for the first time following a superb showing at the Boccia World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. DeSilva-Andrade produced a string of fine performances to reach the quarter-finals of the championships earlier this […]

Young Men Social Club and the North Village Rams both claimed victories in the Shield & Friendship semi-finals. Shield Semi-Final: Young Men Social Club 3 – Ireland Rangers 1 Young Men’s Social Club have reached the Shield Final following their 3 – 1 win over Ireland Rangers. Social Club took the lead in the 18th minute when […]

Tuesday, December 27 is expected to see a cloudy start, rain/showers increase later, chance of thunder, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 17°C/63°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be SSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 91%. Sunrise will be at […]

Yesterday, Hamilton Princess & Beach Club delivered Christmas dinner to members of the Bermuda Police Service [BPS] and the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service [BFRS] in Hamilton. Hotel General Manager Tim Morrison and Director Of Operations Roydell Neverson, accompanied by hotel colleague Rajendra Bala, laid out a buffet-style affair for the personnel of the public […]

Daniel Phillips will end 2022 ranked 324th on the International Tennis Federation’s Juniors singles rankings, which marks a career high ranking for the young tennis player. Phillips had an 84% winning rate in 2022, with the Bermudian making a strong showing to pick up 36 wins and 7 losses. Phillips won seven times on clay […]

The Boxing Day Harness Pony Racing has been cancelled due to the weather. A spokesperson said, “Unfortunately, we are once again in a difficult situation with the forecast and weather for today and for tomorrow’s scheduled rain day. “As much as we want to have the races go on, and we know everyone works hard […]

Three families got a super special present as there were three  babies born on Christmas Day, people celebrate on beach, Santa Paws raises funds and take a virtual tour of Christmas lights are some of the stories in this morning’s [Dec 26] Bernews Newsflash. The Bernews Morning Newsflash includes an overview of the latest Bermuda news, the […]

Bermuda won five of the 27 World Triathlon Championship Series [WTCS] medals this season, with the stunning showing by Bermuda’s Dame Flora Duffy making the island the second ranked nation, with the organisation noting her stellar showing calling her “Bermuda’s one-woman-show.” In providing a review of the season, the organisation said, “Just as they had been at […]

Homes, businesses, and various areas across the island have been decorated for today’s Christmas holiday, with Bernews capturing 360 degree tours of a dozen locations, offering a look at lights and other adornments. To navigate the 360 tours, move your mouse to view the various angles and/or zoom in and click the thumbnails at bottom […]

Amari Ebbin will resume the season in January 2023 after turning out for Cowbridge Cricket Club, the University of South Wales, Cardiff, and Bellbridge Cricket Club in several formats of the game. He played a total of 36 matches, batting 35 times, and scoring a total of 1,023 runs, with five half-centuries and one full […]

Three families had an exceptionally joyous Christmas Day today [Dec 25] with three babies being born at KEMH. A BHB spokesperson said, “There were no babies due to be born on Christmas Day this year, but three special Christmas bundles of joy had arrived by the afternoon. “Troyleta Franklin and Bilal Binns were not expecting […]

Monday, December 26 is expected to remain cloudy with rain/showers likely, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 18°C/64°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be NNW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 85%. Sunrise will be at 7.19am and sunset will be […]

People are making their way to Elbow Beach in Paget to celebrate Christmas today [Dec 25], spending the holiday socializing and celebrating on one of Bermuda’s most popular beaches, and you can tune into a live stream below. The annual Christmas get together is a long standing tradition, and usually sees many of the participants getting into the festive […]

We want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday, and for those who may have been unable to see many of the Christmas lights around the island, we will broadcast a 15 minute video at 8.00pm this evening [Dec 25] here on our website, as well as on Bernews Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn and Twitter […]

Premier David Burt, Opposition Leader Cole Simons, Governor Rena Lalgie and King Charles III are all wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday season. You can view their Christmas messages below, view all our coverage of Christmas here, and view more than 250 videos from various Christmas events in Bermuda over the past decade view the Christmas section here […]

As Bermuda celebrates Christmas today, take a look back at over 1,000 photos from the various events that took place during the holiday season which included Santa arriving at the airport, Rockin’ Around the City Tree, MarketPlace Christmas motorcade, Holiday Fest in  Dockyard, the fireworks display, Christmas Boat Parade, various holiday markets, Christmas lights and […]

News that Bermuda is celebrating Christmas today, a BMA staff donation drive collected more than 350 items of clothing and supplies for nursing home residents, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade is ranked 10th in the world, Deloitte Bermuda has donated $25,000 to 13 Family Centre families, and the old St. James’ Church rectory in Sandys will be renovated […]

After two years of reduced festive events due to the pandemic, 2022 saw a return of numerous events, and you can take a look back as some of the holiday festivities held across the island during this year’s festive season, including various Christmas Markets, Christmas Boat Parade, Christmas parade motorcade, Santa is Coming to Town, […]

Santa Claus is currently making his way around the world and he is expected to stop in Bermuda late this evening [Dec 24] and his visit to the island is normally shown via NORAD’s Santa Tracker and you can tune in live below. The tracker — run by the North American Aerospace Defense Command [NORAD] […]

A teenager was taken to hospital after a collision in Sandys this evening [Dec 24]. A police spokesperson said, “Around 7:30pm on Saturday 24th December, police and other first responders were dispatched to the scene of a two vehicle collision along Grey’s Bridge, Sandys, involving a light van and an auxiliary cycle. “Initial information suggests […]

The final Christmas light photo gallery from Bernews features the east end and the historic Town of St George’s, which is adorned with lights and displays in celebration of the Christmas season. You can view some of the festive decor in the east end below, a gallery of of lights in the west end here, of the […]

Sunday, December 25 is expected to see cloudy with a few showers, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 18°C/65°F, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. Winds are expected to be WSW. The relative humidity is expected to be near 81%. Sunrise will be at 7.18am and sunset will […]

Nathan Simons and his Mount Marty men’s track & field teammates traveled down to Seward to compete in the Concordia Early Bird Meet in the United States. Simons finished 2nd competing in the men’s 600m stopping the clock in a time of 1:22.04. Related Stories Trio Compete For UMBC At Navy Invitational USATF Announce 2023 […]

The Christmas Boat Parade was held earlier this month in Hamilton Harbour, with the 3D pop up graphics below helping to highlight some of the holiday-themed vessels. You can view all our coverage of the Christmas Boat Parade here, all our coverage of Christmas here, view past 3D photo galleries here, and view ‘virtual art’ themed videos here on Bernews.TV. Related Stories Photos: […]

Somerset Bridge — the smallest drawbridge in the world — has been adorned with Christmas lights to reflect the spirit of the holidays.  You can view a video of the festive lights on the bridge below, all our coverage of Christmas decorations here, and all our coverage of Christmas here. Related Stories 20 Minute Video: Bermuda Christmas Lights […]

The Bermuda Government  has released CITV’s Holiday Programming Schedule for December 24th to 26th, with the Government owned television station set to offer a wide array of Christmas programming. The tweet said, “Please see CITV’s Holiday Programming Schedule below and share it with your family and friends. We invite you to tune in on WOW 102, […]

The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday Shipping Schedule: Week Starting December 24th. On Monday the Oleander container ship will arrive, and the Bermuda Islander container ship is scheduled to arrive. The weekly shipping schedule, which is subject to change, follows below [PDF […]

Sompo International announced that following regulatory approval from the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, it has now completed the transfer of its Endurance at Lloyd’s [EAL] run-off business to RiverStone Holdings Limited, delivering on its previously communicated strategic objective to consolidate its UK presence into one company market platform. Julian James, CEO, Global Markets, Commercial P&C […]