Bermuda News Updates

[Written by Stephen Wright] Four guest speakers will discuss their artistic professions with students at CedarBridge Academy as part of the Harvey Cooper awards on December 12. The annual awards, which started in 2019, are an inter-school art competition for students aged 12 to 19, This year’s awards theme is, ‘I Think I See A […]

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club invites the public to a night of holiday shopping at its Annual Christmas Market, amidst the backdrop of the 2022 City Christmas Boat Parade. A spokesperson said, “On Saturday, December 10th, there will be free admission, from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, for the open-air Christmas Market. The hotel’s main courtyard will […]

BF&M Limited today reported a shareholders’ net loss of $13.4 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2022, as compared to shareholders’ net income for the comparative period in 2021 of $19.5 million. Net income from operations after excluding the negative fair value movements in investments was $9.3 million versus $17.8 million in the first nine […]

The official Government and Legal notices for today [Dec 5] include acting appointments. Acting Appointment: Chief Surveyor, Department Of Public Lands And Buildings Notice Type: Government Notice Notice Sub Type: Acting Appointments Notice ID: GN1129/2022 Public Authorities / Department: Cabinet Headquarters Publication date: 05 December 2022 Ms. Sudell Joseph, Senior Estates Surveyor, Department of Public Lands and Buildings […]

The MarketPlace Christmas Parade was held on Sunday evening [Dec 4] and like all good Bermuda events, it included an appearance from the island’s iconic Gombeys. The motorcade traveled from Shelly Bay MarketPlace to the Heron Bay MarketPlace, and you can view the aerial footage here, ‘normal’ photos and videos of the motorcade here, all our coverage of past […]

The police are appealing for any witnesses or information about an incident in Pembroke which resulted in a 42-year-old man being injured. A spokesperson said, “At 3:15 p.m., on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, police received a report of an incident at Northlands Primary School, Pembroke. “The caller stated he had parked his motorcycle in 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 […]

428 tickets were issued for traffic offences from Monday, November 7th 2022 to Monday, December 5th, 2022. A police spokesperson said, “That’s down from 702 in the previous reporting period. In addition, this reporting period saw 48 Motorist Advice Notices, [MANs], which are official written warnings given to motorists by police officers issued; a reduction […]

The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son announced today that Ingrid Pierce, Global Managing Partner of Walkers, a leading international law firm, has joined the Bank’s Board as an Independent Director, bringing the total number of Directors to ten. A spokesperson said, “Ms. Pierce is amongst the world’s leading investment fund lawyers, acting for major […]

The BEDC’s Economic & Cooperative Development Unit is “issuing a ‘Request for Interest’ for developing an agricultural cooperative [coop] or collaborative located on Government owned Walsingham agricultural lands in Hamilton Parish. A spokesperson said, “The site consists of a derelict cottage and approximately one acre of agricultural land currently overgrown and in disuse. The BEDC […]

A 67-year-old car driver “suffered a medical episode and lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturn” in Southampton this afternoon [Dec 5] and both the driver and the passenger were injured. A police spokesperson said, “Around 1:20pm on Monday 5th December 2022, Police and other first responders attended a report of a single […]

PALS Cancer Care in Bermuda will be holding its 42nd annual Fair & Raffle Draw on Saturday, December 10. The event will be held at PALS headquarters at 18 Point Finger Road from 9.00am to 2.00pm. The annual raffle will then be held at 3.00pm. The event poster says, “Stop by and enjoy your favorites: […]

The three-day Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s Winter Age Groups Championships concluded at the National Sports Center. Marleigh Howes won the 13-14 girls 400 SC meter freestyle touching the wall in a time of 4:37.51 Arabella Newport Derbyshire was second in 4:49.79, and Elanna Fulton finished third clocking 5:00.03. In the girls 15 & over 400 […]

[Opinion column written by Ryan Smith] Bermuda is known all over the world as an economical miracle. There is a second miracle that we live with daily though, albeit an unrecognized or rather underappreciated one. Connection to the wider world. This of course has a strong relationship with the first miracle. There are few comparatively […]

Bermuda boccia player Yushae DeSilva-Andrade is set to compete in the World Boccia Championships in Rio, Brazil from December 6 to December 10. A spokesperson said, “The competition will be held in Carioca 1 arena in the Olympic Park. Over 170 athletes from 41 countries will be competing. Yushae’s first game will be on Tuesday. We […]

The Salvation Army will be holding the official launch of its Christmas fundraising campaign tomorrow [Dec 6] on the front lawn of City Hall at 12.00pm. A spokesperson said, “We are pleased that we will have attending and speaking Governor Lalgie, Minister Tinee Furbert, and the Mayor of Hamilton. “The Christmas campaign is the largest […]

[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy was presented with a special handmade kite adorned with her image during a recent visit to Woody’s Bar in Somerset. The kite had been made from newspaper cuttings of the Bermudian triathlete winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021. Duffy, a four-time world […]

The MarketPlace Christmas Parade was held on Sunday evening [Dec 4], with a motorcade traveling from Shelly Bay MarketPlace to the Heron Bay MarketPlace, and you can view aerial footage of the motorcade passing through the City of Hamilton below, ‘normal’ photos and videos of the motorcade here, all our coverage of past years of MarketPlace […]

The Bermuda College Foundation and Bermuda College officials joined members and friends of the Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] recently to “celebrate the passing of the mantle of re/insurance education and talent development from the BII to the College.” A spokesperson said, “Last year when BII executives began to strategise about the future of the organisation, […]

The Loren Hotel held their first annual holiday market on Sunday evening [Dec 4], showcasing over twenty local vendors who were offering a wide variety of items for sale. The Loren’s Director of Group Sales & Catering, Dirk Beck previously said, “We are thrilled to host our first-holiday market here at The Loren. Bermuda has […]

“As we continue to live safely with Covid-19, the most effective shield we have at our disposal is the updated booster shot,” said Minister of Health Kim Wilson, ahead of a second vaccine booster drive planned for Saturday, 10 December. A Government spokesperson said, “It will mark the second public pop-up clinic by St John’s […]