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PHC Foundation Award $45,000 In Scholarships

The PHC Foundation recently celebrated its 15th Anniversary and held their annual Scholarship awards Presentation and Gala. Guest speaker, Mr. Chris Furbert, a long time PHC member and former President of the Pembroke Hamilton Club spoke about the history of the foundation, how it started as the brainchild of PHC Executive committee members, and highlighted […]

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Southampton Parish Scholarship Recipients

The Southampton Parish Council recently awarded its annual scholarships to students of Southampton parish to help them to pursue their university education, with a small ceremony recently held at the Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. Pictured [L-R]: Scholarship Recipient Ms Veronica Swan-DeGraff and Southampton Parish Scholarship Committee Chair Ms. Sakina Darrell; Southampton Parish Council Chairperson Ms. Stacey-Lee Williams […]

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Appleby Announces Award & Bursary Recipients

For the last 40 years, the partners of Appleby have provided awards and bursaries to qualified Bermudian applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence within the legal field, community outreach and extracurricular activities. The year’s Legal Education award, valued at $30,000, is awarded to Karim Creary, a graduate from St. Lawrence University who has been a […]

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Premier & First Division Players Of The Week

One Communications and Bermuda Cricket Board announced the One Communications Premier Division and First Division players of the week for July 21, August 31, September 1, 7 and 8. July 21: One Communications Premier Division Rodney Trott [Bailey’s Bay v Flatts] – 119 not out One Communications First Division Seth Campbell [Western Stars v Warwick Workmen’s] – […]

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Civil Aviation Director General Wins CEO Award

Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority [BCAA] Director General Thomas Dunstan has won Business Worldwide Magazine’s CEO Award. A spokesperson said, “The Director General of the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority [BCAA] won global recognition in the 2019 Business Worldwide CEO Awards. Thomas Dunstan has been crowned Aviation Industry Executive of The Year [Global] for his outstanding leadership […]

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EY Earns Reactions ‘Firm Of The Year’ Award

EY was recently honored as “Professional Services/Accounting Firm of the Year” at the Reactions’ 2019 North America Awards. Cordelia Davis, Partner of EY Bermuda and Regional Financial Accounting Advisory Services leader for the EY Region of Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, accepted the award at the ceremony in New York on September […]

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Draw 4 Change Art Exhibition Student Winners

The Bermuda Road Safety Council & RUBiS Energy Bermuda Ltd. announced the Student Winners of the Draw 4 Change Student Art Contest. A spokesperson said, “The Draw 4 Change Student Art Contest was launched by RUBiS, with the support of the Bermuda Road Safety Council, and the Drive for Change Campaign. Every participating student provided […]

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Thea Furbert Honoured With International Award

Tomorrow’s Voices co-founder and board chairwoman Thea Furbert has been honoured with a prestigious international advocacy award during the 2019 Autism Law Summit, a two-day event which took place last Friday [Oct 11] in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A spokesperson said, “Tomorrow’s Voices is thrilled to announce that Thea Furbert, co-founder and board chairwoman, has been […]

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Nominations Invited For 2020 Sports Awards

The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation is inviting the public to submit nominations for outstanding sports individuals to be honoured at the annual Sports Awards in March, 2020. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation announced that it will host the its Annual Sports Awards on March 14th, 2020. “In the […]

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BELCO Wins Best Energy Storage Project Award

BELCO has won the Best Energy Storage Project award at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum [CREF] for its recently commissioned Nolan Smith Battery Energy Storage System [BESS]. CREF is the largest annual gathering of the Caribbean clean energy market and the awards programme recognizes leaders in the Caribbean energy sector who are making a lasting impact […]

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Carey Olsen Bermuda Wins Deal Of The Year

Carey Olsen Bermuda was among the winning advisers for the Financial Services Deal of the Year at The Deal Awards Europe 2019. At a ceremony held at the Shard in London earlier today, Carey Olsen was recognised alongside the other advisory teams involved in the US$5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc [JLT] […]

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Crime Stoppers Receives Award In Singapore

Crime Stoppers Bermuda recently received the International Community Partnership Award during the Crime Stoppers International annual conference in Singapore. A spokesperson said, “Crime Stoppers International has held its 2019 annual conference in Singapore with the theme ‘Cyber Crime – Partnership to Mitigate Cyber Threats’. The conference brings together all of the Crime Stoppers programs worldwide, […]

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Top Labour Force Survey Interviewers Awarded

The Department of Statistics recently held an awards presentation in recognition of the top five performing Labour Force Survey interviewers for 2018 and 2019. A Government spokesperson said, “Last week the Department of Statistics held an awards presentation in recognition of the top five performing Labour Force Survey interviewers for 2018 and 2019. Naomi Fox, […]

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Banker Names Butterfield “Bank Of The Year”

International banking industry publication, The Banker, has named The Bank of Butterfield Aas the “Bank of the Year 2019” in Bermuda. This is the seventh year in a row that Butterfield has received the award. Butterfield also received the Bank of the Year 2019 award for the Cayman Islands; the fifth time it has received the […]

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Queen’s New Year’s Honours List Revealed

Her Majesty the Queen has recognized a number of Bermudians in her annual New Year’s Honours List, with Dennis Tucker, Edward Ball Jr, Shawn Caisey, Gladstone Thompson, and Christine Wetherhill all being honoured for their contributions. Her Majesty the Queen has recognized the following people in her New Year’s Honours List: Member of the Most […]

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St. George’s Christmas Window Display Winners

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the St. George’s Rotary and the Corporation of St. George, announced the winners of the annual St. George’s Window Display Contest, which began on November 30th during the Lighting of the Town Event. According to BEDC Micro Small & Medium Enterprise Officer, Dennis Carter, “The window competition is […]

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Rotary Club Christmas Essay Contest Winners

The Pembroke Rotary Club has announced the winners of its Christmas essay competition, along with those who received honourable mentions. A spokesperson said, “For the past four years, the Pembroke Rotary club has sponsored a Christmas essay competition, open to students of all schools in elementary, middle and senior levels. “The chairperson for this even, […]

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Robinson Perinchief Named Rhodes Scholar

Ryan Robinson Perinchief has been selected as Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar, with the 23-year-old Bermudian set to study at the prestigious University of Oxford in the UK. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Mr. Ryan Robinson Perinchief has been selected as Bermuda’s 2020 Rhodes Scholar. Ryan is the […]

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Photos: BBBS Honors James, Lawrence, Others

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda [BBBS] marked Mentoring Month with a special awards ceremony at City Hall with Kyle James and Sergeant Bernadette Lawrence named the Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. The event was organized by the BBBS charitable organisation and hosted by the Corporation of Hamilton. The Town Crier opened the event […]

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Estera Wins ‘Trust Company Of The Year’

Estera won the ‘Trust Company of the Year – Bahamas, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands’ in Citywealth’s International Finance Centre awards. The awards, announced in London on Wednesday 29 January 2020, recognise outstanding achievements in Estera’s Bermuda and Cayman Islands offices and highlight the expertise of the firm’s private client team.. Richard Gordon, Managing Director of […]

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39th Annual Sports Awards On March 14th

The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, will be hosting the 39th Annual Sports Awards on March 14th, 2020. The theme of this year’s ceremony is Ceremony, “United Through Sports.” Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo said, “We would like to encourage the public to come out and support our sports heroes at […]

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Carey Olsen Wins China Business Law Award

Carey Olsen has won an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring and Insolvency category at the 2020 China Business Law Awards. A spokesperson said, “Carey Olsen Bermuda’s lead role in a cross-border matter has played a key part in Carey Olsen winning an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring […]

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Evans Competing In Finn Gold Cup In Australia

The 2019 Finn Gold Cup in Melbourne, Australia continued, with Bermuda’s Rockal Evans back on the water for three races after racing was called off the day before. Evans started the day in 42nd, and at the conclusion of the day he came off the water in 43rd with 239 net points. The first race […]

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Evans Moves Up Three Places In Australia

A total of nine races have been sailed as the 2019 Finn Gold Cup continued for the 60-boat fleet in Australia. Bermuda’s Rockal Evans was back on the water for two races sailed on the day. He started the day in 43rd, and at the conclusion of the day he came off the water in […]

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Rockal Evans Finishes 43rd In Finn Gold Cup

Rockal Evans and 60 other sailors returned to the waters of Australia for the final day of sailing in the 2019 Finn Gold Cup. The Bermudian sailor started the day in 40th, and at the conclusion he came off the water in 43rd with 341 net points. Evans finished the only race of the day […]

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Bermuda Sailors Begin Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta got underway in Miami, with fourteen Bermuda sailors taking to the waters. Pharaoh Benevides leads the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 51 points and is in 13th place; after finishes of 19th, 8th and 24th. Oliver Soares is in 19th with 56 points, while Cody […]

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Bermuda Sailors Continue Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta continued in Miami, with fourteen Bermuda sailors once again taking to the waters. Oliver Soares leads the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 76 Net Points and is in 13th place, Pharaoh Benevides fell 16 places and is in 29th with 114 Net Points, while Cody […]

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Bermuda Sailors Continue Regatta In Miami

Fourteen Bermuda sailors continued competing at the Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta in Miami, Florida. Pharaoh Benevides leads the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 167 net points and is in 18th place. Oliver Soares fell seven places and is in 20th with 179 net points, while Cody Rans moved up nine spots […]

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Bermuda Sailors Conclude Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta 2019 has come to an end, as 14 Bermuda sailors took to the waters of Miami for the final time having sailed 12 races. Pharaoh Benevides led the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 189 net points and finished in 16th place. Benevides’ best finish of […]

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Over 150 Boats Registered For Newport Race

Over 150 boats have registered so far for the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race, with the 635 mile sailing race set to start on June 19th, 2020. A spokesperson said, “The fleet is growing and getting prepped to race, far ahead of the June 19, 2020 starting time. To date, the entry list includes 153 boats […]

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Annapolis To Bermuda Ocean Race This June

The 2020 Mustang Survival Annapolis To Bermuda [A2B] Race will be held this June, marking the 22nd running of the sailing race, which started in 1979. According to the Bermuda Ocean Race website, “2020 will mark the 22nd running of the race, started in 1979 and moved to a biennial event in 1980. “The A2B […]

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Smith & Evans To Compete In World Cup Series

The world of Olympic competition arrives in the USA with the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series on January 20th – 25th in Miami, with over 200 sailors from 50 nations –  including Bermuda –  set to race across seven fleets on Biscayne Bay. In the 48-boat Laser fleet, sailors and competitors from Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, […]

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Evans & Smith Begin World Cup Series In Miami

The Hempel World Cup Series 2020 in Miami recently got underway with both Benn Smith and Rockal Evans looking to advance to the Olympics. Evans, in the Finn Class, needs to beat the two Mexican sailors to claim the one Americas spot up for grabs and after two races he leads them both. After two […]

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Sailing: Evans & Smith Continue In World Cup

The Hempel World Cup Series 2020 in Miami continued with both Benn Smith and Rockal Evans looking to advance to the Olympics. In the Finn Class, Evans needs to beat two Mexican sailors to claim the one Americas spot up for grabs, and after four races he has fallen behind one of them. After two […]

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Sailing: Evans & Smith Continue In Miami

The 182 sailors –  including Bermuda pair Benn Smith and Rockal Evans –  embraced the challenge of the uncharacteristically cold and blustery conditions in Biscayne Bay on the third day of the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Miami, Florida. The athletes were faced with similar conditions on Tuesday, but Wednesday’s overall shifty conditions and wind […]

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Smith & Evans Continue At Hempel World Cup

Through four days of action-packed racing on Biscayne Bay, the athletes competing at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami have experienced a vast array of conditions. Cold temperatures, wind chill, rain, strong breeze, and more typical South Florida conditions have challenged the 182 sailors from 45 nations, including Bermudian sailors Benn Smith and Rockal […]

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Evans & Smith Continue In World Cup Series

The fifth and final day of fleet racing wrapped-up at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Miami. Many of the 182 sailors from 45 nations –  including Bermuda’s Rockal Evans and Benn Smith — raced with Olympic Qualification on the line and targeting a spot in Saturday’s pivotal medal races. Mexico’s Juan Perez Soltero […]

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Smith & Evans Conclude World Cup Series

Miami got a taste of Olympic class sailing at the highest level this week, and on Saturday champions were crowned at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Miami. Bermuda pair Benn Smith and Rockal Evans both took to the water for the final day of racing, with both missing out on the North American […]

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BUEI Talks “The Voyages Of Bob” On February 4

The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] will present a talk entitled “The Voyages of Bob: Around The World in a Small Yacht” with Alex and Sarah Brooks on Tuesday, February 4th. The event poster says, “3 Oceans; 25 countries; 121 anchorages; 32,000 sea miles. Bermudian Alex Brooks and his partner Sarah spent over 3 1/2 years […]

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Comet Class Holds Annual Prize Giving

The Comet Class Yacht Racing Association of Bermuda [CCYRA] held its annual prize giving at the Mid-Atlantic Boat & Sports Club on Saturday, January 18, with a number of sailors receiving cups, medals, and certificates for their competitive efforts. A spokesperson said, “Congratulations, compliments and future challenges marked the Comet Class Yacht Racing Association of […]

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KMCC Celebrates Clients’ Sailing Adventure

On Friday evening, the Minister of Health Kim Wilson attended a celebratory reception hosted by the K. Margaret Carter Centre [KMCC] in conjunction with the Bermuda Sailor’s Home [BSH], to recognise two KMCC clients who are about to embark on a 10-day sailing journey out of Antigua onboard ‘The Tenacious’ – one of two sailing […]

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Bermuda Sailors Begin Competing In Argentina

Bermuda Optimist sailors Rachael Betschart, Magnus Ringsted, Nicole Stovell and Christian Ebbin have started competing in the Semana de Mar del Plata Optimist Sailing Regatta in Argentina. A total of 249 sailors from around the world have taken to the waters looking for the title. Betschart finished the first day in 46th place with 48 […]

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Sailors Move Up Leaderboard In Argentina

Bermuda Optimist sailors Rachael Betschart, Magnus Ringsted, Nicole Stovell and Christian Ebbin continued competing in the Semana de Mar del Plata Optimist Sailing Regatta in Argentina. Only one race was sailed on the second day with the Bermuda sailors moving up the leaderboard. Ringsted started the day in 60th and following his 2nd place finish […]

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Bermuda Sailors Back In Action In Argentina

Bermuda Optimist sailors Rachael Betschart, Magnus Ringsted, Nicole Stovell and Christian Ebbin continued competing in the Semana de Mar del Plata Optimist Sailing Regatta in Argentina. A total of four races were sailed on the day, with the Bermuda sailors moving up the leaderboard. Ebbin move from 65th to 10th place with 30 net points. […]

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Sailors Continue Competing In Argentina

Bermuda Optimist sailors Rachael Betschart, Magnus Ringsted, Nicole Stovell and Christian Ebbin continued competing in the Semana de Mar del Plata Optimist Sailing Regatta in Argentina. A total of three races were sailed on the day with the sailors split into two divisions; Ebbin, Ringsted and Stovell are competing in the Oro Flight, while Betschart […]

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Sailors Conclude Competing In Argentina

Bermuda Optimist sailors Rachael Betschart, Magnus Ringsted, Nicole Stovell and Christian Ebbin concluded competing in the Semana de Mar del Plata Optimist Sailing Regatta in Argentina. A total of twelve races were sailed in the regatta with the sailors split into two divisions; Ebbin, Ringsted and Stovell ended up competing in the Oro Flight, while […]

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Field Of 16 Slated For King Edward VII Gold Cup

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s 70th Gold Cup for the King Edward VII trophy returns to its traditional format this year with a field of 16 crews plotting to win the venerable trophy and the lion’s share of the $100,000 prize purse. Scheduled May 11-16, the King Edward VII Gold Cup is the second World […]

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Endeavour Maritime Springboard Programme

From learning about boat mechanics and repairs to discovering the many roles involved with the Department of Marine and Ports, young Bermudians completing the Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme receive firsthand experience about maritime career pathways. Now running with its third year of cohorts, the seven-week training programme is offered in partnership with the Bermuda […]

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Six Sailors Compete In State Championships

Six Bermuda Optimist sailors competed in the 2020 Sunshine State Championship in Florida. In a fleet of 181 sailors, five of the six sailors finished in the top one hundred in the fleet. PJ Rodrigues led the Bermuda sailors finishing 19th overall with a total of 46 net points. Kipling Rossouw finished 35th with 88 net […]

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Endeavour Sailing Celebrates Women’s Day

Endeavour Community Sailing welcomed female youth sailors and female entrepreneurs for an International Women’s Day event on Sunday, March 8. A spokesperson said, “Endeavour Community Sailing, a registered charity in Bermuda dedicated to building self-confidence, teamwork, and life skills by engaging Bermuda’s youth in experiential learning, welcomed female youth sailors and female entrepreneurs for an […]

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