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Latest Bermuda Harness Pony Racing Results

The latest round of harness pony racing took place at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street. Heat 1 1:10/3 & Slower Time Bar Class 1:10&2 Candyce Martins & Victoria’s Secret 1:10&2 Tahzii Flood & HuntinForGold Heat 2 1:06&2 – 1:09&4 Time Bar Class 1:06&1 Jashaun Young & Holy Grail 1:07&0 D.J Burchall & Kool […]




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Fidelis Declares $0.10 Dividend Per Share

Fidelis Insurance Group declared a $0.10 per share dividend, payable by December 20, 2024. In a filing with the BSX, the company said, “Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited [NYSE:FIHL] [“Fidelis Insurance Group” or “the Company”], a global specialty insurer, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved and declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, […]




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Welch’s Rise Through Ranks At The MarketPlace

Tahjae Welch has risen from an entry-level position all the way to Store Manager at the MarketPlace, with the company noting how “determination, hard work, and a positive support system can lead to impressive career advancement in Bermuda’s retail grocery industry.” A spokesperson said, “Starting his journey with The MarketPlace in 2016 straight out of […]




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RenaissanceRe Declares $0.39 Dividend

The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced a quarterly dividend of $0.39 per common share on its common shares. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 13, 2024. A spokesperson said, “In addition, the Board of Directors approved a renewal of RenaissanceRe’s authorized share repurchase program, […]




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July Consumer Price Index: Inflation 1.9%

The Ministry of Economy and Labour reported a 1.9% year-over-year increase in the Consumer Price Index [CPI] for July 2024. A Government spokesperson said, “Today, the Ministry of Economy and Labour released the Department of Statistics’ July 2024 Consumer Price Index. “In summary, consumers paid 1.9 per cent more in July 2024 than they did […]




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Sandys Boat Club Claim Snooker Title

Sandys Boat Club edged Watford Sports Club 3 – 2 to take the Bermuda Snooker League title in one of the closest finishes in recent memory. Watford Captain Aaron Bean had a dream start when he defeated Sandy’s Peter Bromby 65-10 in the 1st of 2 games, the misery continued for Bromby and Sandys Boat […]




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Bermuda Snooker Players Compete In New York

Bermuda players are competing in the International Snooker League Spring Tournament in New York. Scratch Tournament Despite only flying in late to defend his Scratch Title, Paul Fedden stormed into the final for Bermuda, defeating Utah’s Rick Mackenzie 2-0 & fellow Bermudian, Tyler Moniz 2-1 along the way, setting up a best-of-5 final clash with […]




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Snooker League Looking For New Players

[Written by Stephen Wright] The Bermuda Snooker Association [BSA] is looking for former members to rejoin its upcoming league and encouraging new players to give the sport a go. Teams from Sandys Boat Club, Spanish Point Boat Club, Royal Artillery Association, Warwick Workmen’s Club and Watford Sports Club will compete in the league, starting at […]




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Latest Bermuda Snooker League Results

The Bermuda Snooker League Season resumed with three games on tap. Sandys Boat Club 4 Spanish Point Boat Club One 2 Alan Smith opened the scoring for Spanish Point when he defeated captain, Martin Siese 64-36. Paul Fedden equalized for Sandys when he got by Chris Dakin 53-8 in the 1st of 2 encounters. Spanish […]




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Island Construction Snooker Cup 1st Round

At the Watford Sports Club, Scott Barnes opened his campaign for Warwick by defeating Watford’s Keino Zuill, 41-34 It was Jacal Washington in his debut for Watford however, who prevailed in the next, defeating Zane Desilva 54-38 Watford built on that momentum when Kidd Mouchette defeated Steven Bremar, 42-34 in the 3rd game. Watford Captain […]




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Warwick Workmen’s II Claim League Title

Warwick Workmen’s Club II – featuring captain Steven Bremar, Scott Barnes and Zane DeSilva – have claimed the Bermuda Snooker Association League title. The trio drew 3-3 with Watford Sports Club I in their final game of the season last week to wrap up the triumph, losing just one game throughout their league campaign. Barnes, […]




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Latest Bermuda Pool League Results

In Bermuda pool league action, league leaders and undefeated Queens Club Kings defeated the BAA Rhinos 203 – 165, Bailey’s Bay shut out the Rangers White 225 – 0, while the Warwick Bombardiers defeated the PORC Stunners 206 – 181. The Spanish Point Potters defeated the Queens Club Dragons 202 – 193, Bermuda Breeze defeated […]




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Bermuda Pool Players Compete In Las Vegas

Bermuda Pool Players are competing in the International Pool Tournament in Las Vegas. Playing in the Regular Open Team 8-Ball Sports Division 2, the Bermuda Men’s Team of captain Mike Deleon, Diallo Butterfield, Gary Bascome, Hilton Brown, Keino Zuill, and Steven Bremar defeated We Alright 174 – 122, they would then defeat Fremont Freakz 186 […]




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Pool Players Continue Competing In Las Vegas

Bermuda pool players continued competing in the International Pool Tournament in Las Vegas. Keino Zuill finished 2nd in the mini 118 singles division, falling to Cody Kooteney in the final. The Bermuda women’s team of Carolina Arce, Pamela Quadroy, Sharnelle Turini, Marquerite Furbert, and Beverly Pitt went down 116 – 89 to BABS. Playing in […]




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Column: Dr Flaherty On Swimming Safety, More

[Column written by Dr Michael Flaherty] The summer season in Bermuda is well and truly underway now, with the ocean temperatures warm enough for even the fairest weather of swimmers. For those looking to cool off or step up their fitness regime, swimming in the ocean is an appealing option. In addition to being a […]




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Howes Team Wins Bulldog Byron Plapp Invite

The Bolles School girls’ swimming team, which includes Marleigh Howes, captured the 2024 Bulldog Byron Plapp Invite Women’s Division title with a total of 811 points. Howes contributed to the team’s success with several strong individual performances. She placed 8th in the 200-yard freestyle preliminaries (2:02.75) and improved her time to 2:01.56 in the A-final, […]




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Bermuda Swimmers Represent Baylor At Classic

The Cary Aquatic Center hosted the 2024 Fall Kickoff classic meet’s opening day, showcasing standout performances by Baylor School athletes. Katherine Wheddon secured 13th place in the girls 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:04.79. Connor Hupman claimed 9th in the boys 100 yard Backstroke, finishing at 56.04. Violet Smith competed in multiple events, […]




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Ingham & La Salle Compete Against Hopkins

Caleb Ingham and his La Salle men’s swimming and diving teammates hosted their second straight competition at Kirk Pool, this time competing against the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. Ingham and his teammates fell by a score of 161 – 126. Ingham swam the anchor leg for the La Salle men’s 400 yard medley relay C […]




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Ingham & La Salle Compete Against Drexel

Caleb Ingham and his La Salle men’s swimming and diving teammates traveled to University City for its first road meet of the season, competing against Drexel going down 226 – 73. Ingham swam the anchor leg for the La Salle men’s 4×50 yard medley relay B team that finished 5th with a time of 1:38.25. […]




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Logan Watson-Brown Places 5th And 7th

Logan Watson-Brown and her University of Georgia swimming and diving teammates commenced their two-day meet against NC State. At the conclusion of the first night of competition, NC State held the lead in both the men’s and women’s meets, with scores of 128-58 and 119-67, respectively. Watson-Brown competed in two events: the women’s 100 yard […]




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Court: Hollis Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

Ajamu Hollis has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to the death of Daemon Bell. He was initially charged with murdering Mr Bell, an off-duty corrections officer, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter yesterday morning, after his Supreme Court murder trial had been underway. He will be sentenced at a later date. Related Stories Murder Trial […]




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Wallpaper Wednesday: Pink Longtail With Flag

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features the Bermuda longtail with soft accents of the Bermuda flag incorporated in the bird’s wings. The design is also available below as a Facebook profile cover image, and you can check back on Bernews every Wednesday for our latest free phone wallpaper download. To access […]




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Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda Longtail & Flag

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features the longtail, an iconic bird in Bermuda, with the Bermuda flag in the background. To access more phone wallpapers with Bermudian themes, as well as social media cover graphics, visit BermudaCovers.com, and if you would like to request a specific Bermuda-related phone wallpaper design, please […]




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Video: BAMZ Welcomes New Flamingo Chick

The island has a new resident, namely a new flamingo chick, who is almost two weeks old now, having hatched on July 3rd. The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] recently posted a video on their social media showing the new resident. Related Stories Osprey Dies After Being Found In St George’s Photo: Osprey & Its Prey […]




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Wallpaper Wednesday: Longtail & Bermuda Flag

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a design incorporating the Bermuda flag, a scenic background and the longtail, an iconic bird in Bermuda. To access more phone wallpapers with Bermudian themes, as well as social media cover graphics, visit BermudaCovers.com, and if you would like to request a specific Bermuda-related phone wallpaper design, please feel […]




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Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda Longtail Flag

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features a longtail bird in a Bermuda flag pattern. To access more phone wallpapers with Bermudian themes, as well as social media cover graphics, visit BermudaCovers.com, and if you would like to request a specific Bermuda-related phone wallpaper design, please feel free to email us at support@bernews.com. Related Stories […]




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Video: CahowCams Capture Egg Laying

The CahowCams on Nonsuch Island recently captured a live stream of a female Cahow laying an egg, with the first chicks expected to hatch “during the last few days of February, following the 50 to 53-day incubation period.” A spokesperson said, “On January 18 at 7:17pm, the female returned to the CahowCam2 burrow where her […]




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Video: Bermuda Petrel Welcomes Latest Chick

The Bermuda Petrel welcomed his latest chick to the world, with the event seen live on a stream from Nonsuch Island. J-P Rouja, Nonsuch Expeditions Founder said, “In the early hours of March 10th 2023, in the midst of a cold snap with sporadic hail throughout the night, the male Bermuda Petrel in Burrow #832, […]




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Partnership To Help Enhance Bluebird Population

“We are thrilled to partner with Mr. Jaavaid Warren-Smith to create a more sustainable future for our bluebird population,” said Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch of an initiative to preserve endangered species and biodiversity in our parks. A Government spokesperson said, “The Department of Parks announces its partnership with 25-year-old Bermudian environmentalist Jaavaid […]




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Photos: Bermuda Longtails At Cooper’s Island

The photo gallery below shows a look at some of breathtaking beauty of Bermuda’s longtails, with a number of them recently seen in Cooper’s Island in the East End. The Bermuda Department of Environment and Natural Resources describes the longtail by saying, “The White-tailed Tropicbird is almost always known in Bermuda has the ‘Longtail’ because […]




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Wallpaper Wednesday: Lavender Longtail

The latest design in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features an iconic Longtail adorned with soft Bermuda flag accents The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format, ideally sized for use as a mobile phone wallpaper, WhatsApp status image or Instagram story. You can download […]




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BPS: 538 Traffic Tickets In Last Two Weeks

The police issued “538 tickets for various traffic offences during the last two weeks,” and “over 1000 vehicles were stopped during Roadside Sobriety Checkpoint exercises this past weekend.” A police spokesperson said, “With Operation Vega remaining in place, 538 tickets were issued for various traffic offences during the last two weeks. That’s up from 353 […]




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Tech Tycoon Facing ‘Largest-Ever Tax Charge’

Robert T. Brockman, an American software tycoon, has been “charged with using a web of Caribbean entities to hide $2 billion in income in what prosecutors called the largest U.S. tax case ever against an individual.” A Bloomberg story said, “Robert T. Brockman, a Houston software tycoon, was charged with using a web of Caribbean […]




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Billionaire’s Lawyers Say He Has Dementia

Robert Brockman – the business tycoon charged in the largest-ever tax case against a U.S. individual — is “facing progressive dementia that will render him unable to help in his defense, according to a legal filing citing his doctors,” according to report from Bloomberg. According to the initial indictment, Mr Brockman, an American, is accused of using a […]




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Brockman’s Illness May Delay Tax Fraud Case

Robert Brockman – an American billionaire accused of allegedly “using a Bermuda-based family charitable trust and other offshore entities to hide assets from the Internal Revenue Service while failing to pay taxes” – has been admitted to a Houston hospital following an unspecified medical event, causing the case against him to face a possible setback. […]




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Argentina Rugby Player Murdered In France

Former Argentina rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu — who played in multiple Bermuda World Rugby Classics — was fatally shot in France this weekend. The BBC reported, “Former Argentina international Federico Martin Aramburu was reportedly shot dead in France early on Saturday. “The 42-year-old, who was capped 22 times, played at the 2007 World Cup […]




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Court: Three People Jailed In England

Zarie Jackson-Burchall, Shanikae Smith-Gardener and Jahrico Smith Gardener have been sentenced to prison time in England after being convicted of offenses related to ‘kidnap and false imprisonment.’ A statement from the West Yorkshire Police said, “Two men and one woman have been jailed for their part in a kidnap in Bradford. Zarie Jackson-Burchall, 27 of no fixed abode […]




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Video: Flora Of Bermuda Places Third At Ascot

Flora Of Bermuda, owned by Bermuda Racing, claimed a third-place finish at Ascot in the prestigious Group One Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes in England last weekend. Drawn in stall 20 in the 20-strong field, the three-year-old, who went off a 25-1, ran strongly on the soft ground under jockey Oisin Murphy. Simon Scupham, founder […]




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Video: Bermuda Defeat British Virgin Islands

The Bermuda men’s national volleyball team won two and lost two of their matches at the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association Senior Men’s Championships in Antigua and Barbuda. Bermuda lost their first match 3-1 to Grenada, beat Sint Eustatius 3-0, lost to Antigua 3-2, and defeated the British Virgin Islands 3-0. Related Stories Video: Antigua & […]




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Bill Tabled To Move Fuel Regulation To The RA

The ‘Fuels Bill 2022′ will move the “responsibility for the regulation of fuels under the auspices of the Regulatory Authority,” Deputy Premier & Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban said in the House of Assembly. The Minister said, “The Fuels Bill seeks to make the Regulatory Authority responsible for not only the regulation of the […]




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Ariel Re Relaunches Clean Energy Division

Global [re]insurer Ariel Re has relaunched its Clean Energy division as Ariel Green, “recognizing the increasingly crucial role of Technology Performance Insurance in accelerating innovation in solar, energy storage, hydrogen, and bioenergy to help curb climate change.” A spokesperson said, “Ariel Re has insured $30bn worth of assets on six continents, covering over 30 clean […]




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Irbisio Green Fund Launches With $100M Target

The Irbisio Green Energy Fund is officially launching, aiming “to provide an integrated approach to clean technology infrastructure investing.” A spokesperson said, “Irbisio Green Energy Fund is launching today to provide an integrated approach to clean technology infrastructure investing. With an initial target of $100 million to be deployed in two years, Irbisio will finance […]




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Govt Urges Public Input In Bermuda Energy Plan

“The Ministry of Home Affairs is “encouraging the public to participate in the next-generation Integrated Resource Plan [IRP] consultation process, highlighting the community’s crucial role in shaping Bermuda’s energy future.” A Government spokesperson said, “This public engagement ensures that our energy landscape aligns with both global advancements and local innovations. “Since 2018, Bermuda has embarked […]




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Aria Divine Wins All Around Title In England

[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian gymnast Aria Divine has claimed her second All-Around National Champion title in the Independent Gymnastics Association [IGA] Level 8 National Championships. Divine, 10, began her gymnastics career at the Bermuda Gymnastics Association in St David’s aged four and has lived with her family in Oxford since 2018. She joined Miss […]




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Police Renew Appeal: Murder Of Laje Franklin

The police have renewed their appeal for anyone with any information about the murder of Laje Franklin – who was fatally shot in April 2022 — to please contact them. A police spokesperson said, “Two years ago, a passer-by found 18-year-old Laje Franklin’s lifeless body lying near the roundabout on the roadway leading to Clearwater Beach, St. […]




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Photos: Pilot Boat ‘St. David’ Returns To Island

After sustaining damage following “contact with a reef” last year, the pilot boat St. David has returned to Bermuda after undergoing repairs in the United States, with the vessel being brought home by the Oleander. A Government spokesperson previously said, “The Ministry of Transport can confirm that the pilot boat, St. David, was involved in […]




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Photos/Video: Superyacht ‘Nautilus’ Visits Island

The 239.50-foot long superyacht Nautilus recently paid a visit to Bermuda, with the luxury yacht seen in the east end. The Yachtcharterfleet website said, “The 239.50ft/73m Custom expedition yacht Nautilus was delivered from the Picchiotti shipyard in 2014 and bears an exterior styled by Philippe Briand whilst her refreshing interior has been designed by Remi Tessier. […]




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Carey Olsen Wins Offshore Law Firm Of Year

Carey Olsen has been named Offshore Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards for the second year in a row. A spokesperson said, “The prestigious annual awards recognise national and international law firms which have demonstrated outstanding legal work and expertise, excellent client service and impressive strategic growth and innovation within the trusts […]




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Interactive Village Gathering On October 12

An Interactive Village Gathering will be held on Saturday [Oct 12] from 4.00pm to 5.30pm at the Victor Scott School celebrating the 75th anniversary of free primary education in Bermuda. A spokesperson said, “Reminded of the African proverb ‘it takes a village to raise a child,’ a collaborative group of community stakeholders have come together […]




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Village Gathering Postponed Until October 19

The Village Gathering event, originally scheduled for Saturday [Oct 12] from 4.00pm to 5.30pm at the Victor Scott School, has been postponed until October 19. A spokesperson said, “Given feedback received from relevant authorities, we are postponing the Village Gathering until Saturday, October 19.” Related Stories ‘Celebrating Early Childhood’ Event On Nov 10 Village Gathering […]