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Marine spatial plan seen as pathway to healthy ocean
Created: Jul 28, 2025 08:10 AM (Updated: Jul 28, 2025 08:26 AM) Sarah Brooks, the implementation manager of the Marine Spatial Plan, outlines the proposal (Photograph by Sékou Hendrickson) The team behind a government plan to protect Bermuda’s...

Shipping Schedule: Week Starting July 26
The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday, July 26th. On Saturday the Liberty of the Seas cruise ship is expected, on Sunday the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship will...

Bermuda Arts Council Announces 2025 Grant Awardees
The Bermuda Arts Council (BAC), the main external funding body of the Department of Culture, is pleased to announce the first recipients of its 2025 grants, highlighting the organisation’s continued dedication to supporting local artists and...

DIFC Records Best First Half Performance
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), announced its best-ever performance for the first half of a year, reinforcing its pivotal role in driving the...

Bermuda Arts Council announces grant awards
Project Grant ($5,000): awarded to KyraJaye Harvey for the development and presentation of a music EP, Phases. The grant supports the creation and execution of specific artistic projects that contribute to Bermuda's cultural scene. Materials and...

American Airlines And Air Canada See Eye To Eye As Disgruntled Staff Vote On Strikes Amid Peak Travel Season
Friction between the United States and Canada has caused blisters in both countries' travel sectors in recent months. While Canada's U.S. travel boycott is setting America up for an estimated $20 billion in potential lost tourism revenue (and with...

Bermuda Court confirms personal right of action of company directors to end wrongful exclusion
In two notable recent judgments, the Bermuda Supreme Court ruled that a director of a Bermuda company was entitled to an interim injunction prohibiting the company and its other directors from improperly excluding him from involvement in important...

Too Hot for Pants? Try Bermuda Shorts
Shorts so big and long Adam Sandler approves of them. And so do we. Bermuda shorts (alongside jorts) get a bad rap but not in our closets. Much like barrel jeans (Bermuda’s longer and more billowy cousin), the fit of these bottoms can be tricky to...

Official Govt & Legal Notices For July 28 2025
The official Government and Legal notices for today [July 28] include acting appointments, boards appointments, notification of planning applications registered and notice of intended marriage. Permanent Secretary Ministry Of Health Notice type:...

Bob Marley fragrance launches exclusively in Bermuda
Created: Jul 25, 2025 08:00 AM The collection focuses on Bob Marley’s profound message through six carefully crafted fragrances (Photograph by Nick Galilei) Marley Fragrance has arrived in Bermuda for its debut outside North America. Creators said...

Too Hot for Pants? Try Bermuda Shorts
Shorts so big and long Adam Sandler approves of them. And so do we. Bermuda shorts (alongside jorts) get a bad rap but not in our closets. Much like barrel jeans (Bermuda’s longer and more billowy cousin), the fit of these bottoms can be tricky to...

Bermudian returns to teach Belco apprentices
Created: Jul 23, 2025 11:23 AM (Updated: Jul 23, 2025 11:23 AM) A cohort of Belco apprentices receive lessons from a Bermudian guest lecturer teaching at a US college (Photograph supplied) A group of Belco apprentices have completed a ten-week...

Surplus solar panels offer timely solution for industry under pressure
Supply chain challenges, subsidies and tariff uncertainties are forcing the solar energy industry to find significant cost efficiencies. As older models of installed solar panels become harder to source, the growing second-life solar market helps...

Bermuda police arrest US cruise guests for alleged drug possession
Four Carnival Cruise Line passengers were arrested in Bermuda on suspicion of drug possession. The passengers were allegedly carrying carfentanyl, cannabis, vape pens and suspected THC gummies. Four U.S. Carnival Cruise Line passengers were...

Bermuda College inks agreement with University of Memphis
Created: Jul 22, 2025 12:43 PM The Bermuda College campus in Paget (File photograph) Representatives of the University of Memphis have signed an agreement with the Bermuda College. The college said the pact with the university’s Herff College of...

McGill and Partners names Henderson as Bermuda CEO, Cantlay as President
McGill and Partners, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Julia Henderson as Partner and CEO of its Bermuda business. The firm also announced that George Cantlay, currently part of the global treaty...

Condé Nast Highlights ‘Best Airbnbs In Bermuda’
Condé Nast Traveler has highlighted the “11 best Airbnbs in Bermuda for a dreamy beach getaway,” reviewing locations around the island. The story said, “One of my greatest travel memories is the first time I dug my feet into the blush-colored sand...

The Energy Equation: Bermuda’s Energy Debate with Energy Expert: Dr. Jeffrey Steynor
At the Cost of Living summit, a debate began over the cost of Bermuda’s next generation energy mix, but cost is only one issue. Our priority must be on securing a future path for Bermuda’s energy transition that preserves the reliability Bermuda...

Bermuda Opposition Leader Jarion Richardson to step down in September
Jarion Richardson, the Leader of the Opposition and head of the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA), has announced that he will resign from both roles effective September 6, 2025, citing the personal and political weight of leadership and a desire to make...

Cruise passengers arrested in Bermuda after smuggling illegal drugs on a Carnival ship
Four cruise passengers on a Carnival cruise ship were arrested after allegedly smuggling illegal drugs onboard with the intent to sell them ashore in Bermuda. According to local police, the cruisers were detained by Carnival Cruise Line's security...