A charter-boat skipper had doubled his fleet in anticipation of an America’s Cup boom.
Captain Steve Smith, owner of Rising Son Cruises, has leased another catamaran from the Caribbean to add capacity for the big event.
Captain Smith said the 65-foot...
DATE: Mar 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The charitable status of a group campaigning to stop same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in Bermuda will be up for review in two weeks.
Preserve Marriage has applied to renew the probationary status it was granted a year ago by the Charity Commi...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Same-Sex Marriage | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
A bid to end a deadlock over Belco buying solar-generated energy has been launched by the Regulatory Authority.
The authority, now responsible for supervision of the electricity sector, wants to hear the views of the public and interested parties on ...
DATE: Mar 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Bermuda will join other Caribbean countries today for a tsunami response exercise, titled Caribe Wave 17.
The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate local tsunami response plans, increase tsunami preparedness, and improve coordination throughout the...
Last week Janet hiked. Yawn. This was much telegraphed and not much of shock. In fact, the aggregate change in the forward indicator on rate raises (the dot plot) barely moved and it still appears that we’ll see two more hikes this year with three to...
Recent global statistics on divorce rates per 1,000 people list Bermuda as one of the highest in the world, down only six places from number No 1 Russia and one digit away from the United States.
Bermuda is also now the most expensive country in th...
Keema Perry believes in helping people to find their power.
She ran a part-time business, hawking her home-made beauty products, until she came across a website for self-help guru Lisa Nichols two years ago.
It changed her life.
“She kept using the w...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
This week’s article, part six of the Bermuda Investment Primer Series, is written in support of the “Own Your Share of Bermuda” sponsored by the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and the second article in The Royal Gazette series on publicly-traded Bermud...
An advocate for Bermuda’s elderly has pointed out a pathway for some seniors to obtain a British passport free of cost, in the wake of complaints from a pensioner at being charged.
Carol Everson, a case worker with the Bermuda Legion, responded to la...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Deryn Lavell, the new Head of Saltus Grammar School, has paid a visit to the island before starting her role in September.
Ms Lavell said one of the reasons for wanting the job was the chance to follow in the footsteps of the Ted Staunton.“Being ...
