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Almost half of Bermuda’s registered charities suffered financial losses over the last six months, a new report has revealed. The report by the Bermuda Community Foundation (BCF) said 118 out of 267 of charities that provided financial information sa...

A curfew breaker who admitted a breach of the lockdown was yesterday sentenced to 150 hours of community service. Magistrates’ Court ordered Shawn Simmons, 37, to complete the community service order in place of a $3,000 fine. Simmons, from Sandys, w...

A thief was yesterday sent to the drug treatment court after he admitted stealing food from a supermarket. Magistrates’ Court heard that Nelson Pacheco, 34, would also be the subject of reports after he avoided sentence on drugs charges for three yea...

Karen Smith booked her place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship after clinching victory in her age group in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Saturday. In her first Ironman event since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Smith was one of 364 fema...

There were no trades on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index, which was unchanged at 2,638.1. On the New York Stock Exchange, shares of Butterfield Bank were down nine cents, or 0.23 per cent, at $39.22. The BSX Insurance Index was down 18.95 points, or 1.05 ...

After the eighth - and final - attempt, Nasa last night launched its KiNET-X mission when a Black Brant XII rocket blasted off from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia. It meant that people were able to see a green vapour cloud over Ber...

Electricity bills should drop after the Regulatory Authority yesterday reduced the retail rate for customers of the Bermuda Electric Light Company. The move, which was welcomed by Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, is the second year retail ra...

Ratings agency AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) of the operating subsidiaries of Bermudian-based re/insurer PartnerRe Ltd. The agency also affirmed the long-term issuer credit rating of “aa-” of the operating subsid...

A Rotary club has launched a book drive to encourage literacy in young children. The “From Teens to Tots” initiative will provide four primary schools – Harrington Sound, Elliot, Prospect and Victor Scott – with copies of the book A is for Afrika, S...

Just like the Olde Towne itself, an iconic women’s clothing and accessories store in St George has been given a makeover. Frangipani, long a favourite of discerning shoppers, has re-opened after a refurbishment that included plastering and cementing ...

A joint venture involving Bermudian-based offshore drilling outfit Seadrill Ltd has secured a contract for a project in Angola. The company said the contract has been secured by Sonadrill Holding Ltd, the 50:50 joint venture with an affiliate of Sona...

Mosaic Insurance, the Bermudian-based global specialty insurer, has appointed Finn McGuirk to lead its political risk business. The company said the experienced Lloyd’s of London specialty underwriter will serve as SVP, head of political risk, respon...