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Fahy: offering status is key to increasing population
Created: Jun 27, 2025 08:19 AM (Updated: Jun 27, 2025 08:32 AM) Call for action: Michael Fahy, the shadow home affairs minister (File photograph by Blaire Simmons) The One Bermuda Alliance has renewed its call for foreign nationals to be able to...

Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion
DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....

Amelia Othman Joins ABIR As Summer Intern
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers [ABIR] has appointed Amelia Othman as Policy & Regulatory Summer Intern. A spokesperson said, “The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers announces the addition of Bermudian intern Amelia...

Behind the scenes at MetLife Stadium before FIFA Club World Cup final
The United States is set to host the largest single sporting event in the world as the country welcomes the 2026 FIFA World Cup to home soil. Before that, however, FIFA is staging the 2025 Club World Cup throughout the U.S. at many of the same...

Sizzlin’ Summer Shorts and Skorts to Stay Cool on the Course
Get summer-ready with shorts and skorts in a variety of lengths and a range of materials from naturally cool cotton and linen to moisture-wicking performance blends. Here’s the long and short of this summer’s popular looks to rock on and off the...

OBITUARIES for Thursday, July 10, 2025
NATALIE B. HARRIS WATERVILLE – Natalie Beth Harris, 76, died unexpectedly from a sudden illness on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 27, 1948, to Arnold and Charlotte Johnson, she attended Elmhurst High School. She...

10 best Hawaii beaches to visit for a slice of paradise
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Mount Saint Agnes Academy Hosts ‘Seek Week’
Mount Saint Agnes Academy’s Middle School students explored creativity and curiosity during SEEK Week through hands-on workshops in art, science, tech, and island adventures. A spokesperson said, “What a week for Mount Saint Agnes Academy’s Middle...

People Moves: RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer; MS Reinsurance Restructures Underwriting Operations, Making Leadership Changes
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RiverStone International and MS Reinsurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. RiverStone Taps Enstar’s Brockman as Group CEO, Succeeding Tanzer RiverStone International...
Worcesteria: Bright lights, big city UFO reports Margaret Smith
A report by Stacker names Worcester as the state's No. 2 city for UFO sightings. World UFO Day draws attention to an interest in unidentified flying objects. Claims of UFOS and alien encounters has led to a flourishing of conventions, festivals...
Road safety advice from senior after almost 50 years with police
Brenda Johnson celebrates 50 years of dedicated service with the Bermuda Police Service Traffic Records Department (Photograph by Akil Simmons) A senior who retires this week after almost 50 years working with the police service, mostly...
Stock Analysis: 2020 Bulkers
Friday, June 27, 2025 2:20 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay 2020 Bulkers Ltd. (TTBKF) was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. The company operates six scrubber fitted 208,000 deadweight tonnage Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels. The...

TRG to challenge court ruling as SHC voids Greentree public offer, orders return of shares
TRG Pakistan Limited has announced its intent to contest the recent adverse judgment by the Sindh High Court (SHC) that nullified the public offer by Bermuda-based Greentree Holdings Limited, declaring the share transactions unlawful and ordering...

Google announces new transatlantic internet cable connecting US and Europe
Image via PixabayGoogle announced it is laying a new transatlantic subsea internet cable between the US and Europe, called Sol. The name of the fiber optic cable is derived from the Spanish and Portuguese word "Sol," which translates to "sun." It...
Fortitude Re earns ‘Great Place To Work’ certification
Created: Jun 27, 2025 03:30 PM (Updated: Jun 27, 2025 03:34 PM) Fortitude Re’s Bermuda office is at Chesney House, Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke (Photograph supplied) FGH Parent, LP has received a Great Place to Work Certification by Great Place To...

Capital Fliers: Record Breaking Exodus of Latin America Millionaires
A record number of millionaires are fleeing Latin America. The region’s four largest economies — Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina — are set to lose around 1,600 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) by 2025. The breakdown is stark. Brazil alone...

Column: Smith On Elders, Abuse & More
[Opinion column written by MP Linda Smith] As the island celebrated National Heroes Day, I was reminded that June 15th was also World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Perhaps this is fitting, given that may of our everyday heroes are seniors who have...

REVIEW: In ‘Superman,’ the original superhero is back with a brisk new attitude
Breadcrumb Trail Links Movies Author of the article: Washington Post Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post Published Jul 09, 2025 • 5 minute read David Corenswet as the title superhero in "Superman." Photo by Jessica Miglio /Warner Bros. Pictures/DC...
Worcesteria: Bright lights, big city UFO reports
A report by Stacker names Worcester as the state's No. 2 city for UFO sightings. World UFO Day draws attention to an interest in unidentified flying objects. Claims of UFOS and alien encounters has led to a flourishing of conventions, festivals...

Davies appoints James Ferris as CEO of Captive Management business
Davies, a specialist professional services and technology company, has announced the appointment of James Ferris as CEO of its Captive Management business, effective 1st July 2025. Based in Bermuda, Ferris succeeds Nick Frost, who will assume the...