The Department of Marine & Ports Services has released the weekly shipping schedule for ship arrivals commencing on Saturday, December 21st. On Saturday the Penelope M discharge vessel is expected, on Sunday the AIDAmar cruise ship will arrive, on Monday the Oleander container ship and the Star Tenbu container ship is scheduled to arrive and […]
21st, December 2024, 08:00pm
Bermudian reggae artist Collie Buddz has reached a major milestone on Spotify, surpassing 15 million listeners on the streaming platform. His music has been streamed over 144 million times on Spotify, and he has fans in 184 countries. In addition to his Spotify success, Collie Buddz has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards. His […]
21st, December 2024, 07:00pm
December 20 saw 150 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $396.80 BD. 50 were traded by Argus Group Holdings Ltd, closing even at $5.00 per share, while the other 100 shares were traded by Bermuda Aviation Services Ltd, closing up 6.1% at $1.75 per share. The BSX finished at 2,514.56, up 0.02% […]
21st, December 2024, 06:15pm
Lucrecia Simmons, a teacher at Somersfield Academy, saved a choking student during the school’s Thankful Lunch. A spokesperson said, “During what began as a joyful gathering at Somersfield Academy’s Thankful Lunch, an unexpected emergency unfolded that could have ended in tragedy—a young student began choking. However, the swift and composed actions of Lucrecia Simmons, a […]
20th, December 2024, 09:33pm
Anthony Williams Jr. was sentenced to prison time by the Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty of possession of a knife and theft. The Nottingham Post report said, “A knifeman with a habit of carrying weapons was chased and caught by a group of men who saw him threaten to stab a shopkeeper. Nottingham […]
20th, December 2024, 09:32pm
Bermudian Jahdia Spencer was elected Labour councillor for West Thamesmead in a by-election. The Greenwich Wire reported, “Labour’s Jahdia Spencer won the West Thamesmead by-election – but little more than one in eight voters cast their ballots on the last Thursday before Christmas. Spencer won 464 votes – 45.1 per cent of the vote – while the […]
20th, December 2024, 09:24pm
BELCO advised that following an approvals process by the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda, electricity tariffs will change for all meters read on or after January 1, 2025, saying that “while base rates will see an increase, the Fuel Adjustment Rate [FAR] will decrease in January, resulting in an overall decrease for the average residential customer.” A […]
20th, December 2024, 09:19pm
BE Solar has successfully completed a renewable energy project at the Bermuda Red Cross headquarters as part of their “initiative to help charities and businesses support each other with clean energy.” A spokesperson said, “This innovative project not only helps advance the Bermuda Red Cross sustainability goals but also strengthens the organization’s resilience and operational […]
20th, December 2024, 09:11pm
Taylor Carrick made a strong start to his Georgia Open campaign with a dominant straight sets victory over American Fletcher Cline in the first round. Carrick needed just 18 minutes to dispatch Cline 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 at Atlanta Community Squash. Carrick will now face the sixth seed Bransten Ming from the United States in the […]
20th, December 2024, 09:05pm
[Written by FDM's Omar Dill] To Her Excellency, Rena Lalgie, Governor of Bermuda, and The Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP, Premier of Bermuda Dear Governor Lalgie and Premier Burt, Bermuda is bleeding. Families are grieving as lives are lost to violence in our streets, and the institutions tasked with delivering justice are crippled by […]
20th, December 2024, 09:04pm