New $10,000 legal scholarship announced
The Bermuda Equal Justice Initiative (BEJI) is pleased to announce the launch of the Dr. Courtenay Griffiths KC Justice Award Scholarship, an annual $10,000 sch
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Police issue guidance to prevent sexual assault
In keeping with its mandate to make Bermuda safer, the Bermuda Police Service (BPS) is seeking to promote awareness to aid in the prevention against sexual assa
UK’s FCA says parts of motor finance redress scheme suspended
The regulator introduced the scheme in March to compensate motorists who were treated unfairly under motor finance arrangements between 2007 and 2024
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Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
The European Commission had originally handed out a €4.34 billion fine to Google in 2018 for its agreements which forced phone manufacturers to pre-install Go
UK’s Currys warns memory chip shortage will push up prices
Chief Executive Alex Baldock said AI and data centres were eating up the world’s supply of silicon
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Hungary to launch $128 million school-start benefit scheme
Magyar, who ousted right-wing leader Viktor Orban in an April election landslide, warned on Monday that the budget deficit would come in much higher than earlie
Firefighters battle blazes in southern France after European heatwave
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said three blazes, two of which broke out on the western edge of the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, had scorched a combin
NATO plans Saab GlobalEye jets to replace AWACS, sources say
NATO, whose members are due to meet in the Turkish capital on July 7 and 8, did not immediately respond to a request for comment
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UK’s Starmer apologises to mothers and children traumatised by decades of forced adoptions
An estimated 185,000 children were separated from their mothers in Britain
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Sterling hits one-year high versus euro; rallies as dollar takes yen hit
The euro slipped to 85.47 pence, its lowest since June last year, and was last down 0.2% against the pound
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UK house prices flat in June but outlook brightens, Nationwide says
House prices rose by an annual 2.2% in June, below a 2.4% rise forecast in a Reuters poll of economists
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UK sets out teacher pay hikes that should outpace inflation
Teachers’ pay will increase by 3.5% from September, and by 3% from September 2027, representing a cumulative 17% rise since the country’s Labour government took
EU to provide 200 million euros to boost South Caucasus connectivity, von der Leyen says
Armenia and Azerbaijan were at war for nearly four decades over the mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, and reached a U.S.-brokered peace agreement last Aug
Stocks flat as traders digest Fed comments, oil falls
Traders continue to watch for possible Japanese intervention in the currency market after the yen touched fresh 40-year lows against the dollar, even if it rebo
Cycling champ tells men to check for cancer early
Retired police officer and Sinclair Packwood cycling champion Darren Glasford has benefited from a partnership between Bermuda Cancer and Health and Mass Genera
Europeans to fill almost all gaps left by U.S. in NATO defence plans, source says
The main gap NATO is still struggling to plug is in strategic bombers, where the U.S. has said it will make only one aircraft available instead of two
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US VP Vance says the Vatican’s views on immigration are ‘troubling’
Leo, the first U.S. pope, has called for a “deep reflection” in the U.S. about how migrants are treated under Trump
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Oil falls as progress in US-Iran talks cools supply concerns
Brent futures were down $1.60, or 2.19%, to $71.35 a barrel at 11:42 a.m. ET (1542 GMT)
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Oil prices fell on Wednesday
Cuba’s top diplomat says talks with United States showing ‘no progress’
Top diplomat Bruno Rodriguez told reporters that U.S. sanctions were “causing deaths” in Cuba as the island’s economy collapses
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Authorities continue to seek out ‘highly venomous’ Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Snake traps are in place, antivenom now on-island. Snake spotted in Southampton reckoned to be up to five feet long
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Overturned car reported on Middle Road, Devonshire
Traffic diversions are in effect in the area while officers process the scene
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Four-man Bermuda contingent primed for triathlon challenge in Chile
A powerful four-man contingent of Bermudian triathletes is primed to test its engine against the continent’s elite at the historic 2026 Americas Triathlon Cha
Eventful opening day for young golfers
Bermuda’s Darina Betschart produced a roller-coaster opening round to seize the sole lead of the Girls 15 and Under Division at the 2026 Caribbean Amateur Jun
Yushea DeSilva-Andrade targets World Championships after gold medal triumph
Bermudian boccia star Yushea DeSilva-Andrade has set her sights on this summer’s World Championships in Seoul after clinching a dramatic gold medal at the Birmi
Special church service to mark 250th anniversary of the U.S.A.
The Congregation of St. Peter’s Church – Their Majesties Chappell, St. George’s, is pleased to announce a Service of Celebration & Thanksgiving on the
Schools saluted for linking academics, nutrition and health
2026 Healthy School Awards announced
The Department of Health recently held its annual Healthy Schools Awards Ceremony at the Bermuda Society of Arts, C
Vaping emerges as new pregnancy concern
Drug control report highlights emerging e-cigarette use in Bermuda
The Department for National Drug Control (DNDC) has released its 2025 Survey of Pregnant
OBA wants ‘procedural gap’ closed in order to safeguard children
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice said, “We recognise the strength of public feeling on these matters, and where there are constructive recommendatio
Ministry urges residents to ‘Trim It Back’ ahead of hurricane season
Property owners encouraged to cut overgrown vegetation to reduce storm risks
he Ministry of Public Works and Environment is urging property owners to trim ba
EU says it held ‘constructive’ talks with Apple CEO Cook after Siri AI clash
EU regulators and Apple traded barbs last month over competition rules that the U.S. company says have stopped it releasing its upgraded assistant Siri AI in th
Wayve courts automakers with AI driving system that learns like humans
The London-based company has pulled in $2.8 billion from a roster of investors and strategic partners that includes big names across the technology and automoti
UK manufacturing activity cools despite stockpiling boost to output, PMI shows
The final version of S&P Global’s UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index for June fell to 52.5, below a preliminary estimate of 53.1 and May’s 53.9
France sets presidential election dates
The race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron — who cannot run again after two terms — is shaping up as a fragmented contest
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EU slaps €3 fee on cheap ecommerce parcels in blow to Shein, Temu, AliExpress
The move is another setback for platforms that used customs exemptions to sell goods at ultra-low prices, fuelling rapid growth and prompting complaints from retailers and policymakers International News via Reuters: Europe on Wednesday took a first step towards curbing what it calls unfair competition from online retailers such as Shein, Temu and AliExpress by […]
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Iran insists on keeping control over Hormuz, senior Iranian sources say
Under this month’s interim deal with the U.S. to end their three-month conflict, Iran agreed to let ships pass through the Strait for 60 days without charge
London’s FTSE 100 inches lower on Middle East deal doubts
The internationally focussed FTSE 100 index fell 0.1% by 0923 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 rose 0.4%
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Pound falls as dollar forges higher ahead of Fed’s Warsh comments
Sterling was down 0.23% at $1.3234, having risen for the past four days, marking its longest stretch of daily gains in a month
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Rescuers in Venezuela pluck child alive from collapsed building six days after twin quakes
Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 less than a minute apart last Wednesday, toppling buildings and trapping thousands of people bene
UN chief says UN agency for Palestinian refugees nearing ‘breaking point’
The United Nations agency operates in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, providing aid, schooling, healthcare, social services and shelter to 2.6 m
US expected to not extend USMCA, starting a decade-long countdown for trade pact
Trade chiefs from the U.S., Mexico and Canada are expected to meet virtually on Wednesday and declare whether they want to extend the pact for another 16 years
Shell to sell Gulf of America assets to Talos Energy, Ridgewood for $1.7 billion
The assets produced about 37,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day net to Shell in 2025
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Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, UN says
A much smaller number of cases have been reported in Uganda and experts warn of the possibility of it spreading to other neighbours, such as South Sudan
King’s crime risk comments draw DeSilva’s ire
OBA’s Robert King seeks to clarify his comments about crime risk at affordable housing sites; Housing Minister Zane DeSilva calls his questions offensive
Bermuda strengthens its bond with Air Canada
The Government of Bermuda and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership with Air Canada following a meeting with the airline’
BoE’s Bailey sees no rush to act on interest rates
Bailey said past increases in oil prices meant British inflation looked likely to rise to around 3.2% later this year from 2.8% in May, but the cost of oil now
Sending parcels to Europe to cost more
The Bermuda Post Office advises customers sending parcels to countries within the European Union (EU) that new EU customs requirements will take effect on
Oil prices little changed but set for steepest monthly and quarterly loss since 2020
Brent futures rose 3 cents to $73.18 a barrel at 10:51 a.m. EDT (1451 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 30 cents, or 0.4%, to $70.45 a b
In France, a funeral home is overwhelmed as the heatwave’s death toll rises
There were at least 1,000 excess deaths from last Wednesday to Sunday, France’s public health agency said, adding that the numbers were not final and were bound
RedHawks stall Goldeyes despite another multi-hit game for Hall
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks avoided a costly three-game series sweep at the hands of their Red River rivals, producing a clinical defensive display to secure a
Sailor Sebastian Kempe crowned Canadian National Champion
Bermuda’s rising sailing star Sebastian Kempe produced a brilliant display of tactical consistency to capture the prestigious 2026 ILCA 7 Canadian National Ch