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A disgraced former customs officer has been sentenced to serve 14 years behind bars for a plot to smuggle cannabis into Bermuda.
Scott Brown, 60, pleaded guilty in March to charges of conspiring to im…

Royal Gazette / Sport

Beach volleyball national championships this weekend

July 17, 2026

Coral Beach is expected to be buzzing with excitement when it hosts the Bermuda Open National Beach Championships tomorrow and Sunday.
Eight men’s pairs and seven women’s duos will take to the beach. …

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Premier lauds 9 years of PLP governance

July 17, 2026

Premier David Burt took an opportunity to laud the actions of the PLP Government on the eve of its 9th anniversary in office

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Premier David Bur

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Houses galore being lined up for residents in numerous areas

July 17, 2026

Bermuda’s drive for new affordable homes has moved into its second phase of delivery, Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Housing, told the House of Assembly.
Mr DeSilva said the projects “represent more th…

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UN experts concerned by Trump’s removal of immigration judges

July 17, 2026

Immigration judges, who are employees of the Justice Department, hear deportation cases including migrants’ petitions for asylum and other protections from remo

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Chip stock pullback sparks worries about AI rally strength, leveraged trades

July 17, 2026

Investors from Asia to Europe pulled back from AI-exposed stocks and so-called momentum names that had powered portfolio returns through much of this year

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

More than 100 homes destroyed in Norway fire

July 17, 2026

Thick black smoke covered the area, located some 50 km (30 miles) west of Oslo, but there were no reports of casualties or people missing from the blaze, which

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Canada wildfire smoke blankets US Midwest, Northeast with hazardous air

July 17, 2026

Detroit registered the worst air quality of any city in the world on Thursday, according to monitoring company IQAir, with a pollutant index of 600, twice the l

News / Royal Gazette

Future energy needs planning process suspended

July 17, 2026

A planning process to determine Bermuda’s future electricity needs has been suspended for a period of up to 18 months.
Alexa Lightbourne, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the pausing of the Integrat…

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Dame Flora on her retirement: ‘More emotional than I was anticipating…’

July 17, 2026

Dame Flora, Bermuda’s Olympic Gold medalist in triathlon announced her retirement from the sport on social media on Wednesday

One of Bermuda’s greatest e

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Public school report cites widening achievement gap

July 17, 2026

Schools Checkpoint report for 2023-2025 shows consistent performance in English, but a gap forming in science and math. The document also highlights trends over

News / Royal Gazette

Review reveals growing gap between high and low performing students

July 17, 2026

There is a widening gap between high and low performing students in Bermuda’s primary and middle schools, according to international reviewers of the island’s test scores.
And overall drops in test s…

Business / Royal Gazette

Butterfield shares slip 1.7% in New York

July 17, 2026

The Royal Gazette/BSX Index remained unchanged on 3,745.99 today in the absence of trading on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
For the week, the index slipped 0.92 of a point, with Watlington Waterworks (d…

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July 17, 2026

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Vantage ratings unchanged after new leadership announced

July 17, 2026

AM Best has left the credit ratings of Bermudian-based insurer Vantage Risk unchanged following the change of leadership announced by the company this week.
Marc Grandisson, former chief executive off…

News / Royal Gazette

MPs urged to ‘follow the money’ to identify cyber attackers

July 17, 2026

It is unlikely the criminals responsible for the September 2023 cyberattack will be caught but if the Public Accounts Committee continues investigations into the incident, there may be a chance, the c…

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Bermudians ‘risking their livelihoods’ by drink-driving

July 17, 2026

Sobering statistics provided today by the police

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The Bermuda Police Service would like to report that, at Hamilton Magistrates Court th

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Numbers for ridesharing rockets for resident, tourist trips

July 17, 2026

Figures for ridesharing show a marked increase in uptake — with no complaints submitted from the public about the new service.
The update provided at the House of Assembly by Owen Darrell, Minister of…

News / Royal Gazette

Paws on the ground for latest effort in rattlesnake hunt

July 17, 2026

Specialists — human and canine — from the US have started searching for a rattlesnake seen in Southampton last month.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works and Environment said that Robert Nozi…

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Dog team begins rattlesnake search

July 17, 2026

Specialist Team Begins Ten-Day Rattlesnake Search in Southampton

The Ministry of Public Works and Environment advises that a specialist search team from the

Business / Royal Gazette

Your father is being manipulative

July 17, 2026

Dear Dave,
My parents recently lost their home due to some very bad financial habits. They have always had financial problems, even though my father is smart and makes good money. They found another p…

Bernews / Sport

Bobojo Sets Bermuda Triple Crown Record

July 17, 2026

The Bermuda Triple Crown has announced the largest payout in its history, with the 61-foot Bobojo earning a record-breaking $714,850 for a 621-pound blue marlin. A spokesperson said, “Highest payout in Bermuda Triple Crown history! “The 61’ Ritchie Howell Bobojo receives a $714,850 payout for their 621 lb. Blue Marlin, the largest single check in …

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House: long-awaited Education Authority to become reality

July 17, 2026

The creation of an Education Authority, a government-funded “statutory body corporate” that will ultimately replace the Department of Education, will begin in earnest this September with the tabling o…

Business / Royal Gazette

Brookfield shareholders approve corporate simplification deal

July 17, 2026

Shareholders have approved Brookfield’s plan to combine Brookfield Corp and Bermudian-based Brookfield Wealth Solutions under a single publicly-traded parent company.
Both companies got the needed bac…

Bernews / News

Search Team Arrives To Look For Rattlesnake

July 17, 2026

A specialist search team from the United States has arrived in Bermuda with two trained dogs to assist in the search for the reported Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works and Environment advises that a specialist search team from the United States arrived in Bermuda yesterday, 16 July 2026, …

Bernews / News

Committee Releases Report Into Cyber Attack

July 17, 2026

“All available indicators suggest that a ransom demand and ransom-related payment activity may have occurred,” the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee report on the September 2023 cyber attack on the Government of Bermuda said, with the report adding “the Committee does not state, on the basis of the line items alone, that the full amount was …

Bermuda Broadcasting / Sport

Trey Mallory one win away From historic Paraguay wildcard spot

July 17, 2026

Bermuda’s Trey Mallory is just one victory away from securing a career-defining professional tennis breakthrough after storming into the final of the Battle o

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Bermudian contingent face bustling night of English football action

July 17, 2026

Bermuda’s overseas stars were at the heart of a frantic night of English non-league and National League pre-season action, with several of the island’s top

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Trevo Academy secures $10,000 funding boost for elite youth football

July 17, 2026

A pioneering Bermudian football academy has received a significant financial boost to ensure that elite coaching remains accessible to the island’s next gener

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Erica Hawley ready to fly the flag in Edmonton World Cup return

July 17, 2026

Bermudian triathlete Erica Hawley is set to lead the island’s charge on the international stage as she lines up for the 2026 World Triathlon Cup in Edmonton thi

News / TNN

A group of concerned family

July 17, 2026

A group of concerned family members has come forward alleging that deteriorating conditions inside Bermuda’s Westgate Correctional Facility have reached a crisis point, calling on the Government, independent oversight bodies, human rights organizations, and the public to take immediate action.

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Chile storms kill three, displace hundreds as heaviest rains expected

July 17, 2026

The three dead include a worker clearing a road in the southern town of Negrete, a person who fell while cleaning a roof in Temuco, and another person who suffe

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Andy Burnham becomes British Labour leader; next stop

July 17, 2026

Burnham, who earned the regal moniker for his determination as mayor of Greater Manchester to defend the region’s interests, told a special conference on Friday

News / Royal Gazette

JSC: $4.4m cyberattack spend may have included ransom payout

July 17, 2026

A payment of $4.4 million out of Bermuda’s coffers may have covered ransom to perpetrators of the cyberattack that crippled government IT systems in 2023, an official report tabled today in Parliament…

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Apple closes in on Nvidia in race for world’s most valuable company

July 17, 2026

Apple was last valued at $4.90 trillion as its shares rose marginally in premarket trading on Friday, while Nvidia was roughly at the same level, following a 2.

Business / Royal Gazette

Gnosis appoints Shane McDonnell as client partner

July 17, 2026

Shane McDonnell has been appointed client partner at Gnosis, a Bermudian-based IT, cyber and business consultancy.
The appointment is one of several as Gnosis expands its IT and cybersecurity offering…

Bernews / News

Minister Updates On Housing Program Phase 2

July 17, 2026

The Ministry is “advancing Phase 2 of the Housing Infrastructure Projects Programme through the identification and assessment of additional sites for future housing development,” Minister of Housing and Municipalities Zane DeSilva said. Speaking in the House of Assembly today [July 17] the Minister said, “I rise today to provide this Honourable House and the people …

News / Royal Gazette

Swing Bridge Detour Route Phase One

July 17, 2026

Swing Bridge Detour Route Phase One: Temporary Bus Turnaround (Photographs by Akil Simmons)

Bernews / Sport

BBA Launches ‘Play It Forward’ Camp

July 17, 2026

The Bermuda Basketball Association [BBA] has partnered with U.S.-based nonprofit Leave It Better to launch the inaugural Play It Forward Bermuda Summer Camp, combining “elite basketball instruction with leadership development, life-skills training, and college and career preparation.” A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Basketball Association [BBA] has announced a new international partnership with Leave It Better, …

Bernews / Business

Vineyard Vines Bermuda Marks 10 Years

July 17, 2026

Vineyard Vines Bermuda is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a series of events and giveaways, marking a decade as the brand’s only stand-alone retail store outside the United States. A spokesperson said, “Vineyard Vines Bermuda celebrated its 10th anniversary with a private event marking a decade of bringing the brand’s signature coastal lifestyle to Bermuda. …

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Wildfires, drought and storms hound Europe even as heatwave recedes

July 17, 2026

Successive early summer heatwaves, which many scientists blame on human-driven climate change, have pushed temperatures to unprecedented levels in large swathes

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK finance firms sharpen staff scrutiny as new misconduct regime looms

July 17, 2026

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is amending conduct rules and fitness-for-office tests to add serious, work-related bullying, harassment and violence agai

News / TNN

Saturday’s Eastern Counties Cup first-round

July 17, 2026

Saturday’s Eastern Counties Cup first-round clash has “upset brewing” written all over it … except this time, the plot twist is that Bailey’s Bay—the supposed underdogs—are actually the ones holding the aces. The challengers are favourites; the champions, Cleveland County, are the ones sweating under the spotlight.

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Global stocks drop on growing semiconductor rout; oil set for weekly gain

July 17, 2026

Renewed military strikes in the Middle East were also weighing on risk sentiment, keeping oil prices elevated and reigniting concerns about inflation and growth

Bermuda Broadcasting / News

UK’s FTSE 100 flat as energy gains offset banks; Burnham set to become prime minister

July 17, 2026

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.04% to 10,576.97 by 1043 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 slipped 0.4%

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Bermuda Broadcasting / News

Nation building threads new Senator’s maiden speech

July 17, 2026

The newly appointed National Security Minister, Senator Ryan Robinson Perinchief, detailed his academic and politically minded family upbringing in his first sp

News / Royal Gazette

Bermudian in Toronto describes city under a pall from wildfires

July 17, 2026

A shroud of smoke from hundreds of wildfires across Canada has swathed North America, even extending offshore — with a Bermudian in Toronto describing smoky, eerily red-tinged skies.
Glenn Simons, a t…

Bernews / Sport

Bermuda Pacers Set For Youth Championships

July 17, 2026

This weekend the Bermuda Pacers Track Club will compete at the 2026 International Youth Championships. This event will be held over three days from Friday, July 17th, 2026, through to Sunday July 19th, 2026. It is hosted by the Glenarden Track Club, and it is the first time the club has competed at this meet. …

Bernews / Sport

Ball Hockey: Soca Kings Defeat Snipers

July 17, 2026

The inaugural Bermuda Tier 2 National Ball Hockey League season concluded with the Sunken Harbor Soca Kings defeating the Mid-Atlantic Snipers 6-5 in sudden-death overtime in the championship final at the PCC Hockey Rink. The Snipers opened the scoring in the first period when Tom Duggan found the net. The Soca Kings responded with five …

Bernews / Business

HSBC Cup Match Motorcade Set For July 29

July 17, 2026

HSBC Bermuda will hold its Cup Match Motorcade through Hamilton on Wednesday, July 29. A spokesperson said, “It’s Cup Match time in Bermuda! Catch the famous HSBC Motorcade travelling across Hamilton on Wednesday 29 July 2026. Grab some giveaways along the route and in our branches as we celebrate the spirit of Bermuda together. Don’t …