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Opposition tables absentee voting legislation
Created: Sep 26, 2025 05:29 PM (Updated: Sep 26, 2025 06:03 PM) Dwayne Robinson, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, Culture and Transport (File photograph) Absentee voting could be in force by the next election after the One Bermuda Alliance brought...

Minister Provides Workforce Development Update
Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward provided an update on the “work that the Ministry of Economy and Labour is undertaking to ensure Bermudians are equipped with the skills, opportunities, and support they need to thrive in the labour...

Sun Life appoints Sujoy Ghosh to lead high net worth business
Created: Sep 28, 2025 04:04 PM (Updated: Sep 28, 2025 04:04 PM) Sujoy Ghosh, CEO of Sun Life’s global high net worth business (Photograph supplied) Sun Life Financial Inc has named Sujoy Ghosh as chief executive of its global high net worth...
Sarah Blair named employment head at Conyers
Created: Oct 06, 2025 06:15 PM (Updated: Oct 06, 2025 08:29 PM) Sarah Blair, head of employment, Conyers (File photograph) Sarah Blair has been appointed head of employment at Conyers in a move meant to strengthen the firm’s employment and...

OBA Table ‘Absentee Voting Act 2025′
“Today in the House of Assembly the One Bermuda Alliance tabled the Absentee Voting Act 2025, which gives Bermudians the right of absentee voting,” Opposition MP Dwayne Robinson said. Mr. Robinson said, “The lack of absentee voting is a long-known...

New Orleans police investigating a shooting in New Orleans East
New Orleans police investigating a shooting in New Orleans East SANCHEZ HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A LEVEL FIVE FELONY AFTER A FIGHT IN INDIANA. THE 38 YEAR OLD WAS REPORTEDLY APPROACHING A 69 YEAR OLD DELIVERY DRIVER DRUNK, LEAVING HIM WITH SEVERE...

Unpaid Child Support Is Becoming A Crisis says Robin Tucker OBA
Recently I watched the film Straw on Netflix. It’s a story where neglect, tension, and abandonment of responsibility ultimately unravel the fabric of family and community life. This theme is not confined to the movies; it’s playing out in Bermuda...
CPA posts planned deficit amid modernisation drive
Moderator Crystal Clay, left, founder and facilitator, Olive Branch Consulting; Shonette Harrison, senior manager, energy, Regulatory Authority; Jozelle Opoku, president and CEO, CPA Bermuda; and Christal Hanna, director and senior legal counsel,...

Global immigration news round up
This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from Denmark, Hong Kong, Namibia, Portugal and Qatar. Denmark: No residence permits for nurse authorisations On 7 October 2025, the...
We must choose clean energy – not LNG
Kim J. Smith Created: Sep 27, 2025 08:00 AM (Updated: Sep 27, 2025 08:56 AM) BEST urges the Regulatory Authority to be bold with the next integrated resource plan Our future depends on bold renewable targets, not another fossil fuel detour....

Tropics Talk: Tracking Invest 95L in the eastern Atlantic with high chance of development
Tropics Talk: Tracking Invest 95L in the eastern Atlantic with high chance of development Hey, good morning, everybody. Gulf Coast meteorologist Jim Dickey back with you with *** Monday edition of Tropics Talk. Looking out across the Atlantic...

Birds, nature and a new chapter for conservation
Created: Sep 26, 2025 08:00 AM (Updated: Sep 26, 2025 08:30 AM) Partnership that works: the Bermuda Bluebird Society monitors nearly 200 nest boxes across 26 sites on the island Bermuda is home to some of the most unique ecosystems in the...
Exercise bikes and bouncy castles for fitness fun event
Created: Sep 25, 2025 08:22 AM (Updated: Sep 25, 2025 08:22 AM) Yah’Zai Waldron Smith, 3, enjoys an interactive experience at the Family Fitness Fun event at Victoria Park (Photograph by Akil Simmons) Physical and mental health was the name of the...

USA TODAY Network photojournalists reflect on Hurricane Helene
Staff USA Today "Hurricane Helene caught everyone off guard. Augusta and surrounding area residents told me repeated tales of powerlessness as hurricane-force winds tore through their heavily wooded neighborhoods, toppling trees onto vehicles,...

How freelancers can get multiple commissions from one idea
Freelancers often spend hours perfecting a pitch, only to land a single assignment, if any at all. But what if one strong idea could lead to two, three or even more commissions? Reframing a single concept or experience for different audiences and...

Pivio Lifestyle Program Graduation Celebrated
The Ministry of Health recently celebrated the graduation of participants from the Pivio Lifestyle Intervention Programme. A Government spokesperson said, “On September 16, 2025, the Ministry of Health celebrated the graduation of participants...

Sun Life announces the appointment of Tom Murphy as President, Sun Life Asset Management
Company brings all asset management businesses together under one pillar TORONTO, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Life today announced the appointment of Tom Murphy as President, Sun Life Asset Management as it continues to accelerate growth...

New Orleans police investigating shooting in 7th Ward
New Orleans police investigating shooting in 7th Ward Man shot shortly before 3 a.m. and taken to a local hospital for treatment WEEK. WE’RE GOING TO START TONIGHT TAKING A LOOK AT REGIONAL HUMIDITY LEVELS WITH THE DEW POINTS THAT ARE MORE TYPICAL...

Judge tosses a pension risk transfer lawsuit filed by ex-AT&T employees
A Massachusetts judge accepted a recommendation Friday to dismiss a consolidated pension risk transfer complaint filed against AT&T Inc. and State Street Global Advisors last year. The dismissal is based on the complaint’s failure to state a claim...

Top 10 Most Viewed Videos For September 2025
During September, Bernews posted over 100 videos on our website, various social networks and on our dedicated video website Bernews.TV, and the most viewed videos for the month included the Government press conference on the hurricanes, police...