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Disney Magic Makes First of Five Visits to Bermuda October 6-7

On Saturday, 6 October the Disney Magic made its inaugural visit to Bermuda with 2,399 guests and 1,024 crew on-board.

The Disney Magic arrived in Bermuda from New York, a departure location unique to Bermuda, and departed Sunday, 7…

BF&RS Annual Fire Safety Awareness Week

The Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service (BF&RS) annual Fire Safety Awareness Week kicked off earlier today. This year’s activities take place from October 8 – 12 under the theme of “Look. Listen. Learn. Be Aware - Fire Can Happen…

TCD Reminds of Licence Plate Regulations

The Transport Control Department (TCD) is reminding the public of the motor vehicle licence plate guidelines outlined in the Motor Car (Examination, Licensing and Registration) Regulations 1952.

The TCD has reported an increase in…

New Sewage Discharge Regulations for Boat Owners

The Department of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) can report ‘The Water Resources (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Boats) Regulations 2018’ came into force in August 2018.  These Regulations apply to owners and operators of…

Gombey Festival 2018

With the Bermuda International Gombey Festival Weekend 2018 well underway, I am so excited to be here today to continue celebrating the tradition, folklore, and heritage of the Bermuda Gombey dance.

The Gombey Festival is held annually to…

Education Minister Pays Tribute to Teachers on World Teachers’ Day 2018

The Corporation of St George today held their annual teacher appreciation event to commemorate  UNESCO World Teachers’ Day 2018.  UNESCO’s annual recognition of teachers will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of…

World Post Day recognition

The Bermuda Post Office will observe World Post Day, on Tuesday October 9th. For the occasion, the BPO will host a week of events aimed at highlighting Bermuda’s postal service. Next week, the BPO will host the following activities:

Quango Operational Changes Press Conference

Good afternoon,

Thank you for joining me this afternoon for an update on operational changes at three of the four Quangos that fall under the Ministry of Public Works – they being the Bermuda Land Development Company, the Bermuda Housing…

Premier & Ministers Meet With ESTU Executive

Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, the Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP, and the Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. Walton Brown, JP, MP today met with the Executive of the…

Mirrors 2nd Annual Art Competition

Please see the attached photo taken today at a prize-giving ceremony for Mirrors’ 2nd Annual Art and Digital Competition which was hosted at The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.

The focus of the competition was Bermuda’s cultural symbols…