Official Govt & Legal Notices For Jan 7 2026

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The official Government and Legal notices for today [January 7] include trademark applications, notice, contracts, appointments, boards appointments, acting appointments, notification of planning applications registered and notice of intended marriage.

Trade Mark Journal December 2025 [No. 90 Part II]

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Trademark Applications
Notice ID: GN0027/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Registry General
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Trade Mark Journal December 2025 [No. 90 PART II] [PDF]

Public Access To Information [Information Statement] Office Of The Privacy Commissioner Notice 2025

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: PATI Notice
Notice ID: GN0026/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Public Access to Information [PATI]
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Public Access To Information [Information Statement] Office Of The Privacy Commissioner Notice 2025

The Privacy Commissioner who has supervision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, in exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, gives the following Notice.
Citation
1. This Notice may be cited as the Public Access to Information [Information Statement] the Office of the Privacy Commissioner Notice 2025.
Deposit of information statement
2. Pursuant to the requirements of section 5 of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, notice is hereby given that the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s information statement has been deposited for public inspection at—
[a] the offices of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner,
[b] the Bermuda Archives,
[c] the Bermuda National Library, and
[d] the Office of the Information Commissioner,
and shall come into operation on 5th January 2026.
Information statement available on website
3. The information statement mentioned in paragraph 2 is available at https://www.privacy.bm/pati .
Made this 2nd day of January 2026.
Mrs. E. Angie Farquharson, Acting Privacy Commissioner who has supervision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Public Access To Information [Contracts With Total Value Of $50,000 Or More] Office Of The Privacy Commissioner Notice 2026

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: PATI Contracts valued $50,000 or more
Notice ID: GN0025/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Public Access to Information [PATI]
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Public Access To Information [Contracts With Total Value Of $50,000 Or More] Office Of The Privacy Commissioner Notice 2026

The Privacy Commissioner who has supervision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, in exercise of the power conferred by section 6[6] of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, gives the following Notice.
Citation
1. This Notice may be cited as the Public Access to Information [Contracts with Total Value of $50,000 or More] Office of the Privacy Commissioner Notice 2025.
Contracts to which this Notice applies
2. This Notice applies to the contracts contained in the following Table:

Name of contractor/ contracting parties	Contract start date	Contract end date	Description of goods/ services provided	Contract value
Oxygen Ltd.	1 April 2025	31 March 2028	Provision of IT technical support	$315,144
Corner Development Ltd.	14 February, 2020	14 January 2025 and month to month until present	Revised rental lease and maintenance for office space co-located with the Information Commissioner’s Office previously advertised in GN0127/2025.	Rental and maintenance for February 2025 to December 2025 is $122,249.28. PrivCom’s share is $61,124.64.
Computer Application Services Ltd. – Workpro	23 March, 2022	22 March 2026	Case management software hosting and annual licensing fees	$68,205.69
Canterbury Law	January 2024	ongoing	Legal advisory services Previously advertised in GN0127/2025	$104,474.53

Made this 2ndday of January 2026
Mrs. E. Angie Farquharson Acting Privacy Commissioner who has supervision of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

The Court Of Appeal

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Appointments
Notice ID: GN0024/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Government House
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No:

The Constitution Of Bermuda [Section 77]
The Court Of Appeal

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 77 of the Constitution of Bermuda, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint:

Dr Ian Kawaley JP as President of the Court of Appeal;
Sir Julian Flaux as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal; and
Sir Gary Hickinbottom as Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal

with effect from 1 January 2026 through 31 December 2028.

Dave Morgan
Deputy Governor

Defence Medical Board

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Boards Appointments
Notice ID: GN0023/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Government House
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No. _______

Government Boards And Committees 2026

The following Board is appointed from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 under the applicable Legislation, unless otherwise indicated:

Defence Medical Board
Defence Act 1965

Dr Anna Neilson-Williams – Chair
Dr D Gordon Campbell
Surgeon Major Gerhard Boonstra
Dr Basil Wilson
Dr Stephen Sherwin
Dr Arlene Basden
Dr Charles Swart

Dave Morgan
Deputy Governor

The Court Of Appeal – Acting Justices of Appeal

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Acting Appointments
Notice ID: GN0023/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Government House
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No:

The Constitution Of Bermuda [Section 79]
The Court Of Appeal

In exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 79 of the Constitution of Bermuda, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint:

Sir Christopher Clarke; and
Geoffrey R Bell

as Acting Justices of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda from 1 January 2026.

Dave Morgan
Deputy Governor

Public Access To Information [Contracts With Total Value Of $50,000 Or More] [Ministry Of Economy And Labour] Notice 2025

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: PATI Contracts valued $50,000 or more
Notice ID: GN0022/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Public Access to Information [PATI]
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Public Access To Information [Contracts With Total Value Of $50,000 Or More] [Ministry Of Economy And Labour] Notice 2025

The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Economy and Labour who has supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Labour, in exercise of the power conferred by section 6[6] of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, gives the following Notice.
Citation
1. This Notice may be cited as the Public Access to Information [Contracts with Total Value of $50,000 or More] Ministry of Economy and Labour Notice 2025
Contracts to which this Notice applies
2. This Notice applies to the contracts contained in the following Table:

Name of contractor/ contracting parties	Contract start date	Contract end date	Description of goods/ services provided	Contract value
CB Limited	1st August 2025	31st July 2026	Legislative Consultancy Services	BMD 237,360

Made this 7th day of January 2026
Aideen Ratteray Pryse, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Labour who has supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Labour.

List of Planning Applications Advertised on January 7, 2026

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Notification of Planning Applications Registered
Notice ID: GN0021/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Planning
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

The applications shown below are available for review on the Department of Planning’s Customer Self Service
Portal, or between the hours of 8:45 am and 4:30 pm weekdays at the Department of Planning, Seven Arches Building, 3rd Floor, 44 West Church Street, City of Hamilton HM12.

Any person wishing to object must do so by January 21, 2026 [within 14 days of the date advertised].

For further information on the objection procedure see the Development and Planning [Applications Procedure] Rules 1997 and the Objections Guidance Notes found on the Department website.

Paget

P0361‑25
Alan Paris
Hinson’s Island [Parcel Number 44818]
New Marina
[Final Approval]

P0357‑25
Nicholas Ingham
86 Harbour Road
Proposed Works: New Driveway Access off Harbour Road; Partial Removal of Water Catchment and Tank; New Water Tank. Retaining Walls 7‑foot‑High [Max], Tiered Rockcuts with Planter Beds 12‑Foot‑High [Max]. Concrete Basement and Main Floors. Proposed Conversion of Basement to Storage/Garage. New Bedroom Wing, Outdoor/Dining Areas. Covered Balcony with External Stair Access.
[Final Approval]

Devonshire

P0342‑25
Bermuda Water Works c/o Athanasius Smith
82 North Shore Road
Roof‑mounted PV Solar System: 150 Solar Panels @ 520W/Panel; 25.58 sq ft/ panel; Total System Area 3,837 sq ft; Total DC Output 78 kW; Annual Output 113,100 kWh; Total AC Output 80 kW
[Final Approval]

Permanent Secretary – Ministry Of Economy And Labour

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Acting Appointments
Notice ID: GN0020/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No.

Acting Appointment
Permanent Secretary
Ministry Of Economy And Labour

Mrs. Malika Cartwright, Director of the Department of Workforce Development,
has been appointed to act as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Labour
for the period 12th January to 15th January 2026

Cherie Whitter
Head of the Public Service

Public Access To Information [Information Statement] Department Of Child And Family Services Notice 2026

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: PATI Notice
Notice ID: GN0019/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Public Access to Information [PATI]
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Public Access To Information [Information Statement] Department Of Child And Family Services Notice 2026

The Director who has supervision of The Department of Child and Family Services in exercise of the power conferred by section 5 of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, gives the following Notice.
Citation
1. This Notice may be cited as the Public Access to Information [Information Statement] Department of Child and Family Services Notice 2026.
Deposit of information statement
2. Pursuant to the requirements of section 5 of the Public Access to Information Act 2010, notice is hereby given that the Department of Child and Family Services’ information statement has been deposited for public inspection at—
[a] the offices of the Department of Child and Family Services- Head Office,
[b] the Bermuda Archives,
[c] the Bermuda National Library, and
[d] the Office of the Information Commissioner,
and shall come into operation on January 1, 2026.
Information statement available on website
3. The information statement mentioned in paragraph 2 is available at www.gov.bm/department/child-and-family-services
Made this 5th day of January 2026

Mr. Alfred Maybury, Director who has supervision of The Department of Child and Family Services

PATI Information Statement – The Department of Child and Family Services

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: PATI Notice
Notice ID: GN0018/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Public Access to Information [PATI]
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Public Access to Information
Information Statement

Name of Public Authority: The Department of Child and Family Services

Introduction:

The Department of Child and Family Services has a legal duty under the Public Access to Information Act 2010 to maintain and update annually an Information Statement. This will facilitate easy access to information by the public and increase the accountability and transparency of the Department, which will endeavor to proactively publish as much information as possible.
The purpose of this Information Statement is to outline the information held by the Department of Child and Family Services which will be readily available to the public under the PATI Act 2010. The Act requires each public authority to prepare an information statement describing the following information about the authority:
Structure, organization, and governing legislation;
Functions, powers, duties and obligations;
Summary of services provided;
Classes of records held, in order to facilitate the exercise of right of access;
Administrative manuals;
Policies, rules and guidelines used for decision making;
Name and contact information of the person designated by a public authority as the person to whom requests for information are to be directed;
Any other information that the head of the authority considers relevant, in order to facilitate the exercise of the right of access;
Any other information that may be prescribed.

Contact Information:
Address:
The Department of Child & Family Services
Custom House
131 Front Street
Hamilton HM 12
Telephone: 441-296-7575
Facsimile: 441-296-7942
Section A: Structure, Organization and Legislation [s5[1]a]

The Department of Child and Family Services falls under the Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors. The organizational chart for the Department is as follows:

Effective August 2022 Mirrors was transferred to the Department of Child and Family Services. Amendments to the official organizational chart to include Mirrors is pending.

The principal legislation that relates to the mandate of the Department of Child and Family Services is as follows:

Children Act 1998
Children Amendment Act 2002
Adoption of Children Act 2006
Adoption of Children Rules 2013
Adoption of Children Regulations 2013

Section B: 1] Functions, powers, duties of the Authority [s5[1]b]

The mission of the Department of Child and Family Services is to promote and protect the best
interest of children and families in order to enhance their social functioning and their quality of life.
Policy decisions are made at the ministerial level, with appropriate input and consultation from the Department. Consultation with other government stakeholders and with external stakeholders is sought as appropriate. The Department of Child and Family Services provides timely policy advice to the Permanent Secretary and the Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors on a wide range of policy matters regarding children and families.
The Ministry of Youth, Social Development and Seniors Headquarters is responsible for ensuring that appointments are made to Boards and committees under its remit.

Section B: 2] Obligations under PATI Act [s5[1]b]
To provide an information statement for the public and promulgate it [s5],
To provide other information to the public so that the public needs only to have minimum resort to the use of the Act to obtain information [s6]. This includes:
General information, e.g. activities of the Authority
Log of all information requests and their outcome
Quarterly expenditure [upon request] [s6[5]]
Contracts valued at $50,000 or more.
To respond to information requests in a timely manner [s12-16]
To track information requests, and provide this data to the Information Commissioner
To respond to requests from the Information Commissioner [s9]
To amend personal information held by the Authority that it is wrong or misleading following a written request by the person to whom the information relates [s19]
To conduct an internal review, if formally requested [part 5]
To give evidence for review by the Information Commissioner [part 6, 47[4]], or for judicial review [s49], if required
To provide an annual written report to the Information Commissioner of the status of information requests [s58 [3]].
To do anything else as required under the PATI Act and subsequent Regulations [s59, 60], including:
Fees for requests for information
Management and maintenance of records
Procedures for administering the Act
To train staff and make arrangements so as to facilitate compliance with the Act [s61]
To designate one of its officers to be the person to whom requests are directed [s62]
Section C: Services and Programmes [s5[1]c]
Services:

The Department of Child and Family Services is responsible for promoting and protecting the best interest of children, adolescents; adults and families in order to enhance their social functioning and their quality of life. This department provides the following services: Child Protection Assessment and Investigation Services, Family Preservation Services, Foster Care, Residential Group Home Care, Counseling and Life Skills Services for children and families, Court Social Work Services, Psycho-Educational Services, Day Care Services, the Mirrors Programme and the Independent Living Program.
The Department ensures that services are administered in a manner consistent with the Financial Instructions as set by the Accountant General’s Department. The Department of Child and Family Services establishes appropriate and reasonable procedures for measuring the effectiveness of delivery of services, and provides information pamphlets for dissemination to the general public. Six programmes under the remit of the Department of Child and Family Services have achieved accreditation under the Bermuda National Standards Committee [BNSC] a local affiliate of the Council on Accreditation.

Programmes:

The Department of Child and Family Services is responsible for the operation of the following Programmes:
Intake Services – the Intake Section is comprised of Screening, Investigations and Assessment teams. Upon receipt of a complaint from the community, the goal of the Intake process is to screen, assess and investigate a child or children’s immediate safety and risk of future harm.

Family Preservation Services - Family Preservation Services is responsible for providing intervention to monitor and ensure the safety of children at risk of abuse or neglect, assist families to improve family functioning, increase child well-being, reduce the need for placement in out of home care [foster care, residential group home care or psychoeducational services], and to enable children in out of home care to return safely to their families.

Foster Care Services - Foster Care Services provides children and youth with protection, care, and nurturance by licensed foster parents in private homes. Foster care is used for children when a Safety Assessment decision results in a placement to ensure a child’s safety. Foster care provides a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment for a child, while working towards either family reunification or an alternative permanency option.

Residential Treatment Services provides group home living, individual and group counseling, family assessments and interventions, educational groups, transitional services and aftercare. Services are provided to adolescents between the ages of twelve [12] and eighteen [18].

Counselling and Life Skills Services provides counseling, support and education for youth and families to manage situational change, improve family functioning, increase awareness of harmful risks related to youth substance misuse, and to improve functioning in daily activities at home, school and in the community. Services are administered through individual, family, and group counseling.

The Happy Valley Child Care Center provides child care and early childhood education to children from infancy to four years of age.

Psycho-Educational Programme provides a collective response to meeting the needs of children who have exhausted the educational and therapeutic service options available in Bermuda.

Court Social Work - The purpose of the Court Social Work Office is for the Court Social Worker to assist the Supreme Court Justices, Magistrates, Department of Immigration and Overseas Social Service Agencies through the use of Social Inquiry Reports, Home Study Reports and Guardian Ad Litem Reports in making custody and/or access arrangements and Adoption orders that are deemed to be in the best interest of the child[ren].

Mirrors Programme – The mission of the Mirrors Programme is to empower young people to reach their potential through personal transformation that promotes healthy relationships. Mirrors’ primary objectives are to improve self-esteem and self-confidence, increase personal development and life skills, and to create healthy relationships between youth and adults. This is achieved through an array of services such as – Senior and Junior SuperCamp Forums, Parent Workshops, 8 Keys of Excellence School Based Programmes, Youth Drop-In Services, Out of School Suspension Support, Peer Forward and the Southland’s Community Service Project.

Section D: Records and documents held [s5[1]d]
Records are held by the Department of Child and Family Services:

General Administration

Organizational Chart
Job Descriptions
Annual Reports
Accreditation Standards
Policy and Procedure Manuals
Relevant Legislation
Grant Recipients
Form Templates
Brochures
Statistical data

The following classes of information are not accessible or are restricted:

Information that could compromise security or confidentiality
Information which is prohibited by law, or exempt under the Public Access to Information Act
Information prohibited by a Court
Information received in confidence

Section E: Administration [all public access] manuals [s5[1]e]

Administrative manuals/guidelines used by the Department of Child and Family Services include the following:

Department of Child & Family Services Policy and Procedures Manual/Practice Guide
Structured Decision Making Policy and Procedures Manual
Bermuda Government Code of Practice for Project Management and Procurement

Section F: Decision-making documents [s5[1]f]

Children Act 1998
Children Amendment Act 2002
Adoption of Children Act 2006
Adoption of Children Rules 2013
Adoption of Children Regulations 2013
Department of Child & Family Services Structured Decision Making Manual

Section G: The Department Information officer [s5[1]g]

Mrs. Renee Brown
Senior Programme Manager
Department of Child & Family Services
Custom House
131Front Street
Hamilton HM 12

Contact Number: 441- 296-7575
Email: rnbrown@gov.bm

Section H: Any Other Information [s5[1]h]

N/A

Section I: Information Statement: Copies and Updates [s5[2,3,4,5]]

Every public authority shall update its information statement at least once a year, and make it available for inspection by the public at reasonable times by [s5[1-5], PATI Act]:

Date Information Statement was updated: January 5, 2026

Locations of Information Statement:

Copies of this Information Statement are available at the following sites:
The Department of Child & Family Services: Custom House, 131 Front Street, Hamilton, HM 12
The Bermuda National Library
The Bermuda Archives
The Office of the Information Commissioner
Gov.bm

Signature:
Date:

Governor

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Acting Appointments
Notice ID: GN0017/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Government House
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No.

Constitution Of Bermuda

In accordance with section 19[1] of the Constitution, His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in-Chief is pleased to appoint Mr. Dave Morgan, Deputy Governor, to act as Governor on Friday, 9 January 2026 to Sunday, 11 January 2026, or until the Governor’s return.

________________________________
Andrew Murdoch CMG
Governor and Commander-in-Chief

Director – Economic Development Department

Notice type: Government Notice
Notice sub type: Acting Appointments
Notice ID: GN0016/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Ministry Level
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

Government Notice No.

Acting Appointment
Director
Economic Development Department

Ms. Maryem Biadillah, Senior Manager of the Economic Development Department,
has been appointed to act as Director, Economic Development Department
for the period 9th January 2026 to 31st March 2026

Cherie Whitter
Head of the Public Service

Maritime Marriage: Thomas Breitbarth & Sonia Harrison

Notice type: Legal Notice
Notice sub type: Notice of Intended Marriage [Maritime]
Notice ID: LN0006/2026
Public Authorities / Department: Registry General
Publication date: 07 January, 2026

The Maritime Marriage Act, 1999
Notice of Intended Marriage The persons named and described hereunder have given notice to me of their intended marriage, namely:-
Thomas Jack Breitbarth of Portland, Oregon U.S.A. [Divorced] and Sonia G. Harrison Portland, Oregon U.S.A. [Divorced]
Any person knowing any just cause or impediment why this marriage should not be allowed should enter caveat forthwith in the office of the Registrar General.
Dated this 6th day of January 2026.