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Williamson Breaks Another Bermuda Record

Sam Williamson continued competing in the GoCardless Swimming England Short Course National Winter Championships. The second day saw Williamson compete in the boys 400m individual medley preliminaries. In heat two of the preliminaries, Williamson finished second by clocking a time of 4:23.28, earning him a spot in the A final with the ninth fastest... Read more of this article

Video: Sunday Dec 17th “Good News” Spotlight

News that Bermuda Institute and Northlands Primary each won $5,000 grand prizes at Skyport’s Great Christmas Carol-Off, Zakhari Turner was named to the W Gold Cup League B Best XI, RUBiS donated $6,229 each to five local charities, and the Bermuda Boys’ Brigade and the Church Girls’ Brigade raised $2,000 for charity were all some of the... Read more of this article

Photos & Video: Christmas Fresh Air Films Event

The City of Hamilton treated residents to a night under the stars at Queen Elizabeth Park, where a Fresh Air Films event featured the holiday-themed movies The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two and The Night Before. You can view all our coverage of Christmas here and more than 350 videos from Christmas celebrations over the years here on Bernews.TV. Related... Read more of this article

Jason McAlpine Wins Two Medals In Las Vegas

[Written by Stephen Wright] Jason McAlpine claimed gold and silver medals representing OpenMat Bermuda at the recent World IBJJF Jui-Jitsu No-Gi Championship in Las Vegas. McAlpine was among nine competitors representing the island’s first Brazilian Jui-Jitsu academy at the top international tournament. The 48-year-old won the men’s masters middleweight... Read more of this article

Triathlon: Hawley & Smith’s 2023 Final Rankings

As the 2023 World Triathlon season comes to a close, Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith rank 74th and 117th on the women’s and men’s leaderboards, respectively. Hawley is now ranked 74th in the women’s world ranking. She is 65th on the World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking list, 69th on the World Triathlon Championship Series... Read more of this article

House Passes Corporate Income Tax Act

The House of Assembly has passed the Corporate Income Tax Act, “affecting Bermuda businesses that are part of Multinational Enterprise Groups [MNEs] with annual revenues of €750M or more.” A Government spokesperson previously said, “The legislation is the result of multiple public consultations and direct engagement with key industry participants... Read more of this article

House To Debate Corporate Income Tax Act

The House of Assembly will debate the Corporate Income Tax [CIT] Act 2023, “affecting Bermuda businesses that are part of Multinational Enterprise Groups [MNEs] with annual revenues of €750M or more.” A Government spokesperson said, “Today the Government of Bermuda announced that the House of Assembly will debate the Corporate Income... Read more of this article

OBA Plan Amendment To Corporate Tax Bill

[Updated] The OBA plan to bring an amendment to the proposed Corporate Income Tax bill to ensure that any windfall “is properly deployed to address Bermuda’s crippling national debt and crumbling infrastructure,” Shadow Finance Minister Senator Dr Doug De Couto said. The Government bill is to introduce a 15% corporate income statutory... Read more of this article

Video: Minister & HOME Press Conference

[Updated] Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors Tinee Furbert and members of the Homelessness Advisory Panel are holding a press conference to launch the Consultative Draft Strategic Plan to End Homelessness in Bermuda. We will have additional information later on and in the meantime the live video is below. The 13-minute live video replay... Read more of this article

Rodrigues & Ebbin Continue At Sailing Event

PJ Rodrigues and Christian Ebbin were back on the water competing at the Allianz Youth Sailing World Championships in Brazil. On day three in the 29er class, Rodrigues and Ebbin remained in 17th place with 111 points. Three more races were sailed to take the series to nine races. Rodrigues and Ebbin finished 10th in the first race of the day and the... Read more of this article

Eight Videos: School Carol-Off At Airport Day #3

The festive musical competition, ‘Great Christmas Carol-Off,’ at the airport continues, with numerous students participating as schools compete for over $8,000 in prizes to bolster their music programs, and you can watch the event live below. The event commenced on Monday, and you can watch videos of past performances here. The festive presentations... Read more of this article

33 Students Take Part In Endeavour Programme

During September and October, 33 students took part in the BF&M No Limits Sailing Programme with Endeavour. A spokesperson said, “Endeavour is a registered charity and non-profit that engages Bermuda’s youth in hands-on, experiential learning through sailing that builds their self-confidence and life skills. “Endeavour is committed... Read more of this article