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Earth Today | UNDP boss champions climate resilience support for MSMEs
The Gleaner
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June 12, 2025
HEAD OF the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica, Dr Kishan Khoday, has urged a redoubling of efforts to enable the resilience of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)to the impacts of extreme weather events and other...
SNIJs announce intl. coalition to increase representation, access to climate finance
The Daily Herald
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Press conference at the 3rd UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, with from left: James Ellsmoor, Chief Executive Officer of Island Innovation; Vannesa Toré, Director of Foreign Economic Cooperation for the Ministry of Economic Development,...
Minister Jason Hayward Highlights Bermuda’s Leadership and Innovation Captive Conference
TNN Bermuda
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June 12, 2025
The Hon. Jason Hayward JP, MP, Minister of Economy and Labour delivered the opening remarks at the 2025 Bermuda Captive Conference, reinforcing Bermuda’s position as the world’s premier captive insurance domicile and emphasising the importance of...
Is an affordable holiday in Bermuda possible? How to stay budget-conscious on one of the world’s most idyllic islands
The Independent
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June 12, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sub-National Island Jurisdictions Announce Creation of International Coalition to Increase Representation, Access to Climate Finance
Win Media SKN
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June 12, 2025
June 11th, 2025; NICE – Representatives from Sub-National Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs) have highlighted the outsized impact their communities are having on global marine conservation efforts, while also suffering from limited representation at...
No systemic risk from Bermuda market, says report
The Royal Gazette
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June 11, 2025
Created: Jun 11, 2025 05:44 PM (Updated: Jun 11, 2025 08:48 PM) Suzanne Williams-Charles, CEO, Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (File photograph) A new report commissioned by the Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and...
Report: no systemic risk from Bermuda market
The Royal Gazette
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June 11, 2025
Created: Jun 11, 2025 05:44 PM (Updated: Jun 11, 2025 05:44 PM) Suzanne Williams-Charles, CEO, Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers (File photograph) A new report commissioned by the Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and...
How climate change is affecting allergy season
Daytona Times - Florida
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Allergy season can be horrible for some people. University of South Florida associate professor Farnaz Tabatabaian says genetics play a role in some people’s seasonal allergies. USF HEALTH In Florida, managing seasonal allergies can be hard,...
Transamerica Life Bermuda’s Adnan Ladki on Why IUL Remains Central to HNW Planning
Hubbis
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In a high-impact five-minute pitch during the “In the Hubbis Hot Seat” session at the Hubbis HNW Insurance Summit in Dubai, Adnan Ladki, Head of the newly-licensed DIFC representative office of Transamerica Life Bermuda, presented a confident case...
Hayward: Africa the next frontier for Bermuda insurers
The Royal Gazette
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June 11, 2025
Created: Jun 11, 2025 07:59 AM Maize, Zambia’s staple crop, has seen a severe decline owing to drought. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, believes Bermuda insurers could help (File photograph) Africa could be a new horizon for...
Wallpaper Wednesday: Bermuda Beach Waves
Bernews
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June 11, 2025
The latest image in Bernews’ weekly Wallpaper Wednesday series features waves rolling onto a Bermuda beach, capturing the island’s natural beauty. The design is available in two sizes; a Facebook profile cover image and also in a vertical format,...
10 summer shoe and bermuda shorts outfit formulas that will up your workwear *and* weekend wardrobe
Cosmopolitan UK
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June 9, 2025
Move over micro shorts! After last summer saw teeny tiny hemlines reign supreme, in 2025 it's all about more is more – fabric that is. Yep, the hottest shorts style this season is easily distinguishable by its long-line silhouette, falling at...
Premier hails island’s links with Caribbean
The Royal Gazette
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July 6, 2025
Created: Jul 06, 2025 04:15 PM (Updated: Jul 06, 2025 04:58 PM) Closer ties: David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance (File photograph by Akil Simmons) David Burt, the Premier, is in Jamaica this weekend attending an annual meeting of the...
Pathways still fails the fairness test
The Royal Gazette
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July 5, 2025
Created: Jul 05, 2025 07:57 AM Iesha Musson was a Progressive Labour Party candidate in Pembroke South West (Constituency 20) at the February 2025 General Election (Photograph by Akil Simmons) The MP Michael Fahy and the One Bermuda Alliance are...
Crowd takes to Hamilton for Pride 2025
The Royal Gazette
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July 5, 2025
Created: Jul 05, 2025 02:55 PM (Updated: Jul 05, 2025 02:55 PM) OutBermuda’s Party in the Park combines music with oratory (Photograph by Jonathan Bell) Crowds converged at midday on Victoria Park as attendees geared up for the 2025 Bermuda Pride...
In the garden: Seeds, sneaky weeds and flowering perennials
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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Though the wind comes and goes, evidence of its path is often left in our gardens in the form of windblown seeds that grow into weedy plants. Wind dispersal is a successful plant reproductive strategy to prevent resource competition of seedlings...
Endeavour celebrates ten-year anniversary
The Royal Gazette
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July 5, 2025
Created: Jul 05, 2025 08:26 AM (Updated: Jul 05, 2025 08:26 AM) Students in the Endeavour programme take part in Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s coastal clean-up to celebrate the charity’s tenth anniversary (Photograph supplied) A sailing charity has...
Cooperatives in the Caribbean
Now Grenada
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July 5, 2025
by Joni Musabayana, Director ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to...
Endeavour Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary
Bernews
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July 4, 2025
Endeavour marks its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of empowering Bermuda’s youth through sailing and STEAM education. A spokesperson said, “Endeavour, the Bermuda-registered charity dedicated to empowering Bermuda’s youth with experiential...
Falklands intends to implement the Beneficial Ownership Register by July 2026
MercoPress
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Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 04:50 UTC Minister Stephen Doughty with MLA Roger Spink during a recent meeting at Parliament House Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which includes Overseas Territories has...