The UK government announced that John Rankin, Bermuda's current Governor, has been appointed Governor of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) come January 2021. Rankin will be replacing Governor Augustus Jaspert whose term ends in early 2021. The Government of the Virgin Islands website said that Rankin is
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season has been so extremely active that storms are now being named by the Greek alphabet. For only the second time in history, the National Hurricane Center used the Greek alphabet for storm names as the season's 23rd storm threatens the Gulf Coast. On
Hurricane Paulette battered Bermuda last Monday with strong damaging winds and torrential rains knocking down utility poles and leaving some roads unpassable. Even if the island was battered by Paullete, the Bermudian spirit remains unshaken. “After a day and night of high winds, driving rain and
Paulette, Rene and Twenty are just 3 of the 6 weather systems being monitored by the National Hurricane Center in the Atlantic amid La Niña. Hurricane Paulette Hurricane Paulette could directly hit Bermuda by Monday and stirs up waves and rip currents on the U.S. East Coast. A
The Bermuda Tourism Authority has unveiled a calendar of upcoming "Inside-Out" marketing promotions to help stimulate local spending while engaging visitors and encouraging more travellers to the island. During a press briefing, the BTA and stakeholder partners highlighted a series of events and marketing promotions planned
The people of Bermuda will go to the polls on October 1st after the Premier called the general elections las Friday, almost two years ahead of the 2022 constitutional deadline. Incumbent Premier and Progressive Labour Party (PLP) leader David Burt said he chose the option that
