Hurricane Melissa barrels through Caribbean, accelerates towards Bermuda

HAVANA/KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE: Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and...

Hurricane Melissa races toward Bermuda after devastating Jamaica and striking Cuba

Hurricane Melissa continued racing northeast across the Atlantic on Thursday, with the National Hurricane Center warning that conditions in Bermuda will rapidly deteriorate by late afternoon as the storm passes to the island’s northwest tonight....

Bermuda’s new Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 - what you need to know

Briefing Summary: The Beneficial Ownership Act 2025 (the “BO Act”) received Royal Assent on 28 September 2025 and is anticipated to come into force on or around 3 November 2025. The BO Act replaces the previous beneficial ownership regime in...

Hurricane Melissa approaches Bermuda

Hurricane Melissa kills 29 in Caribbean, heads toward Bermuda

[Photo Credit: Reuters] Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and Haiti...

BMA strengthens Bermuda’s position in innovative insurance solutions

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), Bermuda’s integrated regulator and supervisor for the financial services sector, continues to drive innovation in the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) market. The BMA highlights that Bermuda’s ILS market is...

100th Entry Into 2026 Newport Bermuda Race

The 100-ft supermaxi yacht Palm Beach XI has become the 100th entry in the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race. A spokesperson said, “The legendary 100-ft. canting keel supermaxi yacht Palm Beach XI is the 100th boat to register for the 2026 Newport Bermuda...

Hurricane Melissa to brush Bermuda as Category 2 storm after blasting Jamaica and Cuba

Hurricane Melissa is expected to pass just west of the small island of Bermuda. FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber has the latest on the storm and the rest of the tropics. TAMPA, Fla. - Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 2 hurricane that will pass...

Death toll climbs from Hurricane Melissa as storm nears Bermuda

Hurricane Melissa is headed toward Bermuda after leaving a trail of death and widespread destruction across the Caribbean, where the long road to recovery has begun. “The devastation is truly heartbreaking,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness...

Caribbean reels as Hurricane Melissa kills dozens, nears Bermuda

HAVANA/KINGSTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE >> Hurricane Melissa tore through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda today, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and...

Devastated Caribbean assesses damage as hurricane eyes Bermuda

Rigoberto Diaz with AFP bureaus in Kingston, Jamaica and Port-au-Prince, Haiti Hurricane Melissa was approaching Bermuda Thursday after tearing a path of destruction across the Caribbean that left at least 24 people dead in Haiti, and parts of...

BermudAir Offering Nonstop Service from Bermuda to Newark Liberty International, LaGuardia Airports

General Business On Oct 30, 2025 BermudAir’s has launched nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International (EWR) and LaGuardia (LGA) airports to Bermuda, marking the airline’s newest entry into New Jersey and New York. With nonstop twice-weekly...

Young Bermudians among honour guard in UK parade

Created: Nov 03, 2025 05:03 PM (Updated: Nov 03, 2025 07:13 PM) Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps among the honour guard at the Trafalgar Day Parade in London (Photograph supplied) Cadets with the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps turned out last month to represent...

Hurricane Melissa smashes through Caribbean, accelerates towards Bermuda: "I just want to forget it and things come back to normal."

Hurricane Melissa smashed through the northern Caribbean and was seen picking up speed as it churned across open ocean towards Bermuda on Thursday, leaving a trail of high winds and destruction from Jamaica to Cuba and Haiti in its wake. People...

Hurricane Melissa kills nearly 50 in Haiti and Jamaica

Cars are submerged in mud following Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, 68 kilometers southwest of Port-au-Prince, in Haiti, on October 30, 2025. CLARENS SIFFROY / AFP The death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose to nearly 50 people, officials said on...

Bermuda caught in Cayman reinsurance crossfire

Created: Oct 28, 2025 08:20 AM (Updated: Oct 28, 2025 08:20 AM) Bermuda cases reviewed: Cayman Islands Monetary Authority headquarters in George Town (File photograph) Bermuda’s reputation as a top-tier reinsurance jurisdiction has been pulled...

EMO predicts Hurricane Melissa will pass within 112nm of Bermuda

Earlier this afternoon (Oct. 30), the Minister of National Security, the Hon. Michael Weeks, JP, MP, convened an Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) Executive meeting to assess the latest developments in advance of Hurricane Melissa. As of the...

Bermuda SailGP tickets set to go on sale

Created: Oct 28, 2025 01:00 PM Action from the 2024 Bermuda SailGP event (Photograph by Akil Simmons) Tickets for the 2026 Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix will go on sale in the next couple of weeks. SailGP+ users will be able to purchase...

Hurricane Melissa hurtles toward Bermuda, will fuel downpours in Northeast U.S.

Residents walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix), Hurricane Melissa is racing toward Bermuda as Caribbean countries reckon with its destruction in Jamaica, Cuba,...

Hurricane Melissa is now moving across the Atlantic Ocean and towards the Bermuda

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall along Jamaica Tuesday as a powerful category 5 hurricane, and passed over Cuba as a major category 3 hurricane. Melissa then crossed over the southern Bahamas/Turks and Caicos Islands as a...