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Dear Attack.
I've had it with making music and am one step away from selling up my gear and trading the lot in for other things.
So here's the deal. 2 years ago I made a pact with myself that if I hadn't made a fulltime music career for myself by my 30th birthday I'd jack the whole lot in and do something else. And here I am, 30 last week (yes, it was a good party!!), put out a few tracks, sold a few records but nowhere near giving up the day job. I'm honest enough to admit that I've not done what I hoped and dreamed I would.
I love music but if i'm honest I've probably not been quite good or committed enough and don't get enough rewards from 10 hours in front of Ableton. I'm finding it hard to find the motivation to keep struggling away if it's not going to get me anywhere.
I have other interests and I have to admit I kind of like the idea that all the money I've put into music could now be channelled into more normal things like a holiday.
So here's my question to other Attack mag readers: am I doing the right thing? Anyone else done the same and ended up regretting it? Will I always feel bad about failing to 'make it'? In a nutshell, can anyone tell me if I'm making a huge mistake?
Love the mag. Promise I'll continue to visit even if I choose the dark side!
JP. Glasgow.
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JP – I have pretty much the same thoughts once a month – usually after spending three hours creating automation nodes – but so far, like beer, I keep coming back for more. So far the best reason for keeping going has been the perennial excuse I can give my wife to go and spend six hours in the spare bedroom!
Sold my studio when had kids about ten years ago now. Even beloved 808. Took a break from music. Came back at it when had a bit more time and – ironically – bought an 808 again last week. Pretty much rebuilt all I'd sold (albeit at a much higher cost). So I've come full circle. Can't say it was the wrong decision at the time. For those of us who can't make a paid career from music, it has to exist in the ebbs and flows of leisure / time. At least that's how it s been for me.
"Not quite good enough"? Come on JP. Pull the freakin socks up. You're more on the money (or off it) when you say "not committed enough". As Gladwell said (http://www.wisdomgroup.com/blog/10000-hours-of-practice/) you need 10,000 hours of practise to be a pro. If you've not put in the hours then you're not gonna be top dog. No reason to quit the dream tho.
Hard to know if OP actually *enjoys* making music any more. To me this is a simple enough choice. Do you like it? Does making tunes bring you pleasure? If yes, continue. If no, find something you love doing with your time!
PS. Why can't you make music AND go on holiday? Or even, make music ON holiday? Life not black and white in the way you present.
fuck man, its hard, but is the urge to create somenthing beautiful, to put it off the sound in your head…..if you stop making, you go crazy. Bukowski talk a lot about that, and he had a great quote:
"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is."
all the best
I think if you've come this far, you'll probably find yourself drawn back to it over time. There was a good article on Recording Revolution about when music stops being fun. I would love to make music a full-time career, but it's really an entirely unlikely idea. I will still continue to make music and work to get better, and if, years from now, I can make it a paying gig, I will. What I do know is that even if I gave up and quit, eventually I'd be drawn back to it. I don't think you really get to make a choice in some of these things.
I can understand the want to turn music into a money making career but if deep down inside you feel like the process of making the music is some sort of sacrificial investment for which you expect a reward (money), you may be setting yourself up for failure.
I know many producers and DJs that are considered quite successful but still have not been able to quit their day jobs.
The reality is that you must enjoy the process because in the end, that's the job.
Regardless of your situation it's not like you need to make the strict decision to retire from music. Maybe spend less time in the studio and reevaluate your thoughts in a few months.
You should only quit music if you were only ever in it for the money…
Aside from that, music production is a pretty great hobby (albeit expensive). Making bags of cash shouldn't be the only thing you like about music. Every track you put out will get you closer to that goal of "making it."
If you enjoy making music, make music. You can't put a monetary value on the fulfillment of your creative needs.
May be instead of trying to make the best tracks in the world, focus on the "fun" of making music and let your creativity lead the way. Music is love. Music is expression. So share that love and expression.
If making music isn't fun and you're solely doing it in hopes of financial gain, may be try a different avenue or strategy for $$$.
I think it's simple really – regardless if you've hit your goal or not, if you still love it (which is why you started in the first place, like we all did…) then you should stick with it. If you do still love to make music, then throw your goals out the window and continue on making jams. All it takes is one good hook and the right ears to achieve your "dream".
I'm 25 and when I turn 30 I know I'll be in a similar situation. My advice? Don't give up.
Are you getting out there and performing in front of people? And I don't mean cueing up tracks and letting them play, I'm talking about live playing and improvisation. There's nothing like a crowd of people in front of you letting you know, then and there, if what you are doing has value. Performance will also increase your commitment, you have to be there 100% to pull it off.
What @Glenn said: some times you need to rediscover why you fell in love in the first place. Getting out there and seeing people's smiles / hands in the air / whatever it is that people do to your music can really revitalise your creative energy.
JP, can I just say that making a few tracks and selling a few records is actually pretty fking awesome and something you can be proud of!
I've had that same thought. I was in a pretty big big band locally for a few years and accomplished a lot of rewarding things with the band. We split over a year ago and at first I wanted to quit music and now after a year I'm back in it. I think I just needed a long break but now I am getting into producing and possibly doing some DJ stuff. here soon.
I think you absolutely shouldn't quit completely, but perhaps you should scale back your studio to a hobby sized thing. The bug for making music will in all likelihood hit you again, and there is a lot of great music that can be made in the box with just a laptop and the DAW you have now (regardless of what it is). You are obviously good at this., or you never would've released any tracks, or sold a few. but…it's not necessarily a lifestyle one wants to pursue forever. Definitely, take a break, and enjoy broadening your horizons. That said…I'm 43, and I have been going clubbing in one form or another for 25 years now….I still hear new things I love all the time. It's a golden age for dance music, and tools for producers are more available than ever before, You know…it's so easy, even I started making tracks for the first time about 3 years ago. But it sounds like you need a break, so take it, and take care of your whole self, not just the dj/producer persona. Your art will be better for it. …yes, I said the word art – you are an ARTIST, and that's a lifetime condition…the bug for creating/making WILL return. You can count on that.
Agree in general that you might want to scale back a bit but dont give up wholly. Being able to make music is a gift, even if not enough people buy my records I'm going to keep putting shit on soundcloud because I find it really personally satisfying.
I was pretty much in the same boat a few years back. There's something about the age 30 threshold that makes you re-evaluate your life. It's good to have dreams but if you expect to make a bunch of money from being an artist, you're setting up yourself for disappointment. Being an artist doesn't really work in the same way many other occupations do. There is a logical system of supply and demand and a career path in the business world for jobs like a computer programmer or a teacher for example. In artistic pursuits, you have to create the demand yourself. This takes A LOT of work. Not just in learning the skills for the creation of music but in all the skills you need to promote yourself and call attention to your music to create that sense of demand. A lot artists have the misguided notion that "If I build it, they will come", meaning if they just create great music, bookings and fans will suddenly appear. The reality is, there is tons of music out there so to stand out, it takes a whole other set of skills to get noticed. It's like a 2nd job. And it's a job many artists don't care to focus on because it's very different than their passion for making music.
It really comes down to enjoying the process and challenge of making music. That's the question I asked myself. The answer was 'yes' for me. In fact, if I never sold another record ever again, I would still make music. I actually enjoy it more than ever because I have less expectations attached to it. Oddly enough, once I adopted that mindset, I started making more music than ever. And the more music you make, the better it tends to get.
I have 37 years and I do music because I love it.
This week, I finally made my deepest dream come true: I release a music in a independent Label!
Why did I never quit? Simple… I don't do music thinking that I'll gonna sell millions of records. I make music because it's were I forget the "outside world".
For a guy that only have 30 years saying that gonna quit sounds more like he was expecting to be a "star".
Now that I released the first music, I got a contract for more 12 and also got mailed by other Labels that are not independent…. All we (Poor musicians) must never quit of our dreams. If you make music just to have the "fame &glory" then , you never like music at all…….
Just my 2 cents.
I say a little break won't do harm. A brief absence will make the heart grow fonder. A long absence will make you sad. I admire your headstrong ambition to stick with it, but don't worry, focusing on ableton is just a minute aspect in relation to the grander, life-fulfilling nature of music. Pick up a guitar and rock without any worry about being the next 'Big Name' . Being able to make beats and to grow from it is a blessing. Don't give up, just change your perception. Cheers.
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PS. Why can't you make music AND go on holiday? Or even, make music ON holiday? Life not black and white in the way you present. "
YES – I went travelling to India. Up in the mountains, the foothills of the Himalayas, there's a small village called Vashisht, near Manali. I found a hostel for £2.00 a night. Including food you could live there for £10 per day easily. I met a couple of people (travelling independently) that were writers, trying to write their first novel. They had laptops with them and could afford to have 3 months in India just working on their book. You could take a laptop and top of the range studio headphones and focus on your music for weeks. You could even bring a groove box like the Korg Volca if you wanted something out of the box. Just a thought
Wow, thanks guys. Some great advice here.
Just wanted to say that I don't just make music to try and get rich. A few people have kind of suggested that. By "making it" i was talking more about being able to support myself from musci alone.
I guess I needed a kick up the arse to change things more than anything. Either take things more seriously or maybe even less seriously. Still not 100% what i'm going to do but i'm already motivated to change things up a bit.
Cheers everyone!
Any chance of hearing some of your music JP?
There are months of struggle for me, but when it clicks NOTHING beats that moment. Don't stop, and for inspiration, lookup "james murphy on failing" to keep you going.
Take money out of the equation.
There's millions of people making music. I did some research about 2-3 years ago. There was around 125,000 house tracks on Beatport and about 77,000 tracks on Beatport. Even if you're tracks are really good you're lucky if they get noticed.
Seriously, get rid of the money reward buzz. Remind yourself of the buzz of the music. How does a child think when they start making music. They don't think wow that could sell, they think that bass sounds great, that drum pattern is really cool. That's the vibe. Get the buzz out of the vibe first.
Get your reward from the music first. Every-time you think about it as potential revenue source you ruin it trust me. So from now on try thinking about the future as the fun of making music and don't think of the future with wondering if you can make money. I bet its a whole lot more rosey and a whole lot more realistic.
Oh and P.S.
Like someone else said about moving away. I'm 35 a teach English in Taiwan. 25 hours a week – a tiny amount of overtime sometimes. £1k a money. I rent a huge modern studio flat for £240 and only need a another £250 a month for living on. . . so yeah. So yeah, the UK if f'ing ridiculous at the moment. Fuck having a full-time job to pay your rent, food and transport.
Only throw things away if you are 100% sure you won't need them ever again.
Example: I would never throw away my records, only the ones I come across that I know I will never play again. I don't even buy records anymore, but I still buy lots of music and use Serato to play my WAV files. I don't buy MP3 either. Also, when it comes to equipment, after purchasing Ableton several years back, I knew for 100% that I would never use my AKAI S3200XL sampler ever again. Simple! Just discard things you know you definitely don't need, so my answer to your question is this – throw away bits of the equipment that are unnecessary, but don't throw away Ableton. If you don't own Ableton, perhaps that's why you are considering getting rid of your DAW and your music making equipment. LOL. Good Luck! keep the stuff mate!! make more music. not many better hobbies out there with such longevity.
Never sold a record or something in my whole life. I'm making music sins 1990 and I'm still lovin' it! That's because it gives me pleasure and fun, that is worth a lot more than money in my opinion…
If you are able to quit music, you have to quit, I suppose. There is excess of pretenders in profession and lack of innate musicians . Thumbs up for Foldabledisco's comment.
The process of creating is an artist's greatest reward. When you're putting a song together, you FEEL something, and it all starts to fall in place — that's what it's all about. Your internal world being manifested into music should be what drives you, not this other bullshit you're referring to.
If record sales and a full dj schedule are your main reasons to make music, you're missing the point.
The music industry has changed that going full-time musician is quite rough. The digital age along with piracy has given sort of inflation of music, so even though you get a breakthrough, you might not be remembered the following day, in other words, in order to work as a musician you have to force yourself making music, which imo is the exact opposite of what music is all about. Since I believe we can all agree that music is an artform, art should come naturally, and not by force. If you're not having fun making music, take a break.
I would focus more on the process of making music than the endgoal. Enjoy yourself while you are creating and it doesn't really matter what goal you reach (even though most people that do enjoy the process go very far)
I been Producing Music for 7 years , it took me at least 5 years of constantly battling to create and have fun doing what i tought i love. i worked many hours trying to create music , but i never went no where . now that i have a full schedule , work and working out , it takes me only 3 hours to create ideas . then a week to finish a track . but what is the most important part is , that i started to ENJOY !! doing Music . if u are not enjoying right now . don't give up if what ur goal is being good doing music . if u are on it for the fame money . u probably will put yourself more pressure and end up nowhere. do because u love to do , and not because an convenient situation i would say 😀
I quit for a few years, didn't think I'd come back but I did. Now I'm into it more than ever.
So I say, don't get rid of your gear, but do just leave it switched off for a week or two, or a month.
When I realise I'm starting to get fed up with working on tunes, that's what I do, and then I come back enthused and creative
If it's still not happening for you then maybe it is time to quit?
For me, it's problematic to be goal centred all the time (I want x to happen, I want to make this sound, I want this quality of production, this many records sold etc.)
I think you need to be like that sometimes to grow, but it starts to feel like work all the time.
Sometimes I let myself just go nuts and have fun, without any preconceived notion of what I'm going to achieve.
i passed 30s from a bit.
I make music basically for myself. actually i have a fb's thousand like shoegaze duo.
in past i've quit and start again many times with many bands, styles etc.
in my opinion make music is like alcoholism: hard to quit. try to drink responsibly.
You have to make music because you love it no matter what. Even without making this for a living… I don´t imagine my life without my studio. Cheers and good luck.
You only gave yourself two years…Dude it can take WAY longer than that to even come close to 'making it'. I made a similar pact to myself last year, however my timeline is more like 5-10 years. If I'm not where I want to be by around 35 years of age, I will pursue another career path (I'll continue to make music but probably have to invest less time and money into it). I'm 27 now, so time isn't on my side but passion and persistence is…
I heard a well known producer say that he was sending demos to record labels for 7 years before he has his first track signed. I think we get disillusioned with all the younger people on the scene that seem to make it instantly at the age of like 19, but forget about guys who worked behind the scene for years before making it.
Hell. Too old? I am 60 and love sitting in front of my PC in the studio making music. I was formerly a visual artist and that is more problematic. Try making, storing and transporting large scale artwork. Pain in the arse. Now everything I need to have fun is in my Reason DAW. You either need to be creative or you don't. Money and age are irrelevant.
I am in a similar situation. Actually thats how I got here. Google took me here.
your comments are all right but what if I'm great at mixing and arranging but really bad at fonishing songs?? I have dozens of loops and verses and intros, all of them not bad. I just don't get the puzzles done. It may be the chorus, the lyrics, the missing bridge, a lame main theme…there is always something that spoils the project. That really frustrates me that much that it makes me wanting to quit. So I really understand what the initial guy is talking about…
Cool that people are still posting here right up till now. I just stumbled on this and reading these has been very inspiring. I'm in the same boat constantly, and truly everyone and anyone who creates art of some type has these thoughts surprisingly often. I find reading Maria Popova's 'Brain Pickings' site (Google it) inspiring as it has lots of well known artists (historical and current) pontificating on this very thing – writer's block, frustration, inspiration, finding your path, work ethic, etcetera – they all get it at times.
A couple of things that weren't mentioned above is also that if you quit and then end up coming back – as is so often the case – you could face an even steeper learning curve which requires much more dedication to overcome. I quit ~10 years ago at least and getting back into it over the past couple years has been a struggle. Re-buying everything and more was just the start. Things I used to do with ease now have to be re-learned. There is all new software and styles to be learned… it's not pure inspiration like it was when I was younger and really on top of things. So don't get too far away from it if you feel like this *is* your creative outlet.
Also, for getting you out of your shell/rut/comfort zone: besides performing live (many electronic producers would just not be capable or prepared to do that) the best thing to do is just find other people to work with. Electronic music isn't a solo gig no matter how much it seems so. Every artist/musician has help and/or collaboration along the way in some form. No one is truly self made, so don't let that image of the incredibly talented solo performer making it on his own get you down – it really doesn't work like that. They all have a team. Start by just making a new like-minded friend. The poster above me – Johannes – that especially goes for you. If there's parts of the process you're not good at, find someone to collaborate with who is! Even over the net. Distance is not a limitation anymore.
Just keep chipping away till the statue emerges.
Im 54 years old. I started when i was 19 when i bought my first Moog Prodigy & then started collecting Analogue Synths. I still feel like quitting. I used to DJ in top clubs in London, Chigago House, New York Garage etc. The problem is JP, that when you get older, you stop clubbing . I was clubbing 7 nights a week, no kidding. I even ran my own club on a Sunday because there was nowhere to go on that night.. I was burgled & lost all of my Analogue gear, I'm talking 12 classic synths including a Minimoog., 808, 909 & TB303 plus loads more gear. I rebuilt my studio, released quite a few tunes but now I'm older. I decided that i wasn't a good enough musician, so i studied Jazz. Im now a competent musician & have decided to change direction & write songs, rather than Dance Music. As we all know, the music business is suffering because of file sharing. There is money to be made, particularly in Asia. Im talking Korea, Japan etc. Im assuming that you were writing Dance music. If so, why noir consider a change of direction.
Hey JP,
Hope you did not quit yet!
I was in the exact same situation you described.
Believe me when I say that I don't get paid for telling you how I
found a way out:
I decided to spend bucks for music one last time before giving all up.
Not for gear, but for Mike Mondays 'start now finish fast' program…
Google it, it's worth more than he charges!
Mikes program teaches nearly nothing about technical aspects, because you already know enough (obvioulsy, because you already released stuff…)
It is more about the mental side of the game, and teaches you why ended up where you are when writing this letter…
I Managed to become a totally different individual and producer, lost my fear and now I am instantly able to find confidence in everything I produce.
And since I'm approaching things like I do now after finishing the programm,
The results sound wonderful and 'professional'
Go for it, this was the best decision I ever made!
art is not a toy
nor bourgeois fashion statement.
it is a wine glass.
pour your life into,
reflect in the light, and taste…
but, on the other hand, if all you value in this game called life is fame, money, women, sex and drugs, you should have gone into banking, or perhaps became a stockbroker, not a music artist/composer….ahahahahahahaahh
I see these reflective posts around the net and always people say to just take a break. If you've been in the same situation as the OP, like I have myself, you will have experienced the ups and downs of your commitment to music through the years, and if you've hit 30, you will have taken an "experimental" break more than once – and sometimes come back from it successfully, other times you have to drag yourself back into it and one time you really will feel that you could live the rest of your life not touching your gear again. I think the problem lies in your interest in music itself, not your commitment to your own music. I'm 31 and desperately scour Spotify all the time, trying to find something which excites. In my life as a musician, I make decent money playing in the UK and abroad, the dream for alot of people…but, and this is what depresses me, I find it so hard to fully enjoy what I do because I wonder if I even enjoy music anymore, because I just cannot find any new music to listen to, to take inspiration from and make me feel like I used to feel when bands just seemed to hang from trees back when I was 17. When you're feeling like that, that you've grown out of music, it doesn't matter what you're doing, in will infect your music "life". By the time you're 30, like the OP and myself, music is something you've always done, like I cannot really remember life before playing the drums – so, feelings of having grown out of it, man, that's tough to bear if you've sweated blood and caused yourself emotional pain over the years following your art. It's like, "have I just wasted all these years?".
Screw the clowns that tell you to take money out of the equation. When you are not being compensated for your time then your time is wasted. The music industry is owned and operated by the lowest of the low scum sucking ass muppets in the universe. Pick a different career than music, it is a waste of your time and no one will appreciate your work no matter how good you get. Build a product that people find useful and they will have to pay for if they want it in their hands. You can't download a machine for free, build a machine.
I've been writing/performing/mixing on and off for over 20 years. Will hit the nail on the head. Sometimes the passion for music fades and unfortunately the inspiration to write goes with it. Most musicians don't seem to understand because they've never been there. We've all had "ruts" but this is different. That's my experience anyways. It's a tough situation to be in.
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|Onion. First introduced from England in 1616 and for 300 years afterwards was exported from Bermuda to West Indies and North America.
The isolated island chain of Bermuda - see a list of its islands - is located in the western North Atlantic, 600 miles 965 km) east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA. With a total land area of just 21 square miles ( 55 square km), one of the smallest places in the world in total land area compared to its nearest neighbor the USA's 9.629 million square kilometers (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area), residents and visitors can travel from one end to the other in just over 60 minutes and from north to south in 10 to 15 minutes. The UK's oldest and most economically advanced British Overseas Territory, it comprises 123 limestone islands that sit on the largest of three volcanic seamounts formed about 110 million years ago. Influenced by the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, Bermuda's shallow-water platform covers an area of about 1000 km and supports the northernmost coral reef system in the world. Bermudas low-rolling hills are largely suburban in character, supporting a resident human population of over 65,000 concentrated on the seven largest islands now all joined to Bermuda's main island by bridges. Economic growth, based on tourism and international business, attracts 500,000 visitors each year.
Bermuda's country code on the Internet is "bm." Bermuda is named after the man who first discovered it, Spanish navigator Juan de Bermudez. Before he first discovered Bermuda via shipwreck on local reefs in 1503, Bermuda was uninhabited. Later Spanish, Portuguese, French and British mariners also came ashore, mostly involuntarily because of sharp uncharted reefs that damaged or sunk their ships. As soon as they built small vessels from local cedar, or made repairs, they left. Portugal and Spain claimed Bermuda but did not take possession or settle. Bermuda had no permanent residents until 1609 when the flagship "Sea Venture" of the British Third Supply Fleet was caught in a tempest with 150 British officials, colonists and crew, including Admiral Sir George Somers, Sir Thomas Gates as Virginia's first Governor-Designate, and John Rolfe. See Bermuda's Links with the USA and Bermuda's Early History portrayed in its cultural postage stamps.
Bermuda's other name - the Somers Isles - commemorate Bermuda's British founder father, discoverer in 1609 and colonizer, Admiral Sir George Somers, when it was unpopulated. In 1612 the Bermuda islands or Bermudas, then the Somers Islands, were in the third charter of the Virginia Company. As such, It was once referred to as Virgineola, in its 16th century brief period as a dependency of Virginia. More English colonists arrived specifically for Bermuda. The charter was revoked in 1684 when Bermuda became a British crown colony.
Today a British Overseas Territory 3,076 miles from London, Bermuda has its own laws - not those of the United Kingdom. No UK laws apply in Bermuda and Britons are just as much foreigners as are Americans, Canadians, Europeans, Asians and other citizens. Bermuda has no natural resources - no oil or gas, other exports or industry. Practically everything is imported, mostly directly or indirectly though the USA. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the British Government department responsible for Bermuda's foreign affairs, through its headquarters in London and its Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates. It is represented by the Deputy Governor's Office at Government House, 11 Langton Hill, Pembroke HM 13, Bermuda. Telephone: (441) 292-2587, Fax: (441) 295-3823).
Bermuda landscape
The Bermuda Rise juts up from the deep Atlantic Ocean floor in the form of three steep-sided mountains, the largest of which supports the Bermuda Islands we know today, on the southern margin of a shallow water platform, with Challenger and Argus (or Plantagenet) Banks to the southwest. Others say the Bermuda Rise is five mountains including the more distant Bowditch and Muir Seamounts (the furthest of which is about 150 miles to the northeast). The Bermuda Mountain is longer - 32 miles - than the land area width and much wider - 16 miles wide - than the maximum land width of 1.5 miles. At sea, the Argus and Challenger Banks are round and about 6 miles across. Harrington Sound is an inland lake with access to the sea under Flatt's Bridge and many subterranean caves. It marks the lowest point on the Bermuda sea platform. It is about 23 meters in depth at its deepest point (off Devil's Hole). Its geological formation is not yet fully explained. It is not the crater of an extinct volcano as often assumed. To the right of Harrington Sound is Castle Harbour, with the airport nearby. Below the level of limestone and 450 feet below sea level is volcanic rock; and below that, only black lava and other igneous volcanic rock. Only in one place in Bermuda - 60 feet below sea level at the southern end of Bermuda's international airport - is volcanic rock found so near to sea level.
About 250 of over 8,000 plant and animal species known from Bermuda are unique. Many of these are found in the extensive network of submerged caves (see more below) and, like the fabled cahow and Bermuda skink, are critically endangered. Others, such as the Bermuda cedar, nearly wiped out in the 1940s by an introduced scale insect, are more common, due to island-wide planting schemes. Bermuda is well known for its Cahow (Bermuda Petrel), a species thought to be extinct for 300 years until its rediscovery in 1951, and its Longtail frigate-bird, Bermuda has a magnificent limestone cave system the 150 known caves, the leading ones of which are open to the public for an admittance fee - makes it one of the highest concentrations of caves in the world. Remaining caves hold a high proportion of Bermudas endemic species. The flattened top of an extinct volcano, the Bermuda Platform supports approximately 1,000 square kilometres of fringe reefs and shallow water habitat. A ring of protective reefs follows closely to the south shore of the Island and extends offshore approximately 15 km to the north, enclosing a shallow sandy lagoon. The Gulf Stream which passes to the West and North of the Island moderates Bermudas weather and brings warm tropical waters to the area thereby allowing Bermuda to support the northernmost coral reef system in the world.
Bermuda is (an observer) member of CARICOM and member of the ICFTU and IOC.
Many options
Bermuda is a foreign country and requires valid passports from:
Americans (who number about 85% of all visitors, See Bermuda's Links with USA). Before they arrive, American visitors should note that the US Government has implemented new regulations that will require all those traveling to Bermuda and from here to the USA by air or sea to travel on a valid passport. All travelers, including American citizens, going to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada must have a valid official passport to enter or re-enter the United States. Other regulations will require that visa applications to Bermuda via the USA or from Bermuda to the USA for those thinking of going from Bermuda to live and/or work in the USA be completed online. The USA's Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 requires this. Further details can be obtained from the US Consulate in Bermuda. Americans should also read and heed the US State Department's Travel Advisory section on Bermuda, on its website.
Non-citizens of the USA must also carry a US Green Card showing them to be legal registered aliens there, if entering Bermuda from USA
Britons (5% of all visitors, see Bermuda's Links with the UK):
Canadians (5% of all visitors). See Bermuda's Links with Canada file.
Non-citizens of Canada or the United Kingdom must have an appropriate travel visa from Canada or the United Kingdom if entering Bermuda and not a citizen of that country.
Nationals of other countries (5% of all visitors).
All adults and children - irrespective of nationality - should have individual official passports from their country of birth or domicile to enter Bermuda. It is the only way of confirming and proving both your nationality and your identity. Birth certificates and drivers' licenses, not issued by countries but merely by sub divisions of them, don't show such confirmation or proof. Travel documents for all must be shown to Bermuda Immigration on arrival.
Air mail, in normal conditions, from North America or Europe can take more than a week to arrive and is sometimes delayed for longer. Most of the incoming mail comes from the USA. Residents without their own Post Office mailboxes should note that incoming mail will not always be delivered every weekday, never on Saturdays, Sundays or Public Holidays; and not if the postal carrier is sick or away.
All mail leaving Bermuda for the USA, Caribbean and South America is x-rayed in Bermuda. Always use first class air mail or courier service or secure electronic mail. There are several courier services operating to and from Bermuda.
Only car ships - no freight ships or scheduled aircraft - go between the Caribbean and Bermuda. Surface mail can take many months, especially when misdirected to places with no passenger shipping or airline connections to Bermuda. Mail problems usually occur more frequently from November to March when, in more normal circumstances, air services from the USA to Bermuda are fewer in number and with smaller aircraft. Because of this, regular air mail from the USA for Bermuda has been sent to London first, then redirected to Bermuda on British Airways on the three days a week winter service. To help avoid such problems, all Christmas parcels from Bermuda should be sent by an early or mid October deadline and for Bermuda residents and visitors, letters should be sent no later - and ideally much earlier than - December 8. If with questions, call the Post Office at 297-7893.
Packages sent to recipients from Bermuda by courier are treated in a different way to regular airmail. Recipients must always give their full physical postal addresses, postal codes and telephone numbers. Costs will include:
The overall effect is that a US$39 pair of trousers from a good US retail store like Land's End could end up costing the recipient over US$90.
See Fauna.
See under Traditions and homes.
A summary
The Bermuda Government does not permit visitors to rent automobiles or drive those owned by residents. Visitors are restricted to a low powered rented moped or scooter (not safe if you are not used to them). Companies are not allowed to own cars in corporate names. They don't have chauffeured limousines. Bermuda properties are not allowed to have limousines to collect or deliver guests to the Bermuda International Airport. Public buses are not equipped to accept passengers with luggage. Only one automobile is allowed for each Bermuda family or household.
Bermuda's is 77 compares to 77.1 in the US; 78.1 in the UK; 76.9 in Portugal; 79.6 in Canada; 79.2 in France; 79.5 in Spain; and 72.3 in Hungary.
Most American, Canadian & other visitors will find that if they need cash in Bermuda, local ATMs from either of the two largest local banks will service them. But note carefully the dollar notes they dispense will be in non-exportable Bermuda dollars only (which cannot be cashed overseas). It is an odd anomaly in a country where the US$ is otherwise fully accepted as a legally permitted currency for visitors and is officially at par with the Bermuda dollar. It is recommended that departing visitors go to the airport bank before they check in and exchange their Bermuda dollars for US dollars. If there is a small premium it will be worth it. (If this is not done at that time it may be much more expensive to do so in their home states).
Including, but not confined to, non-prescription drugs (narcotics) and weapons.
The way Bermudians speak. The Islands dialect and unique vocabulary keep changing but even as our speech evolves, it remains Bermudian. The history of Bermudas dialect is not well documented (except for the book Bermudian English. Harry Morgan Ayres. 1933). But it is believed to have emerged from a crossroads of African, Caribbean, British, Portuguese, and New England influences Scholars of the dialect believe the nasal quality of many distinctly Bermudian sounds such as the affirmative aungh noise may have originated with Portuguese and Angolan imports. However, the United States influence had markedly shifted the accent away from its stronger British intonation in recent years, and globalization will likely bring further variance. It is claimed that even Bermudian dogs understand the special features of local speech, with one owner of a vicious-looking dog eying an apprehensive bystander hungrily, but with the owner calmly telling both the latter and the dog Don even worry wif it. There is often a shift between the V and W sounds. There is no consensus on whether the Islands colloquial form of address to a male resident or visitor is spelled bie or bye" - which means much more than just "boy" or "guy" and no standard way to write the Bermudian dialect. Some Bermudians will drop their accent in a business setting, believing it to be more appropriate. It can be hilarious at times. For example, when units of the British Army of the United Kingdom's Sherwood Foresters were posted to Bermuda from 1935 to 1939, a certain Sergeant-Major of the one of the Bermudian local part-time military units was asked to tell them to "Stand Easy" after a parade at Prospect Garrison, Devonshire. But never having addressed such a large parade of professional soldiers before, he was nervously prefaced his barked command with the very Bermudian question: "Is you happy at your verk?" It made all the soldiers crack up, before order was restored.
Awarded by Royal Warrant at the Court of St. James, London, on October 4, 1910. Commissioned by the Bermuda Government from London's College of Arms for Bermuda's tercentenary in 1909. It is a white and blue shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of Admiral Somer's flagship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609. Armorial Ensigns are Argent on a Mount Vert a lion sejant affrontee Gules supporting between the forepaws an Antique Shield Azure, thereon a representation of the wreck of the Ship 'The Sea Venture' (AD1609) all proper, together with the motto Quo Fata Ferunt. This is from Virgil's Aeneid and its translation from the Latin is Whither the Fates do Lead Us.
Police Headquarters, 10 Headquarters Hill, Devonshire DV 02, Bermuda. P. O. Box HM 530, Hamilton HM CX. (441) 295-0011. Fax (441) 299-4459. Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva. Government House has direct responsibility for the operational side of Policing with the Police Commissioner reporting directly to the Governor, while budgeting and manpower is Governments responsibility. The service is paid for by Bermuda taxpayers, not the United Kingdom.
2016. July 13. New legislation paving the way for a modern and transparent disciplinary system for the islands police service has been approved by MPs. The Police Amendment Act 2016 was debated in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, when it received bipartisan support. The Act will reform disciplinary and sick leave procedures within the Bermuda Police Service in line with a model established in England, Wales and the Isle of Wight. The changes would boost public and police confidence in the outcomes of cases because they are quicker, more transparent and focused on modifying behavior for the future. Implementation of the modernized system will be enabled through the delivery of training for all supervisory ranks within the Bermuda Police Service. The new framework comes after Victor Marshall, a leading UK authority on improving professional standards within police services, visited Bermuda at the end of 2015.. Mr Marshall met with the Governor, George Fergusson, as well as the Ministry of National Security and assembled a working group to look at proposals to modernize the management of police performance and misconduct arrangements. The new arrangements are designed to focus more on learning and improvement rather than blame and punishment. This will be reflected in the police complaint system. The proposed changes to the present disciplinary procedures, the introduction of performance management procedures and changes to the complaint and appeals processes will result in improvement in personal and professional standards at an individual and an organizational level. The reforms advocated in this Bill and the concurrent Orders will modernize the arrangements for the management of misconduct and performance in the Bermuda Police Service and bring the processes in line with modern employment practice.
Bermuda Police have British-style uniforms and United Kingdom-style police cars. They wear Bermuda Police Bermuda Shorts for part of the year. In October 2015 117 AXON body cameras were bought for widespread police use. The presence of a camera has provided additional evidence towards solving a crime or has validated an officers account of an incident. The cameras are worn on the front of body armor and are designed to capture a wide image of what the officer sees. The cost, including cameras, docking stations, licence fees, warranty and evidence management of the initiative, is $58,000 however, the cameras are about $100 cheaper than the Taser cameras that had been used.
Bermuda is the heavily Policed country in the world with 418 police officers for 2015-2016 in Bermuda's 21 square miles for its 65,000 residents.There are also several hundred part time, all Bermudian, Bermuda Police Reserves (telephone (441) 299-2442), with a capacity of up to 180 men and women. In the USA, there is an average of 2.5 (two point five) Police Officers for every 1,000 permanent inhabitants. Sutherland, Scotland, has 29 policemen in 2,300 square miles. In Bermuda, the police are supported by 136 civilian staff, making a total of 613 people. Crime is the biggest fear among Bermuda's residents. Much is drugs related, with more than half of Westgate's (Bermuda's main prison) inmates having used drugs prior to incarceration. The rate of recidivism remains stubbornly high at around 80 percent.
More police officers are trained to carry firearms. With guns, gangs, drugs and violence continuing as the force's four key priorities, greater CCTV surveillance and an enhanced partnership with gang-fighting agencies are among the force's plans. This is part of the Strategic Plan for 2012 to 2015. Producing the three-year plan was one the recommendations made in 2012 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies (HMIC). And, in its Annual Policing Plan, Bermuda Police further vowed to employ intelligence and tip-offs against gun, drug and gang crime, and to target perpetrators of serious crimes with DNA profiling. Short-term, police patrols will be used to deny criminals use of the Island's roads, while over the next three years, surveillance upgrades could include number plate recognition and the ShotSpotter system to speed up gun crime deterrence. An information and intelligence-based Covert Policing Strategy is also among long-term goals. A Collision Policy is in effect to avoid police attending certain non-injury road accidents. There will be a single emergency centre for 911 calls by 2015, and a new Records Management System automated and compatible with Public Access to Information (PATI) legislation.
Facilities and services include a fleet of boats including 22 foot Boston Whalers, 27 foot Boston Whalers, 24 foot Arctic Rigid inflatables and a 46 foot Hatteras. Police officers provide the primary search and rescue facility in local waters (there are no police helicopters). There is also a Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) of the Bermuda Police Service, for Internet-related crimes and anti-money laundering procedures, following implementation of the Proceeds of Crime (money laundering) Regulations 1998. All members of the Association of Bermuda Compliance Officers in regulated institutions - such as banks - are required by law to appoint a reporting or compliance officer. He or she is responsible for passing reports of suspicious transactions to the FIU. The Police Support Unit has a wide variety of tasks. The attractions of the service include a starting salary from $45,900 excluding overtime, a retirement pension plan and vacation of 24 working days annually. Some officers undergo special training in Britain. Ranks follow the British tradition. In ascending order of seniority, they are constables, sergeants, inspectors, chief inspectors, superintendents, assistant commissioners, deputy commissioner and Commissioner. Periodic visits are made by Britain's senior advisor for Dependent Territory Police Forces. He makes periodic recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness. There is also a Bermuda Reserve Police, embodied in the event of emergencies, formerly the Bermuda Reserve Constabulary.
As at October 17, 2011 Bermuda's resident population was officially 64,268. This averages 3, 060 people per square mile. Bermuda's latest Census data, released in October 2011 for Census Day, May 20, 2010, revealed a total of 71,258 people physically present in Bermuda that day, an increase of seven percent over 2000 (date of last Census). Of that 2010 total, 801 were reported to be in institutions, 58,965 were civilians who were not institutionalized and the rest (11,492) were visitors and transients. Three cruise ships were docked in Bermuda on Census Day 2010, compared to just one in 2000, making the Visitors and Transients category by far the greatest contributor to the total population increase. The normal resident population, which excludes visitors but included 82 homeless people, was recorded at 64,268. Just 39 homeless people were counted in 2000. Broken down by parishes, St Georges (18 percent), Paget (12 percent) and Hamilton (11 percent) were reported to have the highest population growth since 2000. Just two parishes, Smith's and Pembroke, which recorded declines of five and six percent respectively showed negative growth. Pembroke and Warwick maintained their positions as the most populous parishes with 10,602 and 8,606 persons respectively. The City of Hamilton increased its residential population by six percent from 969 persons during the preceding Census, to 1,030. The change reflects condominium developments in the City during the intervening period, according to the Statistics Department. The Town of St. George also saw a population increase of three percent from 1,752 persons to 1,802 in 2010.
|Bermuda size & population
|20.75 (Twenty point seven five) square miles in total. 64,268 residents
|Resident population density per square mile
|3,097 (Three thousand, zero nine seven). Third highest in the world
|Government Code of Conduct for legislators
|None. There is a voluntary code, with no legislative teeth. It is ignored by some. No equivalent at all of the UK's Ethical Standards in Public Life Act.
|Number in Cabinet
|13. Same number as USA, equivalent in Bermuda to 0.63 (Point six three) per square mile. They have "The Honorable" before their name.
|Number of elected legislators in House of Assembly and their salaries
|36. Equivalent to 1.93 (One point nine three) per square mile. They have "MP" for Member of Parliament after their name. If they are also Cabinet Ministers, they earn well in excess of $100,000 a year, plus unlimited expenses.
|Number of registered voters per Member of Parliament
|On December 17, 2012, date of last General Election - the average was one thousand two hundred and ninety seven). Contrast this with no fewer than 72,810 and no more than 80,433 per member of parliament in the UK in 2011 and approximately the same in the USA per congressperson and Canada.
|Number of appointed politicians in Senate
|11. Equivalent to 0.53 (Point five three) per square mile. They have "Senator" before their name. If they are also Cabinet Ministers, they earn this plus what is shown above under "Number of elected legislators."
|Number of Government Boards
|About 108. All require the approval of the Premier who controls all Public Information. See Bermuda Government Boards separate website shown at the end of this file.
|Number of Police
|About 460, over 20 per square mile. Plus, there are Reserve officers.
|Number in Bermuda Regiment
|600 members, mostly Bermudian men, mostly part time. Some non-Bermudian men and women from British Commonwealth countries and female Bermudians are serving but on a volunteer basis as conscription regulations do not require enrolment by Bermudian females and non-Bermudian males. Only male Bermudians under a certain age resident in Bermuda are liable to be conscripted, on a selective basis.
|Registered voters who can participate in a General Election
|Total number of registered voters in late November 2012 - date of last registration period before the December 17, 2012 General Election - was 46,678 - about 60% of the entire resident population.
|The Bermuda Society
In the Bermuda General Election held Monday, December 2012, the Progressive Labour Party, in power since 1998, were defeated 17-19 seats by the relatively new political party the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) which was contesting its first General Election. Less than 18 months after it was formed in 2012 the OBA is now the Government. The new party brought together members of the United Bermuda Party, the Bermuda Democratic Alliance, former Progressive Labour Party supporters and people with no previous political involvement at all. In the end, the OBA is a beneficiary of the dismal state of the economy, although its members may soon wonder what they have gotten themselves into as they delve into the Governments books.
Between The Progressive Labour Party (PLP) - in Government since 1998 - and United Bermuda Party (UBP) - then in Opposition. The PLP remained as the Government by winning 22 seats to the UBP's 14. The UBP lost several key seats.
There is a Post Office in every Parish (county). They are owned by the Bermuda Government, sell postage stamps, commemorative First Day Covers, pre-stamped air letter forms without enclosures, have and rent Post Office boxes for those who prefer to receive their mail this way instead of being delivered. They are open 5 days a week, from 8 am to 11:45 am then from about 1:30 pm to about 4:45 pm. Most are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. When this happens, unlike in Europe, North America and United Kingdom where there are machines selling postage stamps, there are no other ways in Bermuda to buy postage stamps. Post offices do not sell postcards. There is one mail delivery a day, 5 days a week (Mondays-Fridays except Public Holidays) to homes without Post Office boxes, less when a postal worker is sick or if there is a dangerous dog on the premises. Tourists and business visitors expecting any mail during their Bermuda visit should allow at least a week for receipt and should ask at where they stay for mail as there are no mail deliveries directly to their cottages or rooms or apartments or rented houses.
Bermuda's military unit, of which the vast majority are conscripts.
Primarily because of a very high Bermuda Government import duty, prices of all liquor (including wine and beer) bought in Bermuda are high - sometimes twice or more than in the USA. As visitors, you may import one liter per person. Soft carbonated drinks are also expensive by North American standards, US $3.24 for a 2 liter bottle of the Bermuda-made product, or $1.99 for a same size imported house brand soda.
There are no large discount stores like in the USA. To avoid paying much more in Bermuda, stock up on:
Five Trees, Wood Lane, Stanmore, HA7 4JZ, England. Phone 020 8954 0652. Formed in London in 1987 to look after Bermuda's interests on a number of fronts, particularly in the areas of finance and commerce. Its membership includes Bermudians living in London and rest of UK, plus former Governors of Bermuda. It promotes Bermuda's image; fosters closer links between Bermuda, the UK and Europe.
Bermuda is not the only area but one of three areas of the North Western Atlantic Ocean involved. The others are Florida and Puerto Rico. See the following books:
Does does not exist in Bermuda, despite the fact that the iPhone Weather App, Google and Yahoo show it. It is carried to such an extreme that some websites even claim there is a Bermuda town by that name (not true) in which you can rent automobiles (not in Bermuda).
See http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=275&&PageID=231427&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true.
Also see under Gambling.
Because so many have been written, brief mentions only are included. Because Bermuda has changed so much over the years, all older guide books are no longer accurate.
Most offices open from 9 am to 5 pm five days a week. Many shops and restaurants (except those in hotels) are also open on Saturday but not on Sunday. See the Bermuda Cuisine list of restaurants. At this time, all retailers including restaurants who wish to open on Sundays must apply to the Minister of Finance for a special permit and pay for it. Only a few are open on Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Gas stations are usually open on Sundays until 5 pm. A handful of hotel branch store and other pharmacies and some non hotel restaurants are also open on Sundays for dinner. On a public holiday, all local restaurants and shops close and only hotel restaurants are open.
They are available ONLY to Bermudians and other residents - not tourists - for very short periods usually around late string and summer public holidays, in park lands or near public beaches. There is a limited season and campers must bring their own tents, sleeping bags, clothing and more. In the year 2000 there was a $50 deposit and $5 per night charge. They are administered by the Bermuda Government.
Beginning in 2016.
2015. December 18. Legislation detailing how casino sites will be designated has been approved in the House of Assembly. The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015, presented by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism, lays out the application process for developers and property owners interested in building a casino. The application process includes a non-refundable $50,000 fee and does not guarantee a licence to operate a casino, which must be sought through a separate process. Jamahl Simmons, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, said that while the Opposition believed casinos could benefit Bermudians, the sometimes controversial handling of the issue by the Bermuda Government had caused some concerns. He said the regulations before the House were fairly standard and similar to those in other jurisdictions, but stressed the need to be proactive in addressing the negative social effects of gaming and creating training opportunities for Bermudians. We need to start preparing our people, not just for entry-level roles but leadership roles, he said. We cannot wait until the eleventh hour. Opposition leader Marc Bean noted the regulation stating that existing tourist sites could apply to become a designated site, stating he was under the impression that only integrated resorts would be eligible. Mr Crockwell said legislation was changed through amendments to allow existing tourist sites to apply in the event that they wished to expand and become an eligible resort. While this would not likely be an option for resorts on small properties, it could be feasible on larger ones. He noted that becoming a designated site could potentially increase property value and encourage outside investment, although not every property would be suitable for designation and the plan was still to issue only three casino licences. We dont expect and influx of applications, he said. Serious candidates are prepared to do whats necessary and go through the process and pay the fee to get designated. Mr Crockwell also noted that talks have already taken place between the Bermuda College and the Bermuda Casino Gaming Council, and that the intention is that the training of Bermudians will begin a year before the first casino opens.
See See http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=275&&PageID=231427&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true.
In late 2013 The Bermuda Government has made the decision to move the question of gambling (gaming) to Parliament for a vote, rather than proceed by referendum. This reversed a One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) pre-December 2012 General Election pledge to hold a referendum, but a spokesman stated the now OBA-Government, with the pressing need to create more employment, will go to Parliament not to the voters in a referendum. However, the Government will conduct a public information and consultation campaign before bringing the Gaming Bill, in 2014, to a vote in the House. Earlier, the now-cancelled referendum had been announced for 2013 to see if gambling should be allowed and if so to what extent. An attempt to allow it in 2009 was defeated by the Bermuda Parliament. But some gambling has already long been allowed. Government levies a tax on all betting. There are numerous other forms of gambling which do not use gaming machines. Locals and visitors can gamble openly on bingo, raffles, in licensed premises on horse races, British soccer pools, American and United Kingdom horse racing and greyhound racing, American football, Crown and Anchor (see below) at cricket games and elsewhere, floating poker games. During the NFL season, it is estimated that from Bermuda alone more than $350,000 is bet on teams. Types of licenses under Bermuda's Betting License Act 1975 include
Consult: Betting Licensing Authority and Bermuda's Betting (Regulations & Tax) Act.
Crown and Anchor is a Bermudian gamble heavily stacked in favor of the operator, with no government-imposed restriction on the house take. Fees for Crown & Anchor tables increased after April 1, 2011. Only a Bermudian may apply for a Crown and Anchor Permit, now costing $1,500+.
Under the Bermuda 2002 Statistics Act enacted by the Bermuda legislature, there is a census every 5 years, with the last one in 2010.
Most of the 65 to 70 percent of the black population of Bermuda prefer the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Most of the white Europeans or North Americans (about 30 percent of the community) are Anglican or Episcopalian. Roman Catholics are the third in numbers attending. Weekend times of church services are in the Saturday print editions of the daily and twice a week newspapers.
Churches include:
Adjutant Lute DesBrisay, Salvation Army. She arrived on January 2, 1896 and officially began the Salvation Army in Bermuda.
Bermuda is widely susceptible to this at times but has not yet suffered any permanent damage. Hurricanes and winter storm surges have debilitating effects on shorelines. A Jamaican firm, Smith Warner International, was commissioned in July 2003 by the Bermuda Government to do a survey at taxpayers' expense.
There are no embassies as Bermuda is a British Overseas Overseas Territory, not a politically independent country.
Internationally, Bermuda has a medium-high crime rate - as duly noted by both Britain and the United States of America in their travel advisories. But there are probably more crimes in Bermuda per capita - per square mile among its 68,000 residents in 21 square miles than anywhere else in the world. In the 1970s, a Governor, his aide and the Chief of Police were assassinated. in 1996, there was a notorious rape, torture, sodomy and murder of a 17 year old innocent Canadian tourist. (See under "Rebecca Middleton" in Bermuda Laws). Most crimes locally are by locals seeking illegal narcotics or the money to pay for them. They trespass by night or day at premises used by visitors and locals. Some may have illegal guns. These thieves go after valuables like cash and credit cards not locked in safes. The crime rate is such that all visitors should not, under any circumstances, leave your room or suite or cottage sliding glass doors or apartment windows or doors unlocked by day or night. If you merely lock a nylon screen from the inside by night or by day if you are out, you risk being robbed by thugs who will cut the screen and enter. Always use a secure safe in your room - and inform the local police promptly if you are robbed or assaulted. Also, be wary of venturing out at night and do not carry a handbag on you or when you are on a moped or scooter, in a place where it can be easily snatched by a thief.
A Tourist Crime Unit has been established, using 2 members of the 469-strong Bermuda Police.
See Money.
For Bermuda Customs (Import Duty) purposes, residents - not visitors - can claim a $200 per person duty free allowance (it was $400 per person a few years ago) each time they travel for over 3 days, or can lump all such allowances together if returning to Bermuda as a family.
But residents should retain in their possession and produce if necessary the receipts for clothes, personal effects and goods they purchase abroad, in case their value declared by the resident is challenged by a Bermuda Customs officer. Duty is payable at 30% of the value of purchase cost abroad of imported goods less the $100 per person duty free travel allowance. Some goods are duty free, such as books and computer business software (not games). The mere $100 per person duty free allowance for residents allowed by the Bermuda Government does not compare well with the present £145 per person duty free allowance applicable in the United Kingdom for purchases outside the European Union (EU); the much more generous rate for travelers within the EU; $300 for Canadians returning to Canada from abroad; and $800 in the USA for US residents visiting Bermuda.
Also - unlike US citizens or registered aliens returning home to the USA after a vacation or business trip who qualify routinely for a further US Customs exemption of up to $100 per day of bone fide goods shipped from abroad, for their own personal use - Bermudians or residents do not get the same consideration from the Bermuda Government.
Visitors are not entitled to the US$100 duty-free allowance of returning residents. Instead, they may bring in gifts up to the total value of $25 (compared to $100 or so in most other countries) after which they pay duty at prevailing rates.
Bermuda follows the USA, on the same day, a week later than in the UK and Europe. When in 2005 the US Congress passed a bill to extend daylight savings time by a month the Bermuda House of Assembly passed the Time Zone Bill, which keeps Bermuda in line with the US change.
In 2008, The Miscellaneous Taxes (Rates) Amendment Act increased the rate of departure tax for all visitors and residents from $25 to $35 per person. Bermuda has by far and away the highest Departure Tax in the world per square mile, - of US$1.66 per square mile.
The airport in Bermuda has no jetways so the handicapped in wheelchairs or otherwise disabled must be lifted down manually, when arriving and departing. Please see the Bermuda Physically Handicapped Association for more details. For details of hospitals and medical support groups locally, see Health Care Support Groups in Bermuda.
About the same number per capita as in USA.
See under "Pharmacies" in Senior Citizens of Bermuda. "
See "Guns"
If not Bermudian, the company will need to:
See under Casinos and Gambling (Gaming)
Golf is a superb but expensive pastime in Bermuda, with some magnificent ocean-view courses, with the second-highest ratio of number of golf courses per total acreage in the world (after Northern Scotland).
They are expected from visitors at the rate of 17 percent of a restaurant bill instead of tipping, 10 percent or more of where you stay in most cases, a discretionary amount when using a gas (petrol) station, usually US $2 for two bags if you use a packer in a grocery store, and whenever you use a taxi, at about 15 percent of your fare.
See under Supermarkets in Employers. Please budget in advance for Bermuda prices. Most visitors have no prior idea food shopping is so expensive. What a couple can buy in the USA for a week will be less expensive than buying food in Bermuda for two days. Only locally owned stores are allowed. So they do not have bulk purchasing power or other economies of scale. Also, they have very high import duty rates imposed by the Bermuda Government which average 30 per cent at wholesale costs. Only a few stores can offer prices comparable to those in the USA. The good news is that the larger, full service premises with an extensive range of meats, seafood, vegetables and products are now open from 8 am to 10 pm daily except Sundays and from 1 pm to 5 pm on Sundays and are not as expensive as convenience stores.
As calculated by the World Bank, Washington DC. Third highest in the world, see http://data.worldbank.org/country/bermuda.
Under no circumstances - except for specific, limited duration sporting occasions which include competitive shooting - are most residents and all visitors allowed to import or own unlicensed (under Bermuda laws) guns of any kind, not even BB or pellet guns or slingshots. Penalties for doing so are severe. Only when such sporting events occur can participating athletes and/or their sports organizations apply well in advance to be allowed to import their firearms under a temporary Bermuda Government-issued Firearms License. Only they or the Bermuda Police or Bermuda Regiment or some other Bermuda-recognized entity or their registered members authorized to do so may hold Bermuda Firearms Licenses to possess and use Bermuda-licensed firearms in Bermuda.
Only a very few approved and licensed locally-resident individuals are allowed, under The Firearms Amendment No 2 Act 2013 of December 2, 2013 enacted by Bermuda's House of Assembly, to apply to the Commissioner of Police for the issue of one year-long year-long instead of 60-day licenses for firearms to be used for pest control, specifically the targeting of chickens and pigeons. Recreational gardeners and commercial gardeners can all attest to the havoc caused by the growing number of free-roaming wild chickens and pigeons,
Offensive and defensive weapons of any kind, like real or fake or toy firearms (guns) of any type and any ammunition; any kind of weapon to deter thieves or intruders; catapults (slingshots); BB guns; cutlasses; crossbows; mace in canisters; pornographic material; throwing knives; flick knives; martial arts weaponry; nightsticks; nunchakus; spiked wristbands; swords; spear guns, all pistols, all rifles, all ammunition for them, signal guns, all other weapons and all live marine animals (including lobsters) by any private individuals. Residents, visitors, and businesspeople who ignore the above will have their weapons seized permanently by the Bermuda Police Service and those convicted will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They will get a minimum ten year jail sentence for illegally importing the weapons into Bermuda and will be publicized and reported to Federal or provincial or state authorities for illegally carrying firearms on ships or aircraft. It is not an acceptable excuse to say you were not asked by airport staff if you packed your bags yourself, because you were. Nor is it acceptable to say that you forgot an illegal item was in your luggage, or was put there by mistake.
See under Clubs, fitness centres and health clubs in Employers.
Before they arrive, all visitors - including those from the UK - are advised to get medical and travel insurance for the duration of their Bermuda stay. British National Health Service (NHS) provisions don't apply. Bermuda is not one of the countries or islands that has a reciprocal NHS plan. See http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/countryguide/NonEEAcountries/Pages/Non-EEAcountries.aspx. There is no reciprocal health insurance arrangement with Britain or USA or Canada or Europe or any other country. The European Health Insurance Card is not recognized. For other locals, healthcare costs are also more expensive than in the USA, with medical services not as extensive.
Bermuda has one Accident and Emergency hospital - see www.bermuda-online.org/kemh.htm - which charges prices similar to those in the USA. There are also a number of locally-registered private medical doctors (general practitioners, or GPs) several clinics and pharmacies. If you as a visitor are vulnerable to any health problem, ask at where you say if they can contact an on-call doctor if needed and bring a plentiful supply of your own medically-prescribed non-narcotic prescriptions. Bermuda's medical facilities are good for a 21-square mile island but not equipped for very serious conditions. If you require extensive and/or intensive treatment you will likely be air-lifted elsewhere, at your expense. It is strongly recommended that before you arrive in Bermuda by air or cruise ship you take out appropriate travel and healthcare insurance.
Healthcare in Bermuda is very expensive, roughly the same cost as in the USA. There is no government funded UK-like or Canada-like National Health Service. All visitors from those and all other countries should note that if while in Bermuda they need any hospital or medical attention or services they must be paid for in cash or by credit card (no personal checks or cheques) in accordance with the scale of charges in effect from King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and local medical practitioners. If you have health insurance in your own country but it does not cover you for medical expenses abroad, consider supplemental insurance. Find out in advance if your insurance plan will make payments directly to providers or reimburse you later for overseas health expenditures.
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) Emergency Department physicians see and treat patients based on the seriousness of their conditions, not in order of arrival. Emergency Department staff will tell patients their level and expected wait time when they arrive. Below are the approximate wait times for each level of severity:
Persons wanting to contact the KEMH Emergency Department, call 239-2009.
Hotels, cottage colonies, guest houses, etc. are required to add the Bermuda Government's Hotel Occupancy Tax, currently 7.25 percent, to your room rate. Most will also ask you for a further 10% or more of your total bill, as gratuities for their staff. There is also a Resort Levy tax for people staying at resort hotels.
Almost everything is imported including rum which is not made in Bermuda (there is no sugar cane and no rum distillery). Some citrus and vegetables are gown locally.
Bermuda does not follow the USA, Canadian, UK and European methodology of free Internet access at libraries, Tourist Board offices and Visitor Service Centers. However, some hotels and some other places to stay now routinely offer either WIFI or wired access to their paying guests. Bermuda's three cruise ship ports are not among those that offer free WIFI. A local Internet Cafe may be more reliable.
Bermuda has its own legal system, UK laws are not in force despite Bermuda being a British Overseas Territory. Britons and other foreigners are not Bermudians unless granted Bermuda Status by marriage to a Bermudian spouse 10 years after that marriage.
English is the only official language but a few people, mostly expatriates, may speak others. Some locals speak Portuguese, going back to when Bermuda imported many Portuguese men from Madeira, later the Azores, for agricultural purposes from the 1840s. Later, they were allowed to bring their families.
81, according to latest World Bank figures.
98% of all males and 99% of all females age 15 and over can read and write.
The Royal Gazette (on the Internet daily, Monday to Saturday except for public holidays in print editions) national and international newspaper - the only daily -is better than most newspapers up to 10 times the population and size of Bermuda. All places to stay have them. Overseas newspapers, sometimes a day old, are weekday and Sunday editions from Boston, London, New York, Washington DC and elsewhere. There are also leading British and North American business magazines. But the latter two categories are very expensive locally. The Sunday edition of the Boston Globe is over US $5.00. Some English Saturday or Sunday newspapers now cost $10 in Bermuda.
See Postal Service and Post Offices.
Bermuda is a popular place for marriages and many couples of the opposite sex get married on Bermuda-registered cruise ships.
Also see Healthcare. Bermuda has one Accident and Emergency hospital - see www.bermuda-online.org/kemh.htm - which charges prices similar to those in the USA. There are also several clinics and pharmacies. If you as a visitor are vulnerable to any health problem, ask at where you say if they can contact an on-call doctor if needed and bring a plentiful supply of your own medically-prescribed non-narcotic prescriptions. Bermuda's medical facilities are good for a 21-square mile island but not equipped for very serious conditions. If you require extensive and/or intensive treatment you will likely be air-lifted elsewhere, at your expense.
Because the Bermuda Dollar - see above - is based not on the UK Pound Sterling but on a par with the US Dollar and is strictly local, not an exportable currency or money, the US dollar is the recommended currency for all visitors. Unlike all other foreign currencies, the US$ accepted everywhere in Bermuda. But US Money Orders issued by the US Post Office cannot be cashed in non-American Bermuda. Unless for sentimental reasons or as souvenirs of their visit they particularly with to keep (but not sell ) any Bermudian notes and coins they may receive in change, American, Canadian and other visitors should always ask for American dollars and coins in change.
Bermuda's banks offer the Euro to all visitors and business executives or representatives heading for Europe. However, incoming visitors from Europe should note that the Euro is not accepted in Bermuda. They should use US dollars.
Newcomers - employed and non-working
Many, compared to the USA. Note both their celebrations and how services are restricted on the days concerned.
See "Churches."
In Bermuda's 21 square miles in total land area, the Bermuda roads - the biggest being one lane each way usually - total about 155 miles (250 km) in statute miles total length of all of them combined. Only the main roads - North Shore Road, South Road and Middle Road, for their positions on the North Shore, South Shore and Middle respectively - are wide enough for traffic to go on either side. Many residential roads are too narrow for fire trucks and ambulances to enter. All roads have names, British style. All are listed alphabetically, with local postal codes. Most road signs and direction markers are in both miles and European-style kilometers.
The surface of all Bermuda roads is asphalt with granite aggregate chips. They provide a durable, reasonably non-skid surface. The asphalt is flexible enough to absorb the weight of heavy vehicles without cracking. It is impervious and sheds water. But their narrow width is another matter. They are often congested, very narrow, hilly, noisy, sharp-cornered and twisting compared to most other places.
In many parts of Bermuda, there are either no sidewalks or pavements or on one side of the road only. They are not suitable for people in wheelchairs or who have difficulty walking or who are on roller blades or scooters. Health and safety-conscious visitors are advised not to run or jog on them because of the illegally high speed of many local motorists but instead to go to one of the national parks.
Bermuda has the busiest and noisiest roads in the world, with more road traffic and illegally noisy vehicles by far per square mile, than any other place in the world.
Non-smoking visitors cannot assume that hotels and other places to stay are for non-smokers only. Some have non-smoking sections. Check directly with the property concerned. Effective April 1, 2006, smoking in public places was banned in Bermuda. Legislation enacted in late 2005 makes it an offence to light up in bars, restaurants hospitals, hotels, offices and schools across the Island. It also sees cigarette vending machines banned along with tobacco advertising at sporting events and it is illegal to sell cigarettes to under 18s. There is a $1,000 fine for those who break the law.
2016. July 29. Smokers were reminded that the Tobacco Control Act comes into effect tomorrow. Flavored tobacco products will no longer be sold, electronic cigarettes will only be available in pharmacies and there will be new restrictions on where people can smoke. Some things will no longer be for sale. Flavored tobacco products, excluding menthol flavors, will no longer be available and descriptions such as mild, light and ultralight are banned. New controls will be placed on the promotion of tobacco brands and products and tighter rules on the display and sale of tobacco products mean they can no longer be displayed within three meters of candy and toys. Tobacco advertising at point of sale will also be banned and minors will not be able to buy rolling papers. Existing prohibitions on smoking indoors and in work vehicles will also be extended to vaping and e-cigarettes will only be available in pharmacies. Nicotine has always been and is being regarded as a drug, so when you get it in a liquid form it will be considered a medication. More restrictions have also been placed on where smokers can light up. Since 2005 you havent been able to smoke indoors and that was very effective. Now, some types of premises ban anyone from smoking anywhere on the property. They include health facilities, educational facilities and the ferry and bus terminal. The new Act is not something pulled out of the air. Its the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which is an international convention. Bermuda could have gone a lot further, noting jurisdictions such as the UK that have implemented even stricter laws. According to the Steps to a Well Bermuda Survey 2014, 20 per cent of men and 7.5 per cent of women smoke, with the average age that smokers take up the habit being 17.8 years. New US data showed that the greatest uptake of smoking was through hookah or electronic cigarettes.
2016. April 6. Smokers have to dig deeper into their pockets after the cost of brand-name cigarettes went up this week. It comes after finance minister Bob Richards announced in the2016-2017 Budget that currently imposed excises will be increased to begin the process of increasing the revenue yield from indirect taxes this year and in 2017. These increases in specific excise duties on alcohol, tobacco, and petrol will increase revenue by approximately $14.7 million. Principal customs officer Richard Amos confirmed yesterday that the import duty rate for cigarettes containing tobacco went up by five cents to 27 cents per cigarette on April 1. A pack (20) of brand-name cigarettes, including Marlboro, Camel, Benson & Hedges and Winston has increased from $11.15 to $12.50. Cartons of 200 now cost $99.95, an $8.95 increase.
Bermuda has both direct taxes - in Employment Taxes paid by both employers and employees - and many indirect taxes including import duties averaging 32 percent at wholesale value that all locals and visitors pay a premium in costs of all imported goods and services. The biggest cost is to pay for the 51 paid legislators - 17 times the international average of the ratio of legislators to voters in a total of only 20 square miles - and army of civil servants amounting to 20 percent of the entire work force. Mostly because of this, the overall cost of living in Bermuda is about 2.64 (two point six four) times the cost of living in the USA and about 1.8 (one point eight) times the cost of living in Canada or the United Kingdom. This is one reason why the Internal Revenue Service of the USA allows Americans living and working in Bermuda a $ 76,000+ exemption before they pay USA federal taxes.
Effective April 1, 2014 all Bermuda cell phone users saw a few extra cents added to their bills because of an increase in the Government licence fee for a mobile line. The monthly fee (tax) rose from $7 to $7.35. Bermuda is one of the few countries to have such a tax.
Bermuda's telephone system is part of the North American Numbering Plan -- calls between Bermuda, the USA, Canada and most of the Caribbean (900 miles to the south) requires the caller dialing "1", then the 3-digit area code, then the 7-digit number.
Bermuda is in the Atlantic Time zone, like Nova Scotia to the north and Caribbean 1,000 miles south. Atlantic Time is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). Bermuda is normally four hours behind Greenwich Mean Time and British Summer Time in the United Kingdom. But as the latter occurs one week before Bermuda observes the beginning of US Daylight Savings Time on the same night as the USA, for one week only, Bermuda is five hours ahead of the UK.
It is often assumed - wrongly - that because Bermuda portrays a British image and is not yet politically independent of Britain, that British National Health laws apply and visitors don't need insurance. British National Health don't apply (in fact they don't even apply when traveling in UK if you are not a resident of UK), there is no reciprocal health insurance arrangement with Britain or any other country - and nationals of all countries including the USA, UK, Canada, are advised to cover themselves for adequate travel insurance, or be prepared to accept any liability financially. Bermuda is more expensive than even the USA for health related costs which are not insured.
Tiny Bermuda - with only 20.75 (twenty point seven five) square miles and with the third highest population in the world per square mile - has some of the highest costs of accommodation in the world and the huge cost of living expenses to go with them. Bermuda organizations trying to help visitors in distress cannot be expected to continue to bear any costs for cruise ship or other visitors who do not take sensible contingency precautions.
For your own peace of mind, ensure your plans to Bermuda include taking spare money, travel insurance and health insurance to cope with possible unexpected accommodation in an emergency medical situation for any reason or a death. It seems many visitors do not do this, yet have no hesitation in renting motor scooters or mopeds in Bermuda, which can be very dangerous to those not familiar with them; drive them on the wrong side of the road compared to Europe, USA and Canada; and end up having accidents, with their vacation ruined. Thus, they become clients of the Overseas Family Help Committee of the Hospital Auxiliary organization in Bermuda - which will not cover any of their hospital or medical or related expenses.
Every week, visitors suffer such emergencies when in Bermuda but do not make contingency plans. Some claim they have no money and no health and travel insurance for unexpected problems. They are not being exempted from any health or hospital costs incurred in Bermuda, in the same way that visitors to the USA or Canada are not being exempted if they fail to insure themselves adequately.
Visitors from the UK and European countries who take out travel insurance should note that Bermuda is not in the UK or Europe but in the (most expensive) "worldwide" category of countries. Visitors from the USA, Canada and elsewhere who do so should remember that Bermuda is not part of the UK but a "foreign country."
Pre-existing health conditions will apply to all insurances.
See "Guns."
Required for all non-nationals including those born in Bermuda without a Bermudian parent.
See http://www.gov.bm/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=275&&PageID=231431&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true.
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3 South Place is a British diner, open seven days a week for breakfast and throughout the day and into the night.
With accessible price points and classic British comfort food, the restaurant is aimed in equal measure at hotel guests, City customers and East End neighbours alike.
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Came by here for an early-ish dinner around 6pm. The place was completely empty. The service was so-so, I was ignored for a while on one occasion. I had the chicken pie, which was more of a crust on top of chicken stu. The mashed potatoes were amazingly good as was the bread and spreads. Good spot, would go back.more
It's an awkward place to have Indian curry but that's exactly what I did! Curry!
Flavoursome and surprisingly feeling! I can't comment on the authenticity of it since I know nothing about Indian food but the presentation certainly looks the part!
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Ate here several times, for both breakfast, and for dinner. The food portions are really small, and it is expensive. The smoked salmon was really good, as is the coffee. The problem is that the acoustics in here are horrible, and when more than just a few people are in, it is horribly loud. The bar is right beside this place, and it is really loud there as well. The service can be hit or miss,...more
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