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It wasn’t quite a baptism of fire but it felt like it; certainly as the evening wore on the temperature soared.
Staring at the fastest fists in the world, I could feel beads of sweat running across my forehead.
This wasn’t just the suffocating humidi...
DATE: Jun 06, 2016
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A work stoppage accompanied by protests, fiery speeches, rebuttals, press conferences and an orderly march through the city streets — it was all evident as Bermuda experienced another day of unrest. And there are rumblings that there could be more of...
DATE: Mar 12, 2016
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Tourism was hit hard by yesterday’s industrial action, according to Bermuda Tourism Authority and Bermuda Hotel Association.
And a continuation could cost the island dearly.
Both organisations called the work stoppages “counterproductive to the fragi...
DATE: Mar 11, 2016
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One of Bermuda’s most talented and successful road runners, Peter Lever, died on Monday evening at his home in St George’s.
He was 68.
His elder brother, Harold, who is visiting the Island, was beside him when he collapsed. He was rushed to hospital...
DATE: Mar 18, 2015
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The leader of Emirates Team New Zealand, which hopes to regain the America’s Cup in Bermuda in three years’ time, believes the location will not harm the Kiwis’ chances of success.
In a statement released early yesterday, chief executive Grant Dalton...
DATE: Dec 02, 2014
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It was the “financial incentives” that Bermuda offered that gave the Island a clear advantage over San Diego in the battle as to who would host the America’s Cup.
The California city simply could not compete with Bermuda when it came to “hard cash”.
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DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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It now seems certain Bermuda will host the America’s Cup in 2017, following confirmation from a top official in San Diego that the California city has been defeated in the two-horse race to decide where one of the world’s premier sporting events will...
DATE: Nov 22, 2014
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As the fifth richest man in the world, as successful on land as he is on water, Larry Ellison will have a big say as to whether the next America’s Cup in 2017 will be sailed on local waters.
Estimated by Forbes Magazine to be worth $50 billion, with ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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The first woman to fly solo around the world, Jerrie Mock, who made Bermuda the first stop on her historic journey in 1964, has died at the age of 88.
When Mrs Mock took off from Columbus, Ohio, on March 19, 1964, she was attempting to be the first w...
DATE: Nov 06, 2014
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Dr Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Education and Economic Development, has declined to comment on a claim that Bermuda has offered “financial incentives” to bring the America’s Cup to the Island.
Bermuda is locked in a battle with San Diego to decide ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2014
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