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Staging the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda would appeal to sailing purists, British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie has suggested.
Bermuda and San Diego are the remaining bidders to host the next America’s Cup in 2017, with each destination already guaranteed...
DATE: Sep 22, 2014
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Reggae dancehall icon Johnny Osbourne will showcase the talents that have made him one of the most popular singers in the industry at this year’s Veterans in Action Annual Remembrance Day event.
Mr Osbourne, who rose to prominence in the late 1970s a...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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A detailed layout of a proposed race course for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda’s Great Sound has appeared on the website belonging to Artemis Racing, one of the teams that will challenge for the coveted Auld Mug in 2017.
The two-mile long windward...
DATE: Sep 11, 2014
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Family, former teammates and friends gathered at Young Men’s Social Club on Tuesday night to partake in a heartwarming ceremony.
Around 100 people attended the event which saw former Social Club Bluebirds footballer Malcolm Lewis host a dinner recept...
DATE: Aug 07, 2014
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Eldon Raynor and Winston “Coe” Trott are the best of friends.
But it wasn’t always that way — especially when it came time to Cup Match as players on opposing teams.
Mr Trott, a left-arm fast bowler, played for Somerset between 1968 and 1983. He clai...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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Whenever Tarrus Riley and Luciano perform on the same stage the audience can always expect one hundred percent of “pure niceness”.
And next week promises to be no exception when the two reggae stars showcase their musical talents during Saturday’s On...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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Sunday proved to be an extraordinary day for a 28-year- old Devonshire woman.
Samantha Hill gave birth to her first child — a healthy baby girl — and then watched in ecstasy as her team Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup. She watched the...
DATE: Jul 15, 2014
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Leroy (Tubby) Richardson turned up at Angeline’s Cafe for breakfast yesterday morning just as he has done every weekday for the past two decades.
But this was no ordinary day for the former St George’s Cup Match captain, who celebrated another person...
DATE: Jul 01, 2014
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This year’s Newport Bermuda Race marks the end of an era.
Since 2003, Eugene Rayner, 73, has served as chairman of the race’s finish line committee with great pride.
But, after serving in the role for just over a decade, the former ZFB programme dire...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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Under normal circumstances keen sailor Somers Kempe would be sailing in the Newport Bermuda Race.
But that has not been the case this year.
As Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, co-hosts of the biennial race, Mr Kempe has been assisting with ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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