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Former Young Men’s Social Club (YMSC) winger Mel Lewis has been diagnosed with leukaemia.
The brother of ex-Bermuda Football Association executive Fred (Pinks) Lewis is currently being treated for the disease in a Boston hospital where he is making s...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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Harness driver Phillip Correia stood out amongst the crowd during last weekend’s racing at Vesey Street, taking full advantage of a watered down field to claim three wins on two different horses.
For added measure Correia’s six-year-old colt Cherokee...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney said he was within his “full right” to convene a Commission of Inquiry to probe how the island’s two national sports spent millions of Government funding.
The Minister has formed a seven-member commission that will expl...
DATE: Sep 27, 2011
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Powerboat racer Tonka Simpson has been officially declared as a class winner in this year’s Around the Island Race for the second time.
Simpson and co-pilot Seth Chetty took the chequered flag in the FB Class but had their celebrations put on hold af...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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Tracey Sharreiff is determined to restore local netball to its former glory and she has vowed to leave no stone unturned in her quest to achieve just that.
The mother of two was elected as Bermuda Netball Association’s (BNA) president earlier this ye...
DATE: Sep 13, 2011
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Beleaguered powerboat enthusiast Tonka Simpson insists he did not violate race rules to gain an unfair advantage during this year’s Around the Island Race.
The 25-year-old pilot maintains that he played by the book and feels he has been wrongly accus...
DATE: Aug 26, 2011
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Tonka Simpson could be stripped of Around the Island Race class honours, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
Bermuda Powerboat Association (BPBA) commodore Brian Smith has confirmed that his committee will review its original decision to declare Simpson as...
DATE: Aug 26, 2011
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Bitter rivals Tonka Simpson and Stephen DeSilva have landed themselves in hot water with Bermuda Powerboat Association (BPBA).
Association Commodore Brian Smith has confirmed that both pilots have been suspended for two-races for their involvement in...
DATE: Aug 25, 2011
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Tonka Simpson and Seth Chetty have been declared FB class winners for this year’s Around the Island Race.
Bermuda Powerboat Association (BPBA) announced the duo as the winners following a nearly two hour long executive committee meeting at an undiscl...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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Bermuda’s grassroots netballers possess natural ability but lack some of the fundamentals of the sport.
That’s the assessment of Bermuda Netball Association (BNA) senior executive Stacy Grant, who hopes some of the flaws will be ironed out during thi...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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