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Olympic champion Flora Duffy says the congratulations she has received from everyone who had been with her on her triathlon journey “since I was a little kid“ shows “it’s not just my medal, it is our medal”.
Ms Duffy, who became Bermuda’s first gold...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Cup Match Classic’s comeback marked a welcome return to normality for many at Wellington Oval in St George’s yesterday – and the revival of a sacred Bermudian tradition for those to whom Cup Match is everything.
“I’ve been coming here ever since ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police have located a teen who was reported missing by his family the day before the Cup Match holiday.
Equan Richardson, 17, was said to be safe and well.
Police thanked the public for their assistance.
DATE: Jul 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
After making history with a sensational Olympic gold medal win, Flora Duffy was celebrating in Tokyo in typical style when elated parents Charlie and Maria Duffy called from Bermuda.
“She was back in her hotel room, just relaxing with room service, e...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The fight against slavery in a Caribbean nation 1,000 miles to Bermuda’s south has been celebrated as the island looks to commemorate its own 1834 emancipation over Cup Match.
Glenn Fubler, from the activist group Imagine Bermuda, said the Haitian Re...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Flora Duffy said this was her last shot and she took it.
There may have been few spectators in Tokyo but all of Bermuda was cheering on Bermuda’s golden girl as she ran into the history books and smashed the Olympic record at the same time.
In the en...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
Bermuda’s first Olympic medal-winner, Clarence Hill, said last night that his faith in the island’s talents had been borne out by Flora Duffy’s triumph in Tokyo.
The boxing heavyweight who brought home a bronze win from the 1976 Montreal Games said o...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A national celebration awaits gold medal winner Flora Duffy on her return home from last night’s triumph in Tokyo.
David Burt, the Premier, declared that all of Bermuda looked forward to commemorating the island’s second-ever Olympic win and the firs...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Nadine Dillas looked out with visible pride at the crowds enjoying the music and browsing outdoor stalls at yesterday’s Court Street Festival.
“We have made it happen,” said the member of the group Empowered Shopping Village, which organised the eve...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Victorian-era portraits of the island’s first postmaster and his wife have finally made their way back home, thanks for the generosity of a couple 8,000 miles away who have gifted the treasures to Bermuda.
The paintings of William Bennet Perot and hi...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell