26 results returned for search: "bermuda championship AND " author Jonathan Bell
Golf champion and veteran professional Frankie Rabain died on Thursday. He was 85.
Mr Rabain trained as a tiler in his youth and later became an accomplished guitarist, performing with top musicians such as Lance Hayward.
But in adulthood, he was syn...
DATE: Mar 03, 2018
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Jonathan Bell
Anglers spent about $4.6 million at the Bermuda Triple Crown Billfish Championship last year.
Kevin Dallas, chief executive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, said the annual summer event delivered a 25:1 return on the authority’s investment and broug...
DATE: Jan 27, 2018
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Tourism
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Jonathan Bell
Zachary Bishop, aged 10, has just celebrated a martial arts milestone with the earning of his junior black belt.
After more than 350 karate lessons at The Academy of Martial Arts on Front Street, Zachary has become Sensei Bobby Smith’s third student ...
DATE: Dec 04, 2017
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Winners have been declared for the Bermuda Triple Challenge, the island’s home-grown endurance contest — but the island’s charities came out top.
The obstacle course race, held last weekend, drew an impressive 65 international athletes out of an over...
DATE: Mar 24, 2017
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It has been 55 years since Hattieann Gilbert went out on a whim for the night of bowling that swiftly launched her as a surprise champion.
Now she is pulling together the story of a sensational bowling career that propelled her in 2005 to the Bermuda...
DATE: Jan 19, 2017
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The Bermuda Government’s summer employment programme is helping 95 college and university students further their careers, the House of Assembly heard this morning.
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Home Affairs, also told legislators that a su...
DATE: Jul 08, 2016
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The loss of the Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club has dealt an “understandable” blow to confidence, Bermuda Tourism Authority spokesman Glenn Jones said last night.
Saying he would miss golfing and entertaining guests at the 94-year-old club in War...
DATE: Apr 02, 2016
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The Bermuda Triple Challenge is back, with international pros taking part and a new division for America’s Cup teams to compete.
The obstacle race, which raised more than $55,000 for charity last year, has grown by leaps and bounds: participation is ...
DATE: Jan 30, 2016
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Jonathan Bell
The Island’s first hurricane of the season has been ranked a lucky miss, with relatively few reports of property damage taken by insurers.
Joaquin had moved 185 miles north of the Island by noon yesterday, leaving Bermuda battered but spared the deva...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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Jonathan Bell
The latest tourism arrival figures may be down, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority is doggedly selling the Island for future visitors, according to its chief sales and marketing officer.
“Through the first six months of the year, the BTA’s sales and m...
DATE: Aug 20, 2015
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell