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For everyone in Bermuda on October 27, 1962, it suddenly seemed the end wasn’t nigh, it was here. At precisely 6.36 that morning, a massive thundercrack explosion at the East End reverberated throughout the island. It was immediately followed by a ...

Mark Twain, that most American of American national treasures, celebrated what was to be his final Thanksgiving, in Bermuda on November 25, 1909. Already in failing health — he died the next March at the age of 74 — Twain dined with his Bermuda hosts...

The saying goes that those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Called out for their alleged inaction in the recent disturbance at Somerset Cricket Club, the Bermuda Police Service hit back through senior officials, including the Commissi...

Now that the dust has settled on events in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles and reality has hit home that Bermuda is a bona fide Division Four nation from a world cricket perspective, eyes turn instinctively to where to next for our nati...

In a perverse sort of way, on Monday night at Devonshire Recreation Club, Marc Bean was given the greatest vote of confidence as Leader of the Opposition since his crushing defeat of Walton Brown in the leadership challenge in October 2014. Then, he ...

How many countries ever get to host the America’s Cup? The British have been trying to do so for 165 years since they lost the inaugural race that was sailed around the Isle of Wight. The oldest international sporting competition in the world has bee...

How would you like it if we showed up for dinner unannounced and then proceeded to trash your house when the welcome mat was predictably withdrawn? Armed with cans of paint, we spray nasty things on your front door and even worse on your lawn and car...

Perhaps more disappointing than the scenes that tarnished the memory of a competitive and well-played game of football on Sunday is the refusal of the victims to co-operate with law enforcement. That abdication of duty and responsibility is at the ve...

Politics in Bermuda, as elsewhere, tends to be an odd combination of occasionally inspired statesmanship, day-to-day stewardship ranging from the pragmatic to the barely serviceable and increasingly gaudy showmanship. Indeed we live in an age where ...

Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest boxer ever to lace up a pair of gloves, took up the sport as a way of being prepared to defend himself in the future after his bicycle was stolen. Rocky Marciano took up boxing to avoid kitchen duty when he was dr...