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Michael Dunkley has hailed the opening weekend of the 35th America’s Cup as an “incredible spectacle” that has showcased Bermuda in an “amazing light”.
This weekend saw the official opening of the sailing spectacle in Dockyard and the beginning of qu...
DATE: May 28, 2017
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Debbie Jones-Hunter, Flora Duffy, Katura Horton-Perinchief, Cal Simons, Clarence Hill and Frederick “Skipper” Ingham have been named grand marshals for the May 24 parade.
Grand marshals are official overseers of the parade, selected because of their ...
DATE: May 17, 2017
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Bermuda Under-20 footballer has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Raymond Butterfield.
Mikiel Thomas, 19, from Pembroke, was charged in Magistrates’ Court this afternoon with the unlawful killing of Mr Butterfield on Sunday.
Mr Thomas was not...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
With less than 100 days before America’s Cup begins, preparations for the big event are on schedule, according to Grant Gibbons, Minister of Economic Development.
Dr Gibbons indicated that the island would be more than ready to host the races which b...
DATE: Feb 17, 2017
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A team composed of three teenage debaters will be looking to show off and sharpen their skills at an international event in Argentina this week.
Debaters Kal-shae Matthews and Haile Teart, both 16, and 14-year-old Robert Thomas are joined by coach ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2017
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They have conquered New Zealand. Next stop: the world.
Ahzai Smith, 12, and Christopher Raymond, 13, are due to return to the island today after their triumphs in the inaugural O’pen Bic National Championships this month.
The pair, who have clearly e...
DATE: Jan 30, 2017
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
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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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two young Bermudian sailors are competing and attending clinics on the other side of the world, courtesy of the America’s Cup and the event’s Endeavour Programme.
Twelve year-olds Ahzai Smith and Christopher Raymond flew to New Zealand on January 3 w...
DATE: Jan 13, 2017
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It is unlikely there has been a Bermudian athlete to have experienced a year quite as glorious as Flora Duffy’s 2016.
Certainly from a Bermudian sporting perspective, the past 12 months have well and truly belonged to Duffy who captured a trio of wor...
DATE: Dec 31, 2016
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright