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Sea monsters, monks, big cats and ornate castles emerged on Horseshoe Bay on Saturday as part of the 2022 Bermuda Sandcastle Competition.
Hannah Emmerson, organiser of the annual event, said conditions were perfect for the competition with 36 teams g...
DATE: Sep 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Castles, sculptures and more are set to appear on Horseshoe Bay next month as the Bermuda Sandcastle Competition returns to the iconic beach in full force.
After two scaled-down years, organisers said they hoped the 2022 annual competition, to be hel...
DATE: Aug 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Event
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Basketball legend and civil rights activist Bill Russell, one of the first Black superstars in the National Basketball Association, was recalled as a friend to Bermuda by Ewart Brown, the former premier.
The Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics champion,...
DATE: Aug 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Motorists in the east end are advised to drive with caution when another Bermuda Bicycle Association race takes to the roads.
The BBA National Time Trial Championship Race will take place on Sunday between 7.30am and 10am.
The Ministry of Public Work...
DATE: Jun 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Charles Jeffers II, CEO of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, has left the BTA after just over a year in the post, it was announced yesterday.
A statement from a BTA spokeswoman said that Tracy Berkeley, the body’s chief administration officer, has been ...
DATE: Jun 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tourism businesses have been told to brace for thousands of visitors as the Bermuda Tourism Authority predicts a strong summer season.
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA’s chief executive officer, said that hotels were almost sold out for the return of the ...
DATE: Apr 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Imagine a Cup Match, Bermuda Day or National Heroes Weekend where virtually no waste was created that could not be reused, recycled or composted.
All trash cans at the events would be separated for the depositing of different types of materials, the...
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Almost 50 non-profit organisations have been given a share of a $646,000 windfall from the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Organisers ran a “Birdies for Charity” programme at the PGA Tour event where sponsors matched fundraising efforts made by par...
DATE: Feb 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bermuda’s football icon Nahki Wells has taken to Zoom to inspire children enrolled on the mentoring programme Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda.
Mr Wells, a striker with Sky Bet Championship club Bristol City, was the first to participate in the c...
DATE: Jan 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A veteran St George’s firefighter nicknamed “Captain Smokes” also ran a popular East End hardware store and sailed several times in the Newport Bermuda Race.
His family said Robert Oatley, who died earlier this month, was “a St George’s man through a...
DATE: Jan 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Obituaries
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer