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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
A legal challenge that claimed strict curfew laws were unconstitutional and denied people a “reasonable excuse” will be rescinded after the man at the centre of the challenge admitted to a breach of the Government curfew.
Marc Daniels, the lawyer for...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two men have been arrested after an early morning brawl at Darrell’s Wharf in which police came under threat from a crowd of onlookers.
The fight, ending with a 27-year-old and a 23-year-old man arrested, was also caught on a video now circulating on...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s new prominence as the smallest country to win an Olympic medal in the Summer Games last just two days after Flora Duffy won the gold medal in the triathlon.
But the island’s claim to be the smallest country by population to win a gold meda...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Financing for a controversial solar project at the National Sports Centre was approved by the NSC’s Board of Trustees in May, the sport minister reiterated at the Senate.
In response to questions Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Port,...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Watchers of the Tokyo Olympics using One Communications were left in the dark from Wednesday morning after the firm was told it could no longer air the games to local viewers.
Irate fans who had been watching the games since last Friday contacted The...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Antisocial behaviour and marine traffic violations are to be targeted by the Royal Bermuda Regiment Coastguard over the Cup Match holiday period.
An advisory has been issued to remind boaters to keep safety at the forefront.
A spokesman said: “Th...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A proposed hospice to replace the ageing Agape House will be run independently, according to the Friends of Hospice.
While Agape House is managed and staffed by the Bermuda Hospitals Board and supported by Friends of Hospice, the charity has said it ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bus services will be disrupted today due to road closures for the Bacchanal Run.
Due to road closure on Marsh Folly Road between 6.30pm and 9.30pm, Number 10 and 11 buses will detour via the routes outlined below. Should Marsh Folly Road reopen prior...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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A man who rear-ended a truck while more than two and a half times the legal alcohol limit was banned from the roads for 18 months last week.
Pierre Nicholas, 33, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson