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The first day of Cup Match 2017 may have been almost entirely washed out, but a little rain failed to deter thousands or revellers at the Wellington Oval.
While the crowds were thinner than usual with hardly cricket possible throughout the day, some ...
DATE: Aug 03, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
A former public schoolteacher faces extradition to Bermuda from the United States to face a charge of sexual assault against a student, ten years after he was first accused.
The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, taught at the school at...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
A finance firm has launched a bid to claw back a $13.7 million loan intended to help fund the failed Par-la-Ville hotel development from the City of Hamilton and a US bank.
Mexico Infrastructure Finance wants compensation plus interest on the money, ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt has called on the island to embrace the Cup Match spirit year round.
In a holiday message, the Premier noted the history of both Emancipation Day and Somers Day, describing the festivities as uniquely Bermudian.
“In the weeks before the ho...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
If there is one celebration that brings all of Bermuda’s people together, it is Cup Match, and after a sometimes fractious few months people are looking forward to a sense of unity.
Whether from Somerset or St George’s, they want to take a break fro...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Terry Lee Smith helped everyone get into the Cup Match spirit with a tea party for the older generation.
Politicians from both sides of the island — Lovitta Foggo representing St George’s and Jamahl Simmons for Somerset — were at Somerset Cricket Clu...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Those wishing not to bank on beginners’ luck at the Crown and Anchor tables this Cup Match would be wise to head to Harbour Nights for tips and tricks on how to be the winner who takes all.
Harbour Nights is working to educate tourists and the less...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Sarah Lagan
Same-sex weddings will take place on British cruise ships for the first time as a result of this year’s landmark ruling in the Bermuda Supreme Court.
P & O Cruises, part of the American-British cruise company Carnival Corporation, will hold its first...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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Jonathan Bell
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has urged revellers to be responsible, considerate and abstain from drinking and driving over Cup Match.
The Leader of the Opposition also urged locals to embrace visitors in true Bermudian style and spare a thought for those...
DATE: Aug 02, 2017
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A mural designed to celebrate the sporting heritage of St George’s Cricket Club is to be unveiled this Cup Match.
The Chewstick Foundation worked with children from the St George’s Community Centre summer programme through its community art programme...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan