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“Basically anything that floats is mine” is how Andy Burnett-Herkes responds when asked about his role in Bermuda’s Tall Ships Host Port Festival. With an extensive background in race management, the former professional race officer and banking/marke...

Adam Farrell, a former tall ship trainee, tells us why it is such an incredible experience! He could not go on a tall ship this year but is helping while the crew is in Bermuda. Question: You’ve been on tall ships before, what was the background to ...

Atyla (Vanuatu), Class B – The wooden schooner Atyla was built by hand in Spain between 1980 and 1984. She was designed to look like the sailing vessels from the 1800s and built with the intention of circumnavigating the earth and then becoming a tra...

Becca Hall is expecting tomorrow’s race will be a long, hard slog. Despite that, she has pledged to finish the Appleby Bermuda Half Marathon Derby even if it’s “on my hands and knees”. Charity is what’s fuelling her. She’s hoping to raise enough cash...

At six, Jaaziah Lowe was the youngest to compete in the Bermuda Half Marathon Derby. Tomorrow he’ll take part in the relay for the fourth time, again raising money for Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre. The idea was planted by his mother, Sophia Van-...

Drug addiction affects everyone in a family, holding all those in that family hostage, a visiting expert told audiences who attended a recent series of workshops. Jerry Moe, National Director of Children’s Programmes at the Hazeldon Betty Ford Center...

The Green family has donated a total donation $25,000 to three Bermuda charities. The family has handed over $10,000 each to the Bermuda Red Cross and the Salvation Army, and a further $5,000 donation to Keep Bermuda Beautiful. The Bermuda Red Cross ...

The fourth annual Relay For Life has been hailed an overwhelming success with fundraising goals of $600,000 expected to be reached by the final count. Thousands made their way to the National Sports Centre from 6pm on Friday evening to 6pm on Saturda...

An annual initiative to feed the hungry through reading this year provided hundreds of meals to those in need. Launched in 2014, the Read and Feed initiative is a month-long campaign to raise food items while promoting reading. The brainchild of Ka...

PALS Cancer Care kicked off its annual tag day this morning with a trip to Government House. The charity sold its first tag to Governor John Rankin in advance of the official launch of the two-day fundraising event later this week. On Friday PALS vol...

Families in need will have better access to a charity which focuses on developing young children’s brains, thanks to a $10,000 donation from Axis Specialty Limited. The donation will enable the BSMART Foundation to provide a Stimulating Maturity thro...

A whirlwind 24 hours starts today with the Relay for Life, a leading cause in the battle against cancer. Teams will hold a continuous relay around the North Field of the National Sports Centre in support of cancer prevention, detection and treatment....