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Tempting as it may be, Mr Editor, politics takes a back seat today, except for a big shout out to the CJ and a thank you for the mention. The dust has still to settle anyhow and it’s Cup Match, people: in my mind, there really ought not to be any dou...

The Chewstick Foundation is to host a special concert to celebrate Emancipation Day. The charity’s executive director, Gavin Smith, said a concert on the theme matched the charity’s mandate to break down social barriers and promote Bermuda’s creative...

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” — Marcus Garvey Emancipation Day, August 1, 1834, the day the English “granted” freedom to the Africans they had enslaved for four centuries. Freedom that they never ...

Cup Match fever has officially begun. If you haven’t already gotten into the holiday spirit, no need to worry. There’s plenty of activities happening throughout the holiday with the sole aim of getting you into a festive mood. Read on for some last...

Underage drinkers will be targeted in a CADA wristband initiative at Horseshoe Bay on the first day of Cup Match. The safe drinking organisation will be handing out different coloured wristbands to identify those who are old enough to legally drink a...

Usually when anger strikes you see red but when Premier Michael Dunkley entered his office yesterday morning to find he had been duped, all he could see was blue and blue. Mischievous colleagues from the Cabinet Office, he suspects, had decked out t...

If you think you have a lot of Cup Match cooking to do, think again. Wilbur “McLaren” Lowe III will cook more than half a ton of fish this week. That doesn’t include all the shrimp, shark hash and fried mussels he expects to serve at Wellington Oval...

Ask Alyssa Rose who she is rooting for over Cup Match and you’ll get a quick answer. “My family has supported St George’s for generations so it wasn’t even a decision for me,” the 22-year-old said. “Also, having grown up in Smith’s, I need to make s...

It is to be hoped that Mother Nature has got her rains in early and we can now enjoy two bright and sunny days of Cup Match cricket at Wellington Oval without interruption. So what of the cricket? Little of that has been mentioned in this space this ...

A few showers may dampen Cup Match festivities tomorrow afternoon, but the weather is expected to be improve over the holiday. According to the latest update by the Bermuda Weather Service, the weather tomorrow is expected to be cloudy with a few sho...

The Department of Parks has announced a temporary traffic scheme for Horseshoe Bay for tomorrow, and that the beach will be closed to the public tomorrow evening as part of a cleanup effort. A spokeswoman for the Park Service said in a statement: “On...

Unsettled weather is set to give way to sun just in time for the Cup Match holiday, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. While the Island has seen bouts of heavy rain in recent days — including more than 3.6 inches on Saturday alone — meteorolog...