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A grave community warning

For most Bermudians the annual Cup Match Holiday was a great time to celebrate with exciting cricket, friendships old and new, while at the same time reflecting on the history that started it all, which has evolved into a centrepiece of community tog...
Aug 04, 2014
Editorials

Keeping the spirit of Cup Match all year

It is typically Bermudian that this tiny Island, divided in so many other ways, could find the stuff of national unity in, of all things, a two-day game of cricket. But even as the just completed Cup Match partitions the Island into two opposing camp...
Aug 04, 2014
Other

Large crowds expected at Non-Mariners Race

Cup Match will be followed by another event which will also attract big crowds. The annual Non-Mariners Race ‘non-event’ is scheduled for this Sunday at Mangrove Bay in Sandys. The fun competition sees various groups create makeshift boats out of any...
Aug 02, 2014
Other

MARINE RESTRICTIONS TO BOOST SAFETY

Marine restrictions have been set in place to ensure the safety of participants and spectators at Sunday’s Non-Mariners Race. The popular event will be held at Mangrove Bay in Sandys and is expected to draw large crowds. The area from Kings Point t...
Aug 02, 2014
Other

A day when everyone was a winner

Thousands of residents of all ages and backgrounds came together for the party of the year — and made it a Cup Match to remember. This year’s two-day extravaganza of cricket, crown and anchor and camaraderie to celebrate the Island’s emancipation an...
Aug 02, 2014
Other

Beachfestbehaviourconcerns

The annual Beachfest party should be cancelled in the wake of mass drunkenness and brawls, one concerned spectator said last night. And another warned that the event was a disaster waiting to happen, with a late night fight that threatened to spiral ...
Aug 02, 2014
Calendar

Sand sculpture contest is just around the corner

Cobbs Hill Gospel Chapel invite you to their annual community BBQ at the church field on Saturday, August 16 from 5pm until 8pm. Food, snowballs, popcorn, games, fun castles, Gombeys, music and entertainment will be on offer and completely free. All ...
Jul 30, 2014
Other

Stepping up to the wicket in style

If there’s one time of year when Bermudians are bound to ‘step up to the wicket’ when it comes to their style, it’s Cup Match. If you’ve ever shown up to the cricket field wearing the same outfit as someone else in the crowd, then you know standing o...
Jul 30, 2014
Other

Crown & Anchor lessons on offer at Harbour Nights

Tourists will get the chance to learn how to play Crown and Anchor at Harbour Nights this evening. The popular dice game, a major attraction at Cup Match, was traditionally played by Royal Navy sailors, British merchant marines and fishing fleets in ...
Jul 30, 2014
Opinion Writer

Twisted words of political double-speak

T & A, Mr Editor, transparency and accountability, are the key to good governance. Both words are bandied about frequently by those in and out of politics, myself included. The two principles are, we are told, the dynamic duo to democracy, the Batma...
Jul 30, 2014
Other

Honouring Somerset's past

Past Somerset Cup Match captains are being recognised in the form of banners on telephone poles along the road from George's Bay Road near White Hill to Watford Bridge. Sandys Parish Council's Programmes Committee Co-ordinator, Charlene Webb came up...
Jul 30, 2014
Other

Insuring against a washout

The result of Cup Match is still to be decided — but Somerset Cricket Club are determined they will not be on the losing side if the East-West clash is cancelled due to bad weather. For Somerset CC — for the first time in the game’s 112-year history ...
Jul 30, 2014
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