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Queen’s New Year’s Honours List Revealed

Her Majesty the Queen has recognized a number of Bermudians in her annual New Year’s Honours List, with Dennis Tucker, Edward Ball Jr, Shawn Caisey, Gladstone Thompson, and Christine Wetherhill all being honoured for their contributions. Her Majesty the Queen has recognized the following people in her New Year’s Honours List: Member of the Most […]

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St. George’s Christmas Window Display Winners

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, in collaboration with the St. George’s Rotary and the Corporation of St. George, announced the winners of the annual St. George’s Window Display Contest, which began on November 30th during the Lighting of the Town Event. According to BEDC Micro Small & Medium Enterprise Officer, Dennis Carter, “The window competition is […]

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Rotary Club Christmas Essay Contest Winners

The Pembroke Rotary Club has announced the winners of its Christmas essay competition, along with those who received honourable mentions. A spokesperson said, “For the past four years, the Pembroke Rotary club has sponsored a Christmas essay competition, open to students of all schools in elementary, middle and senior levels. “The chairperson for this even, […]

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Photos: BBBS Honors James, Lawrence, Others

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda [BBBS] marked Mentoring Month with a special awards ceremony at City Hall with Kyle James and Sergeant Bernadette Lawrence named the Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. The event was organized by the BBBS charitable organisation and hosted by the Corporation of Hamilton. The Town Crier opened the event […]

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Estera Wins ‘Trust Company Of The Year’

Estera won the ‘Trust Company of the Year – Bahamas, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands’ in Citywealth’s International Finance Centre awards. The awards, announced in London on Wednesday 29 January 2020, recognise outstanding achievements in Estera’s Bermuda and Cayman Islands offices and highlight the expertise of the firm’s private client team.. Richard Gordon, Managing Director of […]

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39th Annual Sports Awards On March 14th

The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation, will be hosting the 39th Annual Sports Awards on March 14th, 2020. The theme of this year’s ceremony is Ceremony, “United Through Sports.” Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo said, “We would like to encourage the public to come out and support our sports heroes at […]

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Carey Olsen Wins China Business Law Award

Carey Olsen has won an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring and Insolvency category at the 2020 China Business Law Awards. A spokesperson said, “Carey Olsen Bermuda’s lead role in a cross-border matter has played a key part in Carey Olsen winning an international firm of the year award in the Restructuring […]

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Bermuda Sailors Begin Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta got underway in Miami, with fourteen Bermuda sailors taking to the waters. Pharaoh Benevides leads the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 51 points and is in 13th place; after finishes of 19th, 8th and 24th. Oliver Soares is in 19th with 56 points, while Cody […]

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Bermuda Sailors Continue Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta continued in Miami, with fourteen Bermuda sailors once again taking to the waters. Oliver Soares leads the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 76 Net Points and is in 13th place, Pharaoh Benevides fell 16 places and is in 29th with 114 Net Points, while Cody […]

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Bermuda Sailors Conclude Orange Bowl Regatta

The Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta 2019 has come to an end, as 14 Bermuda sailors took to the waters of Miami for the final time having sailed 12 races. Pharaoh Benevides led the Bermuda sailors in the Optimist Green Fleet with 189 net points and finished in 16th place. Benevides’ best finish of […]

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Over 150 Boats Registered For Newport Race

Over 150 boats have registered so far for the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race, with the 635 mile sailing race set to start on June 19th, 2020. A spokesperson said, “The fleet is growing and getting prepped to race, far ahead of the June 19, 2020 starting time. To date, the entry list includes 153 boats […]

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Smith & Evans To Compete In World Cup Series

The world of Olympic competition arrives in the USA with the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series on January 20th – 25th in Miami, with over 200 sailors from 50 nations –  including Bermuda –  set to race across seven fleets on Biscayne Bay. In the 48-boat Laser fleet, sailors and competitors from Antigua, Aruba, Barbados, […]

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Evans & Smith Begin World Cup Series In Miami

The Hempel World Cup Series 2020 in Miami recently got underway with both Benn Smith and Rockal Evans looking to advance to the Olympics. Evans, in the Finn Class, needs to beat the two Mexican sailors to claim the one Americas spot up for grabs and after two races he leads them both. After two […]

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Sailing: Evans & Smith Continue In World Cup

The Hempel World Cup Series 2020 in Miami continued with both Benn Smith and Rockal Evans looking to advance to the Olympics. In the Finn Class, Evans needs to beat two Mexican sailors to claim the one Americas spot up for grabs, and after four races he has fallen behind one of them. After two […]

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Smith & Evans Continue At Hempel World Cup

Through four days of action-packed racing on Biscayne Bay, the athletes competing at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami have experienced a vast array of conditions. Cold temperatures, wind chill, rain, strong breeze, and more typical South Florida conditions have challenged the 182 sailors from 45 nations, including Bermudian sailors Benn Smith and Rockal […]

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Evans & Smith Continue In World Cup Series

The fifth and final day of fleet racing wrapped-up at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Miami. Many of the 182 sailors from 45 nations –  including Bermuda’s Rockal Evans and Benn Smith — raced with Olympic Qualification on the line and targeting a spot in Saturday’s pivotal medal races. Mexico’s Juan Perez Soltero […]

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Smith & Evans Conclude World Cup Series

Miami got a taste of Olympic class sailing at the highest level this week, and on Saturday champions were crowned at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series in Miami. Bermuda pair Benn Smith and Rockal Evans both took to the water for the final day of racing, with both missing out on the North American […]

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Field Of 16 Slated For King Edward VII Gold Cup

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s 70th Gold Cup for the King Edward VII trophy returns to its traditional format this year with a field of 16 crews plotting to win the venerable trophy and the lion’s share of the $100,000 prize purse. Scheduled May 11-16, the King Edward VII Gold Cup is the second World […]

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Endeavour Sailing Celebrates Women’s Day

Endeavour Community Sailing welcomed female youth sailors and female entrepreneurs for an International Women’s Day event on Sunday, March 8. A spokesperson said, “Endeavour Community Sailing, a registered charity in Bermuda dedicated to building self-confidence, teamwork, and life skills by engaging Bermuda’s youth in experiential learning, welcomed female youth sailors and female entrepreneurs for an […]

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2020 Newport Bermuda Yacht Race Cancelled

The 2020 Newport Bermuda Yacht Race  – which had some 200 entries and was due to start on June 19th — has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bermuda Race Organizing Committee Chairman Jay Gowell said, “The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee [BROC] has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Newport Bermuda Race due to the […]

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Sail Bermuda: 20% Off For Essential Workers

Essential workers are being given a 20 percent discount on a luxury catamaran charter as a ‘thank you’ by Sail Bermuda for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic. A spokesperson said, “Sail Bermuda, which charters the 47′ catamaran Wyuna, is run by husband and wife team Marilyn and Caleb Zuill – a firefighter with the […]

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Bermuda Volleyball Team Wins Bronze Medal

Bermuda finished the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association [ECVA] Under-20 Females Volleyball Tournament on a high note, by defeating Saba 3-0 [25-13, 25-8, 25-11], thus winning the bronze medal. Bermuda was always in control throughout the match, thwarting any resistance posed by the Saba team. The bronze medallists took 59 minutes to triumph over the winless Saba. […]

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Glow In The Dark Beach Tournament On Sept 14

The Bermuda Volleyball Association will be hosting the “Corona Sunset Glow in the Dark Beach Volleyball Tournament” on Saturday [Sept 14] from 7.00pm to 10.00pm at Horseshoe Bay Beach. An online post said, “The BVA is hosting a Glow in the Dark Beach Volleyball Tournament, sponsored by Corona! “Saturday, September 14, 2019 “7-10 pm “Coed […]

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Saltus Win BSSF High School Volleyball Double

The Bermuda Volleyball Association recently hosted the second Boys High School Tournament at Warwick Academy. Saltus teams came out on top twice, claiming both the A Division and B Division titles. A Division Standings: 1st Saltus 2nd MSA 3rd Warwick Academy B Division Standings: 1st Saltus B#1 2nd Warwick Academy 3rd Saltus B#2 4th Somersfield […]

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BHS & Saltus Win BVA High School Tournament

The Bermuda Volleyball Association’s second Girls High School Tournament of the season recently took place at Warwick Academy. The team from Bermuda High School won the A Division, while the B Division title was claimed by Saltus. A Division Standings 1st – BHS 2nd – MSA 3rd – Warwick 4th – Saltus 5th – Cedarbridge […]

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Warwick Wins BSSF Middle School Volleyball

Warwick Academy Blue won the 2019 Bermuda School Sports Federation’s Middle School Boys Volleyball Championship after defeating Mount Saint Agnes Academy in straight sets in the final. Warwick Academy Blue won the final 25-11, 25-13. Warwick Academy Blue defeated Saltus Red 25-18 in their Semi-Final while MSA White was victorious over Dellwood 25-12 in the […]

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Celebration Event To Highlight Wilson & Hill

The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation will host an event to highlight the contributions of the late Sammy Wilson and Olympic medalist Clarence Hill at the Centre on Angle Street, which will include the renaming of the Centre to the Sammy Wilson Central Zone Community Centre and the naming of the gym to the […]

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Mallory Wins Doubles Title In Antigua

Competing on the World Junior Tennis Tour, Bermuda’s Trey Mallory claimed another title this week, winning the doubles title in Antigua. Mallory teaming up with partner John Chin of Jamaica claimed a hard fought battle over the Kovac’s brothers from Canada [Erik and Kevin] who were seeded two in the event. Photo courtesy of Ras […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Gets Underway

The Manders Tennis Management Championships got underway in cool conditions at the Fairmont Tennis Courts. A total of eight matches were completed, with all but one finishing in straight sets. The B Singles Championship Division match between Jazhuena Douglas-Bradshaw and Tyler Trott went three sets with Douglas-Bradshaw coming from behind to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. […]

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Tennis: MTM Championships Day Two Results

The Manders Tennis Management Championships continued at the Fairmont tennis courts. Tariq Simons picked up his second straight sets win defeating David Leader 6-0, 6-0, while Kirsten Saltus defeated Mandy Richardson 6-4, 6-3. Nick Butterfield defeated Darren Woods 6-3, 6-4 and Hugh Seymour defeated Brittany Outerbridge 6-0, 6-0. MTM Championships 2020 Day Two Results 6 […]

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Tennis: Bermuda Wins In Dominican Republic

Bermuda players continued competing in the 2020 World Junior Tennis Boys North/Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying in the Dominican Republic. The Bermuda Under 14 Boys team took on Panama on day five of the tournament, with the teams playing in the 9th – 14th place playoff. Bermuda picked up its second win of the tournament […]

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Phillips Wins Tournament Opener In Cyprus

Daniel Phillips recently began competing in the Herodotou Tennis Academy TE Under 16 Tournament in Cyprus. Phillips is in the singles main draw and took on Gabriele Vulpitta from Italy in his first round match. Phillips advanced with a straight sets victory with scores of 7-6 and 6-2. Related Stories Tennis: Mallory Advances To Another […]

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Tennis: Phillips Wins Doubles Match In Cyprus

Bermudian tennis player Daniel Phillips teamed up with Uwe Diehl from Germany and they began competing in the doubles portion of the Herodotou Tennis Academy Under 16 Tournament in Cyprus. Unseeded Phillips and Diehl took on the number 4 seeds Matei Gavrea from Romania and Georgios Protopapas from Cyprus. Gavrea and Protopapas won the first […]

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Trey Mallory Wins Tennis Match In Mexico

Richard ‘Trey’ Mallory recently battled from a set down to defeat Mexico’s Adrian Diblidox 3-6, 7-6[12], 6-4 while competing on the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour in Queretaro, Mexico. Traveling coach Carlton Bedminster from Dominguez Pro-Tennis said, “Trey showed true character and heart to win a marathon match that lasted just over four hours on […]

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Phillips Wins 2nd Round Match In Netherlands

Daniel Phillips continued competing in the INTIME Tennis Direct Junior Open in the Netherlands. In his second round singles match, Phillips took on Freddy Blaydes from Great Britain and advanced in a three set battle. Phillips won the first set 6-3, Blaydes won the second set 6-3, and Phillips won the third set 7-6. Phillips’ […]

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Tennis: Mallory Wins Guatemala Open Doubles

Trey Mallory was back in action taking part in the ITF World Junior Tennis Tour, taking to the court in the Guatemala City Junior Open Doubles Final alongside Jon Chin from Jamaica. After the pair defeated Anthony Cook and Julian Desousa in their quarter-final match, they advanced to the final defeating Adam Duan and Francisco […]

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Courts & Shorts Tennis Weekend To Be Held

The United States Tennis Association [USTA] and Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] announced plans for a weekend of tennis events and activities to take place on the island April 3–4. “The first-ever “Courts & Shorts Weekend” in Bermuda is part of an ongoing celebration of the island as a tennis destination for fans, players, enthusiasts and […]

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Leader & Attride-Stirling Help Adelphi Win

David Leader, Luke Attride-Stirling and their Adelphi Men’s Tennis teammates defeated Saint Michael’s College 5 – 2 in Men’s College Tennis action. Attride-Stirling teamed up with Andrew Ray in the number 2 doubles position and went down to Josh Weiss and Seb Tonini 6 – 3. Attride-Stirling playing in the number 2 singles position defeated […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl Day One Results

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl got underway at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. In Men’s Doubles action, Tariq Simons and Scott Redmond defeated Neal Towlson and Zach McGuire in straight sets 4-0, 4-3, while Jovan Whitter and Bobby Bart defeated Andrew Paynter and Jonny Holland in straight sets 4-0, 4-1. In Mixed Doubles play, […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl Day Two Results

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl continued at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. In Men’s Doubles action Tariq Simons and Scott Redmond defeated Benjamin Jones and Michael Way in straight sets 4-2, 4-2, while Gavin Manders and Chris Weeks defeated Mike McGuire and Cooper McGuire in straight sets 4-0, 4-0. In Mixed Doubles play, Rickai […]

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Tennis: MTM Doubles Bowl 2020 Finals

The Manders Tennis Management Doubles Bowl Tournament came to an end at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts. Ben Simmons and Lavern Stowe were crowned the Mixed Doubles Champions, while Scott Redmond and Tariq Simons were the Men’s Doubles Champions. Jones and Stowe had to battle to claim the title taking on Scott Redmond and Imani […]

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Swain And Hedstrom Finish 29th In Boston

Michael Swain and Lulu Hedstrom represented Bermuda during the 50th Head Of The Charles Rowing Event on the Charles River in Boston. The pair competed in the Directors Challenge Mixed Doubles Division among 41 teams, Swain and Hedstrom finished 29th, after crossing the line in a time of 20:54.24. Carlo and Margarita Zezza won the […]

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Swain To Present Rowing Documentary

Michael Swain, the President of the Bermuda Rowing Association, is getting set to present and show a documentary of the history of the Head of the Charles regatta, called Head Of The Charles: The Story of the First 50 Years, at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club on Tuesday, November 18 at 6.00pm. The event […]

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Bermuda Rower Wins Silver Medal In Virginia

Michael and Anita Swain competed in the long distance rowing races in Virginia last weekend, along with 5,000 other rowers, with Michael Swain collecting a silver medal. Mr Swain competed in three races and Ms Swain in two; totaling 50,000 meters between the two of them. The event is just south of Washington DC, along […]

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Pilot Gig Club Holds Blessing For New Boats

On Monday evening, the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club launched their three new vessels, with the boats being blessed and christened by Bishop Nicholas Dill at the Spanish Point Boat Club. The names selected for the new gigs were Pilot James Forbes, Pilot James T. Griffiths and Pilot John Cann, with each of these pilots having […]

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Learn To Row Programme For Adults & Juniors

Starting on June 27, the Bermuda Rowing Club will launch their annual Learn to Row [LTR] courses for adults and juniors under internationally qualified coach Nigel Gallaher of “Community Rowing” in Boston. The adult sessions will be held from June 27 to July 22 and the junior sessions will be held from July 4 to […]

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Rowing Club Completes Postponed End-to-End

On May 20th, the Bermuda Rowing Club End-to-End Team were finally able to complete the XL Catlin End-to-End rowing route after having to postpone from the original date due to rough seas. The route from White’s Island to Dockyard was approximately 14 km and the seas were “flat calm.” The main event of End-to-End’s 30th anniversary […]

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Fifty-Eight Rowers Raise $3,000 For Charity

Fifty-eight rowers raised more than $3,000 for a local charity last month by rowing almost 400 miles. The rowers from LifeThyme CrossFit, CrossFit BDA, Beyond Fit, the Bermuda Rowing Association, and a team of Warwick Academy students each tackled 40 kilometers in teams of four and two on rowing machines to raise a total of […]

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MSA Students Row With Bermuda Pilot Gig Club

Noting that “one of the great things about Bermuda is our ocean playground,” PE students at Mount Saint Agnes Academy had the good fortune to be out on the waters to get their exercise in a fun manner. This semester, 12 students in Grade 10 and 14 students in Grades 11/12 have been rowing with […]

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Rego To Row Atlantic To Combat Plastic Pollution

Bermudian rower Jess Rego, along with teammates Caroline Wilson and Susan Ronaldson, are getting set to take on a 50 day, 3,000 mile row from the Canaries to Antigua in support of the Marine Conservation Society’s ‘Clean Seas’ programme. A spokesperson said, “Racing in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in December this year, the team will […]

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