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The Olympics women's gymnastics tournament suggests that this is a sport coming to terms with its devastating recent history. Indeed, Simone Biles has been determined to make sure this is the case.
The superstar was assaulted by physician Larry Nassa...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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Although much of the world remains in the grip of a pandemic that has crippled economies and altered lifestyles for millions, an even greater threat looms when democracy is threatened by the politically powerful in some countries in order to secure s...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
It’s Cup Match time in Bermuda! After falling victim to the pandemic last year, our beloved two-day holiday is back, albeit with a difference. There is nothing like Cup Match anywhere else in the world. Having a cricket game played on two days of his...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Raynor
We are reminded that Cup Match had its genesis in the celebration of the emancipation of those formerly enslaved in Bermuda. The recent assassination of the Haitian president saw our premier reach out to Haitians, expressing sympathy during their cha...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
Cup Match returns. It will not be your father’s Cup Match or that of your mother, for that matter. Instead, it will be one for the ages — thanks again to Covid-interruptus. Still it’s great that the game is back. It is, after all, the featured classi...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, both billionaires, went into suborbital space, the first steps in privatising space travel — hearkening back to the days of the great adventures of the mid-century. Then, too, for those who understand history, Atlantic...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
Bermuda has a golden opportunity to show the world that despite many challenges, including overcoming the coronavirus pandemic, pulling together for the good of the country is far more important than which political flag Is flying as the authority i...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
London is in a precarious position when it comes to Covid-19. Remaining restrictions were recently lifted in the city along with the rest of Britain even as the highly infectious Delta variant drives cases higher.
London's Delta wave will not be as ...
DATE: Jul 24, 2021
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Al Gore, the former Vice-President of the United States, produced a 2006 documentary called An Inconvenient Truth. In this film, he spoke about the oncoming climate change. Many, too many, did not want to hear it and labelled what he said as unpopula...
DATE: Jul 23, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Thirty-three years ago I began interviewing seniors on Cup March, one of the foremost events of our Bermudian heritage. Their memories ranged over the years leading up to the 1930s.
Much has been written on the history of the game, but I have chosen ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2021
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AUTHOR:
Cecille Snaith-Simmons
