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The cancellation of the annual Non-Mariners Race did nothing to dampen the party spirit in the West End this afternoon. Hundreds of boats rafted up in Mangrove Bay as revellers took to the water on inflatables to enjoy the sunshine and swizzle on th...

The following is a letter from an inmate at Westgate Correctional Facility. The letter, owing to the vagaries of the Bermuda postal system, did not arrive until the day before Cup Match despite being date-stamped June 11 at Westgate. Although the fes...

Ecstatic Somerset Cricket Club fans celebrated an historic Cup Match victory for their team yesterday. Jubilant crowds stormed the field after Somerset beat St George’s by an innings and 34 runs — the first time West Enders have recorded an innings v...

For Debbie Symons, being a Cup Match vendor tomorrow will be about a lot more than selling food. Emotions are always strong for Ms Symons whenever the midsummer classic comes around, as the occasion is ripe with memories of her late father, Bill Bail...

Thousands of cricket lovers and partygoers descended on the West End today for the start of Cup Match. Somerset Cricket Club was decked out in a sea of red and blue — and blue and blue — as the island came together to celebrate Emancipation Day. Lif...

“I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” — Harriet Tubman Bermuda is getting ready to celebrate the 116th annual Cup Match classic and Emancipation Day. We will dress in red and blue. We wil...

This time of year, it is all about the colours. Even, it seems, when it comes to sprinkles. Allison Smith could not believe the reactions she got when she started selling the decorative sugar strands in Cup Match colours three weeks ago. “I’ve had s...

Younger people know more about the origin of Cup Match than was feared, a snap survey has revealed. Politicians have complained that the real reason for Bermuda’s two-day national holiday, a celebration of the end of slavery in the British Empire, ha...

Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute patients got into the holiday spirit with the creation of Cup Match accessories and a cricket game. Patients with learning difficulties put together bracelets, key chains, fanny packs and badges before an East versus W...

One Bermuda Alliance leader Jeanne Atherden released this Cup Match message today: It is the time of year that everyone in Bermuda looks forward to with huge anticipation — East vs West, the renewal of old rivalries rooted in a 118-year-old traditio...

Cup Match opening hours across Bermuda. To add your business, e-mail news@royalgazette.com Grocery stores • Arnold’s Discount Warehouse — Both days: closed • Arnold’s Express — Both days: 8am to 9pm • Arnold’s, St John’s Road, Pembroke — Thursday: 8a...

The Premier presented a $75,000 cheque to Somerset Cricket Club yesterday to back the club’s role in the “uniquely Bermudian celebration” of Cup Match. David Burt said the cash, donated by the Ministry of Economic Development and Tourism, will be use...