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August 1 2012 Dear Sir, The attached photo shows me and Mike Watson (left) sitting in a four-poster bed that was afloat in Hamilton Harbor some time around 1961. We are now both in Bermuda to attend the funeral of Colin Cooke. In the photo we were en...

Its launch may have come a little later than planned — but it was all par for the course at the Non-Mariners Race. Revellers for the annual non-event, which yesterday marked its 40th anniversary, flocked to Mangrove Bay in boats, rubber rings and din...

It was the pressures of an early Cup Match deadline that led me to a premature conclusion that the milestone 110th event would enter the books as one of the best on record. That was an easy conclusion to reach, having ben raised to understand that “a...

Thousands made their way to Somerset Cricket Club and Horseshoe Bay as residents and visitors alike celebrated Bermuda's most loved holiday. At 110 years old, the cricket classic was bound to be special. But the atmosphere seemed even more festive, j...

Royal Gazette photographer Mark Tatem headed down to Somerset and filed this video report on the first day activates

Young artists took centre stage before a packed beach of revellers today, as BeachFest soaked up the sun at Horseshoe Bay. “Absolutely amazing,” was the verdict of organiser Gavin Smith of the Chewstick Foundation. “It's everything we were planning f...

It may be said that Cup Match boils down to two questions: How are you spending the holiday, and which team do you support? This year marks the 110th anniversary of the annual cricket match. The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton to find o...

International reggae star Barrington Levy has backed out of a performance at tonight’s BeachFest Emancipation Celebration. Chewstick has announced that reggae fusion artist Wayne Wonder will instead take the lead performing spot at Horseshoe Bay. Wa...

The Cup Match holiday is probably foremost on most residents’ minds this week. And why wouldn’t it be? A two-day break from work, filled with food, fun and downtime with family and friends promises nothing but enjoyment. The Royal Gazette’s Lifestyl...

Armed police and high-visibility patrols will be the order of the day at Somerset Cricket Club for the annual Cup Match Classic. officers will also have a strong presence at night-time events expected to draw thousands over the four-day holiday week...

Cecille Snaith-Simmons enjoys the food and the camaraderie of Cup Match but what she really loves is chatting to older folk about what it was like in years past. She’s amassed a pile of interviews through her chats and plans to do something with the...