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Photos: Beachfest At Horseshoe Bay

Scroll down for photos of the Beachfest Emancipation Celebration held at Horseshoe Bay Beach today [July 29] as part of the Cup Match Holiday. Organized by Chewstick, the event is sponsored by businesses in the community and it free to enter. It features mini sports tournaments, a East vs West tug-o-war, musical entertainment and a party that lasts... Read more of this article

Photos: Cup Match Spectators

Scroll down for photos of spectators and vendors at today`s (July 29) Cup Match Cricket Classic at the Somerset Cricket Club. Considered by many to be the most popular holiday in Bermuda, the cricket match attracts thousands of people over the two days. The action off the field is just as action packed as on the field; with food and liquor vendors,... Read more of this article

25 Cup Match Cricket Facts

In the late 1880’s it was a common practice to hold a cricket match during the Emancipation Day celebrations. The informal game grew into the official Cup Match Classic that we know today. Below follows 25 facts about the classic: The first formal game was played on June 12,1902 and St. George’s won by 7 wickets The first draw was in 1907 The... Read more of this article

Photo Report: Start Of Cup Match

The campers are out, the batters are in, the spectators are out, and the liquor is going in…Cup Match is underway. The Police and Security systems seem to be working well. We spotted them out in full effect at 7:30 this morning, and later on this morning there was a steady flow of people coming in and, despite the bag searches and body sweeps,... Read more of this article

Cup Match Twitter Feed

Cup Match tweets have been flowing fast and steady for the past few days, and will be peeking over the next two days as Bermudians from East to West and in between have taken to the micro-blogging network furiously tweeting their support for their teams, their holiday plans and more. The feed below contains tweets from all those on Twitter using the... Read more of this article

Photos: Cup Match Security This Morning

At 7:30am this morning [July 29] a full range of security measures were in place at Somerset Cricket Club. The Police had stated that strengthened security measures would be taken for this year’s Cup Match including; full firearms team response capability, two CCTV cameras deployed to record all vehicle numbers, additional CCTV cameras, and that everyone... Read more of this article

Cup Match: History Behind The Holiday

(Written by Larry Burchall) Cup Match began as a day off to celebrate Emancipation Day 1st August 1834, the day when all slaves in Bermuda were freed. One year on ex-slaves who were now employed as paid workers simply did not turn up for work on 1st August 1835. They stayed off work and celebrated. Amongst black ex-slave Bermudians, the practice of... Read more of this article

Gov Mulls Waiving Payroll Tax For Restaurants

In a meeting held earlier this week, delegates of the Restaurant Division of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce met with senior Ministry officers to follow up on concerns about the “tremendous financial challenges” that the Restaurant Division finds themselves under. Minister of Finance Paula Cox said the Government is considering signing a Memorandum... Read more of this article

Clay Smith: We Will Prove The Octopus Wrong

St George’s Coach Clay Smith has repudiated the Cup Match prediction by Bermuda’s “Houdini The Octopus”, saying that it is a possibility that the Octopus operates differently from his more famous counterpart “Paul the Octopus”. Mr Smith said he suspects our octopi population is “backwards” from German... Read more of this article

Marico Bassett Charged With Attempted Murder

This morning [July 28] 19-year-old Marico Bassett of Loyalty Drive, Sandys Parish was charged in Magistrates Court with the attempted murder of 44 year old Randolph “Randy” Lightbourne which occurred five days ago on July 23 in Sandy’s Parish. He did not enter a plea as the matter must be heard in Supreme Court and was remanded in... Read more of this article

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