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Trammell Crow settles bid-rigging accusations in Denver convention center expansion

The development manager accused of showing favoritism toward a construction bidder on the Colorado Convention Center expansion project has signed a $250,000 settlement with state investigators.







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Unanimous Supreme Court throws out “Bridgegate” convictions

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”




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Get To Know: Rotimi and Anthony Brown



Rotimi and Anthony Brown take the hot seat this week!




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Fonzworth Bentley Has a Word For Anthony Brown



Anthony Brown talks success, work ethic and more.





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Why Jussie Smollett’s Lawsuit Against Chicago Was Thrown Out



he ‘Empire’ actor is accused of staging a hate crime.




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Weekend Movie Marathon: Nino Brown Cancels Labor Day



And nobody better ask one question.



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Weekend Movie Marathon: Snowed In With Chris Brown



Netflix and chill on fleek!



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A Throwback Holiday



A little holiday magic helps one woman reset her past.



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Jourdan Dunn Crowned Model of the Year



The 25-year-old wins again at British Fashion Awards.




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Rihanna’s Giving You a Chance to Sit Front Row at NYFW



The newest Puma by Rihanna collection is coming in February.



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GQ Crowns Kanye West as Most Stylish Man of 2015



Yeezy nabs the title for the second year straight.




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Justin Bieber Says He Was Bullied Into Getting Cornrows



His vacation hair is all wrong.





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LeBron James Will Throw a Social Distancing Graduation Party



Give it up for the class of 2020.




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Cop Turn Longer On NYC Black, Brown Social Distance Calls



A newspaper analysis shows the disparity between communities




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Massive Atlanta Crowds Hang Out Despite Coronavirus Pandemic



Georgia's governor lifted the state’s order.







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Antonio Brown’s Workout With Lamar Jackson And Marquise Brown Sparks Comeback Rumors

Is the free agent dropping hints about his future?




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Future 40: Meet Quentin and Stefanie Brown James



They're changing the narrative on Black political candidates




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Cop Turn Longer On NYC Black, Brown Social Distance Calls



A newspaper analysis shows the disparity between communities




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Massive Atlanta Crowds Hang Out Despite Coronavirus Pandemic



Georgia's governor lifted the state’s order.




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Tyga Throws Major Birthday Bash for Son



All the stars' babies came out to play.



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Kelly Rowland Shares the Hardest Part About Motherhood



The singer and her son light up the cover of Parents.




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‘Live Muay Thai’ Event Set For Tomorrow

‘Live Muay Thai’ – billed as Bermuda’s first full Muay Thai rules promotion – will be held tomorrow [July 6] at 3.00pm at the Berkeley Institute gymnasium. A spokesperson said, “On Saturday, July 6th Bermuda will finally see the emergence of a martial art that’s been slowly simmering beneath the surface for over a decade – Muay […]

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Dark N’ Stormy World Par 3 Kicks Off Tomorrow

The Dark N’ Stormy World Par 3 will begin tomorrow [March 6] at Fairmont Southampton’s Turtle Hill Golf Club. A spokesperson said, “For the first time in the event’s history, the champion will gain an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course, held Oct. 26 to Nov. 1. “The winner […]

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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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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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Rower Shelly Pearson Qualifies For 2019 Pan Am

More than 200 rowers — including Bermuda’s Shelly Pearson – earned qualification for their countries to the Lima 2019 Pan American Games recently while competing at the Pan American Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro. The best rowers from across the Americas gathered in iconic Rio de Janeiro, Brazil seeking the chance to compete at the Lima […]

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Jessica Rego Rows 3,000 Miles Across Atlantic

[Written by Don Burgess] A Bermudian woman has completed the “world’s toughest row” to help reduce plastic in the ocean and save marine life. Jessica Rego was part of a three-woman team that took on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge and rowed 3,000 miles from San Sebastián de la Gomera in the Canary Islands to Nelson’s […]

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Dara Alizadeh To Row For Cambridge In Race

The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo congratulated 25-year-old Bermudian Dara Alizadeh on being selected, for the second year, to crew for Cambridge University in the annual rowing race held between Oxford and Cambridge Universities. “I want to wish him the best of luck for Sunday’s race,” said Minister Foggo. “This is […]

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Rowers To Compete In World Pilot Gig Event

Gig rowers from Bermuda will take to the waters 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall, UK in the Isles of Scilly for three days of racing this weekend for the World Pilot Gig Championships 2019. 15 members of the Bermuda Pilot Gig Club [BPGC] will be competing against more than 140 other crews from […]

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Dr. Ewart Brown To Release Book In November

Former Bermuda Premier Dr. Ewart Brown will be launching his new memoir Whom Shall I Fear? at the beginning of November. Subtitled Pushing The Politics Of Change, the forthcoming book is described in a pre-publication promotional announcement as “a story rich in human and political insight that will fascinate readers interested in the global African […]

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Dr. Ewart Brown Holds Book Signing In New York

More than 200 guests packed the Katie Murphy Amphitheater at New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology on Sunday evening [Dec 15] for the New York book signing for Dr. Ewart Brown’s new book, “Whom Shall I Fear?” “The event was hosted by Dr. Joyce Brown, President of FIT and her husband, former New York […]

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‘Beach Art’ Set To Launch Online Tomorrow

Nicky Gurret will be launching her book Beach Art with online distributors tomorrow [April 22] in celebration of Earth Day. The book was originally launched on February 20 at the Bermuda National Library. A spokesperon said, “Earth Day is on April 22nd and it marks the 50th anniversary of this day. This is the day […]

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Video: Discussion With Dr. Kyjuan Brown

What the symptoms of Covid-19 are, the health system in Bermuda and telemedicine were among the topics discussed as Dr. Kyjuan Brown joined hosts Eron Hill and Ryan Robinson Perinchief for Bernews’ fourth episode in a special series about the Covid-19 pandemic. The series will continue every Tuesday and Thursday, and is being streaming live […]

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BILTIR Announces 11% Membership Growth

Bermuda International Long Term Insurers and Reinsurers [BILTIR] has announced that membership grew by 11% in 2019. A spokesperson said, “The number of companies joining BILTIR, which represents the island’s long-term insurers and reinsurers who provide life and annuity products such as pensions, grew from 55 to 61 this year. “Five reinsurance companies – Fortitude […]

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Punishers Crowned Bermuda Bowl Champions

The Punsher’s and Black Shark$ took to the TN Tatem Middle School Field to play in Bermuda Bowl VIII. In the end the Black Shark$ picked up the big win 25 – 0. The Bermuda Bowl MVP was Kirstin Saltus with 1 interception and 2 sacks. Related Stories Bermuda Flag Football League Underway Arkansas Defeats […]

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Mitchell Finishes With Fastest Triple Crown Time

Jyire Mitchell turned out for the first time for Team Holeshot Motor Sports on the Canadian AX circuit. Mitchell clocked the comfortable pole position fastest time after first round of qualifiers at the Triple Crown Series. Mitchell was in Group B and he clocked a time of 20.928, with the second place rider in the […]

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Annual Tropical Fish Show Set For Tomorrow

The Bermuda Fry-Angle Aquarium Society will stage its annual Tropical Fish Show tomorrow [Nov 17] from 10.00am to 4.00pm at the Botanical Garden’s Horticultural Hall in Paget. A spokesperson said, “We know many Bermudians have fish tanks in their homes and we encourage them to come out and see Bermuda’s best fish. There is no […]

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