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Ziggo en KPN hoeven netwerk niet open te stellen

Het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (CBb) heeft het besluit van de Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM), inzake het verplicht openstellen van het kabelnetwerk door VodafoneZiggo vernietigd. Dit betekent dat VodafoneZiggo geen andere aanbieders toegang tot haar kabelnetwerk hoeft te geven.




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Ordinary vices: Is pride an affront to, or the basis of, dignity?

Can pride be ‘redeemed’, and form the basis of human dignity, or is pride as such a form of moral corruption, a debased form of moral vision?




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Video: Nikki Bascome ‘A Comeback Story’

Nikki Bascome has released an inspirational video titled “The Restoration: A Comeback Story,” where the professional boxer discusses the aftermath of loss in November 2017 and pays tribute to the late Allan ‘Forty’ Rego. In the video, Mr. Bascome says, “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to hang up the gloves and […]

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Videos: Nikki Bascome Working With Mayweather

Professional boxer Nikki Bascome has been training with Jeff Mayweather in Las Vegas in advance of his IBA International Welterweight fight against Mexico’s David Martinez, which is set to take place on Saturday, 24 November at the Fairmont Southampton. “One thing when Nicky he’s got power in both hands, good skills and good movement,” Mr […]

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Boxer Nikki Bascome: ‘I Will Give It My Best’

[Written by Patrick Bean] A Las Vegas like stage has been set for Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome to redeem himself from his last fight loss, with the Fairmont Southampton’s Poinciana Room set up as one might witness at the famous MGM Grand or Caesar’s Palace among the Nevada Desert oasis that is ‘Sin City’. Redemption […]

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Updates: Nikki Bascome Wins IBA Boxing Title

[Updating] A number of boxers will be in the ring this evening [Nov 24], as the ‘Redemption Fight Night’ event takes place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, with the headline fight to see professional Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome take on David Martinez of Mexico. According to the fight card released by the Bermuda Boxing Federation, fighters in […]

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Photos: Nikki Bascome Defeats David Martinez

Professional boxer Nikki Bascome brought the crowd to their feet last night [Nov 24], as the Bermudian boxer defeated David Martinez from Mexico to claim the International Boxing Association [IBA] Welterweight Championship Title. The match was the title fight in last night’s ‘Redemption Fight Night’ at the Fairmont Southampton, which saw a number of bouts […]

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Photos: “Redemption Fight Night” Boxing Event

The Redemption Fight Night took place last night [Nov 24] at the Fairmont Southampton, with a full slate of boxing matches taking place in front of the sold out crowd. Dejon Benjamin won by a unanimous decision over Eduardo Gonzalez, Canadian Sara Buczek won a unanimous decision over Bermuda’s Krista Dyer, while Shane Basden won […]

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Nikki Bascome To Fight Philippines Boxer In June

Epic Entertainment is getting set to present what they called the “most anticipated fight of the year” on Saturday, June 29, with Bermuda’s Nikki Bascome set to match up against Philippines boxer Alvin Lagumbay. A spokesperson said, “Attention all sports fans, the most anticipated fight of the year is finally here! Join us at ‘Fight Night Champion’ […]

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‘Proud To Support Champion Nikki Bascome’

Premier David Burt said he is proud to support professional Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome as he gets ready for his upcoming fight on June 29th, with the Premier recently purchasing one of the boxer’s ‘Fresh and Hungry’ shirts. Premier Burt tweeted the photo below, saying: “Proud to support Bermuda’s champion Nikki Bascome today by purchasing one of […]

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Fighters To Take To The Ring On Saturday Night

Epic Entertainment has revealed their action-packed schedule for the boxing event scheduled for Saturday night [June 29] at the Victualling Yard in the Royal Naval Dockyard. “With such a diverse undercard, Saturday night’s main event will surely fire up the crowd in support for Bermuda’s own Nikki “Niffty” Bascome [8-1, 2 KOs] and Philippines native […]

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Photos: Nikki Bascome Defeats Alvin Lagumbay

[Updated with photos] Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome won by a unanimous decision, defeating Alvin Lagumbay from the Philippines at last night’s boxing event at the Victualling Yard in the Royal Naval Dockyard. In the undercards, Andre Lamb representing Rego’s Gym defeated Deyshawn Williams representing Eastern Queen Boxing Club USA, and Krista Dyer from Bermuda Sanshou Association […]

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Final Fight Night Of 2019 On November 23

Bermuda’s boxing fans will have a night of entertainment on November 23rd at the Fairmont Southampton featuring “local elite fighters and headline Professional IBA Welterweight Title Fight between Mexico and Portugal”. The event online post says, “Bermuda, Mexico and Portugal will come together to celebrate for the final fight night of 2019! Featuring local elite […]

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Fight Night: Local Boxers To Take To The Ring

The Bermuda Boxing Federation announced the team of local fighters for the upcoming ‘Return Fight Night’ to take place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel on November 23rd. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Boxing Federation is pleased to announce its team of local fighters for the upcoming Return Fight Night to take place at the Fairmont […]

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Results Of The Boxing ‘Return Fight Night’

David Martinez Chavez from Mexico claimed the IBA International Welterweight Championship Title with a majority decision win over Portgual’s Fabio Costa at the boxing event last night at the Fairmont Southampton. The pair stood toe-to-toe for most of the fight trading punches, Costa delivering some hard shots early, but Martinez stood tall and landed some […]

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Fight Night: Nikki Bascome Versus Ryan Oliver

Epic Entertainment is getting set to present its first boxing event of 2020 on Saturday, January 18, with Bermuda’s Nikki “Nifty” Bascome to match up against England’s Ryan “The Wasp” Oliver at Fairmont Southampton’s Poinciana Ballroom. The event will also include an undercard featuring fighters Andre Lambe, Mikey Parsons, Lovintz Tota, Jaylon Roberts, Cyril Whitter, […]

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Fight Night To Feature Three Professional Boxers

Epic Entertainment is getting ready to host the Fight Night Champion on January 18th, with Bermuda’s Nikki Bascome to match up against England’s Ryan Oliver, with Bermuda’s Andre Lambe and Mikey Parsons also set to make their professional debut. A spokesperson said, “Epic Entertainment is getting ready to start the year with a hard-hitting, action-packed boxing […]

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Boxing: Line Up For Saturday’s Fight Night

Epic Entertainment is getting set to present its first boxing event the year on Saturday evening [Jan 18] with Bermuda’s Nikki “Nifty” Bascome to match up against England’s Ryan “The Wasp” Oliver at Fairmont Southampton’s Poinciana Ballroom. In addition to the main event, a host of other fighters will get in the ring, with Bermuda’s […]

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Live Updates: Fight Night Champion Boxing

[Updating] A number of boxers will be in the ring this evening [Jan 18], as the ‘Fight Night Champion’ event takes place at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, with the headline fight to see professional Bermudian boxer Nikki Bascome take on Ryan Oliver of England, while Bermuda’s Andre Lambe and Mikey Parsons are both set to […]

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Bascome & Lambe Win Fight Night Pro Matches

The hometown fans at last night’s [Jan 18] Fight Night event at the Fairmont Southampton were given plenty to cheer about, as multiple local fighters defeated their overseas opponents, including Nikki Bascome claiming another pro victory, while Andre Lambe won his pro debut in fine style. In front of a packed and enthusiastic audience, Nikki […]

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Column: 5 Things We Learned From Fight Night

[Written by Vejay Steede] Bermuda’s latest high class evening of prizefighting was held at the always elegant Fairmont Southampton last Saturday night. It was an awesome event, where government officials rubbed shoulders with hard-working blue collar Bermudians to sing, dance, chant, and wave their flags in support of our local pugilists as they squared off […]

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Nikki Bascome vs Devon Moncrieffe In March

Nikki Bascome will return to the ring on March 28th at the Fairmont Southampton, with the Bermudian boxer set to take on Jamaica’s Devon Moncrieffe. Bascome will enter the ring with a a record of 9 wins and one loss, with Bascome having won his last fight on January 18th against England’s Ryan Oliver. Moncriffe is […]

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Nikki Bascome & Andre Lambe To Fight In March

Epic Entertainment is getting set to present its second boxing event of 2020 on Saturday, March 28th, with Bermuda’s Nikki “Nifty” Bascome to match up against Jamaica’s Devon Moncriffe, while Andre “Showtime” Lambe will fight Jamaica’s Torriano Nicholas. A spokesperson said, “It’s Going to Be Epic on Saturday, March 28 at the Fairmont Southampton hotel. […]

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Boxing: Fight Night Champion Postponed

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Epic Entertainment has decided to postpone its Fight Night Champion event until August 15. A spokesperson said, “In response to COVID-19 and the guidelines established by the Bermuda Government on Friday, March 13 regarding public events, Epic Entertainment has proactively adopted the Government’s recommendation of suspending all public gatherings […]

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Various Artists - Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

A connoisseur-satisfying collection, yet completely accessible for novices.




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Incognito - Positivity

Incognito’s joyous fourth album, full of smooth and authentic grooves.




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Stereophonics - Graffiti on the Train

A relaxed eighth album from Kelly Jones and company.




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Night Works - Urban Heat Island

Appealing solo debut from the former Metronomy man.




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Mudhoney - Vanishing Point

Grunge originators show zero signs of mellowing.




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Marnie Stern - The Chronicles of Marnia

Playful, dizzying, cloud-busting and, perhaps more so than ever before, serious.




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Urbanisation and COVID-19, an unplanned wandering, Persian new year, budget food and Montreal




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Stephanie Alexander, Ben Shewry, Hetty McKinnon and more on their lockdown kitchens and a journey to Mount Everest




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Cities in the time of Covid-19, a mind-jaunt around the Botanic Gardens, tomato rudimentals and Samoa via Braybrook




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Talkback: Parents, children and remote learning during coronavirus

While some parents are sharing picture-perfect posts about their home-schooling skills, others are pulling their hair out as they try to work and get their kids through this sudden introduction to remote learning. What lessons can we take from this crazy situation?




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Alone, Together: We Shall All Be Reunited

In this time of keeping our distance, we can still connect. Through music. The Life Matters team invites you to email us your song choice to help us all in these troubled times, and the story behind that choice. We'll being playing one of those songs each day on Life Matters as a way of lifting all our spirits. We can't wait to hear from you!




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Why the next fortnight is so important in the coronavirus battle

On today's show: * What's going on with school openings? * How important is Vitamin D and what role could it play in COVID-19 infections? * Could low blood oxygen be used as a way to see if someone has COVID-19? And Norman has some information from a yet-to-be-published paper about why some South Korean recovered patients seem to be testing positive again for COVID-19.




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Michael Mosley on his new obsession: How to get a good night's sleep (using science)

Long before Michael Mosley became known for the 5:2 diet, he was obsessed with another topic — sleep. Dr Mosley returns to Life Matters to talk about his sleep tips, as well as what we can learn about sleep from some of our best-known celebrities, amongst them: Margaret Thatcher, Mark Wahlberg, and Keith Richards.




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Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba - Jama Ko

One of Mali’s most popular artists continues to impress on the global stage.




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The art of deep listening




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Zagranitsa: Mystical Wonderland [CD&91; - Q'd Up

The central focus of this recording is music inspired by and performed during a concert tour that Q’d Up was fortunate to undertake to five Russian cities during the fall of 2017. With the help and work of Artem Chirkov, one of Eric’s close bass colleagues in St. Petersburg, a two-w..

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Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton defends Government over China spat

A diplomatic spat between Australia and China appears to be escalating, with accusations of unprofessional conduct and petty games.



  • Government and Politics

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Government 'open to the prospect' of opening borders to NZ

The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join the Australian National Cabinet Meeting via video link tomorrow to talk about the way through the COVID-19 pandemic.




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National Cabinet considers re-opening of the economy

Friday's National Cabinet meeting will focus on what parts of the economy can, and should, begin to tentatively re-open.



  • Infectious Diseases (Other)
  • Government and Politics

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Vulnerable Amazonian communities at severe risk of COVID-19

There are fears without adequate protection, entire tribes in the Brazilian Amazon could be eradicated.




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National Cabinet agrees on plan for staged reopening of economy

State and territory governments will begin easing restrictions this weekend, just six weeks into what was to have been a six month lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.




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The Wrap: Adelaide Uni ICAC, and making water from nothing

On The Wrap this week, we take a look at why South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption announced he's investigating allegations of improper conduct at Adelaide University, and a scheme to bring water to a remote community in the Northern Territory.



  • Government and Politics
  • Business
  • Economics and Finance

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Jeb Loy Nichols - The Jeb Loy Nichols Special

Nichols’ latest LP is another serving of not-quite-as-you-know-it country.




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Sara Watkins - Sun Midnight Sun

Watkins has created a sound that grittily avoids tired country clichés.




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Lady Antebellum - On This Winter’s Night

A nice little stocking filler for the country lovin' type.