Archive for April 5th, 2010
Rise Above: Suggestions to Stem Crime Wave
The community action group ‘Rise Above Bermuda’ [RAB] called a last minute meeting on Easter Sunday at the Victor Scott School saying they are “restating our public messages of peace and nonviolence. We are also not going to let one of our school grounds be saturated with the stain of blood and violence. We will not give up, we will... Read more of this article
Update: Medical Conditions of All Shooting Victims
In a sad sign of the times, we have just received a notification from official sources stating the medical conditions of the three shooting victims, and one stabbing victim from this weekend. The troubling news has been confirmed that the condition of the teenage girl shot at Dandy Town has been upgraded to critical, and she has been placed in the intensive... Read more of this article
Burchall Report: Bermuda Rental Market in 2010
[Written by Larry Burchall] In March of last year (2009), in the Bermuda Sun “Sun Shopper Real Estate” For Rent section, twenty-two ads for houses and apartments for rent. Twelve months later, the same section had sixty-eight ads. In twelve months, a three hundred percent increase in empty rental units. That doesn’t mean that there are three times... Read more of this article
Tribute Sheets: “RIP King Biggs”
In a long standing and sad Bermuda tradition, tribute sheets to Friday’s shooting victim now hang. 35 year old Kimwandae Walker was gunned down by two men on a bike at the Victor Scott field during a Good Friday kite flying event on April 2. The father of two was playing with his 9 and 4 year old children, and died at the scene in front of the... Read more of this article
Two Shot At Dandy Town: Teen Girl Critical in ICU
[Updates posted as they come in: teenager now critical, male victim identified] In what seems a neverending stream of gunfire, two people were shot in another drive-by shooting at midnight today [April 5] outside the Dandy Town [Western Stars] sports club on St. John’s Road in Pembroke. One of the victims is a 17 year old girl. The Police say that... Read more of this article
Bermuda: 5 Medals So Far At Carifta Games
In some desperately needed good news following the holiday havoc, Bermuda’s track and field team is putting on an outstanding performance at the Carifta Games in the Cayman Islands, sitting in a very impressive 5th spot on the medal table, out of 25 nations. Bermuda has a total of 5 track and field medals [1 silver, 4 bronze] with one more day... Read more of this article
