Archive for April 11th, 2010
Easter Thieves Vandalize Home & Eat Fishcakes
For one Warwick family, the Easter holiday was anything but enjoyable. Not once, but twice their home was illegally entered, items stolen and their property was vandalized. The culprit[s] stole three flat screen TVs, a Nintendo Wii video game system and even helped themselves to a bottle of champagne. In a holiday destroying spirit, the thieves also... Read more of this article
“Bring the Death Penalty Back” – We Can’t…
Following the recent spate of shootings, talk of bringing back the death penalty has surfaced quite a lot amongst locals. Any talk of bringing executions back is hypothetical…as we cannot institute the death penalty as long as we remain a British Territory. Irrespective of what political party is in power, Bermuda cannot legally have a death penalty law,... Read more of this article
Video: 10 Miss Bermuda Winners 1970 – 1979
Take a step back in history, and watch a video of ten Miss Bermuda winners from the 1970′s. Video includes; 1970 Margaret Hill, 1971 Rene Furbert, 1972 Helen Brown, 1973 Judy Richards, 1974 Joyce de Rosa, 1975 Donna Wright, 1976 Vivienne Hollis, 1977 Connie Frith, 1978 Madeleine Joell and 1979 Gina Swainson Our video starts with Margaret... Read more of this article
“Those Targeted Are Involved in Gang Issues”
Acting in his capacity of Acting Governor, Deputy Governor David Arkley came very close to publically saying what numerous locals whisper about. Barring the police routinely describe the victims as being “targeted”, and often stating they believe shootings to be “gang related”, various aspects of the shootings have not widely... Read more of this article
Operation Ceasefire: Would it Work for Bermuda?
At a recently held press conference, the UBP suggested Bermuda bring in a new plan “Operation Ceasefire” saying: Over the past few weeks we have met with specialists in fighting gangs. We have talked with the Police here and in New York and Boston, as well as academics. Our research has taken us to Operation Ceasefire, a programme used in... Read more of this article
Sailing World Champs: Bermuda Wins Race #5
Five of Bermuda’s best young sailors are competing at the Byte CII World Championships in Cannes, France, which started on April 7 and ends tomorrow [April 11]. Bermuda had a victory in Race #5 with Owen Siese breaking away from the pack right from off of the starting line and winning the race - and sitting in a very impressive 2nd place overall... Read more of this article
