Archive for April 22nd, 2010
Bermuda Wedding Promo: Private Jet & More
The Bermuda Department of Tourism, along with partners, is offering ten couples heading for the altar a first class opportunity to experience Bermuda as part of the “Bermuda’s Perfect 10” contest. Winning brides and grooms will receive their choice of one of ten six-day, five-night, dream wedding getaways. Contest winners may also choose eight... Read more of this article
Sting! Portuguese Man-of-War Warning Issued
The Department of Parks today issued a warning to the general public that Portuguese Man-of-Wars are washing up on Bermuda’s beaches in larger numbers. The sea creatures are infamous for their painful stings. Portuguese Man o' War washed ashore on Horseshoe Bay Beach The Department advises that Portuguese Man-of-War tentacles that have washed up on... Read more of this article
Four Sporting Bodies Barred from Facilities
Due to lack of compliance with doping control, four Bermuda sporting bodies are presently barred from training facilities operated by the Department of Youth, Sports and Recreation, as well as barred from receiving funding. The sporting bodies in question are Boxing, Martial Arts, Target Shooting and Archery. Most are working to correct the situation,... Read more of this article
New Men’s Clinic: Bermuda Hospital & Dana Farber
Medical Oncologist Dr. Mary Ellen Taplin Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Partners International are very pleased to announce their first Men’s Clinic for genitourinary cancers in Bermuda, starting on 14 May 2010. The Clinic will cover all genitourinary malignancies, including cancers of the prostate, testes, bladder... Read more of this article
A Look at the Beretta Gun Charge
[written by Larry Burchall] In court this morning the fact that Sanchey Grant was charged with unlawful possession of a Beretta handgun sparked my interest. During my time in the military, I worked with the Connecticut State police and trained with them in Connecticut on one of their conversion courses to the Beretta. The Italian designed and manufactured... Read more of this article
Teenager Charged in Southside Shooting
18 year old Sanchey Winslow Grant of Warwick Parish was arraigned this morning [Apr 22] in Magistrates Court on attempted murder and firearm charges relating to the 2009 Southside shooting. In the midst of a heavy police presence, Magistrate Archie Warner read out four charges lodged against him. Mr Grant has been charged with: Attempting to murder... Read more of this article
Bermuda Docs Adds Local Filmmaker To Lineup
A short film by veteran Bermudian filmmaker Robert Zuill has been added to the line-up for the Bermuda Documentary Film Festival [Bermuda Docs]. The festival will screen 10 top documentary feature films from around the world this Friday – Sunday in the Tradewinds Auditorium at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Mr Zuill’s film... Read more of this article
