Archive for June 10th, 2010
Armed Home Invasion: Ord Road Area
The Police have confirmed that around 12:10am today (June 10), there was a home invasion in which the suspects “brandished what appeared to be a firearm”. In a telling statement the Police also said that they wish to “reassure the community that this was not a random occurrence.” The burglary took place at a residence in the... Read more of this article
Bermuda May Seek Oil Claims If Needed
At a press conference today [June 10] it was revealed that Bermuda’s Oil Spill Contingency Plan would take issues of liability and finance into account. Dr. Fred Ming, Director of Environmental Protection, said that they are ensuring that any methods that may be used in relation to matters pertaining to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster will... Read more of this article
Jahmel Blakeney Arrested In NY
The Bermuda Police Service has confirmed that Mr. Jahmel Glen Blakeney has been arrested in New York, USA , on charges of Attempted Murder and Firearms offences that occurred in Bermuda. The arrest is in relation to the attempted murder of Ms. Renee Kuchler and Mr. Shaki Minors, who were shot multiple times as they left a movie cinema at Southside,... Read more of this article
Aspen Estimates $25 Million In Oil Disaster Claims
Bermuda based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited today [June 10] announced its preliminary loss estimate for claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. They said that “It is not yet possible to estimate the environmental and economic consequences of the disastrous oil spill at Deepwater Horizon and we remain deeply disturbed by the ecological... Read more of this article
Police Weapons: Tasers, Guns, Grenades & More
[Written by Larry Burchall] The Bermuda Police have an arsenal of weapons ready to use. They range from the almost traditional police truncheons in the form of ‘ASP’ expanding batons up to weapons capable of firing up to 700 full metal jacketed bullets in a minute. - Armed Police conducting a raid in Pembroke - May 2010 - Published in the Official... Read more of this article
Gulf Oil Disaster Impacts Newport Bermuda Race
[Written by By Talbot Wilson] The starting line for the Newport Bermuda Race will take on a new look this year. When the first warning sounds at 1:50PM on Friday afternoon June 18th, it won’t come from the deck of the US Coast Guard vessel Juniper, but from the deck of the 126-foot S&S Pilothouse Ketch Axia. Juniper had become a tradition for... Read more of this article
Jamaica Joins Bermuda In Oil Spill Fears
Dr Karl Aiken, a senior lecturer in the University of the West Indies’ Life Sciences Department, says that the Gulf of Mexico spill disaster could affect Jamaica negatively, and also echoed other researchers in saying the spill may pass by Bermuda. The Jamaica Gleaner reports that Dr Aiken said “Once it hits this area, we’re going... Read more of this article
Premier To Host Seniors Tea
Premier Dr. Ewart Brown took the opportunity to thank the many seniors who have thus far responded to the invitation to attend this weekend’s Annual Senior’s Tea. And the Cabinet Office issued a reminder that all seniors, regardless of whether they’ve received an invitation, are encouraged to attend this weekend’s event. The Senior’s Tea... Read more of this article
Washington DC Managing Director Announced
Mr. Omar S. McIntosh has been engaged as the Bermuda Government Office’s Managing Director. Mr. McIntosh has 15 years of experience in the commercial construction industry in both the public and private sector. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in civil engineering from the Mitchell School of Engineering at Morgan State University and an MBA... Read more of this article
Premier Concludes Washington DC Visit
Premier Dr Ewart Brown has concluded the second day of his whirlwind visit to Washington DC where he and his team promoted Bermuda’s interests on Capitol Hill. In a day that began with a visit to Charles Rangel, Congressman for the 15th Congressional District of New York and concluded with a meeting with House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, the Premier... Read more of this article
Decorated Firefighter Retires After 28 Years
A decorated firefighter has retired from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service after serving for almost 30 years. Divisional Officer Howard A. Caisey joined the Service as a volunteer in 1972 and became a fulltime firefighter in 1981. He became a fully qualified Emergency Medical Technician in 1983 and was promoted to Leading Fireman in the same year.... Read more of this article
April’s Consumer Price Index
April’s Consumer Price Index [CPI] shows some interesting ups and downs. If you stayed away from lamb chops, pastas, and fresh fruit then your groceries should have gone up only 0.2 percent in April. Those items went up 5.0 percent, 3.8 percent, and 3.4 percent, respectively. There was a 0.5 percent rise in rents in rent-cotrolled properties,... Read more of this article
