Archive for June 17th, 2010
Young Athletes Honoured With Awards
Last night [June 17] the 2009 – 2010 Denton Hurdle Memorial Trophy Winners were awarded, at a ceremony held at The Berkeley Institute. A number of young athletes were nominated from Primary to Senior school level and the winners last night were Ember Butterfield, Evan Heyliger, Precious Smith, Marcus Smith, Ashley Berry and Kevin Minors. They... Read more of this article
B.A.D. Plans Sit In For Tomorrow
Bermudians Against The Draft [BAD] and their supporters are planning to meet tomorrow [June 18] at 3pm to stage a sit-in at Parliament. They stated “This is not a march as we are in the process of planning one. This is to show our face in parliament to let our politicians know this issue will not go away.” The case by BAD to abolish conscription... Read more of this article
World Cup Match: Bermudian Heading Up Security
Bermudians watching the FIFA World Cup cheering on their teams of choice can add another thing to celebrate; yet another Bermudian is working at a high level in an organizational capacity. Bermuda Football Association’s General Secretary David Sabir is in charge of Stadium Security for the match between Greece and Nigeria that is underway right now.... Read more of this article
Opinion: Conscription and Selfishness
[Written by Larry Burchall] Too busy? Too involved? Don’t like being required to do something? Yes, but jobs still need to be done. Responsibilities still need to be shouldered. Those are the core issues involved in conscription. But there’s this as well. There is a streak of selfishness – Me-Me-Me – that is running through the current... Read more of this article
Horseshoe Beach Closed Due To Man O Wars
[Updated, beach now open] One of Bermuda’s most popular beaches has been closed today to swimmers [June 17] due to the high number of Portuguese Man O War and Jelly Fish. By midday today there have been 15 people treated for stings, and the lifeguards are trying to reduce further injury to beach patrons. Lifeguards are at present clearing the... Read more of this article
Video: Crime Scene & Police On 2 Men Shot
Only 71 hours after after a man was shot and killed, two more people were shot tonight (June 16) in the Friswell`s Hill area, one being only 16 years old. The Police responded to reports of gunshots being fired in the area at 10:48pm, and upon police arrival it was ascertained that two men, a 16 year old Pembroke teenager and a 22 year old Pembroke... Read more of this article
16 Yr Old & 22 Yr Old Shot In Friswells Hill
[Updated] There was a shooting just now (June 16) in the Friswell`s Hill area, with at least one person having been shot. We have limited information at this very early juncture but will update as able through the night. Updates Posted As They Come In: 11:39pm: We are on the scene now, and being told that by the residents it was around 8-10 shots fired.... Read more of this article
