Archive for July 12th, 2010
Teen Targeted In Mount Hill Shooting, No Injuries
[Updated] Only two days after the last shooting, Bernews understands there was a firearm incident in the Mount Hill, Pembroke Parish area tonight [July 12]. We are on the scene now, and there are presently at least three police cars on scene now, and at least half a dozen police officers who are searching the ground with flashlights. There is crime... Read more of this article
Police Continue To Seek Shooting Witnesses
The Bermuda Police Service is continuing to appeal for witnesses to the shooting that occurred around 2:05pm on Saturday July 10th in the area of Somerset Road and Sound View Road in Sandys parish. The victim, a 30 year old Paget man sustained a gunshot wound to his leg, he has received medical treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for his... Read more of this article
Champion Boxer Nikki Bascome Returns Home
Nikki Bascome returned home tonight [July 12] after winning the welterweight division at the Platinum Gloves Tournament in Florida. The 19-year-old won his first fight via a points decision over a Haitian fighter, knocked out an American boxer in the second fight, and beat a Mexican fighter to take the title. Nikki, who overcame somewhat troubled... Read more of this article
Local Retail Sales Fall $3.5 Million in May
Local retail sales for May 2010 fell to an estimated $89.4 million, which is a drop of 3.8% or $3.5 million less than retail sales of the same month of last year. This marked the fourteenth consecutive month of declining retail sales, which began April 2009. Bermudians continue to enjoy shopping overseas, with residents returning to the Island from... Read more of this article
Bermuda Report Retracted By US Coast Guard
When the young ocean sailor Abby Sunderland and her father, Laurence appeared on NBC’s ‘Today’ show on June 30, 2010, host Meredith Vieira asked Laurence Sunderland to comment on the extensive critical press coverage of his daughter’s recent rescue from her boat in the Indian Ocean. Mr. Sunderland said that she had been singled out saying... Read more of this article
Boater Swims Ashore After Fuel Runs Out
On Friday evening [July 9] a crew member of the power boat ‘X7’ swam almost 1000 feet to reach shore after his boat ran out of fuel, while the other boater remained on the boat, which had no communication ability. The ‘swimming boater’ reported to the Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre that the ‘X7′ was “disabled due... Read more of this article
Stolt-Nielsen To Move Parent Company To BDA
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. [SNSA] today [July 12] announced a proposed plan to migrate their parent company to Bermuda from Luxembourg, where SNSA is currently registered. Luxembourg’s special holding company regime will end as of December 31, 2010, as part of ongoing initiatives to harmonise laws and regulations among the member states of the European... Read more of this article
