Archive for August 11th, 2010
Shooting Victims: One Stable, One Released
In addition to the fatal shooting of 47-year-old Troy “Yankee” Rawlins, this past weekend saw two other men sustain gunshot wounds. 24-year-old Prince Edness has been released from King Edward Memorial Hospital, after being shot on Friday, Aug 6th in the Elliott/Court Street area. This was the second time Mr. Edness was shot, with the first... Read more of this article
Fire Victim Named As Gordon Howard
The victim of the house fire this morning has been named as Gordon Howard, the director of English football club Kidderminster Harriers who play in the Blue Square Premier League. The 67-year-old is being honoured by his club, who will hold a minute’s silence in Mr. Howard’s memory before Tuesday night’s first home game of the 2010/11... Read more of this article
Mark Pettingill: Another Bermuda Shooting
The statement below is from Mark Pettingill, the Bermuda Democratic Alliance spokesperson on Justice: Another Bermuda Shooting. Not so long ago I stood on a street corner outside of my office talking to Yankee Boy Rawlins about the way things are on the Streets. He told me it had changed a lot over the years and that the young guys these days had no... Read more of this article
No New Contract: BFA Technical Director
Ending speculation, it has been confirmed that the contract for Bermuda Football Association’s Technical Director Derek Broadley will not be extended. The BFA says that the decision was “partially based on the fact that the Association’s long term vision is to have a Bermudian assume the role of Technical Director and that Derek’s guidance... Read more of this article
BB Messenger Catches Man: 3 Months Prison
A 24-year-old man is behind bars today after stealing a BlackBerry and subsequently getting caught after uploading his photo to the BB messenger feature of the stolen phone. Erin Richardson was at the Docksiders Bar on Front Street on June 29th this year when he pocketed the phone, later denying he did so when the female owner approached him. The owner... Read more of this article
Female Footballers: 10 Day Florida Tour
Twenty players from the Bermuda Football Association Women’s Senior Academy team will be off to Tampa, Florida for a 10 day international friendly. The BFA say “the purpose for this international friendly is to gauge a better understanding for our Women’s international competition. It was only last year that we had our Women’s team participate... Read more of this article
Court Street: Police Maintaining Large Presence
Following the death of Troy “Yankee” Rawlins early Monday morning, the Police have been maintaining quite a strong presence in the Court Street area. As of 12pm today [Aug 11], there were four Police vehicles on Court Street and approximately a dozen officers. Last night the scene was the same, with groups of 3/4 officers standing on the... Read more of this article
Man Dies In Warwick House Fire
Despite extensive efforts made by the Bermuda Fire Service, a man succumbed to injuries received from smoke inhalation in a house fire in Warwick early this morning [Aug 11]. At around 1:30am a two-storey dwelling at 7 Fairways Road, Warwick was on fire, and over a dozen firefighters responded and after putting out the fire found a male occupant in... Read more of this article
Comeau: How We Can Reduce Gang Violence
Kevin Comeau gave a speech at the Rotary Club on Gang Violence; below is a summary and the full text of the speech follow further down: 1 Gang violence is much more threatening to the social and economic foundation of Bermuda than it is in other countries, for four reasons: (i) The gang shootings are much closer to each and every one of our homes, thereby... Read more of this article
Event: “So You Want to Be a Doctor?”
The Bermuda Medical Students’ Society (BMSS) is organising a special event open to all Bermudian students interested in becoming physicians. “So You Want to Be a Doctor?” is a free presentation scheduled for Monday evening, 16 August at 5:30pm in the First Floor Conference Room at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The BMSS was established to... Read more of this article
Busy Day For Bermuda Athletes in Singapore
SOON after a 24-hour flight via New York and Frankfurt and arriving at Changi Airport at 6.30am yesterday, the Bermuda Youth Olympic team were whisked away to a full day of activities. But the bunch from the British overseas territory, off the east coast of the United States, showed no signs of fatigue as they went through their introductory tours and... Read more of this article
