Archive for September 1st, 2010

Lifeguards Pay Tribute To Fallen Friend

Members of the Bermuda Lifeguard Service gathered this evening at the spot 20-year-old Geoffrey Burns was involved in a fatal accident this morning. Approximately 20 lifeguards and friends walked from the Department of Parks at Botanical Gardens to the spot on Berry Hill Road in Paget where Mr Burns crashed at 6am today. Many carried flowers, while... Read more of this article

Alvone Maybury Admits Escape

Alvone Maybury, dubbed the Facebook Fugitive by the international media, admitted the escape in Supreme Court today (Sept 1), however denied the original firearm charges that he was facing when he escaped on July 13th. The 24 year old dramatically sprinted away from Prison Officer’s custody outside of Magistrates Court, an incident which was caught... Read more of this article

Third Time Trying: 2010 Round The Island

Hoping the old adage “third time lucky“ holds true, the 2010 Around the Island Race is scheduled for this coming Sunday (Sept 5). The race has been cancelled twice before; having originally been scheduled for August 15, called off due to the weather, and then expected to take place on Aug 29th, which was again called off due to the weather. The... Read more of this article

Bermuda Bound: Golf Trick Shot King

For their 60th Anniversary dinner, the Bermuda Golf Association will be bringing in well known golf trick artist Jeremy Dale. Mr Dale has showcased his skills in over 30 nations worldwide, traveling all over Europe, Australasia, Africa, the West Indies and the Middle East. The video below shows a sample of Mr Dale`s trick showcase: The event will be... Read more of this article

Scientists Explain Super Low Tides

The following is courtesy of BIOS: Bermuda has been experiencing unusually low tides for the past several months. This recent variation is due to the propagation of a large cyclonic (anti-clockwise rotating) mesoscale eddy through Bermuda’s local waters resulting in a local depression of mean sea level. Scientists at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean... Read more of this article

Pink Bermuda Street Cars In Canada

Pink coloured street cars are now visible in parts of Canada as a part of the Bermuda Department of Tourism (BDOT) latest promotional launch in Canada, For the past several months Canada has been a major focus for the Bermuda Department of Tourism (BDOT). First was the launch of the direct WestJet service in May and last month, the BDOT carried out... Read more of this article

Reported Firearm Incident Yesterday

Police received an anonymous report of an unconfirmed firearm incident that took place a few minutes before 1pm yesterday [Aug 31]. The incident reportedly occurred on Union Street in Pembroke. Officers spoke with area residents and conducted searches in the surrounding areas where the alleged incident took place with negative results. Anyone who may... Read more of this article

Public Beaches: Lifeguard Service Suspended

[Updated] The Department of Parks has issued an announcement saying they “regret to advise that lifeguard service has been suspended today at all public beaches. The public will be advised when lifeguard service resumes. The Department of Parks apologizes for the suspension of service.” No official information as to the reason for the suspension... Read more of this article

20-Yr-Old Man Dies In Paget Traffic Accident

[Updated with victim's name] This morning [Sept 1] Bermuda experienced our eighth road traffic fatality of the year. Police responded to a report of a road traffic collision that took place between two motorcycles on Berry Hill Road in Paget in the area around Botanical Gardens at around 6am this morning. The Police say that it appears that the motorcycles... Read more of this article

PLP Selects Three Candidates

Last night [Aug 31], PLP members in St. George’s West, St. George’s South and Warwick South Central met and elected three new candidates to represent the party in the next general or by election. Senator Marc Bean was selected to run in the Premier’s seat of Warwick South Central, beating out Attorney General Kim Wilson, businessman... Read more of this article

Tourists Robbed By Weapon-Wielding Man

Yesterday [Aug 31] a visiting couple had their vacation marred by a criminal who gained entry to their guest room, wielded what the Police term a “bladed article”, and robbed the couple of money. At 1:15am yesterday morning Police received a report of a burglary at a Smith’s parish guest property. According to Police, it appears that the... Read more of this article