Archive for September 9th, 2010
Terry Lister Town Hall: Labour & Immigration
This evening [Sept 9] PLP Leadership hopeful Terry Lister held his sixth town hall at St Mary’s Church Hall in Warwick, focusing on the subjects of labour and immigration. Mr Lister said that right now, according to the information that he had, that Bermuda had about 1,600 people who were either unemployed, under-employed, or working shortened... Read more of this article
Road Works In Hamilton Continue Next Week
The City of Hamilton today [Sept 9] stated the trenching and resurfacing work on Reid Street between King and Court Streets will continue into next week. Mr. Gary Edwards, Acting Chief Operating Officer and Secretary for the City of Hamilton said, “We would like to thank the retailers in the area and motoring public for their on-going support these... Read more of this article
Premier Announces He Will Fund India Trip
Premier Dr Ewart Brown announced last evening [Sept 9] that he will be “personally covering the costs associated with his October visit to India.” It is not clear what prompted the decision or announcement, however the Premier said, “Wanda and I have reconsidered and decided that this will be a personally funded trip. Simply put, we... Read more of this article
Clearwater School To Open Tomorrow
The Department of Education has announced that classes at Clearwater Middle School will commence tomorrow [Sept 10], although some areas will be closed off until maintenance is completed. The Department says that “Carpet, air and surface tests were taken and the school and its classrooms have been deemed safe for staff and students to occupy.... Read more of this article
Somersfield Academy: 100% M5 Pass Rate
Somersfield Academy is extremely pleased to have a 100% pass rate in their fifteen strong M5 (Grade 10) graduating class of 2009-2010, with all fifteen graduates receiving their International Baccalaureate [IB] certificates. The fifteen graduates were: Asha Caisey, Ryan Whiting, Aliche Donadelle, Spencer Burrowes, Savannah Frey, Kelly Howe, Daniel Emery,... Read more of this article
Employment Effort: BELCO & Government
Today [Sept 9], a joint news conference was held by Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing Lt. Col. David Burch, and A.L. Vincent Ingham, Chief Executive Officer of Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO). They stood together at BELCO’s Transport Garage to talk about two recent, joint projects. In May, with the assistance of the Ministry,... Read more of this article
Man Hospitalized After Attempted Robbery
A 42-year-old Sandys parish man is today [Sept 9] hospitalized after struggling with two assailants on Burnaby Street early yesterday morning. At around 1am yesterday, the victim was walking along Burnaby Street when he was accosted by two men on a grey auxiliary cycle. The men demanded money from the victim and a struggle ensued. The two would-be robbers... Read more of this article
Woman Robbed At Southampton Bus Stop
Last night [Sept 8] a man accosted a 29-year-old woman while she was waiting at a Southampton bus stop, and stole her purse which contained cash and personal items. Around 9:40pm last night Police received a report of a robbery on South Road in Southampton, near the junction with Lighthouse Road. They say that the victim was at a bus stop when she... Read more of this article
CableVision Honours Sheelagh Cooper
Bermuda CableVision today [Sept 9] awarded Sheelagh Cooper, founder of The Coalition for the Protection of Children, with its latest Community Service Award. Mrs. Cooper was presented with the award at a ceremony held at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute this morning, attended by Minister of Culture & Social Rehabilitation Neletha Butterfield.... Read more of this article
Video: Court Street Shooting CCTV Footage
Yesterday [Sept 8] the jury in the Supreme Court trial of 22-year-old Anthony Swan saw parts of the CCTV footage from December 16th 2009, which allegedly shows a gunman dressed in dark clothing opening fire on Troy “Yankee” Rawlins outside the C&R Discount Store on Court Street at approximately 10:30am that morning. The video footage... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Cricket Team Loses Opener
Bermuda’s cricket team played their first game yesterday at the Canada Cricket Summer Festival in Toronto, losing to the West Indies High Performance Centre by 17 runs. Bermuda’s opening match was delayed by rain, however once it got underway the West Indies won the toss and decided to bat. The West Indies High Performance Centre were bowled... Read more of this article
Telemaque: Acting Head of the Civil Service
Upon the retirement of present Head of the Civil Service Major Kenneth Dill later this month, Cabinet Secretary Major Marc Telemaque will assume the role of Acting Head of the Civil Service. The appointment was made by the Governor on the advice of the Premier and informal consultation with the Chairman of the Public Service Commission, with the statement... Read more of this article
