Archive for September 15th, 2010

Government Warns: Hurricane on Path to Hit

Government just released a statement evening [Sept 15] urging residents to prepare as “Hurricane Igor is on path to hit Island” and that “Residents are advised to take the warnings seriously as the Island has not experienced such an intense storm since Hurricane Fabian hit Bermuda in 2003.” Fabian remains the largest disaster... Read more of this article

African Bound Delta Flight Diverts to Island

Yesterday morning [Sept 14] a Delta flight traveling from the US to Nigeria with over 200 people onboard diverted to Bermuda due to a female passenger requiring urgent medical care. The flight landed, an awaiting ambulance transported the passenger to King Edward Memorial Hospital, and the flight then left Bermuda around 2 hours later. New York Centre... Read more of this article

Premier Cancels Trip Due to Hurricane Igor

Premier Dr Ewart Brown has today [Sept 15] cancelled his upcoming trip on government business to Washington DC, citing concerns regarding Hurricane Igor. The Premier said, “Over the next few days, I had planned to attend the signing of the Howard University and Bermuda Collaboration Agreement and the events associated with the Congressional Black... Read more of this article

Berkeley Student Impresses Cabinet Ministers

A teenage high school student drew praise from the Premier after making a presentation to Cabinet yesterday, pushing for more Bermudian history to be taught in schools. Berkeley Institute S4 student Kiaaron Minks made the presentation to Cabinet, advocating for the expansion of the current academic curriculum to include a wider and more relevant approach... Read more of this article

Igor: Cricket Squad To Fly Home Early

The Bermuda Cricket Board has just announced that the Bermuda National Squad will return to the island tomorrow [Sept 16] due to the threat of Hurricane Igor. The team had been playing in the Canada Cricket Summer Festival in Toronto, which was due to end on September 18th. Following a meeting of the BCB Executive today, they issued a statement saying... Read more of this article

UBP & Premier Speak On “Pay to Play”

After the United Bermuda Party [UBP] said the Premier “appeared to mix last weekend’s PLP fund-raising with government business, specifically with regard to future of the PGA Grand Slam in Bermuda,” the Premier’s spokesman responded by saying “The Premier will not dignify this statement which implies that something is amiss... Read more of this article

Igor: Bank To Close & Films Cancelled

As many likely anticipated, announcements are starting to come in of cancellations due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Igor this weekend. The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today [Sept 15] announced that “due to the approach and potential impact of Hurricane Igor over the weekend, in-branch banking and drive-thru banking services... Read more of this article

74-Yr-Old Crashes Car Into Wall

Yesterday afternoon [Sept 14] a 74-year-old man crashed his car into a wall, damaging both the car and wall while escaping injury himself. At 1:55pm yesterday Police attended a single vehicle collision on Knapton Hill in Smith’s parish near the junction with South Road. The Police say that it appears that it was a single vehicel accident which saw... Read more of this article

Man Charged With Sexual Assault

This morning [Sept 15] a man appeared in Magistrates Court in connection with an alleged sexual assault that occurred this past weekend on September 11th. The 29-year-old man, who cannot be named nor pictured for legal reasons, has been bailed out on $5,000 with a like surety, and is set to reappear in December of this year. Last night and this morning... Read more of this article

11 Year Old Singer: Music Video Debut

Significant interest was shown in 11-year-old Malcolm Hollis yesterday as a result of the news that he would be opening for, and possibly singing with, Grammy award winning singer Toni Braxton on the closing night of the Bermuda Music Festival. In addition the young singer has released a music video as well as a sleek new website. Malcolm’s talent... Read more of this article

Showdown Looms in Argo Group Gold Cup

[Written by Talbot Wilson] Twenty-four teams representing fourteen countries match up in this classic battle October 5-10 in Hamilton, Bermuda. Five winners of the King Edward VII Gold Cup from 2006-2009… Ian Williams (GBR), Mathieu Richard (FRA) Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Ben Ainslie (GBR) and the 2002 winner Jesper Radich (DEN) return to Bermuda for... Read more of this article

Hurricane Igor Updates

[Updated] The latest update this morning [Sept 15] from the Bermuda Weather Service stated that “Hurricane Igor is a potential threat to Bermuda.” Their forecast map shows it passing by Bermuda this coming Sunday. Igor has weakened a little from its peak of 155mph winds, down to 145mph, however remains a category 4 hurricane. The US National... Read more of this article