Archive for October 6th, 2010
Police Art & Essay: Seven Students Win Awards
The Bermuda Police Service welcomed the seven winners, aged 6-10, of the Police Week 2010 creative artwork and short essay competition to Police Headquarters in Prospect today [Oct 6]. From 9am to 2pm the winning students took part in various Police related activities, giving them an idea of what it would be like to be Commissioner of Police for a day. After... Read more of this article
Hockey Weekend Sports Reports
This past weekend saw a number of hockey games contested, with reports below on each game provided: Men’s League: Police Polecats vs Upstarts: Final score: 2-2 The Police Polecats opened their season against a shorthanded Upstarts team and failed to capitalize on their advantage. With the numbers advantage the Police team denominated stretches... Read more of this article
Commonwealth Games: Sprinter Sets New PB
Bermuda’s top sprinter advanced to the next round in the 2010 Commonwealth Games being held in India, setting a new personal best record, which he then shattered again in the process. Tre Houston [pictured to the left] finished 4th in Heat 8 running in Lane 2 of the Men’s 100m, in a time of 10.58 which was a personal best that saw him finish... Read more of this article
Man Assaulted By Two Men With Weapons
A 56-year-old man was was taken to hospital last night after being assaulted by two men with weapons outside a Sandy’s parish grocery store. Around 11:55pm last night [Oct 6], Police received a report of an assault/robbery outside Maxi Mart on Middle Road in Sandys parish. The Police say that it appears that the victim, a 56 year old mini-bus... Read more of this article
Police Assault Allegations: No Charges to Be Laid
Police officers will not be charged in a case of an alleged assault against Troy Smith, due to “insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings.” Deputy Commissioner of Police Mike Jackman said “After consideration of evidence by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, including the TASER DVD footage, photographs,... Read more of this article
Dept of Education Checks Ready To Claim
The Department of Education today [Oct 6] advised teaching staff in the Bermuda Public School System that did not receive their paychecks at the end of September that checks are now ready for collection from the Human Resources section of the Department at Covenant House, 64 Kings Street, Hamilton. The checks have ready for collection from 1 p.m today.... Read more of this article
Bermuda Business Promoted in Bahrain
Business Bermuda CEO Cheryl Packwood along with representatives from its member companies PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Apex Fund Services and Conyers Dill & Pearman attended the 4th Annual Fund Forum Middle East Conference in Bahrain from Sunday 3rd October through Wednesday 6th October 2010. During the conference, Ms. Packwood participated as the Chair... Read more of this article
Duchess of Gloucester To Visit Bermuda
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester will visit Bermuda from November 11-14 2010. As Colonel-in-Chief of the Bermuda Regiment her primary focus during the visit will be to present new Regimental Colours to the Regiment. During her visit she will also attend events organised by the Bermuda Regiment Charitable Trust, Bermuda Football Association,... Read more of this article
Argo Gold Cup Day 1: Six Skippers Unbeaten
[Written by Talbot Wilson] French sailor Mathieu Richard did not have a good Tuesday Oct 5 in Bermuda. In the first three flights of the Stage 1 qualifying round-robin races in Bermuda’s Argo Group Gold Cup, Richard’s French Match Racing Team, the current leader on the World Match Racing Tour, suffered two critical losses. Six skippers remain unbeaten... Read more of this article
Reports of Students Turned Away Over $2 ID
[Updated] This morning [Oct 6] we are receiving reports that students at Cedarbridge Academy may have been turned away because they did not have school ID. Bernews has been told by some of the students that not all students have been issued with IDs, some of those without were asked to produce $2.00 for a temporary ID for the day. We have been made... Read more of this article
