Archive for January 12th, 2011
Drinking & Rehab: “Golden Voice” Man
A homeless man from Ohio whose “golden voice” made him an internet phenomenon and earned him an invite to Bermuda, is headed to rehab for alcohol dependency, and was briefly detained by the Police in Los Angeles. Ted Williams agreed to enter a private facility after a lengthy one-on-one interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, reports say. News reports... Read more of this article
Ministry: Residential Waste Cleared by 15th
The Ministry of Public Works addressed the reports over the past two days that residential waste has not been collected in a number of areas, saying “Over the Christmas and New Year period, the weekly quantity of residential waste traditionally increases. As a result of the short work weeks over this period and the concerted effort of the Government... Read more of this article
Bermuda Police Service Promotions
The Commissioner of Police today announced a number of promotions. Minister of National Security Lt. Col. David Burch said “These officers collectively have 121 years service between them and are Bermudians and ex-patriate officers, all committed to protecting and serving the people of Bermuda. Let me first, therefore, thank you for your service... Read more of this article
Digicel Boss Funds Historic Haiti Project
Irish billionaire Denis O’Brien — whose Digicel telecommunications empire is headquartered in Bermuda –funded reconstruction of the iconic Iron Market in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, which was officially reopened yesterday [Jan. 11] by former US President Bill Clinton. The first public building to have been completely restored since... Read more of this article
Cole Simons: A Vision for Our Beaches
[Written by Cole Simons, Shadow Minister for Tourism] The Government must develop a vision and plan for the use of our public beaches. These national treasures have become embroiled in controversy in recent years because there is no overriding vision for their use and because the ground rules are not clear. Ongoing battles over the use and development... Read more of this article
Re/insurers Survey: “Worst of Crisis Over”
Bermuda re/insurers along with other leaders of the global property/casualty insurance industry believe the worst of the financial crisis is over according to a survey conducted by the Insurance Information Institute at its 15th annual Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum held in New York (Jan.12). Attended by representatives of the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Festival To Offer E-Programmes
The Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts is turning over a new leaf this year, and using technology to offer more environmentally friendly programmes. Festival-goers in 2011 will be able to read the full performance programmes on their phones. This move to electronic programmes saves printing over 12,000 multi-page programmes. When you arrive at... Read more of this article
WSJ Defends Lazard’s Bermuda Move
An American public services union which criticised one of its pension advisory firms for incorporating in a Bermuda is being lambasted for faulty logic in a “Wall Street Journal” editorial.. The leading financial newspaper says the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees’ (Afscme) pension plan recently... Read more of this article
Guilty Plea on Two Dishonesty Counts
36 year-old Jermaine Salaam plead guilty to two counts of robbery and theft this morning [Jan 12] in Magistrates Court. The first was robbing $120 from a Somerset resident this past Friday [Jan 7]. The Prosecutor told the Magistrate that Mr Salaam had first asked the victim for a dry T-shirt to replace the wet one that he had on. Then he asked for $5.... Read more of this article
One Year in Jail: Driver who Struck Teen
A 37-year-old woman who had over the legal alcohol limit in her bloodstream when her car struck and injured a teenage motorcyclist was jailed for a year today [Jan.12]. The sentence was handed down against Angela Ambrosini, 37, whose car was involved in the accident at the corner of South Road and Brighton Hill on March 6, 2010 at around 11.30 p.m. Shakir... Read more of this article
Cricket: Dubai Training Tour Statistics
The Bermuda National Cricket Team’s training tour to Dubai saw them walk away with four wins, and one loss. The team scored 1,093 total runs, with Captain David Hemp leading the runs with 253, while Lionel Cann scored 174 and Jason Anderson scored 116 runs. Chris Foggo batted three times for 108 runs, while Lionel Cann had the best batting average... Read more of this article
Police Report Four Burglaries
Police are investigating a spree of burglaries around the island and are advising the community to take all necessary precautions to guard against housebreakers. Around 11:15pm on Tuesday (Jan. 11), Police received a report of a burglary at a Mount Hill, Pembroke residence. It appears that an intruder gained entry into the home and was confronted by... Read more of this article
