Archive for May 25th, 2011
Colbert: Slim Lead In Bermuda Yacht Race
(Updated) Funnyman Stephen Colbert said he was serious about winning the Charleston Bermuda race — and as the fleet makes its final push to the finish line, it looks like he might get his wish. Tonight at 8 p.m. Bermuda time, the host of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” and his team aboard the Audi-sponsored 65-foot vessel ”Spirit... Read more of this article
Yankee Rawlins Murder Trial Underway
During the Supreme Court murder trial of David Cox, the jury heard that murder victim Raymond Troy “Yankee” Rawlins [pictured] was shot 16 times and rushed to hospital in a private car. 32-year-old David Jahwell Cox of Club Road, Smiths is charged with premeditated murder and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. He denies the... Read more of this article
Yacht Fleet Makes Final Charge To Bermuda
Transitional winds shifting counter-clockwise from the southwest are adding a new dimension to the action out on the North Atlantic today [May 25] where the 11 boats in the biennial race from Charleston to Bermuda is now in its fifth day. At the head of the fleet, Hank Hofford, his wife Susan Ford, and their mostly family crew on board the Shipman... Read more of this article
Academics To Discuss Bermuda Independence
Bermuda’ status as a British Overseas Territory will be the subject of high-level academic discussion in Curacao next month, the Caribbean Studies Association [CSA] announced today [May 25]. Under the title “Unfinished Decolonisation: Proposals and Uncertainties in the Non-Independent Territories of the Caribbean,” panellists will present... Read more of this article
Heritage Nights To Get Underway At Dockyard
Heritage Nights — offering evenings of music and entertainment for locals and visitors alike every Thursday night for 18 weeks – kicks off at Dockyard tomorrow [May 26]. This event, aimed at everyone who lives in, works in, or visits the Royal Naval Dockyard, was the initiative of the West End Development Corporation [WEDCo] and their event... Read more of this article
59-Year-Old Tourist Jailed For ‘Medical Marijuana’
In Magistrates Court this morning [May 25], visitor Edith Norton Lord Wolff, a 59-year-old California woman who said she was a self-employed investor, was sentenced to thirty days in prison for importing approximately 35 grams of cannabis in fourteen rolled cigarettes and two plastic bags. The prison sentence came along with a $3,000 fine. The cigarettes... Read more of this article
Police: “No Major Incidents” On May 24th
The Police have thanked the public for their co-operation over the Bermuda Day holiday, and said that “no major incidents were reported.” The Police previously pledged to maintain high visibility patrols throughout the Bermuda Day holiday, and conducted stop & search checks at various locations. Although there were no major incidents,... Read more of this article
Regulators Probe Shipping Magnate’s Firms
Norwegian-born shipping magnate John Fredriksen — whose Bermuda-based Frontline Ltd. is the world’s biggest supertanker operator — is being scrutinised by US regulators for possible oil price manipulation. According to a Reuter news agency report today [May 25], two of his trading firms are accused of making $50 million by squeezing... Read more of this article
Videos: Rally Against Discrimination
[Updated] Over 100 people today [May 25] attended a rally at City Hall aimed at encouraging officials to extend legal safeguards found in Bermuda’s Human Rights Act to gays and lesbians. The event was launched as a Facebook event “Home is Where the Hatred Is”‘ by Krystl Assan [pictured] who says she encountered discrimination at... Read more of this article
Bernews TV: Over 35 2011 Bermuda Day Videos
Over thirty-five videos from yesterday’s Bermuda Day Celebrations have been added to Bernews TV, including the Devonshire Ultimate Star Twirlers, Split Personality Dancers, Ex-Artillery Elites and Band, St. George’s Dancerettes, PCC Majorettes, Xquisite Dance Group, PHC Majorettes and Drum Corp, Men on a Mission, Dangerous Obsessions, Stand... Read more of this article
Best Assigns Rating To Endurance’s Shares
A.M. Best Co. has today [May 25] assigned a debt rating of “bb+” to the $230 million 7.5 percent Series B preferred shares of Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. The ratings agency’s assigned outlook is stable. The proceeds from the issuance will be used by Endurance for general corporate purposes, including the repurchase of... Read more of this article
Three Arrested After Front Street Incident
[Updated] Three men were arrested and cautioned after an incident on Front Street early this morning [May 25], which saw one of the men injured. A Police spokesman said, “Around 2am on Wednesday, Police responded to a reported disturbance on Front Street in the City of Hamilton.” “Officers observed two men involved in a verbal dispute... Read more of this article
