Archive for June 7th, 2011

Photos: Bermuda Fashion Collective Show Part II

Bermuda Society of the Arts [BSoA] hosted the second Bermuda Fashion Collective Show this past weekend at City Hall. The fashion show featured local models showcasing the work of some of the island’s top designers including Shay Ford, Edith Rookes, Dana Cooper, Dean Williams, Ashley Aitken, Nicole Iris, Consuelo Verde and Rene Hill. You can view... Read more of this article

Ministry Statement: Reports of Education Cuts

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education Warren Jones issued a press statement today about the reports about job cuts within the Ministry of Education. It follows in full below: As the Permanent Secretary for Education, I must correct the erroneous impression given by some news stories suggesting that there will be a void in schools in the next... Read more of this article

Hogges Play Next Four Games Overseas

Bermuda Hogges Football Club will play four games on their North American 7-day road trip in the Premier Development League of the United Soccer League. With a record of two defeats and one draw in three league games played at home, Head Coach Maurice Lowe will be looking for their first victory of the season on the road. Their first match will be against... Read more of this article

Boat Diverts To Disembark Injured Crew Member

Yesterday afternoon [June 6] the 40,146 gross ton container vessel ‘Washington Express’ diverted to Bermuda to disembark a 26 year old American crew member who had sustained an injury to his hand and wrist. At 2:57pm the vessel rendezvoused with the pilot cutter ‘St. George’ approximately 3.1 nautical miles east of St.David’s Lighthouse... Read more of this article

Malaikah’s Book A Hit At Harbour Nights

Bermuda’s youngest author Malaikah Abdul-Jabbar made waves with tourists at last week’s Harbour Nights. 8-year-old Malaikah is now currently selling signed copies of her latest book ‘A Different Kind of Bermuda‘ every Wednesday at Harbour Nights. According to Malaikah’s mother Azuhaa Coleman, tourists fell in love with her last... Read more of this article

Business Bermuda Media, Presentation Training

Business Bermuda concluded a two-day series of training sessions for members focused on interacting with international media while promoting Bermuda as a first-class financial jurisdiction. The training sessions provided the opportunity to enhance the personal presentation and media interaction skills of attendees while acquiring a competitive edge... Read more of this article

Basketballers Make Charity Donation

Bermuda Basketball Association’s National Team Captain Steven Simons and Dean Jones today [June 7] presented a cheque to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Bermuda. They are pictured below alongside Patrina “Powergirl” O’Connor-Paynter: Mr Simons said, “We raised money by having Denim Days in a bid to raise the funds. We asked... Read more of this article

David Cox Denies Shooting Yankee Rawlins

David Cox has taken the stand and denied shooting 47-year-old Raymond Troy “Yankee” Rawlins – who was gunned down on Court Street in August 2010. 32-year-old David Jahwell Cox [pictured] of Club Road, Smiths is charged with premeditated murder and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. He denies the charges. The court previously... Read more of this article

Guilty Plea: $8,000 Dishonesty Charge

Yesterday [June 6] in Magistrates Court 29-year-old Sandy’s parish resident Jamesha Valerie Van Lowe pleaded guilty to five counts stemming from two attempts to defraud both the Bank of N T Butterfield and her great-uncle. All five counts arose from Ms Van Lowe’s two attempts to get the Bank to pay her $8,000 drawn from an account in the... Read more of this article

Cruise Ship Worker Hospitalized After Fight

A cruise ship worker was hospitalized after an altercation early this morning [June 7] at Snorkel Park in Dockyard. An altercation had taken place between two male cruise ship employees and a group of local men, which was broken up by Snorkel Park’s security staff. A Police spokesman said, “Around 2:35am on Tuesday, police attended a disturbance... Read more of this article

Damsel, Arise & Shine Women’s Conference

Under the distinguished patronage of Rev. H. David R. Lambe, The New Testament Church of God will be hosting a women’s conference Friday, June 10th – Sunday, June 12th 2011 at the Heritage Worship Centre. The Theme for the weekend conference is “Damsel, Arise & shine.” The conference will open on Friday June 10th with a dramatic play... Read more of this article

2011 ICC Americas Division 1 T20 Schedule

ICC Americas has released the 2011 ICC Americas Division 1 T20 Schedule [subject to change] which will take place in Florida, July 17 – 24, 2011 between Bermuda, USA, Canada, Cayman Islands, Suriname and Argentina. Canada plus the top two countries will qualify to compete in the ICC Global qualifier expected to take place in Dubai in February... Read more of this article