Archive for June 29th, 2011
Bermuda Hogges Travel Team Announced
The Bermuda Hogges team for the upcoming four match tour has been named. The Hogges will play the New Jersey Rangers on July 1st, before they face the Ocean City Nor’easters on July 3rd, the Hogges will then get a few days off before they face the Central Jersey Spartans on July 8th and then they will close out their road trip on July 10th when they... Read more of this article
Crewmember Falls Overboard: Ship Diverts
At approximately 6:00pm this evening [June 29], the pilot boat St. George transported an injured crew member from the car ship M/V Green Lake to an awaiting ambulance at Ordnance Island. We unofficially understand that sometime yesterday the 54 year old crew member was working on the ship when a ladder he was on broke, throwing him over the side of... Read more of this article
FIFA Scandal: Senator Smith Commends BFA
Senator Jonathan Smith today [June 29] commended the Bermuda Football Association [BFA] for their actions in relation to the recent FIFA Scandal. The Associated Press previously reported that Bermuda is among four Caribbean Football Union members whose officials refused $40,000 cash payments allegedly arranged by bin Hammam and former FIFA vice president... Read more of this article
Police Discover Four Foot Tall Cannabis Plants
This past Monday [June 27], Police officers discovered a number of cannabis plants approximately four feet tall growing in St David’s. Police also said it appeared that additional plants may have been uprooted and removed prior to the Police discovery. A Police spokesman said, “On Monday afternoon June 27th, Detectives and Uniform Police... Read more of this article
Dr Michelmore: Prescription Drug Concerns
Today [June 29] Shadow Health Minister Dr Kathy Michelmore spoke about concerns surrounding the recent change which will allow prescription drugs to be imported from Brazil, India and Israel. Following a change in the Pharmacy and Poisons Act earlier this month, prescription drugs from those three countries will be permitted to be imported into Bermuda At... Read more of this article
Multiple Tourists Involved In North Shore Accident
[Updated] Early this afternoon [June 29], Emergency Service Personnel responded to an accident on North Shore Road [east of the Aquarium] which saw a number of tourists receive minor injuries. The Bermuda Fire & Rescue, Police and an ambulance all attended the scene. It is unofficially understood that at least four persons were treated for abrasions... Read more of this article
Cordell Riley Elected: New CURB President
Cordell Riley has been elected by the Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda [CURB] Central Council as President until the next Annual General Meeting. Mr Riley has been a member of CURB for a number of years having worked on CURB’s Research Working Group and more recently on the Advocacy Working Group and Truth & Reconciliation Working Group. Well... Read more of this article
Tonight’s Talk on Young Black Males Moved
Due to overwhelming interest, tonight’s [June 29] ‘Out of School and On the Wall’ presentation by Dr. Monique Keyser will now take place at the City Hall Theatre. The event, organised by the Centre on Philanthropy, was originally scheduled to take place at XL House. Members of the general public who are interested in attending ‘Out of School... Read more of this article
UBP Will Cease To Operate Tomorrow
According to an ad placed in today’s [June 29] Bermuda Sun newspaper, the United Bermuda Party [UBP] will officially cease to operate as a political body from tomorrow. The advertisement said, “In pursuance with a resolution taken at a Special Meeting of the Central Council of the United Bermuda Party held on 3rd May 2011, notice is hereby given... Read more of this article
Bermuda Sub Aqua Club 40th Anniversary
The Bermuda Sub Aqua Club [BSAC] celebrates its 40th anniversary with a cocktail party and dinner this weekend. Over the years, the club has taught hundreds how to dive and taken part in projects to enhance appreciation of Bermuda’s natural environment. BSAC was formed in the summer of 1971, in affiliation with the British Sub-Aqua Club — the biggest... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: ISL Football Arsenal vs Union
This past weekend [June 25/26] the Island Soccer League [ISL] hosted two days of fast paced football at the National Stadium. The final game on Saturday saw the Arsenal dominate the Union 13-5. Cecoy Robinson and Ralph Bean each scored four goals for Arsenal. The Union played without starting GK Treadwell Gibbons who was suspended for one game. ... Read more of this article
International Training & Scholarship Awards
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson delivered a Ministerial Statement in the Senate this morning [June 29], providing an update on international training programmes and scholarship awards. The Minister mentioned a number of students receiving further education abroad including; Amaury Symonds and Noreco Burgess who left Bermuda earlier... Read more of this article
