Archive for October 8th, 2011

Police Confirm Death Of Shane Adderley

[Updated - Police confirm the death of 21 year old Shayne Adderley] A 21-year-old St George’s man was taken to hospital early this morning [Oct.8], where he was listed in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit after his motorcycle collided with a taxi in Southampton. This afternoon a Police spokesperson said, “Around 1:45am on Saturday,... Read more of this article

Friday Night Corona League Results

Last night [Oct.7] saw a double header at BAA Field with games being played in the Corona League. Tuff Dogs took on Flanagan’s Onions while Lock N Key met up with Vasco. In the first game of the night Lamaul Crofton scored all four goal for Tuff Dogs as they defeated the Flanagan’s Onions 4 – 2. Phil Anderson and Jimmy Caplice scored a goal... Read more of this article

10,000 Customers Power Affected

Approximately 10,000 customers were affected this afternoon [Oct.8] after engines in BELCO’s East Power Station tripped. Workers quickly moved to stabilize the system and restored power to the majority of customers. A BELCO spokesperson said, “At 1:10 pm, two engines in BELCO’s East Power Station tripped, causing the system to shed... Read more of this article

Waddell Pleased To Be In First

[Written by Laurie Fullerton] American Wade Waddell remains in first place after two days of racing. His steady finishes at the top of the fleet have given him a six-point lead over the competition. With two bullets Thursday [Oct.6], and two seconds, a third and a fifth place, he says he struggled with the wind shifts and keeping his boat flat. With... Read more of this article

2nd Shooting: Man Shot In Hamilton Parish

[Updated] A man in his 30s is recovering from gunshot wounds after being shot last night [Oct.7] in Hamilton Parish. A Police spokesperson said, “Around 9:10pm on Friday, October 7th police and first responders attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury in the North Shore Road, Hamilton parish area.” “However, subsequent... Read more of this article

Duffy Finishes 6th in Boulder Xilinx Race

Bermudian cyclist Flora Duffy finished 6th in the Boulder Racing CX – Xilinx Race held recently in Colorado. Duffy finished the tough course in a time of 34:40, Alison Powers riding for Cross Propz Racing finished first in a time of 33:13, while Abel Margell from Tough Girl finished second clocking 33:48 and Boni Kristal from Rapid Racing was third... Read more of this article

50 Travel Managers Attend Conference

The Bermuda Department of Tourism (BDOT) and the Bermuda Tourism Alliance recently hosted 50 North American wholesale travel industry managers for a three–day conference in Bermuda. The conference was hosted at the Fairmont Southampton and featured presentations from top wholesale travel partners such as Expedia, TNT Vacations, Bookit.com, Travel... Read more of this article

Man Shot On North Shore This Morning

[Updated] Bernews understands that there was a shooting early this morning [Oct.8] in the Clayhouse/Gravity region of North Shore in Devonshire. Police are presently on scene and have the area blocked off with crime scene tape. An area resident told Bernews he heard gunshots in the early hours of this morning and then saw Police arrive, and later an... Read more of this article