Archive for November 28th, 2011
Video Set #2: 2011 Santa Claus Parade
City sidewalks were dressed in holiday style last night [Nov.27] and in the air there was a feeling of Christmas as Hamilton’s annual Santa Claus parade took place. The streets were packed as the annual parade made its way through the City, with dozens of groups taking part including various majorette groups, dance troupes, the Gombeys, the Bermuda... Read more of this article
Video Set #1: 2011 Santa Claus Parade
Santa Claus came to town last night [Nov.27] — and scores of Bermudians were on hand to greet him. Hamilton’s traditional Santa Claus parade got underway at the Par-La-Ville Road car park, and passed through Church Street, Par-La-Ville Road, Front Street, and Court Street with the island’s very young — and the young at heart... Read more of this article
Hockey League Weekend Report
This past weekend [Nov.26/27] a number of hockey games took place, the results follow below: Ravens 1 Canaries 2 In a very tight match where both teams were psyched to win, Canaries were lucky to edge ahead in the 25th minute when the shot from a penalty corner by Natasha Hallinan, deflected off of the leg of a Ravens defender and into the goal. Ravens... Read more of this article
‘Energy Limbo’ Competition Launches
This week the Department of Energy launched ‘Energy Limbo: How Low Can You Go?’– an energy cutback competition which sees participants compete for the biggest reduction in their electricity use over the course of almost a year. They are currently seeking volunteers who wish to compete in the challenge, which features a $600 travel voucher as the... Read more of this article
Hurricane Season Ends This Week
The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Wednesday [Nov. 30] having produced 19 tropical storms of which seven became hurricanes — including three major hurricanes — but Bermuda’s closest call this year came from the recent Tropical Storm Sean. This year’s level of activity matched the US National Oceanic & Atmospheric... Read more of this article
Burglary: Four Teenagers Arrested
Four teenagers were arrested in connection with a St. George’s burglary earlier this month, and a man in his forties was arrested in connection with a Warwick burglary shortly after it occurred this past Saturday [Nov.26]. A police spokesperson said, “Four teenagers were recently arrested in connection with a St. George’s burglary that occurred... Read more of this article
SkyNews: Byrne Wants ‘Cut-Price’ Deal
The business editor of Britain’s SkyNews is today reporting that Bermuda-based insurance tycoon Mark Byrne [pictured] is pushing “for a cut-price deal to muscle his way into the boardroom of one of the largest operators in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.” Sky’s Mark Kleinman reports that Mr. Byrne — who co-founded Flagstone... Read more of this article
PLP Confirm Walton Brown For C#17
[Updated with video] This morning [Nov.28] the Progressive Labour Party held a press conference and confirmed that Walton Brown will represent them in Constituency #17 Pembroke Central. In September 2011, Mr Brown was announced as the winner of the candidate selection meeting for the Pembroke Central branch, selected over National Security Minister... Read more of this article
Suspended Sentence: Cell Phone Theft
49-year-old Raymond Robinson pleaded guilty to stealing a $900 cellphone on 16th November 2011, and came away with a six month prison sentence suspended for two years this morning [Nov.28]. DPP Prosecutor Cindy Clarke told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that Mr Robinson had been in the Audio-Visual store in Somerset Village and had taken the cellphone... Read more of this article
OBA: 35% Duty Not Temporary
In a statement released last night, Bob Richards and Dr. Grant Gibbons said, “Premier Cox revealed during the House of Assembly debate on Friday the Customs Tariff Amendment Act that the “temporary” 35 percent airport duty on goods declared by people returning from overseas has now become permanent. “The Premier’s decision imposes... Read more of this article
Dr. Anthony Knap Resigns From BIOS
Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] board of trustees chairman Brian Duperreault today [Nov. 28] announced the resignation of Dr. Anthony Knap as the East End research facility’s president and director. It has been reported that Dr. Knap stepped down for “personal reasons.” “Effective today, Monday, November 28th, 2011 we... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Christmas Santa Parade
Scores of people lined the streets of Hamilton last night [Nov.27] for the popular annual Santa Claus parade. The parade started from Par-La-Ville Road car park, exited left onto Church Street, left onto Par-La-Ville Road, along Par-La-Ville Road to Front Street, left onto Front Street, then left onto Court Street and left along Church Street. Locals,... Read more of this article
