Archive for December 29th, 2011

Police Update: Security Van Ambushed

[Updated with videos] Armed men ambushed the security van forcing the guards to get the staff to open the door in yesterday morning’s armed robbery in Sandys, the police confirmed this afternoon. At approximately 8.15am yesterday morning a group of men committed the armed robbery at the Arnolds Warehouse in the Hitching Post building on Middle... Read more of this article

Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Bermuda Rating

[Updated w/Bob Richards comments] Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox today [Dec. 29] announced international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s [S&P] has lowered its long-term sovereign rating on Bermuda from AA to AA-. A statement released said, “The Ministry of Finance spoke with S&P today about this latest action and was advised... Read more of this article

Bermuda-Owned Megacarrier In China

One of the world’s largest ore carriers, the 388,000 dead-weight tonne “Berge Everest” — owned and operated by Bermuda-based Berge Bulk — broke a year-long impasse with Beijing and docked in China for the first time on Wednesday [Dec. 28] Under long-term contract with Brazil mining company Vale, the deadlock with Chinese... Read more of this article

Bermuda Longtail Numbers Soar

Conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros says with continued protection and management, the future now looks bright for the Bermuda Longtail — the island’s traditional herald of spring. Writing in the Bermuda Audubon Society’s winter newsletter, he says a longterm artificial nest programme has helped to boost numbers of the Bermuda Longtail... Read more of this article

Alliance’s Russian Venture Proceeds

In a joint venture with Bermuda’s Alliance Group, Spain’s biggest oil firm Repsol has agreed to buy Russian exploration and production company Eurotek for around $230 million. Eurotek has oil fields with 115 million barrels in reserves in western Siberia that Repsol will incorporate next year in the new venture it agreed to set up last... Read more of this article

Man Remanded For Trespassing

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec.29] was 35-year-old Cannoth Roberts who was charged with trespassing at the Somerset Marketplace. The Court heard that Mr Roberts, who is of no fixed abode, had previously received a legal letter warning him to stay off the property. Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner remanded him into custody until... Read more of this article

Minister Bean On Dog Importations

Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean this morning [Dec. 29] made two announcements regarding the island’s dog regulations — confirming pets will still be able to brought in from the UK without rabies vaccinations and adjusting restrictions on some previously banned breeds. Minister Bean said despite new... Read more of this article

18-Yr-Old Denies Cocaine Smuggling

18-year-old Jonathon Burch DaCosta appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec.29] charged with importing cocaine on Christmas Eve. The Court heard that on 24 December 2011, he was allegedly caught at the airport in possession of 98.33 grams of cocaine, with the drugs having allegedly been ingested. Mr Dacosta was charged with importing the cocaine... Read more of this article

Two 21-Yr-Olds Injured In Bike Accident

Last night [Dec.28] there was an accident involving two motorcycles on Malabar Road in Sandys, which saw two 21-year-old men receive non life threatening injuries. A police spokesperson said, “Around 9pm on Wednesday, December 28th police and first responders attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Malabar Road in Sandys... Read more of this article

Sailing: Day #2 Orange Bowl

The Biscayne Bay winds got lighter and the competition heated up for day two, the half way point, of the Orange Bowl International Youth Sailing Regatta in Miami. The day started off with 12-15 knot breezes from the NNW, but gradually shifted NNE and dropped in pressure as the day progressed under sunny and cloudless skies. The mutiple Coral Reef... Read more of this article

‘Not-So-Beautiful Bermuda …’

Yellow fever victims being buried alive. A leper colony. And the fact Royal Navy apprenticeships provided blacks with a means of escape from educational and economic segregation were some of the topics raised by a transplanted Bermudian attempting to introduce African-Americans to realities of Bermuda life not touched on in post-World War Two travel... Read more of this article

BDOT Offering ‘Restaurant Week’ In 2012

The Bermuda Department of Tourism, in conjunction with 31 of the island’s top restaurants, will offer its first-ever Restaurant Week from January 16 — February 6, 2012. Prices for three-course prix fixe dinners will fall into three-tiers, depending on the participating restaurant, at $29, $39 or $49 per person [excluding beverages, tax and... Read more of this article