Archive for January 10th, 2012

Murder: Third Man Arrested

This afternoon [Jan.10] the police confirmed they have arrested a third man in connection with the murder of 24-year-old Stefan Burgess. The suspect – a 32 year old man – was arrested on suspicion of murder, and the two men initially arrested in connection with this incident remain in police custody. “The pace of the investigation... Read more of this article

BTC Statement On Voice/Data Outages

At approximately 10am today [Jan.10] one of BTC’s main cables servicing the east end was severed, and caused major outages in the eastern end of the island. A spokesperson said, “BTC has made some repairs to the cable enabling the restoration of data service to Logic and Link Bermuda customers. The remaining voice and data customers should... Read more of this article

Thunderstorm Advisory Issued

The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Thunderstorm Advisory valid for late this afternoon [Jan.10] through this evening. The forecast says, “Deepening low pressure to our north will steer a few showers into our area later today. It will also maintain the strong winds with occasional gusts to gale force, especially in showers. The weather then... Read more of this article

Holiday Cheer For Signet Stores

Bermuda-based Signet Jewellers Ltd., the largest specialty retail jeweller in the US and the UK, said today [Jan.10] that same-store sales for the nine-week holiday season grew by 7.8 percent, year-over-year. In the US, which accounts for about 80 percent of total group sales, same-store sales increased 9.2 percent for the holiday period. The company... Read more of this article

Cato Institute: Bermuda A Non-Issue

A commentator for a conservative Washington think tank says it’s inevitable GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney will come under attack by the American media for using off-shore financial centres including Bermuda – though he predicted the press may hold fire until after he gets the Republican nomination. Mr. Romney [pictured] —... Read more of this article

Police Appeal: 14-Yr-Old Girl [Found]

[Updated] The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 14 year old India Burchall. A police spokesperson said, “The teenager is described as brown skinned, approximately 5’6” tall of slim build weighing 122 pounds with low cut naturally curly dark brown hair. “She was reported missing on Friday,... Read more of this article

Videos/Results: Harness Pony Racing

Harness Pony Racing action continued at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street on Saturday [Jan.7]. Mike’s Shadow with Dylan DeSilva in the bike won the Heat 1 in the 1:04/4 and Faster “A” Class clocking 1:05’2, Brona’s Mike and Kirista Rabain finished second with a time of 1:05/3, with Time After Time and Darico... Read more of this article

Owners Are Selling Magic Moments

Long-established Bermuda party planner Magic Moments is for sale and the owners are hoping to see the Reid Street firm continue as a going concern. In a statement issued today [Jan. 10], the company — which during its 10 years in business has provided everything from feather boas to balloons to costumes for theme parties — said: “Magic... Read more of this article

Audio: Choppa Dunks Scores In Boston

Bermuda musician Harry Dunkley — who was performing in the popular local act Secret Po-Po while still a school boy — is heating up Beantown now as one of Boston’s favourite DJs. Now going by the stage name DJ Choppa Dunks, he played in the reggae band Secret Po-Po for many years before moving to the US in 2008. While living in New... Read more of this article

New HSBC Role For Bottomley

HSBC North America Holdings Inc. today [Jan. 10] announced the appointment of Stephen Bottomley as a Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking for Bermuda, the United States and Canada. Based in New York City, he will manage HSBC’s commercial banking operations across North America. He succeeds Mark Watkinson, who became... Read more of this article

College And Career Symposium

The US Center for College & Career Readiness [CFCCR] and Bermuda’s own Hope4Life, are pleased to announce the College & Career Initiative in Bermuda. The initiative will be kicking off with a workshop titled “Key Implementation Strategies for College & Career Readiness” on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Keynote... Read more of this article

Weekend Film Series Resumes

An award-winning documentary film that examines the problem of waste in our consumer society, and a warm and witty Italian comedy, are the featured films at the “Weekend Film Series” on Sunday [Jan. 15]. “The Clean Bin Project” will screen at 3 p.m., and will be followed by a Q.&A. session with Vanese Flood-Gordon of Government’s... Read more of this article