Archive for February 10th, 2012

Father: “My Son Can Rest In Peace”

Speaking after the guilty verdict this afternoon [Feb.10], the father of murder victim Shaki Crockwell said justice has been served and his son can rest in peace. Derek Spalding, 36, was found guilty of the 2007 murder of footballer Shaki Crockwell. His father Danny Crockwell said, “He got what he had coming to him. He took my best friend, my... Read more of this article

‘The Holiday’s’ Bermuda Holiday

Fans of TV’s “Jersey Shore” will soon get the opportunity to go on a Bermuda holiday with “The Holiday” when cast member Deena Nicole Cortese [pictured] hosts a cruise to Bermuda. Reality TV show personality Ms Cortese will host a round trip from Cape Liberty to New York to Bermuda on Royal Caribbean’s “Explorer... Read more of this article

Government Responds: SDO Report

Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean issued an interim response to the Ombudsman’s report on the Tucker’s Point SDO released today [Feb.10]. The statement said, “Government will reply more fully to the Ombudsman in accordance with the Act by the given deadline of May 1st 2012. “As the Ombudsman... Read more of this article

Spalding Found Guilty Of Murder

[Updated with videos] 36-year-old Derek Spalding was found guilty of the 2007 murder of Shaki Crockwell this afternoon [Feb.10]. Shaki Crockwell — a national level football player and captain of the Boulevard Blazers — was found dead on 24th August 2007. The 25-year-old’s body was found on the Railway Trail in Devonshire. The trial began on... Read more of this article

Gale/Thunderstorm Warning Issued

The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Gale Warning, Small Craft Warning and Thunderstorm Advisory earlier today [Feb.10]. The Gale Warning is valid from tomorrow through Sunday evening, the Small Craft Warning is for tonight and again Sunday night, and the Thunderstorm Advisory is valid from Saturday morning through Saturday night. The forecast said,... Read more of this article

Rugby Team Wins Opening Game

The Bermuda Junior Team won their opening Las Vegas Rugby Invitational 7’s match 31 – 0. Bermuda took on Stern Math and Science High School in the first of three scheduled games for the day. Bermuda got 2 tries from Ndavyah Williams, they also got single tries from Ngarryan Darrell, Antonio Perinchief and Rory Crofts. In their second match Bermuda... Read more of this article

Football: HSBC-BBFS College Festival

Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School (BBFS) has partnered with HSBC Bermuda to hold the island’s 2nd annual HSBC-BBFS College Festival. Coaches from England, Holland, Canada and the United States are on island for 4 days to train youth players aged 11 – 21 on skills and techniques required when playing football at college and professional levels. Nearly... Read more of this article

December Inflation Down Marginally

Bermuda residents paid 2.9 per cent more in December, 2011 than they did a year earlier for the basket of goods and services included in the Consumer Price Index [CPI] — down marginally from the 3.1 per cent inflation rate measured in November. Between November and December 2011, the average cost of goods and services in the CPI fell 0.2 per... Read more of this article

Video/Results: Women’s Hockey

This past weekend, three women’s hockey matches took place at the National Sports Center on the grass, as the Hockey Pitch at the National Sports Center is being replaced. Chairman of the National Sports Center Trustees Sean Tucker said, “This work is done at no cost to the Trustees, when the surface was laid in 2004, we has issues with it, and... Read more of this article

SDO: Government “Acted Unlawfully”

The Ombudsman for Bermuda, Arlene Brock, issued a statement saying Government “acted unlawfully by failing to require an Environmental Impact Assessment [EIA] prior to sending the draft Tuckers Point Special Development Order [SDO] to the Legislature.” Ms Brock delivered her 88 page report – Today’s Choices- Tomorrow’s Costs – to... Read more of this article

Lennon Tribute: Maxi Priest To Perform

British reggae star Maxi Priest isn’t just cutting a track for the upcoming John Lennon tribute CD being produced to salute the former Beatle’s time in Bermuda — he will perform it live at the Botanical Gardens on June 21. The Ride The Wave charitable organisation is spearheading the CD — featuring Bermudian artists and top-rank... Read more of this article

“Day After Tomorrow” Gives Back

Fuelled by the discussions held during the Centre on Philanthrophy’s 2011 Third Sector Conference, the Board of Tomorrow’s Voices actively pursued getting young people involved with the decision-making and fundraising of the charity. By April 2011 the advisory group, called “Day After Tomorrow” [DAT], made up of young professional twenty somethings,... Read more of this article