Archive for February 15th, 2012
Man Jailed For Child Porn & Sex Abuse
A 47-year-old man was jailed for ten years this morning [Feb.15] after being convicted of offenses involving child pornography and sexual abusing a child. Dennis Eldridge sexually molested a young boy and was also convicted of multiple counts of accessing child abusive material or child pornography. The incidents occurred between May 2008 and April... Read more of this article
10-Yr-Old Boy Injured In Accident
Yesterday [Feb.15] a 10-year-old boy was injured after being involved in an accident in Paget. A police spokesperson said, “Around 5:30pm on Tuesday February 14th, police and first responders attended a reported collision on South Road in Paget. It appears that a motorcycle and a pedal cycle were travelling along South Road when they collided... Read more of this article
Shooting: Noet Barnett Sentenced To 25 Years
[Updated] Noet Barnett was sentenced to 25 years this morning [Feb.15] after being found guilty of attempted murder. He must serve half his sentence before being eligible for parole. Mr Barnett, 25, was accused of shooting Jeremiah “Rocks” Dill on October 4, 2010 on Parsons Road by the One Stop Variety Store. The two men were friendly before... Read more of this article
Second Grand Central Tourism Event
Bermuda will once again take over the iconic Vanderbilt Hall at New York’s Grand Central Terminal tomorrow [Feb.16] for a high-profile “Experience Bermuda Day.” As part of the Bermuda Department of Tourism’s [BDOT] intense marketing push in North America, “Experience Bermuda Day” will offer commuters a taste of the island through live... Read more of this article
Former Senate President Dies
Former Senate President Alfred (Alf) Oughton died earlier this week at the age of 83. Southampton resident Mr. Oughton rose through the ranks at BELCO and retired as President and CEO on August 1, 1992. He was appointed an an Independent Senator by the Governor in November 1993 and elected as Senate President in March, 1998. He retired from that position... Read more of this article
KPMG: Bermuda FATCA Forum
KPMG in Bermuda will be hosting a Bermuda FATCA Forum on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, from 2 to 5pm, at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. This will be an interactive session, discussing the newly released US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act [FATCA] proposed regulations. KPMG FATCA experts will consider the operational impact that the Internal Revenue... Read more of this article
ABIR On Global Warming
[Updated w/correction] The Association of Bermuda Insurers & Reinsurers [ABIR] and a subsidiary of the Hamilton-based Renaissance Re were among the insurers recently disclosed as supporting an American think tank which has as one of its programs an effort discredit the theory of man-made global warming. ABIR noted its support is for a separate... Read more of this article
Upcoming: International Fashion Expo
Spectrum Productions will present, “Some Like It Hot, An International Fashion Excursion” at the Poinciana Ball Room of the Fairmont Southampton Resort on April 6. The show will feature four international designers: Francis Montesinos from Spain; Thomas Lavone, from New York; Sidnie Pee from Manchester, England and Theo Seally from the Bahamas. There... Read more of this article
Shine’s Honours Whitney Houston
Bermudian jazz legend Shine Hayward will be turning the microphone over to local fans who want to honour superstar Whitney Houston at his Hamilton club tomorrow [Feb. 16]. The club’s regular Karaoke session will be a tribute to the singer who died in Los Angeles on February 11 at the age of 48. The New Jersey-born recording artist and actress... Read more of this article
CedarBridge Wins Butterfield Challenge
On Saturday, 11 February, CedarBridge Academy was named the overall winner of the third annual Butterfield Student Challenge competition held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess. CedarBridge was also the recipient of the coveted People’s Choice Award. Teams of four students from six participating high schools—The Berkeley Institute, Bermuda High... Read more of this article
Videos: Weekend Film Series Screenings
A critically acclaimed documentary that tells the inspirational story of African street musicians who become world music stars and a frothy and funny French romantic comedy, are the featured films at the Weekend Film Series this coming Sunday [Feb. 19]. “Benda Bilili!” [pictured] — the story of five paraplegics and a young able-bodied... Read more of this article
CIBC Role At Butterfield Queried
A Bermuda-based investment group has raised concerns about the corporate role played by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce [CIBC] role in the ongoing restructuring of Bermuda’s Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. Ltd. Dark Knight Strategies, which leads a group that has a major shareholding in the bank, made its concerns public in Canada’s... Read more of this article
