Archive for May, 2010
Hamilton Princess Staff Swap Jobs For Day
Members of the executive team at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess hung up their jackets today [May 27] to cook, serve and press laundry in order to understand first-hand the challenges faced by front-line staff at the hotel. Today’s job swap is part of a comprehensive programme the hotel is undertaking to cross-train employees. Jon Crellin, the hotel’s... Read more of this article
Alleged Pedophile Caught In Jamaica Today
An alleged pedophile once reported to have been possibly hiding in Bermuda was arrested this morning [May 27] in Jamaica. Harold Crooks, a Jamaican national who was wanted for allegations of sexual assault, was arrested this in Ochos Rios. The Jamaican press had reported in March 2010 that the alleged pedophile may have been hiding in Bermuda. Mr.... Read more of this article
Media Promises Own Council By September
Thaao Dill of Inter-Island Communications, Chris Lodge of DeFontes Broadcasting Co, Rick Richardson of Bermuda Broadcasting Co, Tony McWilliam of the Bermuda Sun and Bill Zuill of The Royal Gazette have released a joint press statement pledging to have a self-regulated Media Council up and running by September 14, 2010. They also pledged to jointly... Read more of this article
Cervio Cox Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison
After being found guilty of charges stemming from a broad daylight triple shooting on Court Street in 2009, Cervio Cox was sentenced to 7 years in prison this afternoon [May 27], although it was not alleged he was the actual shooter. He was found guilty yesterday in Supreme Court of wounding three men with intent to do them grievous bodily harm on May... Read more of this article
Premier’s Statement On First Quarter Tourist Stats
Premier and Minister of Tourism Dr Ewart Brown gave a press conference this morning (May 27) in relation to the tourism statistics for first three months of 2010, his full statement follows below: Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, The first quarter of 2010 remained as challenging as the first quarter of 2009 and, as a result, Bermuda continued... Read more of this article
Opinion: Bermuda And The Clash of Cultures
[Written by Alvin Williams] In the wake of recent controversy surrounding the supposed insult of the Minister of Labour, Home Affairs, Housing and Immigration; Colonel Burch to the Filipino community, in a statement that in reality was never made; accusing female nationals from the Philippines, Dominican Republic and Panama being used in a sort of... Read more of this article
Court Street Shooting: Cervio Cox Found Guilty
26 year old Cervio Cox was this afternoon [May 26] found guilty in Supreme Court of wounding three men with intent to do them grievous bodily harm. The charges stemmed from a shooting on May 23, 2009, in which three people were shot in broad-daylight on Court Street. During the trial prosecutors alleged that the shooting was connected to a gang war... Read more of this article
Golfweek Names 3 BDA Courses As The Best
Golfweek magazine recently awarded top honors to three Bermuda courses in its “2010 Best 50 Best Courses of the Caribbean & Mexico” listing. The local golf courses awarded were Port Royal Golf Club, Mid Ocean Club and Tucker’s Point Club Port Royal Golf Club is a Robert Trent Jones design and home to the PGA Grand Slam Championship. Tucker’s... Read more of this article
Police Warn Locals Over Yellow Pages
The Police have issued a warning to the public in reference to “Island Yellow Pages” saying: Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit is once again receiving complaints from members of the public in relation to a company called ‘The Island Yellow Pages’. Recently local residents have been contacted by a representative of the Island... Read more of this article
XL Capital Plans Global Day Of Giving Tomorrow
XL Capital Ltd will hold its fifth Global Day of Giving tomorrow [May 27]. The employee volunteer day is dedicated to supporting the communities in which XL companies operate. Within Bermuda, XL plans to remove rubble dumped at the old casemate and hammerout concrete filling of the gunport at the Royal Naval Dockyard; rake, weed, prune and clean a sensory... Read more of this article
3 Young Sailors Heading To Youth Worlds In Turkey
[Written by Somers Cooper] The Bermuda Sailing Association has high hopes for the 3 man team it is sending to The 2010 Volvo Youth Worlds in Istanbul, Turkey this summer from 8 – 17 July. James Anfossi, Jordan Saints (two man International 420 dinghy) and Jason Saints (Laser Radial dinghy) will be joining 341 sailors from 62 other countries to... Read more of this article
May 24th Accident Victim Airlifted to Boston
Following a traffic accident on the May 24th holiday, a 30 year old Devonshire man was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston yesterday [May 25] Around 10:20pm on May24th, Police received a report of a serious road traffic collision resulting in injury on Trimingham Road in Paget involving a truck and a motorcycle. The Police say that... Read more of this article
