Archive for July, 2011
Minister: ‘Satisfaction With Police Has Risen’
This morning [July 25] Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief delivered a statement on the 2011 Public Perception Survey saying, “The overarching message of the public perception survey is that satisfaction with the Bermuda Police Service has risen significantly.” The specific numbers of the survey were not released, however Minister... Read more of this article
Man Charged In $10 Million Drug/Ammo Case
This morning [July 25] in Magistrates Court, 46-year-old Victor Alan Roberts was charged in connection with the $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 rounds of ammunition seized by the police last week. He was charged with conspiring with others not before the Court to import diamorphine [heroin], conspiring with others not before the Court to... Read more of this article
Allied World Quarterly Dividend: $0.375 P/Share
Bermuda based re/insurer Allied World Assurance Company Holdings today [July 25] announced that it has approved a quarterly dividend equal to $0.375 per share payable on August 5, 2011 to shareholders of record on July 27, 2011, subject to a required filing with the Swiss Commercial Register in Zug. The company’s transfer agent will make dividend... Read more of this article
Videos/Results: Powerboat Racing In St George’s
The Bermuda Powerboat Association’s season continued at Ferry Reach yesterday [July 24], with Chris Roque & Kareem Johnson winning the FB Class, while Ryan Davidge & Andrew Osborne won the D Stock Class. Bobby DeCosta & Perry DeSilva won the D Class, while Andy Stoneham & Anthony Stoneham won the S Class. Howard Ascento &... Read more of this article
Dr Gibbons: Why Did It Happen At All?
OBA MP Dr. Grant Gibbons has spoken out about Premier’s statement overspending such as we saw with the TCD project will not be repeated, asking why it happen at all. In October 2010, Auditor General Heather Jacobs released a report on the TCD Emissions Programme. Ms Jacobs said the initial budgeted cost was $5.3 million, however it ended up costing... Read more of this article
15-Yr-Old Arrested After Bike/Truck Accident
A 15-year-old was arrested on suspicion of stealing a bike and riding underage, after the bike he was riding collided with a Bermuda Gas truck at the junction of Cobbs Hill and Ord Road this past Friday [July 22]. The teenager was injured, treated at the hospital, and then released and subsequently arrested. The bike he was riding was removed from the... Read more of this article
Photos/Results: Summer Rowing Regatta
Under the watchful eye of the Honorary Regatta Marshall Ryan Worth, the Bermuda Rowing Association held a Summer Rowing Regatta in Hamilton Harbour yesterday morning [July 24]. Gretchen Dill and Sammy Dill won the Novice Ladies Double Sculls race, while Jacinto Brown and 12-year-old AJ Whaley won the Novice Men’s Double Sculls race. Will Porteous... Read more of this article
Bernews TV: Over 40 New Weekend Videos
Over 40 videos from this past weekend [July 23/24] have been added to Bernews TV, including the Bermuda Rowing Association’s Regatta, Somerset and St George’s Cup Match trials, Colts Cup Match, Bermuda Hogges final game, Cleveland County and Flatt’s Victoria cricket game, and power boat racing. In addition, there are videos of the evacuation... Read more of this article
Pacers Conclude Successful North Carolina Meet
The third and final day of the 2011 Russell E. Blunt East Coast Invitational in North Carolina today [July 24] saw the Bermuda Pacers pick up more medals. Darra Powell-Burgess won the Sub-Bantam Boys Long Jump Gold Medal with a leap of 3.59m, Powell-Burgess also won the Gold Medal in the Sub-Bantam Boys 100 Meter Dash in a time of 15.16 and then Powell-Burgess... Read more of this article
Videos: Cleveland County vs. Flatts Victoria
Today [July 24] at the Sea Breeze Oval, Cleveland County beat Flatt’s Victoria by 7 wickets [Flatt’s Victoria 133 Cleveland County 137/3]. Flatt’s Victoria won the toss and elected to bat, they were bowled all out for 133, Reggie Baker was the top scorer with 31, while Nelson Bascome added 25 not out. Kioshi Trott led the Cleveland County bowling... Read more of this article
Photos: St George’s Win Colts Cup Match
Only four days before the 2011 Cup Match Classic, St.George’s met up with Somerset at the Colts Cup Match held at the Wellington Oval in St. George’s today [July 24], with St. George’s walking away with the victory. Colts Cup Match is an annual event traditionally held around the same time as the ‘real’ Cup Match, and includes... Read more of this article
Devonshire Parish Council Scholarship Winners
The Members of the Devonshire Parish Council have selected the three winners of the Council’s inaugural Scholarship and bursaries, after receiving over a dozen applications from individuals resident in the Devonshire Parish. “We were very impressed with the caliber of all the applicants and believe that this generation will be instrumental in the... Read more of this article
