Archive for January, 2012

Police: Collision Witness Appeal

The Bermuda Police have issued an appeal for witnesses to a collision that occurred early Sunday morning sending twin brothers to hospital. A police spokesperson said, “The investigation into the serious collision early Sunday morning on Woodlands Road in Pembroke involving a car and two pedestrians is ongoing. The victims, 35 year old twin brothers... Read more of this article

Police Appeal: Missing Teens [Found]

[Updated] The Bermuda Police Service is appealing for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Santina Harvey [pictured] and 15-year-old Ashley Mussenden, who were last seen around 8pm on Friday [Jan.27]. A police spokesperson said, “Santina is described as dark skinned of slim build, approximately 5’7” tall weighing around 115 pounds... Read more of this article

39-Yr-Old Woman Arrested For DUI

Around 3:30am on Saturday January 28th, police officers were on mobile patrol on King Street in the City of Hamilton when officers noticed “a car driving erratically” near the junction with Reid Street. “Officers stopped the car and spoke to the driver who appeared to be intoxicated,” said a police spokesperson. “The 39... Read more of this article

Three Accidents Over The Weekend

This past weekend saw three accidents; one of which saw cars smash into a home, one into the wall of a home and in which a jeep overturned. The police said that around 6:55am on Monday January 30th a car was travelling along St. Anne’s Road in Southampton when it went over an embankment and collided with a house in the area. Both the home and the... Read more of this article

Moratorium: Water Truck Licences

The Ministry of Transport will be placing a moratorium on issuing new water truck permits, Minister of Transport Derrick Burgess said this morning [Jan.30]. “The Ministry of Transport continues to apply innovative ways to absorb the adversarial arrows of this financial downturn which are aimed toward small business owners,” said Minister... Read more of this article

Man Charged: Last Week’s Shooting

A 20-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Jan.30], charged in connection with the shooting last week which was followed by a high speed police chase. Gariko Benjamin was charged with possession of a firearm, discharging a firearm, taking a motorcycle without consent, and three charges of making threatening gestures to three police... Read more of this article

Photos/Video/Results: BEF Horse Jumping

The Bermuda Equestrian Federation hosted Day Three of their January Jumping Show at the National Equestrian Centre on Vesey Street yesterday [Jan.29], which saw the competitors and their horses compete in Equitation Jumping. Wanderpreis ridden by Alison Dyer-Fagundo won the Adult Equitation Over Fences Class, with Wiriana and Suzette Sailsman finishing... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Weekend Writer’s Retreat

If you’ve been thinking about writing a book for long time, but keep putting it off, or don’t know where to start, then a special weekend Writer’s Retreat taking place in February at Cambridge Beaches Hotel and Spa is for you. Writing coach Jan Fraser has written three books and says the first one took her five years, the second one five months,... Read more of this article

OBA’s Cannonier On Auditor’s Report

[Written by Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier] We don’t believe the people of Bermuda are surprised to hear about the misuses of public money revealed by the Auditor General’s report. Over the years, we have seen enough to know that the system has been worked time and again for the benefit of friends and insiders. Government pledges to strengthen... Read more of this article

Tonight: PLP Warwick Public Meeting

The Warwick Branches of the Progressive Labour Party are hosting an open public meeting this evening [Jan.30] at the Warwick Workmen’s Club at 7:30 pm. In attendance will be Minister Marc Bean, MP Dale Butler, Senator Jonathan Smith and Lt. Col. David Burch, who will hear questions and concerns from all residents and speak regarding their visions... Read more of this article

BTC Introduces Metro Ethernet

The Bermuda Telephone Company [BTC] announced the introduction of its Cisco based fiber optic Metro-Ethernet network in the city of Hamilton. The Hamilton based Metro-Ethernet network will provide businesses with the ability to maximise the performance and reliability of their communications and applications with speeds that can reach up to 10 Gigabits... Read more of this article

Results/Video: Women’s Hockey

[Updated with video] The Bermuda Hockey Federation League match played on grass for the first time in some eight years produced five goals. The Canaries took the lead in the 13th minute when Rebecca Gibson scored a field goal. Emma Calow doubled the lead with a field goal in the 32nd minute. Gibson then scored her second goal of the game in the 55th... Read more of this article