Archive for December, 2014
Bermuda Stock Exchange Report: Dec 30 2014
Today [Dec 30] saw a volume of 16,200 shares trade on the Bermuda Stock Exchange, valued at $103,675.00 BD. 400 shares were traded by Bank of N.T. Butterfield Ltd, closing up 0.5% at $2.00 per share, while another 1,300 shares were traded by BF&M Ltd, closing down 1.4% at $17.75 per share. The other 14,500 shares were traded by Ascendant Group... Read more of this article
Weather Forecast For Wednesday December 31
Wednesday, December 31 is expected to be partly cloudy, with the high to be near 21°C/70°F and the low to be near 17°C/63°F, according to Weather Underground. Winds are expected to be from the NNE 25 to 40 km/h. The relative humidity is expected to be near 70%. Sunrise will be at 7.19am and sunset will be at 5.23pm. High tide will be at 4.25am and... Read more of this article
PLP To Host New Year’s Eve ‘Old School Party’
PLP Constituency 36 invites the public to their Old School Party’ this New Year’s Eve, Wednesday December 31st, from 8:00pm until at the West End Sailboat Club. Constituency 36 MP Michael Scott remarked, “As we close out 2014 and look toward the new year, many of us are looking for a safe, inexpensive and mature environment to bring... Read more of this article
King’s Square Bathrooms To Close For 3 Months
The Corporation of St. George announced that the public that the King’s Square Bathrooms will be closing on January 5th, 2015 in order to “undergo extensive renovations” which are expected to take approximately three months. A spokesperson said, “The Corporation of St. George estimate that the work will take about three months... Read more of this article
Man Escapes Customs, Then Turns Himself In
A Hamilton Parish man who escaped airport customs officials by jumping overboard on Sunday night [Dec 28], has turned himself in to police and has been detained. Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said: “A Hamilton Parish man who had been detained by HM Customs for search at the LF Wade International Airport Customs Hall made off from Customs... Read more of this article
Opinion: “We Simply Will Not Get Up And Leave”
[Opinion column written by PLP MP Michael Weeks + Updated with OBA response] “Please get up and leave and go somewhere else.” These were the words spoken on June 14th 2013 by then OBA Attorney-General Mark Pettingill in reference to Bermudians who were upset with moves by the OBA at that time. Not one OBA MP spoke out against those comments. Not... Read more of this article
Bermuda Regiment Honours Top Soldiers
The Bermuda Regiment’s top soldiers have been honoured in an-end-of-the-year list of outstanding performers. Lt Paolo Odoli was awarded Officer of the Year for leading the top platoon in this year’s Recruit Camp, stepping up a rank to acting Captain be second-in-command of a company during the annual overseas training exercise in Canada and for... Read more of this article
Police Execute Warrant In Court Street Area
[Updated] There is a large police presence in the Court Street area this afternoon [Dec 30], with a number of police officers, including what appears to be armed officers, visible at the scene. As of this writing [1.44pm], at least one road is blocked off, and bystanders are watching the proceedings. Details are limited at this time, however we will... Read more of this article
Man Admits Stealing Over $16K Of Jewellery
After pleading not guilty and being remanded into overnight custody, Ajani Albouy-Lovell, 23, and Kierron Spencer, 24 , reappeared at this morning’s [Dec 30] Plea Court – with Albouy-Lovell pleading guilty. Yesterday, the pair had denied being involved in a St George’s daytime burglary that saw over $15,000 in jewelry taken on 23 December;... Read more of this article
Strong Police Presence For New Year’s Events
The Christmas period passed with “few incidents of violence” police said today [Dec 30] and advised the public that the Police Service will show a strong, highly visible police presence for the New Year’s celebrations on Wednesday night and football games planned for New Year’s Day on Thursday. Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police... Read more of this article
Trash & Recycling Collection Schedule Reminder
The Waste Management section of the Ministry of Public Works said they would like to remind the public that West End garbage will be collected tomorrow, Wednesday, December 31st and East End garbage will be collected on Friday, January 2nd. “Recycling will be collected next Thursday in the West and Friday in the East per the regular every-other-week... Read more of this article
19 Year Old In Critical Condition After Collision
A single vehicle accident on South Road near Gables Lane in Devonshire has left a 19-year-old man in critical condition. A police spokesperson said, “Police responded to a report of a single vehicle road traffic collision that took place at approximately 12.40am on Tuesday, December 30 on South Road near Gables Lane in Devonshire. “Details... Read more of this article
