Archive for March, 2016
BBC, Bernews Collaborate After Damaging Storm
Bernews will be sharing some of the Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s news reports online while their TV equipment undergoes urgent repairs, as local television news was knocked off the air by a lightning strike at the BBC’s Fort Hill headquarters earlier this week. Radio stations, Ocean 89, Power 95 and Inspire 105, are back on the air as are... Read more of this article
BBC News: MP Raises Alarm Over School Safety
[Written by Tari Trott, Bermuda Broadcasting Co] An Opposition MP has criticised Government for failing to replace the fire alarm system at Elliot Primary School. Shadow Education and Training Minister Lovitta Foggo, in a scathing written statement today, claims Government has known about the issue since an inspection six weeks ago. “That is more... Read more of this article
BBC News: Swimmers On CARIFTA Triumphs
[Written by Mike Sharpe, Bermuda Broadcasting Co] Bermuda’s CARIFTA Swim Team did the island proud in Martinique. The swimmers won 21 medals and two youngsters qualified for the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) with triple-A times and personal best performances. Arriving back in Bermuda earlier this week, a handful of the young... Read more of this article
Riddell’s Bay To “Immediately Cease Operations”
[Updated] PwC have been appointed as joint provisional liquidators of Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club, and said the company has “insufficient cash to meet its operational costs” and “there is no alternative but to immediately cease operations.” The statement said, “Alison Tomb and Simon Conway of PwC were today appointed... Read more of this article
Confirmed Athletes For Elite Invitational Meet
The Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] announced the names of the local and international elite athletes that are set to compete in the Bermuda Invitational Permit Meet which will take place at the National Sports Centre on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The meet will see some of Bermuda’s own elite athletes compete against... Read more of this article
“All Options On Table” For Future Of Cross Island
“All options are on the table for the future use” of Cross Island once the America’s Cup is over, according to Andrew Dias, the General Manager of WEDCo. At a public meeting designed to invite feedback for any use of the landfill area, Mr Dias also said the intent was for the any new use to be long-term, and to be financially viable. The... Read more of this article
Court: 53-Year-Old Fined $1,000 For Cannabis
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [March 31], a 53-year-old man was fined him $1,000 for possessing cannabis. Warwick resident Craig Stapff objected vigorously after Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo accepted his guilty plea and fined him $1,000 for possessing 0.23 grams of cannabis in Pembroke on 26th October 2015. Throwing his arms wide, stepping... Read more of this article
Mayor Of Boston Honours Bermudian Speaker
Bermudian Dennis Rahiim Watson served as the opening Keynote Speaker for the National Society of Black Engineers Conference in Boston recently, being honoured by that city’s Mayor Martin J. Walsh for his “dedicated and unselfish commitment.” Mayor Walsh also declared March 24th as Dennis Rahiim Watson Day in Boston, saying, “On... Read more of this article
MP Foggo: ‘Fire Alarm System Was Inoperable’
[Updated] “The Devonshire community should be extremely concerned that in an inspection of the Elliot Primary school premises 6 weeks ago, it was identified that the fire alarm system was inoperable,” Shadow Minister of Education and Training Lovitta Foggo said. Ms Foggo said, “In the 6 weeks since, there has been no progress in rectifying... Read more of this article
Video: BWS Highlights “Impressive” Waterspout
The Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] has posted a video of a unique result of the island’s active weather on March 29, highlighting an “impressive” waterspout that developed off Pompano Beach Club in footage delivered courtesy of Cindy Ann Adams. The BWS Facebook post says, “Yesterday morning [March 29] saw a very active cold front... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Burch, SwimMac Train On Island
Bermuda Olympic swimmer Roy-Allan Burch recently attended Bermuda’s National Sports Centre with fellow members of SwimMac while training for the Rio Olympics, taking the time to meet young local swimmers in the process. The group spent time answering questions and describing their accomplishments, noting some of their favourite aspects of training... Read more of this article
Photos: PHC Good Friday Run And Walk Race
Johnathan Ball and Gayle Lindsay ran to victory in the Good Friday PHC Run & Walk race on March 25, with Ball clocking a time of 6:25 followed by Craig Rothwell at 6:28, and Lindsay recording a time of 6:57 as the third overall finisher. Gabriel Wilkinson rounded out the top three male finishers, while Jamie-Lee Wright was the second female finisher... Read more of this article
