Author Archive: Bernews1

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

Premier: Supporting Police A “Key Priority”

Earlier today [Dec 29], the Premier and Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley attended the Bermuda Police Association’s [BPA] Annual General Meeting, where he told the group that “providing support at all levels to the men and women of the Bermuda Police Service, is a key priority of the Government in 2015.” “‎‎‎The... Read more of this article

Two Women Deny Fighting On Front Street

Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Dec 29], two women denied charges alleging that they were fighting on Front Street this weekend. After they both pleaded not guilty to fighting on Front Street just on 27 December 2014, Chanae Bascome, 24, and Tiffany Trott, 27, were each granted $1,000 bail and required to reappear at Plea Court on 31 December... Read more of this article

Huddersfield Seeking New Striker To Join Wells

Huddersfield Town Manager Chris Powell says he’ll be looking for another striker to join Bermuda’s Nahki Wells after the return of loan man Grant Holt to Wigan Athletic. “Nahki will get games and will score goals,” Powell told the Huddersfield Examiner, after the 24-year-old Bermudian came off the bench yesterday to score for the first time... Read more of this article

New Company Formed For America’s Cup

The Minister of Education and Economic Development, Dr. Grant Gibbons is establishing the legal framework for the hosting of the 35th America’s Cup in 2017, and the Ministry said that in “his public capacity as Minister, he has formally applied to incorporate a local company with limited liability to be called ACBDA Limited.” “A legal... Read more of this article

Man Charged With Murder Of Prince Edness

Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 29], a 21-year-old man was charged with the murder of Prince Edness. Joshua Usher faced charges including the murder of Prince Edness and using a firearm to commit the offence. On December 7th, police responded to a shooting that took place in Southampton, which saw 29 year old Prince Edness fatally... Read more of this article

Photos/Results: Lagoon Park Mountain Bike Race

The 2014/2015 Flying Colours Mountain Bike Race Season Series continued on Sunday [Dec 29] with 101 riders taking to the course around Lagoon Park. Robin Horsefield won the Male A race clocking a time of 50:02.404, completing 9 laps, Horsefield was pushed all the way edging Matthew Oliveira into second, Oliveira clocked 50:02.821 and Mark Hatherley... Read more of this article

Video: Nahki Wells Scores In Huddersfield Win

[Updated with video] Huddersfield Town finished 2014 with a win as strikes from Jacob Butterfield and Bermuda’s Nahki Wells earned them a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers today [Dec 28]. In describing Wells goal, the Club’s website said, “A clearance was smartly blocked by Jonathon Hogg deep in Bolton’s final third, who rolled the ball... Read more of this article

452 People Enjoy Christmas Meal, $1K Raised

Chef Michiko Campbell said that the “Chiko’s Smokey Rub Christmas Eve Charity Event” was a huge success, with 28 volunteers helping to provide meals to 452 people, while a donation box at the event collected $1000 to benefit the Eliza Dolittle Society. Chef Campbell started preparing all the food at around 5:30am on Monday, and thanked his talented... Read more of this article

Two Injured At Motocross Boxing Day Classic

The 2014/15 Motocross Season got underway on Boxing Day [Dec 26] at the Southside Moto Sports Park, but not without incidents. Zamair Darrell injured his wrists early in the day and Tristan Rocha suffered a concussion. Bermuda Motorcross Club Secretary Mel Mitchell said he spoke with Zamair Darrell’s father who said he will be going for x-rays... Read more of this article

Sunday December 28th: “Good News” Spotlight

Bermuda celebrating the Christmas season, news that actor Michael Douglas will narrate the “Ocean Vet” series on behalf of the late Dr. Neil Burnie, and charity donations from Appleby, PwC, Bermuda HealthCare Services, and the Bermuda Irish Association were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In an effort to highlight... Read more of this article

Travel Ad: Can’t Get To Bermuda On Pogo Stick

In what could described as a case of stating the obvious, an airline once marketed its Bermuda route with an advertisement proclaiming that you cannot get to Bermuda on a pogo stick, suggesting that the “hop” they provided was a better option. Colonial Airlines was a passenger airline that flew between the American east coast and Canada during the... Read more of this article