Author Archive: Bernews1

6-15 Years: Trio Sentenced In $1M Heroin Case

Craig Hatherley [28] David Carroll [32] and Lorenzo Lottimore [34] were sentenced today [Dec 12] to between 6 – 15 years after being convicted in a $1 million heroin case. They had been found guilty of conspiring to import almost $1 million worth of heroin via a US Airways flight bound for Bermuda on June 2011. An American baggage handler who... Read more of this article

UK MPs “Disappointed” About Election Observers

According to the transcript from the Overseas Territories Governance debate yesterday [Dec 11] in Westminster, two Conservative UK MPs said they were “disappointed” about the Bermudian government’s decision not to have UK election observers. The Bermuda Government responded, saying reports that they refused requests from the Governor... Read more of this article

Nahki Wells & Bradford City Reinstated In FA Cup

Nahki Wells and Bradford City have even more reason to celebrate after being reinstated into the FA Cup after successfully appealing against a decision to expel them for fielding an ineligible player. The news comes after Bradford defeated Premier League Arsenal on penalties yesterday [Dec 11], with 22-year-old Bermudian striker Nahki Wells playing... Read more of this article

Upcoming: Christmas Caroling With Power Girl

Popular radio DJ Power Girl will be hosting an evening of Christmas Caroling on Thursday, December 20th starting at 6pm at City Hall. Both singers and ‘non-singers’ are welcome to attend, and the group will be moving around Hamilton spreading Christmas cheer. Song sheets will be provided, and refreshments will be served afterwards. Related... Read more of this article

Woman In ICU After Stabbing, Man Arrested

[Updated: The police confirm a 43-year-old woman was stabbed last night in Hamilton parish, and said that a 53-year-old man has been arrested in connection with this incident. The victim is in stable condition in the ICU.] At sometime around 10/11pm last night [Dec 11] a female was stabbed and was rushed to King Edward Memorial Hospital via ambulance... Read more of this article

Eleanor Gardner Named 2013 Rhodes Scholar

Bermudian student Eleanor Gardner, a senior at The Johns Hopkins University, has been named Bermuda’s Rhodes Scholar for 2013. The Rhodes Scholarship is considered one of the most prestigious academic honors, offering all-expenses-paid study for two, and possibly three, years at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is given to approximately... Read more of this article

Smith-Williams Charged With Assault At Woody’s

This morning [Dec 12] in Magistrates Court 21-year-old Khyri Smith-Williams was charged with in connection with the recent assault at Woody’s of a 29-year-old man. Smith-Williams was charged with causing Grievous Bodily Harm to Nathaniel Ingham on 6th December 2012 outside Woody’s in Sandys. The Court heard the incident was caught on CCTV... Read more of this article

Karting Club Championship Point Standings

Southside Motor Sports Park in St David’s saw Bermuda Karting Club Racing take place on Sunday [Dec 9]. The Karting Club made Sunday, the last race day until after the holiday season, a trophy day where drivers received trophies based on their total points for the day. The next scheduled race day is Sunday, January 6th, 2013 in St David’s. Senior... Read more of this article

Slideshow: Saltus Upper Primary Nutcracker Play

The students at the Saltus Upper Primary Department have been working very hard in the last few weeks with the assistance of teachers, parents, SGY students and musical director, Mrs. Margaret Fox, to prepare for three performances of The Nutcracker. Typically a ballet, the screenplay was adapted by two Saltus parents so that every child in the department... Read more of this article

Upcoming: West End Warrior’s Christmas Mall

On Saturday [Dec 15] the West End Warrior’s Christmas Mall will take place at the West End Primary School from 10am – 4pm, offering a variety of vendors, kiddie corner, photos with Santa, face painting, temporary tattoos, hair braiding services and more. A spokesperson said: “Avoid the hustle and bustle of shopping in the City of Hamilton.... Read more of this article

Video: Little Learners Visit Lorraine Rest Home

Some of the island’s youngest residents spent some time with of our older residents yesterday, when the pre-schoolers from Little Learners Nursery & Preschool visited the Lorraine Rest Home in Warwick yesterday [Dec 11]. The toddlers sang a number of Christmas songs, with their musical renditions well received by the senior citizens –... Read more of this article

Reception Honours Over 100 Volunteers

Bermuda’s volunteers took centre stage at the ACE Building on December 5th, as The Centre on Philanthropy held its 7th Annual Volunteer Recognition Reception. The reception is part of National Volunteer Day celebrations with local charities nominating and recognising adult and youth “Volunteers of the Year”. Earlier in the day a proclamation declaring... Read more of this article