Plans to erect temporary housing rejected

Plans to temporarily house 84 foreign construction workers at the Bermuda National Sports Centre on Frog Lane have been struck out by the Development Applications Board (DAB).

The centre has been refused permission to erect temporary, pre-manufactured homes for the workers preparing to build the centre's central core at No. 50, Frog Lane, Pembroke.

It was also refused permission to build an access ramp and perimeter walls and to demolish a storage building.

As the centre is on Government zoned land, the DAB has the discretion to refuse any development which is not part of or accessory to the principal use for which the area was established.

It deemed the pre-fab homes were not part of the National Centre and refused the entire application.

The Sports Centre's Board of Trustees chairman Gerard Bean did not comment on the decision.

However, he said the construction schedule would not be affected by the decision as it had other applications before the DAB yet to be decided upon and he was not anticipating any more problems.

Shield was long-time resident of Bermuda

News has been received of the death on June 11 of Jack Shield, a long-time resident of Bermuda who later moved to Las Vegas. He was 74.

Born on December 6, 1930 on Dunston, Newcastle, England, Mr. Shield came to Bermuda as a staff member on board the Queen of Bermuda having previously worked at the Turf Club in London.

In Bermuda, he worked for the Longtail Bar, the Bermudiana and the Bermudiana Beach Club before moving to Las Vegas in the early 1970s. Among the resorts he worked for in Las Vegas were the Chateau Vegas, the Flamingo Hilton and the Mirage. He was on a first-name basis with many of the stars of the era who frequented the city, according to long-time friend, Eddie Marshall of Bermuda.

He leaves his wife of 49 years, Yvonne, and their son, Martin.

CableVision has added four movie channels.

Beginning last Thursday, movie channel subscribers received west coast feeds for Showtime, Showtime Too, The Movie Channel and TMC Xtra for $12 to $13 per month.

“By bringing viewers the west coast feeds for these extremely popular channels, we are giving our customers more choice while keeping the cost the same,” operations manager Alan Smith said in a Press release.

Police: Have you seen these cars?

Police have released details of cars still missing after a spike in thefts last month when 14 were taken.

They are urging the public to lock cars - even if they are parked outside the owner's home.

Vehicles still missing from August are: a Nissan Sentra with licence number 25990, a white Toyota Yaris with licence number 03106, a grey Mazda with licence number 29402, a grey Subaru Impreza with licence number 38294, a Hyundai Tuscon with licence number 28254 and a blue/purple Daihatsu YRV with licence number 40309.

Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of these vehicles is encouraged to contact the Vehicle Crime Unit on 295 0011.

Thief takes $52 in coins from car

A thief stole $52 worth of coins from a car parked outside an Abbot's Cliff, Hamilton Parish, home overnight on Wednesday. And a burglar stole cash including $150 Canadian and $100 US from a Church Valley Lane, Sandys, home on Thursday.