Investigation continues into schoolgirl?s death

An investigation is on-going into the death of six-year old Tyaisha Cox last summer.

Tyaisha was knocked down by a car on August 7 last year as she attempted to cross the road after getting off a bus on her way to summer camp at Purvis Primary.

The car had pulled out to overtake the bus as Tyaisha and her brother, Tyshaun, stepped on to the crosswalk. The bus driver blasted his horn, stopping Tyshaun in his tracks, but the effort could not save Tyaisha.

Four months after the accident, a Police spokesman would only say the investigation is still active and, from what he understood, the female driver of the car was still on the Island.

He would not confirm this week whether anyone will be prosecuted.

Transport Minister Ewart Brown confirmed however legislation will be coming through in this session of the House of Assembly regarding cars overtaking at bus stops in a school zone, however he could not speculate when.

?We are doing some things that don?t require legislation,? Dr. Brown added.

For example, he said on new buses being ordered there will be a light instructing traffic behind to stop when the light is flashing.

Regiment promotes four officers

Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Eddie Lamb promoted Captain Herman Eve to Major. Major Eve has served for 33 years with the Regiment and is currently head of the quartermasters department. He has also been Training Officer, Company Sergeant Major and Regimental Sergeant Major.

Three officers were promoted from Lieutenant to Captain ? all have trained at the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, England. They include Wayne Caines who has served in B Company, Training Company and as the Public Relations Officer. He is now second in command of Training Company.

Captain Marlon Williams is second in command of A company after being platoon commander. Captain Chris Wheddon is second in command of support company and was also platoon commander of A company.

Push to bring Anglicans back to church

There are 14,000 declared Anglicans in Bermuda, yet active membership in the Anglican Church is only 2-3,000.

For that reason, Bishop of Bermuda the Right Reverend Ewen Ratteray said the Anglican Church will be holding a ?Welcome Home Sunday? to bring the Island?s Anglicans back to the Church.

?(The recent Census) brought the matter to our attention,? said Bishop Ratteray. ?We?ve had quite a bit of interest in it.?

?The idea is a simple but extremely important one,? he wrote in January?s Diocesan Newsletter, ?and that is to encourage those Anglicans who may have lapsed, for whatever reason, to return home to the Anglican Church.

?We are aiming at those in particular who have not found an alternative home, and perhaps go nowhere on a Sunday morning. So we are not targeting the members of others churches.?

Welcome Home Sunday will on on the Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple or Candlemas, February 1.

The initiative was brought forward by the Diocesan Evangelism and the Education Committee. When asked if it would become an annual thing, the Bishop said he was unsure.

?We?ll see how it goes this time,? he said.

Orange Valley open house

An open house for the Orange Valley Centre will be held on Monday in its new location in St. Brendan?s Social Centre.

The centre is located at 44 Devon Springs, Devonshire.

The Minister of Health and Family Services, Patrice Minors will kick off the festivities at 11 a.m.

The facility for the mentally challenged has been located in the St. Brendan?s Hospital premises since September 2003.

Arrest made after high speed chase

A high-speed chase on Mission Lane, Pembroke early on Tuesday morning has landed a 19-year-old in Police custody.

A man, well known to Police, was chased as he tried to get away in a car. Police reported that they followed the car sometimes reaching speeds of 90 kilometres per hour.

The driver hit a fence, leaving the front of the car dangling over a ten-foot cliff but he was able to escape.

School seeks partners for Job Shadow Day

The Berkeley Institute is seeking partners in the local business community for its Job Shadow Day to take place on February 4.

The school is looking for job shadowing opportunities for its students in the Senior 3 year, to correspond with the students future career interests.

The Berkeley Institute head of student services Brenton Burgess said: ?Job shadowing has proven to be an effective way to motivate our students by showing them how academics are applied to the workplace.

?It is also a great way for businesses to introduce students to their industry.?

The S3 students are encouraged to contact employers of their interest by phone and set up their own appointments.

The businesses then monitor the students throughout the day.

?This instils a strong sense of responsibility in the student and at the same time reinforces in students business and telephone etiquette and work ethic,? said Mr. Burgess.

Students will begin contacting employers next week but if an employer would like to host a student in their workplace, they should contact Elvina Moniz, Student Services secretary on 292-4752 ext.252.

Mr. Burgess said: ?At the end of the day, we hope that the alliances formed with the local businesses will open doors to some wonderful opportunities for our students.?