Pembroke man in critical condition after cycle accident

A 32-year-old Pembroke man was in the intensive care unit last night after crashing his motorcycle over the weekend.

The man was said to be in a critical, but stable condition at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where he was being treated for serious head injuries.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said when Police arrived on the scene of the accident on North Shore Road in the early hours of yesterday, the rider was unconscious.

They believe the man lost control of his bike on the North Shore Road, near to Barkers Hill, in Devonshire, at 1.36 a.m. Police are appealing for witnesses to call 295-0011.

Impaired driver arrested

A motorist was arrested in the early hours of Saturday morning after Police spotted him driving unsteadily.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said Police were sitting in a vehicle in the Aquarium Parking Lot in Flatts when they saw a cycle travelling east on North Shore Road.

When the man was pulled over near Shelly Bay Beach he was asked if he had been drinking and the man said he had had about five beers between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Friday night.

The man was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, and was taken to Hamilton Police Station where, when tested, he failed a breathalyser test.

Man robbed in nightclub

A man was punched in the face and robbed in a Hamilton nightclub at the weekend.

The victim told Police he was standing in the hall outside the men's bathroom at the Ozone nightclub on Front Street at around 2.30 a.m. when someone suddenly punched him on the left side of his face and grabbed his neck chain. The man went to the Police station to report the incident later that morning.

Thief awaken's woman - gets away with cash

Paget woman woke to find a thief in her bedroom.

Police spokesman Dwayne Caines said the couple said they had gone to bed, but when the wife woke to use the bathroom, she found a man standing in their bedroom.

The thief had searched the complainants' purse and wallet, and took an amount of cash, but, once spotted, left the premises. Inquires into the incident are underway and witness should call 295-0011.

Probe on into sudden death

Police are investigating the sudden death of a 91-year-old woman at the weekend.

The lifeless body of Jamesina Ina Scott, of Oleander Hill Lane, Smith's Parish, was found in the bathtub at about 1 p.m. on Saturday by her husband.

Police spokesman Wayne Caines said the Police would be conducting a sudden death inquiry.

Guest house to become apartments

Tenants will benefit from apartments that were previously used as tourist accommodations in Smith's Parish.

The Angel's Grotto Guest House on Harrington Sound Road is changing four tourist apartments into six residential units.

There are currently two existing residential units on the property. Five of the apartments will be two-bedroom, while the sixth unit will be a three-bedroom.

The change of use application was granted to BCP Limited by the Department of Planning this week. Planning permission has only been granted for the change of use, and BCP Ltd. will have to apply for planning permission for the actual development and receive approval before being issued with a building permit.

BCP Ltd. will also have to provide parking and manoeuvring for seven cars and the site shall be landscaped within three months of being granted the certificate of occupancy.

The 40,800 square foot lot is zoned Residential 2 with green space conservation areas. They will also need to provide a communal garbage storage area.

Suspicious cylinder is US Navy flare

A cylinder found on a Southampton beach was found to be a Mark 25 Phosphorous flare used by the US Navy.

Walkers on Church Bay had found the cylinder, which had been labelled phosphorous and flammable, on Thursday.

Bermuda Fire Service spokesman Lt. Dana Lovell said it was examined by Police and found to be a Mark 25 Phosphorous flare often used in wartime and instead of containing a toxic substance, only contained salt water.

Lt. Lovell said: "Police said the flares often wash up, but they advise the public not to touch them as sometimes they still contain phosphorus and people can receive burns.

"However, the flare was found to be filled entirely with salt water and was not a hazard at all. It would have been used by the military to mark enemy territory for bombing. The flare was examined by the Police and found to contain only salt water."