Cement spill diverts traffic

Traffic diversions were set up after a truck carrying cement spilled some of its load near the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel on Thursday night.

The truck was travelling along Middle Road in Southampton when cement fell from back affecting a 100-metre stretch of road.

Works and Engineering personnel attended the scene to wash the road clean of the cement. For a time traffic had to be diverted around the scene of the spillage.

Bank issues email fraud warning

There is another bogus email circulating to customers of Bank of Bermuda in an attempt to trick them into revealing passwords and account numbers.

A warning has been issued by the bank to customers to watch out for the so-called ?phishing email? that claims to be from the parent company HSBC?s Internet fraud team.

Unlike a similar scam a few weeks, the new email does not make reference to the Bank of Bermuda directly.

?This attempt is relatively unsophisticated and, as such, it should be readily apparent that this is not a genuine request,? said Richard Brown, head of Bank of Bermuda personal financial services.

?However, the bank assures customers that under no circumstances would it send emails requesting confirmation of debit/credit card numbers, account numbers or personal log on information. Any requests received through email to validate personal information should be declined.?

Anyone with questions should contact their customer relationship manager at the bank or the ELO Services Team on 299-5959.

Man denies eight theft and fraud charges

A 29-year-old man pleaded not guilty to eight charges in Magistrates? Court yesterday.

Kevin Leroy Butterfield, of Friswell?s Road, Pembroke, denied stealing two cases of Chivas Regal Whiskey, valued at $880, on August 3 from Gosling?s Ltd.

He also pleaded not guilty to false statements on a Gosling?s invoice, uttering false writing and attempting to defraud the company.

He also denied similar charges stemming from an alleged theft of $882 worth of Black Seal rum and Hennessy cognac on August 4.

He was bailed and will return on March 16 for his trial.

In another matter Butterfield also pleaded not guilty to theft.

He was accused of stealing a hammer, flashlight and chainsaw with Delvin Ashley Stevens.

The value of the items they allegedly stole from Devil?s Hole Hardware store is $445.

Stevens, of Cedar Park Road, Pembroke, and Butterfield will return to Magistrates? Court on March 1 for their trial. Both men were released on $1,000 bail but Stevens is currently on remand for an alleged assault.

Eighty Hamilton workers join BIU

More than 80 Corporation of Hamilton workers have joined the Bermuda Industrial Union after a ballot was held last week.

It has taken around five years and a number of ballots before the BIU finally secured its mandate to represent the workers? rights with management.

When contacted by this week, BIU President Derrick Burgess said persistence had paid off and the union would now be seeking a meeting with the corporation management to start negotiations on a number of employment issues.