2221 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Fiona McWhirter
Residents of the Town of St George chose Nyon Dowling to fill a vacant councillors’ seat last night.
He took 192, or almost 92 per cent, of the 209 overall votes. Mr Dowling was elected over Alfonso Harris, who earned 17 votes.
A government spokeswom...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Two charities each received $6,000 from the International Women’s Club of Bermuda, thanks to an art show and Christmas card sale.
Tomorrow’s Voices, Bermuda Autism Early Intervention Centre and the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art welcomed the donat...
DATE: Jun 21, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A new multi-purpose school building had its roof-wetting ceremony last night and will be ready for students when they return after summer.
The $5 million facility at Somersfield Academy was designed with flexibility in mind so that its layout can be ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Government asked organisations to show how they could help fund the replacement of Longbird Bridge and Swing Bridge, according to documents published on its website.
A request for information issued through the Ministry of Public Works also appea...
DATE: Jun 19, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 67-year-old man who was reported missing was found safe and well this morning.
Police launched a search last night for Lionel Outerbridge, who had not been seen since 10.30am yesterday and was on medication.
A spokesman said today that he was found...
DATE: Jun 19, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A man who was imprisoned for serious sexual assault after his attempt to rape a woman was foiled by passers-by is to be freed next week.
Junius Carman Caines will be released from Westgate Correctional Facility on Monday.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Mini...
DATE: Jun 19, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Costs to transform a former rest home into a transformational living centre for families are expected to be slashed after businesses lined up to donate time and materials.
Sheelagh Cooper, the chairwoman of Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda, which is o...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Revellers hailed the fifth annual Bermuda Carnival as being among the best of its kind, an organiser said yesterday.
Jason Sukdeo welcomed the “positive feedback” from partygoers who were treated to packed schedule of events.
The Bermuda Carnival pre...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three women, including an 81-year-old, thwarted a robbery when an armed man targeted a liquor store in Hamilton Parish.
Police said the suspect went into Howzat on North Shore Road at about 8.40am on Sunday “brandishing an unknown object covered by a...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A 13-year-old boy was punched by an armed robber who also attacked his mother and stole her bag yesterday.
Police said the pair were exploring Blue Hole Hill Park in Hamilton Parish and left a paved path to take a dirt trail, which led to a cave entr...
DATE: Jun 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter