9015 results returned for search: "" category "News" author Jonathan Bell
A social media feud between would-be gangsters in Britain led to the murder of Lyrico Steede, a 17-year-old Bermudian student fatally stabbed last year in Nottingham.
Nottingham Police traced the killing on the night of February 13 to a squabble over...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A flight of Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets touched down at the airport yesterday.
A spokeswoman for airport operators Skyport said the visit by the four jets was “a routine stop”.
The Typhoons were accompanied by a Voyager Airbus 330 tanker/tra...
DATE: Jan 18, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A former premier is backing a call to remove the man who claimed Bermuda for Britain from the annual Cup Match holiday and replace him with a former slave who became a hero of the abolitionist movement.
Dame Jennifer Smith is supporting a proposal by...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Steps to quell gang violence in Bermuda were detailed this evening by Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security.
Mr Caines appeared on ZBM to highlight “milestones and key initiatives” this year, and said that the island was “heading in the rig...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A senior police officer with professional standards experience is being sought overseas by the Bermuda Police Service.
The BPS posted an advertisement in the Police Oracle in Britain for the one-year post, with an annual salary of $135,000, to “lead ...
DATE: Jan 16, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Changes in the administration of payments to families of elderly war veterans were defended yesterday by the Ministry of Finance.
Officials said a new system for the payments, which included processing of claims overseas, was introduced last year to ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A whopping 770-pound Atlantic bluefin tuna was brought ashore this weekend by a team of brothers fishing at Challenger Bank.
Delvin Bean reeled in the fish on Saturday morning from the charter boat Paradise One captained by his brother, Allan Bean Jr...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Red tape has delayed carers’ payments and caused hardship for war veterans’ families, a campaigner has claimed.
Caregivers said a decision to send paperwork to the United States for processing had led to delays of up to three months in the payment of...
DATE: Jan 14, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A 74-year-old woman who died after a fire in her apartment was yesterday identified by police as Cheryl Eve.
Ms Eve, the sister of LaVerne Furbert, a trade union official and former Progressive Labour Party senator, was found unconscious by a relativ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A poker bet 50 years ago started an annual Lions Club fundraiser that has raised $1 million for charity over the years.
Now members of Hamilton Lions are preparing for their golden anniversary “Gasorama” next month at the Terceira’s North Shore Rubis...
DATE: Jan 12, 2019
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell