Vicious attack in Warwick Parish

A vicious assault and robbery took place on Wednesday in Warwick Parish.

A 55-year-old man was struck in the face with a piece of pipe when he opened his door after assailants knocked on it.

Police said incident took place at Sandy Mount Lane at around 4.55 p.m. The victim told Police he heard a knock on the door and went to answer it.

Outside were two men wearing helmets with visors, one of them hit the man with the pipe, while the second took his wallet.

The two attackers then made their escape.

The victim sustained lacerations to the left side of his face, Police said.

One of the suspects ? who is known to the victim ? is described as a tall, brown-skinned male wearing a white shirt and blue jeans with his hair in long plaits.

Inquiries into the incident are underway, Police said.

Auditions for ?Voice of Bermuda?

The Bermuda Department of Tourism is auditioning today to find a voice of Bermuda to front its international advertising campaign.

The successful candidate will be contracted for voice-overs for a campaign set to begin early next year.

Tourism and Transport Minister Ewart Brown said: ?We really want to feature Bermudians in our advertising.

?One of the important things which was highlighted in our market research was that people visit the Island because of the people, and we believe it?s important to translate this in our communication to potential visitors.?

Close to 40 people attended last night?s casting call. Auditions will be held today from 5 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. at the Just Platinum Recording Studio on Church Street.

A copy of the script can be downloaded from or picked up from the Tourism Department located in Global House on Church Street.

For more information contact the Tourism Department at 292 0023.

$1,000 fine for unlawful wounding

A St. George?s man said an argument with the mother of his children had him ?already angry? when another man made the mistake of coming to his door and asking for drugs.

Damon Peter Smith, of Tommy Fox Road in St. George?s, pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding the man, explaining he did not appreciate the request.

He also admitted to breaking into the victim?s own house later that evening to give him a verbal warning not to pull such a stunt again, though he denied any memory of using a knife in either incident.

?I was shouting, my behaviour was maybe a bit out of order, but I did not threaten him with any knife,? 30-year-old Smith maintained. The victim received six stitches in the head as a result of the altercation at Smith?s house.

Smith was fined $400 for using threatening words, $800 for breaking into the victim?s home and $1,000 for unlawfully wounding the man.

Tourism looking for a hotel consultant

Government is looking to hire a hotel development consultant to help attract investment to Bermuda?s hotel product.

Tourism and Transport Minister Ewart Brown said the post holder will play a key role in advising his department on the feasibility of proposed hotel development projects.

Minister Brown said: ?One of our key objectives at the Ministry is to improve the efficiency of the hotel development process.

?In order to do this we need to ensure there is effective coordination between the relevant Government departments and other stakeholders.

?We are, therefore, seeking a qualified resource who will be dedicated to working with the Department to develop and enhance our hotel product offering.?

Interested individuals should have a thorough understanding feasibility, design, financing and legal considerations.

Potential candidates should be aware of real estate components which include mixed use developments, vacation ownership, condominiums and condo/hotel operations, spas, convention centres, golf clubs, marinas, retail and residential.