Man found dead

A 38-year-old homeless man who was found dead in City Hall car park was yesterday named as Gavin Wilkinson.

Police were called to the parking lot on Thursday after being alerted by members of the public who saw a man lying in an unresponsive state and Mr. Wilkinson was later pronounced dead by an on-call doctor.

Foul play is not suspected and an autopsy is anticipated.

Fun Day is cancelled

A family fun day at Victor Scott field tomorrow has been cancelled.

Anti-violence community group Rise Above Bermuda had planned to hold the free fun day in order to 'take back' the venue after the murder Kimwandae Walker on Good Friday.

Mr. Walker, 35, was gunned down in front of his two young children and approximately 50 other residents flying kites on the school field.

Yesterday the group said: "After consultation with members of the community we have made a decision to postpone Sunday's Family Fun Day as it will conflict with the funeral of Kimwandae Walker that will take place on Sunday at 4 p.m.

"As a community based organisation we are sensitive to the critical issues that affect "us" thus we thought it fitting to make the change.

"We will consult with area residents and will come back with a new day and time for the family fun day.

"We regret any inconvenience this may have caused."

Road disruptions

Several roads in Hamilton will be closed during the weekend and into next week, the Corporation of Hamilton announced yesterday.

Starting today at 7 a.m. there will be lane disruptions on Front Street from Bermudiana Road to Burnaby Street as the installation of underground utilities gets underway. The disruption is expected to last until Friday.

And between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. tomorrow Front Street will be closed from Bermudiana Road to Parliament Street while workers pave both lanes of Front Street.

As a result of Front Street being paved Burnaby Street will also be closed through the duration of Sunday.

On Monday and Tuesday Parliament Street will be closed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for maintenance on the Government Administration Building.

The Corporation of Hamilton apologises for any inconvenience to motorists.

Men arrested after handbag theft

Two men were arrested for allegedly stealing a tourist's handbag on Front Street yesterday .

At 3.20 a.m. a 25-year-old Paget man and a 24-year-old British woman were sitting on a bench across from the Emporium Building when two men approached them, one armed with a knife.

They took the woman's handbag and ran to car, then left the scene. The complainants received minor injuries.

Police searched the area for the suspects and with the help of CCTV, a 19-year-old Devonshire man and a 25-year-old Warwick man, were arrested and the tourist's handbag was recovered.