137 results returned for search: "" category "Transport" author Gareth Finighan
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance is to raise questions in Parliament over delayed repairs to a pilot boat that suffered severe damage after it ran aground.
An OBA spokeswoman said that questions had been submitted to the Government on the St David...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Roadworks on Harbour Road have at last finished after months of disruptions to road users.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, confirmed yesterday that completion of the project – which was over schedule and over budget – was “a mileston...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government admitted yesterday that it did not know when island-wide roadworks would be finished or what the final bill would be.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said he did not have the total cost to hand and was unable to say wh...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new pilot boat has been ordered to boost the ageing Marine and Ports fleet, the Government has revealed.
A government spokeswoman said the Gladding-Hearn shipyard in Massachusetts, had won a contract to build a new Chesapeake-class pilot boat to re...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A cruise ship prevented from docking by high winds for two days appears to have made it today.
By 8.30am, the Norwegian Breakaway was tied up alongside the Royal Naval Dockyard after making her way along the North Shore.
Her arrival on Wednesday had ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles for guided tours have been given the green light by MPs.
The House of Assembly backed the Motor Car (Liveries) Amendment Act, designed to increase the types of vehicles allowed for tours.
Lawrence Scott, the tr...
DATE: Sep 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bus services were yesterday cancelled after drivers took industrial action over Covid-19 fears.
A transport ministry spokeswoman said the staff had “raised concerns regarding health and safety in the workplace”.
The news came after Derrick Binns, the...
DATE: Sep 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A section of Canal Road in Pembroke has been closed this morning after part of a wall collapsed.
A police spokeswoman warned that the hazard was dangerous for both motorists and pedestrians
The spokeswoman said: “The one-way portion of Canal Road ha...
DATE: Aug 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The bus strike was last night sent to arbitration after supervisors refused to agree to a solution hammered out between the Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union.
Drivers, represented by the Bermuda Industrial Union, were back at work today af...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Older people will suffer most from a drawn-out bus strike, a charity leader warned yesterday.
Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said seniors depended more on public transport than other age groups and no bus service made thei...
DATE: Aug 18, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan