152 results returned for search: "" category "Transport" author Gareth Finighan
A fleet of hi-tech electric buses is expected to be up and running by next March. the transport minister said yesterday.
Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, said that the first of 30 buses are scheduled to arrive in January next year.
He said...
DATE: Jun 16, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Almost 300 people needed hospital treatment after road accidents, according to figures released for the first quarter of this year.
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital recorded 96 cases in both January and February. Another 106 victims were taken to th...
DATE: May 29, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A pair of new tug boats that cost more that $12 million are still to be used eight months after their arrival.
The vessels, Powerful and Faithful, were shipped in last September to replace their ageing namesakes, which were more than 30 years old.
Bu...
DATE: May 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A light show to rival the famous Aurora Borealis will be visible over Bermuda’s skies next week.
But the glow of fluorescent green and purple lights will have no connection to the stunning natural displays often seen in the northern hemisphere.
Bermu...
DATE: May 02, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Transport Control Department has reopened to the public, but will provide a reduced service.
A TCD spokeswoman said: “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, adjustments have been made to the provision of services to our customers.
“Initially, our aim will...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Government has hit back at claims that it overpaid airport operator Skyport almost $4 million in minimum revenue guarantees by mistake.
Skyport, the airport operators, also defended the payments, and insisted that both sides had been ”duly following...
DATE: Apr 28, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bus services have been scaled back as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of Public Transport said tonight.
Ferry services will also operate under a revised schedule from next week, with some routes cancelled as a result of stricter ...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The One Bermuda Alliance last night slammed the Government for poor bookkeeping over payments to the operators of the new airport.
Scott Pearman, the Opposition transport spokesman, hit out after it was revealed that the Government had overpaid Skyp...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A dispute between bus operators and the Department of Public Transport has been sent to arbitration.
The row flared up on Monday after drivers took time off work to get tested for the Covid-19 virus.
They said it had been agreed that they would be al...
DATE: Apr 17, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Bus services have resumed this morning following a dispute between drivers and Department of Public Transport management.
Drivers walked off the job on Monday afternoon after taking time off work to get tested for Covid-19.
The dispute escalated afte...
DATE: Apr 15, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Transport
|
AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan