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A lack of cash may slow efforts to repair Bermuda’s roads, a government backbencher has warned.
Christopher Famous said in an opinion piece published in The Royal Gazette today, that the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic would continue into 20...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A report intended to improve government communications about the bus service is set to go before the House of Assembly.
Victoria Pearman, the Ombudsman for Bermuda, announced this afternoon that she had delivered a report on the subject to the Speake...
DATE: Dec 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Air services between Bermuda and Miami will increase next month and two scheduled flights to the Azores are on the calendar.
But flights to Philadelphia are in line to decrease, with flights to the city reduced to just two in December.
A total of 126...
DATE: Nov 30, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Discussions between the Government and a landowner that has stalled wall repairs on Harbour Road works are expected to be resolved “shortly”.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said discussions had been productive and it was hoped work woul...
DATE: Nov 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s bus service will adopt a variation of its Sunday schedule seven days a week from today as it works to address staff shortages.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Public Transport said the change will continue until October 17, with some ad...
DATE: Oct 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A road safety watchdog has warned the public to use their indicators to cut down on crashes.
The Bermuda Road Safety Council said it had adopted the slogan Signal Early for September.
A spokesman for the BRSC said: “Too often while travelling on our ...
DATE: Sep 14, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A motorcyclist suffered “very serious injuries” yesterday afternoon after a bike was in collision with a bus.
A police spokeswoman said the incident happened about 4.25pm.
She added: “Initial information suggests the vehicles were travelling in oppos...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Traffic over a St George’s bridge will be reduced to a single lane at the weekend for maintenance work.
The work at Longbird Bridge will be carried out by Government workers on Sunday between 7.30am and 6pm.
A notice in the Official Gazette said: “Th...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Hamilton ferry terminal’s ticket office has shut until further notice because of staff shortages.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Marine and Ports said people who wanted to use the ferry should make sure they had the correct fare.
The spokesw...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The leader of the Bermuda Industrial Union said a dispute between bus drivers and the Government has been resolved, despite the matter being sent to arbitration.
Chris Furbert, BIU president, said yesterday that the union ratified an agreement with t...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes