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Police are now conducting a "search and recovery" mission for three persons who went missing during Hurricane Fabian.
The change - from "search and rescue" - is official acknowledgement that the three have more than likely perished.
"It is a search a...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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Bermuda's volunteer soldiers have been praised for their part in helping to get the Island back to normal in the wake of Hurricane Fabian.
More than 300 khaki-clad members of the Bermuda Regiment were out clearing blocked roads as soon as the danger ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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Only 12 of the National Trust's 54 historic buildings received severe damage from Hurricane Fabian's bashing blows, with the Verdmont Historic House Museum suffering most.
The Smith's Parish historical home had part of its roof blown off and window a...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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Electricity has been restored to more than half Bermuda's homes, but the work suffered a setback when the 36 support workers flying in from the Caribbean were delayed a day and will now arrive tomorrow.
And CableVision has started restoring services ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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The Saturday British Airways flight was completely cancelled but passengers who were due to catch the Sunday flight were rescheduled to fly out on Tuesday.
Flight times will also change due to the damage caused by hurricane Fabian to the Causeway.
Th...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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The South shore suffered the worst damage in more than 1,000 years during Hurricane Fabian's onslaught, according to environmentalist Dr. David Wingate.
And he believes that up to half of Bermuda's trees and vegetation will eventually perish after Fr...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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The president of The Bermuda Cement Company is hoping that damage suffered by the Dockyard plant during Hurricane Fabian might speed up much-needed refurbishment of the facilities. Although the walls of the building that houses the mechanics to bag c...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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An Island-wide shortage of roof slate should be alleviated within days. At yesterdays' Emergency Measures Organisation (EMO) press conference, Public Safety Minister Randolph Horton said warned that Government would "name and shame" businesses which ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2003
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Bermudians were praised last night for the way they soldiered on to put the Island back on its feet.
Public Safety Minister Randy Horton, Premier Alex Scott and Deputy Governor Nick Carter were bowled over the the heroic efforts to clear the roads an...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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A Canadian tourist has spoken of the "wonderful atmosphere" at the Southampton Princess as 1,200 guests spent Hurricane night in the flagship hotel's amphitheatre.
Gerry Levasseur, 70, from Edmonton, and his 65-year-old wife Helga, left their fifth f...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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