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Winds from Hurricane Fiona were believed to have brought a tropical bird to Bermuda and taken some longtails from waters around the islands to Canada.
A brown noddy — more commonly found further south — was seen in Paget on Friday.
Three of Bermuda’s...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket created a spectacle for Bermuda after its launch from Cape Canaveral on Saturday night.
The spacecraft company said on its website: “On Saturday, September 24 at 7.32pm ET, SpaceX launched 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian troops are being sent to assist the recovery from the devastation of storm Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country's Atlantic provinces.
After surging north from the Caribbea...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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Public schools will reopen today after they were checked for damage following Hurricane Fiona.
Bermuda College students will also return to classes.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “Following Hurricane Fiona, all public school buildi...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Bermuda National Gallery has put on display a miniature of Queen Elizabeth II to commemorate her passing.
But the miniature, which was designed to be given to her on her first visit to Bermuda in 1953, also played a role in the formation of the ...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A 23-year-old man who tried to ride away from police after a collision was taken off the road for 18 months last week after pleading guilty to drink-driving.
Christopher Araujo, of Smiths, appeared in Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and admitted to dr...
DATE: Sep 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Restaurateurs can learn this week about how reusable schemes that have been introduced around the world can also be used in Bermuda.
Different approaches to being more environmentally friendly will be covered in a free webinar at 10am on Tuesday.
The...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Damaged equipment after a lightning strike and power cut at the Irie FM studio during Hurricane Fiona has prevented the radio station from broadcasting on the airwaves since Friday.
But the reggae music hub can still be found through live stream serv...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Just 896 customers are still without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Fiona this afternoon.
Belco workers cut the number of customers without power from 1,101 at 8am today and a high of more than 29,000 customers around midday on Friday.
Restorat...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The bus service resumed at 6am today under the regular Sunday schedule.
The Ministry of National Security announced the news during a post-hurricane update this evening.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, confirmed that the Emergency...
DATE: Sep 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan