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The Transport Control Department is advising that testing facilities at both the Southside and Rockaway locations are closed today due to damage caused by Hurricane Humberto.
The Department apologises for any inconvenience this may cause its customer...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Bermuda’s only cargo dock has reopened for business.
A spokesman for Stevedoring Services Ltd, which has the exclusive licence to operate the docks in Hamilton, said a team from SSL assessed and reordered the dock yesterday following the passing of H...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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A Pembroke reflexologist might have picked the wrong tree to shelter her car under.
Holly Paiva, of Ocean Lane, awoke yesterday morning to find her Ford Fusion’s windshield smashed in by a tree and her hood damaged. “The thing is I picked that spot ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Jessie Moniz Hardy
The Mall at Dockyard will reopen tomorrow as the Grandeur of the Seas is due to arrive on Saturday and the Norwegian Dawn on Sunday.
However, the West End Development Corporation (WEDCO) is warning people that Dockyard is still in ‘hurricane mode’ wi...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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As a reminder, garbage collection has resumed and Thursday’s garbage will be collected tomorrow, Saturday September 21.
The public are advised to have all garbage curbside by 7am for collection.
Garbage can also be delivered to the Tynes Bay Was...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Representatives from the UN’s Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation have come to Bermuda this week to upgrade local monitoring sites.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Airport Authority said the Bermuda infrasound stations are part of an int...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hurricane Jerry is currently tracking to become a potential threat to Bermuda by early next week. We continue to urge all of our customers to ensure that their Colonial policies are current and up to date. We wish to advise our customers to make furt...
DATE: Sep 20, 2019
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Numerous buildings were damaged and more than 28,000 people lost power as Hurricane Humberto battered Bermuda last night.
Somerset Police Station lost part of its roof; although all officers were said to be safe — in the storm that lashed the island ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2019
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At 8pm, power restoration continues, while schools have given their status for Friday after the overnight passage of Hurricane Humberto tore across the island — and buses will remain out of service tomorrow.
Belco reported that power restoration coul...
DATE: Sep 19, 2019
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Hurricane Jerry has formed near the Caribbean even as Hurricane Humberto continues away from the island.
It is the fourth hurricane of the Atlantic season, with initial winds of 75mph, according to the United States National Hurricane Centre.
Meteoro...
DATE: Sep 19, 2019
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell