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Nine thousand homes are still without electricity and BELCO say it could be more than two weeks before the island is back to normal.
Thirty-six linesman from the Caribbean arrived from the Caymans last night but BELCO spokeswoman Linda Smith-Wilson b...
DATE: Sep 11, 2003
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The Causeway - which was left battered and broken following the wrath of Hurricane Fabian - is not likely to be fully operational for another month, Government warned yesterday.
Works and Engineering Minister Neletha Butterfield said construction wor...
DATE: Sep 11, 2003
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Regular blood donors are being urged to keep their appointments at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
"Presently, the blood bank is not dangerously low," a Government Department of Communication and Information press statement said.
"However it i...
DATE: Sep 11, 2003
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Damage from hurricane Fabian has made Gibbs Hill Lighthouse into a safety hazard and caused delays in fixing its beacon, The Royal Gazette was told.
"The situation is that the light is operational but the motor has been turned off because part of the...
DATE: Sep 11, 2003
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Some Bermuda companies have, for the most part, gone all out to help employees adversely affected by hurricane Fabian.
The most generous companies have been the Island's well heeled insurance companies like ACE limited and Renaissance Re.
Some employ...
DATE: Sep 11, 2003
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Con. Stephen Symons had just returned from a cruise with his eight-year-old son, Stephen Junior, when disaster struck Friday.
Family members say he had asked permission to extend his holiday by two days but the Police Service refused saying his servi...
DATE: Sep 10, 2003
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The Bermuda Telephone Company (BTC) is offering customers without phone service the option to forward their home telephone to a working cell phone to help get them through this difficult period.
The Telecommunications Commission made a decision at 4...
DATE: Sep 10, 2003
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Bermudians, who are desperate for materials to repair hurricane-damaged roofs, should expect a shipment of slate by next week, The Royal Gazette was told.
Building and hardware supplier SAL Ltd. ran out of stock of DuraSlate quickly and contract sale...
DATE: Sep 10, 2003
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Temporary garbage collection points have been set up because normal collections cannot continue.
Trash left on roads for collection must be taken to the alternative sites at: Penno's Wharf, St. George's; St. David's Primary School field; Shelly Bay B...
DATE: Sep 10, 2003
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Tornadoes could be to blame for much of the roof damage during Fabian, islanders and experts agree.
Taxi driver Lee Tucker said there was a clear path through his Southampton neighbourhood where a twister had spun through while his house, yards away ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2003
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