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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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Friends and acquaintances describe Stephen Antoine "Chicken" Symons as a hard working professional and entrepreneur who made friends easily.
His immediate family members could not be reached by press time last night.
"He was just funny and entertaini...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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The cost of Hurricane Fabian could be higher than Hurricane Emily which landed the Island a $60 million bill, according to the head of one of Bermuda's largest insurance companies BF&M.
Glenn Titterton, president and chief executive officer of BF&M w...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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Two flights are expected into Bermuda today while limited bus and ferry services resume as the Island gets its transport system back on track.
Round the clock efforts both at Bermuda International Airport and on the Causeway have ensured that vital i...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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Residents are being urged not to panic over fuel and food supplies.
Yesterday The Royal Gazette received reports of panic stricken residents stampeding gas stations over the weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Fabian.
Esso general manager Mark Fiel...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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Hotels may be closing to patch up after being battered by Fabian, but it is nowhere near as bad as when Hurricane Emily struck in 1987, Bermuda Hotel Association chief executive john Harvey said last night.
He said with Emily, some hotels had no powe...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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Island rest homes for senior citizens have so far survived Fabian and its aftermath reasonably well, all things considered.
But at least one facility - Devonshire Parish Rest Home in the badly hit Loyal Hill area - is appealing to the public for help...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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The popular Tucker's Town wedding spot the Natural Arches have been destroyed in Fabian's onslaught on South Shore.
The loss of the picture postcard landmark was mourned by tourists and locals alike.
Devonshire resident Linda Augustus said she enjoye...
DATE: Sep 08, 2003
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