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An investigation has been launched after the island’s flagship pilot boat St David suffered severe damage after it crashed into a reef.
The smash happened as the boat was underway to the Northeast Breaker Beacon as part of a training exercise.
The cr...
DATE: May 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
School bus capacity is to be slashed as part of the battle against Covid-19.
Children go back the classroom on Monday – but the transport minister warned that three clear feet between pupils on buses and minibuses was required.
A transport spokesma...
DATE: May 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Two people, one of them 81 years old, died after separate traffic collisions that happened minutes apart on Tuesday evening.
Leon Eugene Thomas, 81, known as Eugene, and Marvin Lambe, 56, were the third and fourth deaths on the roads this year.
A pol...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government is set to remove seven abandoned boats from Coot Pond in St George’s after no one stepped forward to claim them.
The Ministry of Transport published a notice in the Official Gazette on April 26 urging the owners of the seven boats “seeming...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bus and ferry passes can be exchanged for different months over the next few days, the transport ministry said today.
Officials decided to extend public transport passes for April to the end of May to make up for service disruptions caused by health ...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A duo of gas stations have teamed up to give 10 per cent gas discounts to cab drivers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Esso Warwick and Esso Crawl Hill said the discount scheme, which started last Saturday, would run to the end of July, but could be ex...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bus and ferry riders got a bonus this week with the Ministry of Transport extending April passes for both services into May.
Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said it had been “a trying time for all of us”.
He added: “We know that there have be...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A light show to rival the famous Aurora Borealis will be visible over Bermuda’s skies next week.
But the glow of fluorescent green and purple lights will have no connection to the stunning natural displays often seen in the northern hemisphere.
Bermu...
DATE: May 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Transport Control Department has reopened to the public, but will provide a reduced service.
A TCD spokeswoman said: “Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, adjustments have been made to the provision of services to our customers.
“Initially, our aim will...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A 20-year-old woman was in the intensive care unit today after a serious traffic collision in Smith’s yesterday afternoon.
A police spokesman said that at about 6.35pm yesterday officers responded to reports of a collision between a truck and a motor...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes