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The Bermuda Road Safety Council has said it plans to reduce road collisions and deaths in 2022.
Dennis Lister III, the council’s chairman, issued a statement yesterday saying its goal would take all road users doing their part.
“We want the communi...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A one-hour Bermudian road safety tribute will air tonight after it was taken up by the athletics department at the University of California, Berkeley.
Online registration for the “Pain into Purpose” Zoom presentation, showing online from 9.30pm, can ...
DATE: Jan 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Police yesterday issued 34 traffic tickets and made one arrest today after they mounted a speed checkpoint in the wake of an appeal for officers to help cut down dangerous driving.
Officers were stationed along Middle Road, Southampton, near Five Sta...
DATE: Jan 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An emergency bus schedule has been extended until next week, the Department of Public Transportation announced today.
A spokeswoman said that bus routes would continue to operate on and expanded Sunday schedule because of staff shortages.
She added t...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Roadworks on Harbour Road have at last finished after months of disruptions to road users.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, confirmed yesterday that completion of the project – which was over schedule and over budget – was “a mileston...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government admitted yesterday that it did not know when island-wide roadworks would be finished or what the final bill would be.
Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said he did not have the total cost to hand and was unable to say wh...
DATE: Jan 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A new pilot boat has been ordered to boost the ageing Marine and Ports fleet, the Government has revealed.
A government spokeswoman said the Gladding-Hearn shipyard in Massachusetts, had won a contract to build a new Chesapeake-class pilot boat to re...
DATE: Jan 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A fleet of abandoned boats are to be salvaged and scrapped in a partnership between the Government and Keep Bermuda Beautiful.
A government spokesman said 37 abandoned and derelict vessels whose owners unknown could not be traced had been flagged for...
DATE: Jan 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Staff shortages have forced bus services to run on an “enhanced Sunday schedule” from Monday, the Department of Public Transportation said yesterday.
A spokeswoman said: “The DPT apologises for the inconvenience caused by the temporary service and is...
DATE: Jan 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Royal Air Force fighter jets stopped over in Bermuda for fuel and rest on their way to a training exercise in the US.
The Eurofighter Typhoons touched down at the airport on Tuesday night and flew out yesterday to take part in Exercise Red Flag, a tr...
DATE: Jan 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson