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Training programmes for learner motorbike riders are to be revamped in an effort to cut the number of accidents on the roads.
But Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, warned that “a cultural change” in attitudes to road safety was needed — and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Drivers on Middle Road in Southampton were last night asked to travel “with caution” today.
A spokesman for power firm Belco said a fault in an underground transmission line discovered late last night meant work would have to be carried out near Her...
DATE: Feb 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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Unionised public transport workers said yesterday that complaints about the director of the public transport department were unresolved more than a month after they filed a motion of no confidence.
A spokeswoman said the no-confidence motion against ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A fleet of electric buses will cut the high level of cancellations, the director of the Department of Public Transportation said.
Roger Todd said the 30 hi-tech vehicles would also be better-suited to the island’s narrow roads than older buses.
He ad...
DATE: Feb 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Valentine’s Day transport crisis meant frantic florists were almost left empty-handed before on their biggest sales day of the year.
But disaster was avoided after the blooms arrived and shops were stocked with flowers after two no-shows this week ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Two new trenching works affecting roads in Devonshire and Hamilton Parish are start next week, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
In Devonshire, Belco trenching will begin on Monday on Frog Lane near the National Stadium.
The trenching will h...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A failure to focus on the road ahead is as dangerous as drink-driving and speeding, the Bermuda Road Safety Council warned today.
The RSC said: “Being distracted and not giving your full attention to driving reduces your ability to be aware and recog...
DATE: Feb 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A serious crash blocked both lanes of a main road in Hamilton Parish, police said last night.
A spokesman said the crash happened on North Shore Road on a straight stretch near Shelly Bay.
The incident happened about 6.15pm – but no further details w...
DATE: Feb 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
BTOA adds owner and driver representatives to its new executive
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance is to raise questions in Parliament over delayed repairs to a pilot boat that suffered severe damage after it ran aground.
An OBA spokeswoman said that questions had been submitted to the Government on the St David...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan