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Tropical Storm Jose has reached hurricane strength, but the system is not a threat to Bermuda “at this time”, according to the Bermuda Weather Service. The storm’s closest point of approach within the next 72 hours is expected to be 836 nautical mil...

Category 4 Hurricane Irma is expected to pass 875 miles south of Bermuda on Thursday morning. But the Bermuda Weather Service’s 6pm update last night warned that the storm, due to be closest at 11am, could move closer to the island after that. Irma —...

Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten has formed off the coast of Georgia. Although the Bermuda Weather Service said the system is not considered a threat to Bermuda at this time, it is forecast “to at least be responsible for strong winds and surge by Wedn...

Hurricane Gert is no threat to Bermuda as the closest point of approach has passed. The category one storm was forecast to pass 281 nautical miles to the north-northwest of the island at 8am and had been deemed a potential threat. In its noon updat...

Replacement parts for the ageing weather radar system are expected to arrive on the island within the month in the hopes of getting the system back up and running by September, according to the Bermuda Airport Authority. However, the authority is st...

Tropical Storm Gert was upgraded yesterday morning to a Category 1 hurricane, but is only expected to make a distant pass by the island. As of 6pm last night, the closest point of approach to Bermuda was expected to be on Wednesday at 8am. At that ti...

Tropical Depression 8 in the Atlantic has been upgraded to a Tropical Storm and has been described as a potential threat to Bermuda. At 6am today, Tropical Storm Gert had winds of 40 knots and gusts of 50 knots and was forecast to pass 278 nautical m...

Tropical Depression Emily is expected to pass the island this week — 30 years after its namesake devastated the island. As of noon today, Emily was described as a potential threat to the island, and was expected to pass 243 nautical miles to the nort...

The managing partner of a US investment and advisory firm has joined the board of Bermudian insurance and reinsurance firm Aspen. Matthew Botein, managing partner of Gallatin Point in Boston, has extensive experience in financial services and has man...

One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in the past decade has hit the impoverished nation of Haiti. Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm packing winds of 140mph, made landfall at the south-western tip near Les Anglais at about 8am. According t...