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The national spirit that has been prevailing over the past few day as Bermuda has endeavoured to recover from effects on our homeland of back-to-back storms Fay, and Gonzalo, has sent this writer reflecting deep into my memory-bank on how we coped wi...

Michael Dunkley called on Bermudians to continue the “demonstration of strength and unity” shown in the wake of Hurricane Gonzalo. The Premier praised the responses of emergency services in the aftermath of this month’s storms, and offered sympathy t...

I’ve always found big storms exciting. There’s something about being tucked up safely inside with the wind and the rain lashing at the windows, that’s comforting and exhilarating at the same time. But there are storms and then there are hurricanes — ...

Another day without power — that was the case for thousands of residents yesterday. Some 1,500 lost their electricity after Tropical Storm Fay swept across the Island, and many more after Hurricane Gonzalo. However, the arrival of additional CARILEC ...

Two insurance companies are to ditch separate deductibles after the Island was hit by a tropical storm and a hurricane in quick succession. BF&M, the largest property insurer on the Island, and Argus both said only one deductible would apply to Tropi...

Hurricane Gonzalo tore up Bermuda, but it may have also blown Mica Murray a little closer to realising a dream. As the storm raged outside, the 23-year-old earned her stripes, helping air the EMO broadcast from an underground bunker in Prospect. She ...

The fear and apprehension that accompanied Hurricane Gonzalo, after a surprise hit from Tropical Storm turned Hurricane Fay the weekend before, weighed heavily on Bermuda. But with the nervousness, came help, camaraderie and a sense of neighbourlines...

They have been dubbed the “Fay 1,500” and they have been without power for more than 10 days. Some have moved in with family, while others have had to get used to cold bucket showers, candlelit rooms and no air-conditioning. Belco crews have been out...

Hurricane Gonzalo may have cost the Bermuda’s tourism industry up to $1 million for every day the Island was shut down, according to Bill Hanbury. The Bermuda Tourism Authority chairman’s estimate was based on last year’s visitors’ spending of $411 m...

Insurance firm Freisenburch-Meyer is dealing with an estimated 18 months’ worth of claims in the space of a week after Bermuda was hit by two storms. Now staff at the Front Street firm are processing claims and visiting clients whose homes suffered i...