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Eye beg to differ

20 October, 2014 Dear Sir, I was particularly interested in Jonathan Kent’s “Eye spared us a worst hit” in Monday’s edition of The Royal Gazette. It was very useful, but I would like to point out that Mr Kent was a little off when he stated that...
Oct 27, 2014
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Charity offering help to seniors after storms

Seniors needing home repairs as a result of the two recent storms are being encouraged to get in touch with Age Concern for help. The charity said today it was assessing how much financial support was needed by those aged 65 years and older in the wa...
Oct 27, 2014
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Bishop Dill holds hurricane heroes’ service

The Anglican Bishop of Bermuda has joined with other churches and community groups to hold a special service to thank Bermuda’s hurricane heroes. Bishop Nicholas Dill said the service would also remember those whose homes suffered serious damage and ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Storms’ impact on our bees

The destructive winds of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo, which hit Bermuda this month, has caused hundreds of thousands of dollars damage to businesses, Government building, schools, tourist accommodations, visitor attractions, and to perso...
Oct 25, 2014
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Gonzalo trick worked a treat

Youngsters got the chance to pick their own Halloween pumpkin down at Astwood Park yesterday. A field full of around 600 pumpkins had been saved from Hurricane Gonzalo by Junior Hill and his workers who carried out an early harvest. The pumpkins were...
Oct 25, 2014
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Rum for the Royal Navy

The crew of HMS Argyll was presented with a bottle of Goslings Black Rum and Bermuda souvenirs as a token of thanks as they left the Island this week. On Tuesday evening Governor George Fergusson, his wife Margaret Fergusson and the Junior Minister f...
Oct 25, 2014
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Dealing with storms ‘back in the day’

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...
Oct 25, 2014
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Dunkley: keep the unity going

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...
Oct 25, 2014
Opinion Writer

It’s raining ... avocados

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 — ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Belco to dedicate some crews to ‘Fay 1500’

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 ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Beware of poisonous plants when burning

Residents burning garden waste after Hurricane Gonzalo are being reminded that certain vegetation can give off toxic fumes if set on fire. Poisonous plants such as Mexican pepper, oleander, pencil tree and poison ivy should not be burned, advised th...
Oct 24, 2014
Local Business

Argus, BF&M to to treat storms as one event

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...
Oct 24, 2014
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