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Transport Minister Walter Roban yesterday announced a $182,000 contract with Tideland Signal Corporation in Texas for the purchase of 24 channel buoys and six new lighting systems. The new equipment will be deployed around the Island on various marin...

Travelling by ferry or bus has become so popular that it has created many of the issues the transport sector now faces, Transport Minister Walter Roban said in an interview yesterday. This Minister loves his job. Whether he’s talking about buses, fe...

As the December 17 General Election approaches The Royal Gazette is publishing a comprehensive series of articles on the major issues facing the Island. Transport is the subject of today’s first instalment. From getting to work in the morning to en...

Public transport in Bermuda gets rave reviews from visitors, but local users and providers are critical of the services. “The ferry is excellent,” said Sheila Wilsker from Florida, who was visiting the Island aboard the Grand Princess, which was call...

Government was accused of electioneering and political manoeuvring over the apparent reversal of policy on mandatory GPS devices for the taxi industry. Shadow Transport Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin voiced scepticism over what she termed an “eleve...

Taxi owners and operators who are not GPS compliant should not be punished for the time being, according to the Taxi Commission. But new initiatives are being prepared to benefit those operators who have the proper equipment and are fully compliant w...

Government is to announce this week whether taxis must have GPS installed in order to be re-licensed, The Royal Gazette understands. The decision forms part of the much anticipated Taxi Commission Report, which sources confirm will be unveiled on Fri...

William (Bill) Brewer will be remembered for steering Bermuda towards containerisation when few others believed in the system. Mr Brewer recently passed away at the age of 83, but not before guiding the Island into what proved to be a new age of ship...

Local taxi operators have vowed to defy the mandatory GPS requirement now that the second grace period allowing taxis to continue operating without it expires on Thursday. The expiration date comes just two months ahead of the annual taxi re-licensin...