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The Island’s first hurricane of the season has been ranked a lucky miss, with relatively few reports of property damage taken by insurers.
Joaquin had moved 185 miles north of the Island by noon yesterday, leaving Bermuda battered but spared the deva...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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The Island and its role in the dark years of the Second World War feature in a current best-seller 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History.
As the United States and president Franklin Roosevelt grappled with arguments over how to intervene in the...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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United States leadership coach John Maxwell is on a mission to change the way residents think, according to a founding local member of his team.
“I used to joke that the sun never sets on the John Maxwell team,” said Bob DiGiacomo, who calls Mr Maxwe...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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A dedicated stalwart of the Bermuda Anglican church, Mildred Hill, has been remembered by family as “a humble kindred spirit — gentle, with a pillar of strength”.
Ms Hill, who died on September 23 at the age of 78, was “very loving and caring to all ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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Legal action is now under way over the lease and development agreement for the long-defunct 9 Beaches resort at the West End, which has been unused since 2010.
The Bermuda Land Development Corporation (BLDC) is taking developer IRC Sandys Ltd to cour...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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Commissioner’s House at Dockyard, which was dealt extensive roof damage by last year’s back-to-back hurricanes, lost another section of its roof during last night’s storm.
An official statement is to come later today from the National Museum of Bermu...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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The Causeway is now open with a one-way system in place, the Emergency Measures Organisation has announced.
The road was closed at 8.30pm last night and remained shut this morning until a full assessment had been completed.
According to Police Com...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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Hurricane Joaquin will have only a fraction of the financial impact of last year’s hurricanes, according to BF&M insurance.
“The assessment of potential insured losses as a result of the effects of Joaquin at this stage indicates that the number of c...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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The search has resumed for a United States cargo ship that lost communications and went missing in the southeastern Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin.
The 790ft El Faro, which has 33 people on board, was caught in the storm and last heard from on Thur...
DATE: Oct 04, 2015
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In an unexpected reprieve, enough supporters of VSB radio have come out after broadcaster DeFontes went off the air for the station to keep running its weather update fixture Storm Watch.
News director Bryan Darby said music would be able to continue...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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