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“Business as usual” was declared for today as a weakened Tropical Storm Jerry was forecast to pass near Bermuda this afternoon. School, government offices and the Causeway will remain open, and buses are out on the roads, although the ferry service r...

An authentic replica of an early Bermuda settlers’ cabin was damaged during Hurricane Humberto. The St David’s Island Historical Society, which runs Carter House and Museum, is aiming to raise $4,000 to fix roof thatching, which fell victim to the st...

Jerry has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as it continues its slow approach from Bermuda’s west. At 6pm, the Bermuda Weather Service believed the storm would be within 29 miles, or directly over, the island at 10pm today. Jerry’s strength ...

Island residents were encouraged this morning to be careful ahead of the arrival of Post Tropical Cyclone Jerry today. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said that the storm’s closest point of approach was now expected to be 11pm tonig...

The Royal Gazette will update this page with key news as Tropical Storm Jerry approaches Bermuda. 6pm: The Bermuda Weather Service cancelled the warning for Post Tropical Cyclone Jerry. Jerry’s strength had declined to winds of 35mph and gusts to 46m...

Hurricane devastation remains widespread in the northern Bahamas, where residents shared heartfelt thanks yesterday for more than 100 tonnes of Bermudian aid. As Bermuda readies for a second storm of its own in quick succession, the generosity of res...

A six-week-old longtail chick was saved from the wrath of Hurricane Humberto thanks to a kindhearted resident. Lisa Whitehead, from Grape Bay, Paget, took Shermy the chick from his nest shortly before Humberto’s arrival last Wednesday because she kne...

Bermuda could face 12 hours of tropical storm-force winds as Tropical Storm Jerry passes the island tonight and tomorrow morning. James Dodgson, the director of the Bermuda Weather Service, said that while the storm is not expected to become a hurric...

A public primary school has been forced to close for the day after a power outage. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said that the decision had been made to dismiss pupils from Gilbert Institute, in Paget. She added: “Department of Educat...

The Transport Control Department’s testing facilities at Southside and Rockaway have been closed until further notice, as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Humberto. The department announced the closures at 9.30am today, and apologised for any ...