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Residents were still out on boats just a few hours ahead of Hurricane Gonzalo’s full force hitting Bermuda. Bermuda Police Service Superintendent Martin Weekes said officers had received calls about people still being out on the water this morning a...

Dockyard is being lashed by Gonzalo, with the storm’s wrath being captured on the Port Bermuda Webcam. Broadcasting live from Commissioner’s House, the footage has captured the rapidly deteriorating conditions and thrashing waves. At 5.45pm, the gr...

South Shore is being buffeted by high winds and rain now as Hurricane Gonzalo approaches Bermuda. The Category 3 hurricane is expected to hit the island at about 8pm. As of 2.45pm winds were strengthening along the South Shore parts of Smith’s. The a...

As Gonzalo bears down on us, we have done some research into the derivation of the hurricane’s name. The name Gonzalo was popularised by William Shakespeare’s 1610/11 play The Tempest — inspired, in part, by accounts of the Sea Venture castaways’ ex...

The Island is coming through the eye of the storm and Gonzalo is transitioning to a strong Category 2 hurricane, Bermuda Weather Service director Kimberley Zuill said there had been frequent gusts of “110 knots across the Island” — about 127 miles pe...

Areas of Middle Road in Southampton near the Waterlot Inn are experiencing flooding, as are sections of South Road near the Botanical Gardens. Residents in Paget are reporting banana trees coming down.

Winds are escalating quickly across the Island and coming in from the southern corner of St George’s and inland from the South Shore, which is bearing the brunt of the storm. Winds of 46 miles per hour with gusts of 66mph were battering the Causeway...

Heavy rain is now lashing the Island thanks to Hurricane Gonzalo with 83 miles per hour winds and gusts of 115mph. Between three and six inches is forecast to fall over Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Centre. A dangerous and life-threa...

Firefighters were called out this afternoon after reports of a generator on fire. “On arrival, we found there had been a small fire in the electrical panel that was extinguished by the homeowner prior to the power being switched off,” a spokeswoman ...

Amid the chaos of Sunday morning’s tumultuous winds and driving rain one family was celebrating a very special arrival. Little Conor Patrick Lim was born weighing a healthy 7lb 6oz as Tropical Storm Fay tore up trees and ripped off roofs. But for his...

Bermuda’s business world will today batten down the hatches as Hurricane Gonzalo heads for the Island. Three banks — HSBC, Butterfield and Clarien — will all close at 1pm and remain closed on Friday, while major firms like Ace, XL and the Gibbons Com...