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Barely 24 hours after Hurricane Nicole ripped a trail of devastation across the island, Michael and Allison Broderick saw their wedding dreams come true as they walked down the aisle under brilliant blue skies. The couple, who have family in Bermuda,...

Daylesford Theatre had a lucky escape post Hurricane Nicole with Belco and emergency service staff managing to quickly extinguish an electrical fire yesterday morning. The fire was caused by flooding in the cellar and a power cut that brought water ...

“Pleasantly surprised” is not a term you would expect to hear from a reverend whose church roof just sustained a hole courtesy of Hurricane Nicole. But in the Reverend Ruth Smith’s mind, “it could have been much worse”. The Bethel Church on North Sh...

West End businesses were prepared to deal with Hurricane Nicole thanks in part to lessons learnt from Hurricane Gonzalo. Sundée Faulkner, owner of Bermuda Clayworks in Dockyard, described the 2014 storm, which caused widespread damage, as a “pressure...

Dear Sir, Attached is our family poem written last night (Thursday) by candlelight: Come back, hurricane! Tanks filling Beautiful raging oceans Excited schoolkids in pyjamas Pets being petted Separated loved ones flying towards each other Airlines t...

Insurance firm Colonial has dealt with just 22 claims related to Hurricane Nicole so far, the company said yesterday. A total of 13 relate to personal property — buildings and contents — with six for vehicles and three for commercial buildings. Juani...

Hurricane Nicole was a fickle one from the outset. She formed well to our southeast, moved north and then moved south before heading westward and turning due north, making a beeline for Bermuda. With such unpredictability in her make-up bag, it shoul...

Businesses in the Bull’s Head car park area have called on more to be done by the Bermuda Government to maintain the canal that causes flooding when there is a heavy downpour. Marshall DeCouto, owner of Wise, Body Wellness on Canal Road, said that ...

Hurricane Nicole, the biggest storm to strike since Fabian in 2003, tore across Bermuda yesterday — but the island emerged undefeated. Roofs were ripped off buildings, roads and homes flooded, walls and roads collapsed and trees felled, but by the da...

Wednesday 12pm: Public schools close for the day (winds — 21 knots) 3pm: Government offices and most businesses close in advance of the storm (winds — 19 knots) 9pm: Nicole strengthens to a Category 3 storm. Updated forecasts suggest the storm will h...

Bermudians have learnt lessons from severe hurricanes in the recent past — and their thorough preparation is one of the reasons why damage from Hurricane Nicole appears to be relatively light. That is the view of John Wight, chief executive officer o...

Nowhere in Bermuda escaped the wrath of Hurricane Nicole — but the collective sigh of relief could be heard from St George’s to Dockyard. While many roofs, trees and walls were badly damaged, and homes and roads flooded, the most common response from...