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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...

Michael Dunkley praised the resilience of the people as Bermuda weathered one of its toughest ever storms. Winds of more than 120mph may have been a shock to many — as Hurricane Nicole leapt quickly from Category 1 to Category 4 — but the Premier sai...

All schools and Government offices will remain closed today, however some businesses will be open. During the course of the day The Royal Gazette will be posting information about which stores, firms and establishments are open, and which will be clo...

Seven people were taken to the hospital’s emergency ward with hurricane-related injuries yesterday. None of them were life-threatening, according to a Bermuda Hospitals Board spokeswoman, who also reported there were no visits to the Lamb Foggo Urgen...

The Causeway will reopen at 10pm today, and the airport at noon tomorrow, police have announced. The message came shortly after people were urged to stay off the roads as the post-Nicole assessment and clean-up operation continues. Damage to the Caus...

Hurricane Nicole is moving away from Bermuda 5pm: 114 nautical miles away Local winds at 2.55pm:: 37mph Max sustained winds: 110mph Movement: North-northeast at 21mph Hurricane Nicole is now moving away from Bermuda, after bringing fierce winds, hea...

6pm update Hurricane Nicole, now at Category 2, is continuing farther out into the Atlantic, with the National Hurricane Centre at 5pm putting its eye 114 nautical miles northeast of the island. A hurricane warning was officially dropped at 6pm. A tr...

Belco had restored electricity to 7,698 customers by 8pm, while some 19,733 remain out of power. “Assessments have indicated a large number of poles down and wires,” said a belco spokeswoman. “Crews have been limited in what they can do in the immedi...

Gorham’s is bracing itself for a surge of people today as Hurricane Nicole closes in on Bermuda. “People will start panic buying,” Gorham’s general manager Andrew Mackay said yesterday, adding that half the generators had been sold already. Mr Mackay...

Hurricane Nicole is expected to hit Bermuda tomorrow causing disruption to the island’s services and schedules. On this page The Royal Gazette will provide updates on shipping and airline schedules, school closures, businesses that will close and eve...

The Royal Gazette will not be publishing tomorrow because of Hurricane Nicole. “The timing of this storm means it would be late tomorrow evening before we could print and circulate a newspaper,” Jonathan Howes, the chief executive officer of Bermuda ...