Author Archive: Bernews1

CableVision Thurs. Evening Restoration Update

CableVision crews continued to work across the island today, and the company said they anticipate Trimingham Hill, Crawl Hill area of North Shore Road, businesses on Front Street, Rose Hill and a section of St. David’s will have service restored this evening [Oct 23]. Bermuda CableVision CEO Terry Roberson said, ““CableVision crews continued... Read more of this article

BF&M, Argus: Waiver of Double Deductible

BF&M and Argus announced today [Oct 23] that they will be waiving the right to apply separate deductibles for those unfortunate residential customers who incurred damage during both Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo. The insurance companies said two named storms in such a short period is a very unique occurrence, and “two deductibles... Read more of this article

Logic’s System Fully Restored After Gonzalo

Logic Communications said that as of 2:20pm today [Oct 23] all internet service including those affected by Hurricane Gonzalo, have been fully restored. “Logic would like to remind the public that service to customers is dependent on their access provider’s [CableVision or BTC] service and the restoration of power to their homes,” the... Read more of this article

St. John’s Preschool Will Reopen On Friday

The Department of Education this afternoon [Oct 23] confirmed that St. John’s Preschool will reopen tomorrow [Friday, Oct 24]. “Electrical power has been restored and the school will open as normal tomorrow,” a spokesperson said. “The Ministry wishes to thank all those parents affected by the delayed opening and looks forward... Read more of this article

Man Remains In ICU After Falling Off Ladder

At last check today [Oct 23] the 35 year old man injured after falling from a ladder outside a Longford Road, Warwick residence on Saturday [Oct 18] remained in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The original statement from the police after the incident said, “Around 12 noon on Saturday, October 18th first responders attended a report of a man... Read more of this article

Attempted Theft Of Roof Slate From Home

The police have advised people to secure their home repair supplies when not in use, especially roof slate, as they have received a report about the attempted theft of such supplies from a Hamilton parish home. A police spokesperson said, “Members of the public are advised to secure their home repair supplies when not in use, especially roof slate,... Read more of this article

PLP Confirm #33 Candidate: Jamahl Simmons

[Updated with video] The Progressive Labour Party has just announced that Jamahl Simmons will be their candidate in the upcoming bye-election in Constituency #33 Sandys South, which will be held on November 18th. This announcement follows the OBA’s confirmation yesterday that lawyer Georgia Marshall will serve as their candidate. Mr. Simmons... Read more of this article

Omar Mirza Appointed: 2015 TMA Global Board

Omar Mirza has been appointed to the 2015 Turnaround Management Association [TMA] Global Board of Trustees. Mr. Mirza is currently Senior Vice President of Clarien Bank Limited, Head of the Global Loan Portfolio Risk Management Group, responsible for all aspects of credit risk management as well as leveraging the Bank’s balance sheet to strategically... Read more of this article

Gardens & Arboretum To Close For 3 Months

The Department of Parks said they are “reminding the public that the Botanical Gardens and the Arboretum are closed to the general public for health and safety reasons,” as they “sustained extensive tree and shrub damage as a result of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo.” The Department said it is anticipated they will... Read more of this article

“Marine Ecosystems Tend To Recover Well”

“Bermuda’s marine environment and its inhabitants are used to major storms, including hurricanes. There will inevitably be some acute damage as well as some ongoing negative effects in the short to medium term, but overall our marine ecosystems tend to recover well,” the Department of Environmental Protection said. Having found both a... Read more of this article

List Of Areas BELCO Crews To Work On Today

[Updated] BELCO said we begin today [Oct 23] with approximately 3976 customers waiting for power to be restored following the double hit from Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo. This is broken down by parish as follows: Pembroke 650 Paget 351 Devonshire 619 Warwick 685 Southampton 396 Sandys 92 Smiths 495 Hamilton 297 St. Georges 391 BELCO added,... Read more of this article

Digicel On Track To Be 100% By End Of Week

At close of business today [Oct 22] Digicel confirmed that their network recovery from Hurricane Gonzalo has exceeded 95% and said it is “on track to be at 100% capacity by end of week.” Digicel said that not only are many sites are back online, but that “customers can expect improved coverage in many locations island wide including... Read more of this article