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Thanksgiving Gathering Set For Wednesday
The Anglican Bishop of Bermuda has joined with other churches and community groups to hold a special service to thank Bermuda’s “hurricane heroes.” The service will be held on Wednesday [Oct 29] between 12.30pm and 2pm at City Hall, with the Anglican Cathedral on Church Street as the alternative site in case of rain. Bishop Nicholas Dill... Read more of this article
BELCO Monday Evening Restoration Update
[Updated] “At 6.00pm, Monday, 27 October, there are approximately 1,743 customers without power and a number of jobs still ongoing”, BELCO said this evening [Oct 27]. “We expect this number to reduce substantially when all jobs are closed out at the end of the night with many crews working late hours. Any jobs in progress that are... Read more of this article
CableVision: 90% Of Video, 83% Of Internet
“After continuing our work through the weekend, we now have 90 per cent of our video subscribers and 83 per cent of our internet subscribers are back online,” Bermuda CableVision CEO Terry Roberson said today [Oct 27]. Mr. Roberson added, “Tomorrow, our crews will continue to work in St. David’s, the Hamilton Parish area from Winton Hill... Read more of this article
Minister & Opposition On Minister’s Roof Repair
[Updated with Minister's response] Questions have arisen from the Opposition as to whether staff from the Ministry of Public Works were dispatched to Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin’s residence after her roof sustained damage in Hurricane Gonzalo, and questions have also been asked about where the materials used came from. In a statement issued... Read more of this article
Seniors’ Group Assessing Home Repair Needs
Age Concern is currently assessing the extent of need for financial support for seniors with respect to home repairs as a result of Tropical Storm Fay and Hurricane Gonzalo. Executive Director, Mrs. Claudette Fleming said, “Age Concern Bermuda is currently assessing the extent of need for financial support with respect to home repairs as a result... Read more of this article
Photo Set #2: Hurricane Gonzalo Aftermath
Hurricane Gonzalo has now completely dissipated, but its direct hit on us last weekend left visible damage across the island and widespread power and communications outages, most of which have already been repaired. The UK Royal Navy vessel HMS Argyll arrived in the area on Saturday providing a helicopter to assist officials in assessing damages caused... Read more of this article
Monday: List Of Areas BELCO To Work On
[Updated] As restoration from Hurricane Gonzalo continues, BELCO has provided the list of areas being worked on today [Oct 27], and said that in addition to these areas, crews will work on commercial customers, medical emergencies and quick fixes, and will move on to new jobs in addition to these, where possible. The last count from BELCO was approximately... Read more of this article
Digicel Restored, Offers Free International Calls
Digicel announced their network is fully restored following Hurricane Gonzalo, and as their ‘thank you’ to customers, the company is offering postpaid customers 30 free minutes of international talk time per day through October 31st 2014. Alistair Beak, CEO of Digicel Bermuda says; “Bermuda has made an amazing recovery post Tropical Storm... Read more of this article
BELCO Sunday Evening Restoration Update
“Saturday marked a week since Hurricane Gonzalo departed Bermuda, making it the second severe storm to do so in a week’s time, following on the heels of Tropical Storm Fay,” BELCO said this evening [Oct 26] adding that as of 4:00pm today, approximately 2,062 customers remain without power. A statement from the company said, “These... Read more of this article
Thanksgiving Gathering Following Fay & Gonzalo
Imagine Bermuda has revealed that the island’s major churches, along with various community groups, are joining in organizing a Thanksgiving gathering to express gratitude for the collective response to the circumstances flowing from the two recent storms on October 29 from 12.30pm to 2.00pm in Hamilton. A spokesperson said, “The purpose of... Read more of this article
BELCO’s Sunday Morning Restoration Update
[Updated] BELCO said that as of 12:01am today [Oct 26] there are 2816 customers remaining without power following Tropical Storm Fay, and Hurricane Gonzalo. The company said today they “will continue to prioritize restoration of commercial customers, including those that have been without power since TS Fay, and the small branch lines with TS... Read more of this article
Catastrophe Risk Seminar On October 28th
The Bermuda Insurance Institute [BII] and the Risk Prediction Initiative [RPI2.0] will be collaborating again this year to provide seminar focused on Catastrophe Risk. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Internationally relevant topics discussed will include: tsunami and storm surge, surging seas, and flooding. Additionally, there... Read more of this article
