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Happy Valley Child Care Centre Closed For Day

Happy Valley Child Care Centre is closing with “immediate effect” due to a plumbing issue, the Government said at just past noon today [Jan 24]. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Social Development and Sport wishes to advise that Happy Valley Child Care Centre is closing with immediate effect due to a plumbing issue. “Today’s... Read more of this article

TCD Closed Due To Broken Pipe [Re-Opened]

[Updated] TCD is closed this morning [Dec 13] due to a broken water pipe, the Ministry has confirmed, saying that “it is expected TCD will resume normal services by mid-afternoon today.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs would like to inform the public that the Transport Control Department... Read more of this article

St. George’s Water Plan Information Forum

The Ministry of Public Works is encouraging residents to attend a Public Information Centre to learn about the latest recommendations of the “Strategy for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Servicing – St. George’s Parish” on Wednesday, December 6th. A Government spokesperson said, “Next week, the Ministry of Public Works is encouraging residents... Read more of this article

Dellwood Middle School Closes Early On Monday

[Updated] Dellwood Middle School is closing early today [Oct 16] due to plumbing issues, with water to the school shut off following a burst water main. A Government spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Education is advising that Dellwood Middle School is closing early today due to plumbing issues. “Water to the school has been shut off due... Read more of this article

Repairs Underway In Devon Spring, Devonshire

The Public Works Ministry advised that repairs are underway to fix a water main break in the Devon Spring, Devonshire area, which will result in a disruption of water service for area residents. A spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Public Works is advising that repair works are underway to fix a water main break in the Devon Spring, Devonshire... Read more of this article

‘Dramatic Increase’ For Watlington Waterworks

In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], Watlington Waterworks released their Directors report, saying that their ”performance through the first six months of this year has been remarkable,” with the increase “due to very high demand from increased tourism related activity because of the America’s Cup and an early summer... Read more of this article

TCD & Emissions Control Closed For Rest Of Day

The Transport Control Department and Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd have both closed for the remainder of today [Aug 11] due to lack of running water in the building. A spokesperson said, “The Transport Control Department has advised that TCD and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. have both closed for the remainder of today, as a result of a lack of... Read more of this article

Water Shut Down Schedule: June 12 To July 9

Following after yesterday’s announcement regarding the need to shut off Government’s piped water customers for approximately a week at a time to allow a greater water supply for water truckers, the Government has released the water distribution shut down schedule [by parish], which is relevant only to Government’s piped water customers. The... Read more of this article

New Measures In Place Due To Water Shortage

The Ministry of Public Works, in consultation with the Bermuda Water Truckers Association [BWTA], said they “determined that, due to the extremely dry weather conditions, new measures must be put in place to increase the quantity of potable water available to water truckers.” “There remains a large portion of the community who are... Read more of this article

Ministry Reminds The Public To Conserve Water

The Ministry of Public Works is today [June 2] reminding the public to make all efforts to conserve water during this time as Bermuda continues to experience very dry weather conditions. A Government spokesperson said, “As Bermuda continues to experience very dry weather conditions, the Ministry of Public Works would like to remind the public to make... Read more of this article

Watlington Waterworks: “Extraordinary Year”

In a filing with the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], Watlington Waterworks Ltd. released the annual financial results to December 31, 2016 along with the Directors Report. The Directors’ Report stated, “The year 2016 was an extraordinary year for the Company due to the nature of the challenges that had to be confronted and the ultimate outcome... Read more of this article

TCD & BECL Will Open Again Tomorrow

TCD and the Bermuda Emissions Control testing centre on North Street will be open tomorrow [May 12], after being closed today and part of yesterday, due to the absence of running water. A spokesperson said, “The Transport Control Department [TCD] and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. [BECL] testing centre on North Street are expected to be open again... Read more of this article

TCD & BECL Closed Due To Absence Of Water

The Transport Control Department and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. testing centre on North Street are closed today [May 11] due to the absence of running water. A spokesperson said, “The Transport Control Department [TCD] and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. [BECL] testing centre on North Street are closed, due to the absence of running water. “TCD... Read more of this article

TCD & BECL Closed For Remainder Of Day

The Transport Control Department and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. testing centre on North Street have closed for the remainder of today [May 10] due to the absence of running water. A spokesperson said, “Due to the absence of running water, the Transport Control Department [TCD] and the Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd. [BECL] testing centre on... Read more of this article

Ministry: Low Rainfall, Please Conserve Water

Saying that the current amount of rainfall in Bermuda is well below normal levels — with last month’s rainfall 80% below the normal average — the Government is urging people to “make all efforts to conserve water at this time.” A Public Works spokesperson said, “As noted by the Bermuda Weather Service, the current amount... Read more of this article

Video: Facing Challenges Of Water Management

The Division of Arts and Science Corange Science public forum was held yesterday evening [Jan 25], featuring Bermudian scientist Tarik Smith speaking on the topic of “Water Engineering: Facing the Challenges of Water Management.” The segment explored population growth, environmental pollution and climate change as just some of the factors threatening... Read more of this article

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