By ERIN SILVER Malcolm Griffiths is a long-time landscape design consultant in Bermuda. His monthly gardening column has run in The Royal Gazette for about 30 years. In that time, he’s learnt a lot about…
By HEATHER WOOD hurricane: hit the grocery store with a plan. Unless you have a generator, it’s best to avoid the freezer aisle; load your cart with nonperishables. Zach Moniz, manager of the Lindo’s Group…
By TIM SMITH Less than 30 years after it was finally connected to the rest of Bermuda, St George’s became an island once more thanks to the great hurricane of September 1899. The Category 3…
By ERIN SILVER If you’re thinking of booking a cruise but worried about sailing during hurricane season, you have little to fear. In fact, international cruise companies such as Carnival Cruise Line are well prepared…
EMILY DAMAGES 2,500 HOMES AFTER BARRELLING INTO BERMUDA By TIM SMITH Heavy showers and winds of less than 50mph were predicted as the diminishing storm Emily approached Bermuda in September 1987. A few hours after…
By TIM SMITH In times of crisis, our Caribbean neighbours know they can count on support from Bermuda. Islanders have repeatedly shown generosity when hurricanes have devastated jurisdictions to the south – raising cash towards…
INCREASED HURRICANE ACTIVITY HURTS BERMUDA’S OCEAN LIFE By TIM SMITH As we focus on the often striking damage to man-made infrastructure, destruction to the shoreline and ocean life can go unnoticed in the aftermath of…