A retired Bermuda bus has been given a new lease of life. Premier Ewart Brown yesterday revealed that Government was donating an old 1996-model vehicle to the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS). The bus - whose pink exterior has been covered with a fresh coat of blue paint - will be used to transport students between the BIOS station and various sites around the island, including Spittal Pond.
Speaking at the presentation of the vehicle, Dr. Brown said: "We are delighted to find a use for a vehicle which in days gone by would have been destined for the bottom of the ocean.
"It's not a trash heap bus by any means but a bus that can no longer handle scheduled service.
"I'm just so delighted to be at this formal presentation of this bus.
Thrilled
"This the third time where the Ministry of Tourism and Transport has found a constructive use for buses that can't handle the rigors of scheduled service."
The Ministry also recently provided buses for the Aquarium and the Hope For Life Foundation.
BIOS Director Tony Knap was thrilled to take delivery of the vehicle.
He said: "The donation of this bus will allow us to assist local and international students by transporting them to and from various observational and fieldwork sites across Bermuda.
"On behalf of BIOS I would like to thank the Premier and the Ministry of Tourism and Transport for the extraordinarily generous donation of our new bus.
"We are indeed most grateful for this."
BIOS is an independent US non-profit marine research and educational institute founded in 1903 and based at Ferry Reach, St. George's.
