123 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Gareth Finighan
Developers have until the end of next month to submit proposals to renovate properties on the Southlands National Park.
The Government invited proposals to develop the Warwick location through a public-private partnership last September.
Under the sc...
DATE: Jan 22, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Executive director Traci Burgess outlines the impact our bad habits are having on our surrounding waters
DATE: Jan 09, 2023
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A clean-up campaign has cleared more than 50 abandoned boats from the island’s waters in the past seven months.
The Abandoned Boats project was launched by the environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful in conjunction with the Government, and raise...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The team charged with devising a plan to conserve Bermuda’s waters while developing a blue economy is seeking further feedback from the public.
The Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme said there were further opportunities for stakeholders to “make th...
DATE: Dec 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Minister of Home Affairs has trumpeted the Government’s green credentials, claiming that policies are being pushed through to protect the environment on land, sea and air.
Walter Roban told attendees at last week’s Bermuda Youth Climate Summit th...
DATE: Dec 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An environmentally friendly programme offering live cedar trees for rent over the Christmas season has been launched for the second year by the Bermuda National Trust.
The trees, grown by Bermuda Green Thumb on Brighton Hill, are just under 4ft. Once...
DATE: Nov 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Farmers could take legal action to block government plans to set up a vertical-farming industry on the island.
The Bermuda Farmers Association is “addressing the legal path towards presenting an injunction” against the proposal.
In an interview with ...
DATE: Oct 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Farmers have poured cold water on government plans to develop a vertical farming industry on the island.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, unveiled the initiative at a press conference last month, claiming that — on the advice of con...
DATE: Oct 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An expert in marine biology has been appointed to a commission set up to protect the Sargasso Sea.
Murray Roberts, a professor of applied marine biology and ecology at the University of Edinburgh, has replaced Howard Roe, who has stepped down after t...
DATE: Oct 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A government minister has defended Belco over concerns that the electricity provider is pumping out pollution from its north power station.
Jason Hayward, the Minister for the Economy and Labour – who is also the MP for Pembroke Central where the Bel...
DATE: Oct 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan