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The island is to host a major international conservation conference next year, according to the Bermuda National Trust. The BNT won a bid for the International Conference of National Trusts 2019, which is expected to bring 150 representatives of cons...

The draft Bermuda Plan 2018 has been unveiled for public consultation the Minister of Home Affairs announced today. Walter Roban said the document included ideas for neighbourhood improvement — which “may include new recreational areas and community ...

Introduced pests posing a potentially serious threat to Bermuda’s bananas and other crops were found this week in a load of the fruit imported by United States suppliers. The tainted batch containing the scale and mealybug pests was spotted on Tuesda...

A plague of rats in the Botanical Gardens has been tackled by government pest controllers after complaints from the public. Parents said rats have scared park users near the children’s play area in the Paget park, which is Bermuda’s biggest. A mother...

Boat owners got a reminder today from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on the safe zones to discharge sewage from their vessels. Sewage is permitted overboard outside of no-discharge zones, beyond the near shore area — or greater t...

A massive solar power plant is to be built on a vacant runway at the airport. Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, a part of Canadian-based Saturn Power, will develop the six-megawatt power plant on “the finger”, a runway and munitions pier when the airport was r...

Bermuda’s “safest form of pest control” is under threat from water pollution, a researcher who has tracked the island’s cane toad population for about 20 years warned yesterday. Jamie Bacon, the principal investigator for the Bermuda Amphibian Projec...

A fisherman’s whopping catch of a 110lb black grouper this week won praise from friends, who highlighted Chris Burgess as “a steward with a conscience” when it comes to protected species. Mr Burgess landed the giant off the Shore Shore near Castle Ha...

A cahow egg on the protected sanctuary of Nonsuch Island has begun to show signs of imminent hatching, which can be watched live via the online CahowCam. Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer, spotted the cracking during a routi...

A have-a-go crew of sailors is to help tackle Bermuda’s build-up of derelict boats one wreck at a time. The news came as the Government delivered an ultimatum yesterday to the owners of 17 abandoned boats scattered around the island. Officials warned...