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Bermuda could get an independent regulator for its water supply — setting charges to allow suppliers to maintain infrastructure, an open forum on the sector was told. The Ministry of Public Works held an online forum on water and waste water services...

“Groundbreaking” research has shed fresh light on the migrating humpback whales that could help to bring international status to Bermuda’s waters. Whale researcher Andrew Stevenson, who spent years collecting data for use in the study, is to bring th...

Sweeping plans to develop the island’s maritime economy with a conservation model potentially protecting 20 per cent of Bermuda’s exclusive waters go for a final public meeting tomorrow at the West End. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, remind...

Fees for disposing of horticultural waste will be waived this week in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, the Ministry of Public Works said. The waiver remains in place until noon on Saturday, with the regular fees returning from 7.30am next Monday. Normal ...

A marine conservation plan met more opposition from the island’s fishermen last night in the latest public forum to discuss the plan. But the meeting on the proposed Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme also heard that 18 projects have been highlighted...

Plans to safeguard a portion of Bermuda’s exclusive waters are modest compared with what Britain might impose if the island fails to act, home affairs minister Walter Roban has warned. Mr Roban spoke after the Government’s “Blue Prosperity” marine co...

One of the older residents of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is still going strong after decades on the island. According to BAMZ, Oscar the American alligator has lived comfortably in Bermuda for more than 40 years. Oscar was sent to a new lif...

Bermuda’s younger voices will continue the global dialogue on climate change with the island’s second Youth Climate Summit hosted by a leading ocean conservation group. Last year, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute brought international...

The wait is over for lovers of local lobsters, as the 2022-23 season opens from tomorrow until the end of next March. But a decline in numbers of the local Caribbean spiny lobster, whose population has been hit by the loss of seagrass habitats, means...

No-fishing zones off Bermuda totalling 90,000 sq km have been proposed, along with an investment centre to drive economic investment in local waters. The fish sanctuaries, with plans to court overseas investors to the island, were unveiled by Water R...