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Plans to expand the concession at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to planners.
Horseshoe Bay Live has proposed extensive renovations to the existing facilities at the western side of the Southampton beach to create a...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Young people are to be brought together in an effort to combat climate change.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute has organised its first Youth Climate Summit, scheduled to take place online between November 22 and 27.
The BUEI said it was ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to introduce fees for single-use plastics in the run-up to an outright ban could be scrapped, a policy paper has warned.
The paper said that the Government had earlier pledged to introduce a charge for single-use plastics but the 2020 deadline ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive.
One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a fine is plausible, the amount is unjust. Also imp...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The seas around Bermuda have already started to suffer from damage caused by climate change, an island researcher has warned.
Nick Bates, a senior scientist and director of research at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science, said Bermuda’s waters had...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A solar farm at the airport could be operational soon, the Government said yesterday.
Jeanne Nikolai, the Government’s director of energy, said the developers were “very close” to finishing the commissioning process.
She added: “It could be as soon a...
DATE: Aug 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has been urged to take action to prevent an historical Devonshire home from falling into disrepair.
Montpelier, a listed building owned by the Bermuda Government, had been the official residence of the Deputy Governor.
But it has been ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been asked for their views on proposed legislation designed to tackle the threat from imported animals and plants.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the draft Invasive Alien Species Act 2021 would strengthen protection and...
DATE: Aug 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke school hopes to install a solar array on their roof as part of an effort to improve sustainability and raise environmental awareness.
Carlos Ferreira, chairman of the Mount Saint Agnes Board of Governors, said the board agreed in 2019 to m...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been asked for its views as the Government draws up legislation to tackle the threat of invasive plants and animals.
The proposed Invasive Alien Species Act was designed to prevent the introduction of new pest species and control the ...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes