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Work to restore one of the island’s East End parks is scheduled to continue tomorrow.
The St George’s Foundation has teamed up with the Department of Parks, airport operator Skyport, the St George’s Rotary Club and the Meyer Group to clear the area a...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dock built at a St George’s park without planning permission has been torn down by the Government.
Island Construction began demolishing the estimated $30,000 build at Rocky Hill yesterday morning and expected it to be completed by the end of the d...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An injured falcon nursed back to health last year has decided to stay in Bermuda, zoologists have revealed.
A tracker device has shown the peregrine falcon, christened Milly after she was found weak an underweight last November, and which was release...
DATE: Jun 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Measures designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 resulted in cleaner air, an environmental study has found.
Drew Pettit, the director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the department recorded a “noticeable improvement” in a...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A plan to install new sewage and water mains to link St George’s and St David’s as part of a waste disposal improvement scheme has been submitted to the Department of Planning.
Documents delivered to planners this month by the Bermuda Land Developmen...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity has pleaded with the public to follow fishing regulations to protect the island’s marine life.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce said policies to ensure the long-term health of Bermuda’s waters should be foll...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns.
The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s cahows notched up a record 134 breeding pairs this year — and the chicks were at healthier weights than 2019.
Jeremy Madeiros, the Government’s principal conservation officer, said that 68 of the endangered birds hatched in 2020.
The number...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new solar farm at the airport has won approval to become the first independent power producer on the island.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the Regulatory Authority had backed an operating licence for the electricity generati...
DATE: May 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes