556 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
The proposed Park Hyatt resort is intended to create a community “reminiscent of the Town of St George’s”, according to developers.
The nearly 40 buildings that make up the resort are designed to fit in with the existing East End community, a Departm...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man was fined $10,000 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after he was caught harvesting a protected species of sea snail.
Carlos Moniz, 64, pleaded guilty to one count of collecting 544 West Indian top shells, a species of sea snail in the Devonshire ...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Crops are drying out and water truckers are struggling to meet demand as the Islands streak of dry weather continues.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the Island has so far recorded only 13.56in of rain as of Sunday, well below the usual yea...
DATE: Jul 05, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some exhibits at the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) will be temporarily closed as work on the Madagascar Exhibit continues.
A large crane will be in the facility for around two weeks to install steel roofing materials for the new exhibit, a s...
DATE: Jun 30, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government needs to consider all options to meet water demand during drought conditions, according to Shadow Public Works Minister Mark Pettingill.
He said that droughts like the one currently facing the Island are not uncommon, and that Government n...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute marked World Oceans’ Day yesterday by donating several educational DVDs to the Island’s schools.
The DVDs all focus on Bermuda’s oceans, exploring the history and future of the Island’s waters, as well as ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sand and dust from an industrial site is causing chaos for a Warwick woman who claims it is turning a profit at the expense of neighbours.
Tanya Boyles-Raynor says that a sand sifter at nearby Dynamic Excavating on Quarry Hill is causing clouds of sa...
DATE: May 28, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Lionfish are in the waters surrounding the Island for good but their population can be controlled, according to Chris Flook of the Bermuda Aquarium.
He said that measures intended to reduce the invasive fish’s local population have helped keep the sp...
DATE: May 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Construction on the Grand Atlantic site continues to worry some Warwick residents, who fear the development will cut off public access to the nearby beach
And while some still question the stability of the cliff face only a short distance from the si...
DATE: May 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A series of paintings that disappeared from the Island four decades ago have been returned after resurfacing in the US.
Five watercolours depicting US Civil War blockade runners were turned over to the Bermuda National Trust by a lawyer in Portland, ...
DATE: May 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
