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A clean air advocacy group says the Government has repeatedly failed to consult its members over draft legislation that aims to improve air quality standards in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition is made up of residents, businesses, schools an...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The developers of a home in Shark Hole bypassed conditions that had been set out to reduce environmental impact and instead opted to clear the site by mass excavation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the developers contravened various sections of t...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Belco has defended exceeding the UK Air Quality Objective for emissions and said the company had adhered to local laws.
Last year, the energy firm reported 63 exceedances of the sulphur dioxide 15-minute period - the UK and EU objectives permit ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Levels of sulphur dioxide in an area close to Belco far exceeded annual limits set in Britain and the EU last year.
The area on Ocean Lane, which has not been monitored for air quality since June, is vulnerable to down drafting of the chemical compou...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Free health screenings, healthy food samples and water will be on offer as part of a public open day being hosted by the Bermuda Diabetes Association.
The charity is inviting the public to the event on November 14, World Diabetes Day, to learn more ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian providing humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine has described hearing missiles explode only a few blocks away from him.
Jason Rhind, 36, moved to Ukraine in May with the US charitable organisation Task Force Yankee to help transport and d...
DATE: Oct 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Duranda Greene is to retire as president of the Bermuda College at the end of the academic year.
Jerome Reid, the chairman of the college’s board of governors, made the announcement and thanked Dr Greene for her contribution and years of service.
D...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of holding a knife to a woman’s throat at her residence on Princess Street in Pembroke on Wednesday evening.
The woman was sitting outside her home when, at about 10.45pm, she was g...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The public is being urged to learn how to recognise the signs of a stroke in an effort to save lives.
The Bermuda Hospitals Board’s Primary Stroke Centre put out the call to increase public awareness of the condition in the run-up to World Stroke Day...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The cruel treatment of animals in the fashion industry is the focus of a documentary being screened on Saturday.
Slay is the final feature of the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute’s free, climate-focused film series.
It follows film-maker...
DATE: Oct 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Entertainment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan