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The row between fishermen and the Government over marine conservation plans shows no sign of letting up

A town hall meeting is to be held in St David’s next week on the proposed installation of a medical waste incinerator, the Government has said. The gathering on Tuesday, November 1, will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resourc...

Conservationists have highlighted the plight of two “critically endangered” endemics on the island, the cahow and the Bermuda skink. Nonsuch Expeditions used Endangered Species Day to put a spotlight on the species. Jean-Pierre Rouja said: “This Enda...

A new “micro forest” sprang-up in Warwick at the weekend as volunteers toiled for eight hours to transform a stretch of land by the roadside into a kaleidoscope of colour. The Bermuda Zoological Society spearheaded the project, and with backing from ...

A relationship with a company contracted to bring tidal power to Bermuda was yesterday defended by the Government after the One Bermuda Alliance questioned the deal. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said it was “misleading and unfounded” to s...

Plans to ban single use plastics in Bermuda were highlighted by the home affairs minister at an international forum. Walter Roban told the virtual Financial Times Global Boardroom event that the island was leading the way on climate change. Mr Roban...

A bust-up over the state of the Tynes Bay incinerator heated up yesterday as the Government was accused of failure to act on promises of investment in the plant that dated back decades. A major announcement by Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the publ...

Wave power has the potential to meet all the island’s electricity demand, the home affairs minister said today. Walter Roban added a move to wave generation would also lead to cheaper bills for consumers. Mr Roban was speaking as he announced an agre...

Mass demonstrations at the climate crisis summit in Scotland were yesterday defended by the home affairs minister. Walter Roban, a delegate at the event in Glasgow, said he sympathised with activists such as Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenage environm...