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An oil spill exercise is expected to cause traffic problems in parts of St George’s this week.
A government spokesman said roads in the Whalebone Bay area of Ferry Reach would be closed to the public on Wednesday for the exercise.
The marine area wil...
DATE: Sep 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Residents who unknowingly harbour invasive species on their property will not be targeted under legislation tabled in the House of Assembly to curb the spread of pests on the island.
Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, said the Invasive Alien Speci...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Information commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez has urged public authorities to “familiarise themselves” with the Public Access to Information Act and consult a code of practice when dealing with requests for records.
The commissioner issued the reminde...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
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
A public consultation process on single-use plastics in a bid to abolish the product by next year is to be launched, the Government announced today.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said that the Government had pledged in 2018 to rid the isla...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
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 zoo at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo has been closed to the public to protect certain animals as a result of the spike in Covid-19 cases.
A government statement said some species in the zoo were vulnerable to the virus and needed to be p...
DATE: Aug 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
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