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A guide on how to watch whales in safety has been issued by the environment department.
The set of guidelines was designed to ensure the safety of the public and minimise the disturbance caused to whales.
Officials said March and April were the peak ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A secluded site on a wooded hilltop with a controversial development history is in line for a residential development.
But a spokesman for the developer of the 21-acre site on White Crest Hill in Hamilton Parish highlighted that plans for 13 resident...
DATE: Mar 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has launched a $200,000 climate change study aimed at determining the threats to Bermuda from climate change.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, told the House of Assembly today: “Within the next 25 years Bermuda is expected to e...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Residents of St David’s and visitors to the island have appealed for a supermarket to fill a major gap in the area.
Almost a fifth of people who responded to a survey about the area said that the lack of somewhere to buy groceries was their biggest ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The National Sports Centre is to get a bit greener with new energy-efficient lights expected to slash its electricity bills.
Craig Tyrrell, the operations manager at the Devonshire stadium, said the switch to LED bulbs was part of a drive towards cut...
DATE: Mar 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A temporary art exhibition designed to highlight plastic waste in the seas is to open this week.
A Plastic Ocean, on show at the former Dog House bar on Hamilton’s Front Street, will feature works created from marine plastic waste by a range of i...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Hi-tech mini-submarines will be used to track the movement of fish to assess population numbers, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it would use Remus 100 autonomous underwater vehicles after i...
DATE: Feb 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Plans for a warehouse development off Lolly’s Well Road in Smith’s face being recommended for refusal after opposition from neighbours
DATE: Feb 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 50 abandoned boats are to be hauled out of the water and destroyed.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport said that 17 vessels had recently been identified in addition to 37 other boats that had already been earmarked for disposal.
Th...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
An environmental group has teamed up with Bermuda College to bring back a series of events designed to educate people about the environment.
The Eco Lunch and Learn series, a joint effort with the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, will ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes