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An engineering project to expand water networks is under consideration by the Government.
The Ministry of Public Works — through the Bermuda Housing Corporation — asked for submissions from consultants to develop a business case for a new water, wast...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Power firm Belco has apologised after soot from its plant landed on nearby homes.
A Belco spokesman said: “We would like to sincerely apologise for this incident and undertake to quickly do everything we can to mitigate the impact to the surrounding ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Schoolchildren who submitted artwork to the Ag Show were rewarded for their hard work yesterday despite the event been cancelled.
Dozens of youngsters who submitted their artwork prior to the Covid-19 shelter in place period had their submissions exa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A plan to install new sewage and water mains to link St George’s and St David’s as part of a waste disposal improvement scheme has been submitted to the Department of Planning.
Documents delivered to planners this month by the Bermuda Land Developmen...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
This Friday marks the 1 year anniversary of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Bermuda, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), and the Waitt Institute to form the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP)....
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity has pleaded with the public to follow fishing regulations to protect the island’s marine life.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce said policies to ensure the long-term health of Bermuda’s waters should be foll...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns.
The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s cahows notched up a record 134 breeding pairs this year — and the chicks were at healthier weights than 2019.
Jeremy Madeiros, the Government’s principal conservation officer, said that 68 of the endangered birds hatched in 2020.
The number...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new solar farm at the airport has won approval to become the first independent power producer on the island.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the Regulatory Authority had backed an operating licence for the electricity generati...
DATE: May 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes