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A new species of ray has settled in island waters, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday. Mark Outerbridge, a senior biodiversity officer at the department, said in the latest Envirotalk newsletter it appeared that a popu...

Plans to expand the concession at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to planners. Horseshoe Bay Live has proposed extensive renovations to the existing facilities at the western side of the Southampton beach to create a...

Young people are to be brought together in an effort to combat climate change. The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute has organised its first Youth Climate Summit, scheduled to take place online between November 22 and 27. The BUEI said it was ...

A plan to set up a container depot in an area with a history of complaints about large vehicles faces stiff opposition. Today marks the deadline for objectors to file with the Department of Planning over a proposal by Fast Forward Freight to create a...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...