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The Bermuda Environment and Sustainability Taskforce has launched a fundraising drive to coincide with founder Stuart Hayward’s 74th birthday.
The charity is urging members of the public to donate to the campaign to recognise Mr Hayward’s efforts.
“S...
DATE: May 19, 2016
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Environment
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The West End Development Corporation maintained that it is keeping an open mind on the future of the Cross Island Marina project.
And while the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce criticised the quango for failing to publicise its suggesti...
DATE: May 17, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s not every animal that is treated to a birthday surprise.
But for Pebbles the Atlantic harbour seal, it must have felt like all her birthdays had come at once on Wednesday when she was given a frozen cake of fish.
All the other seals at the Bermu...
DATE: May 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The seawater at Bermuda’s top tourist beaches has been given a clean bill of health as the summer vacation season gets into full swing.
Environmental health officers have been regularly testing the quality of the bathing water at the nine most popula...
DATE: May 13, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Three teens who have joined forces to brighten Bermuda’s beaches are now calling on the public to pitch in for their last job.
The Clean Habitats trio has set aside Sunday, May 15, for the culmination of their beach cleanups, at Whalebone Bay in St G...
DATE: May 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The “water crisis” at Cedar Park in Devonshire has been resolved, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
Residents have been complaining for years that their tap water was “brown and murky”.
But the government department said yesterday that the w...
DATE: May 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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A Bermudian student has been selected to attend an environmental sustainability conference taking place in New Zealand.
Jendayi Joell was one of 25 students attending North Carolina State University to be given the opportunity to attend the Sustaini...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Incoming weather has brought an increased presence of the Portuguese Man o’ War jellyfish into Horseshoe Bay, the Department of Parks has advised.
Swimmers are advised to take extreme care: the jellyfish, the tentacles of which can trail quite far fr...
DATE: May 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Local fishermen have been warned to stay away from protected marine areas, known as the “hind grounds”.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced today that the areas were closed to all fishing activities as of May 1.
These areas ...
DATE: May 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Green turtles have been removed from the endangered species list in Florida, with a researcher saying Bermuda played an important role.
American officials formally announced that the species had been moved from the endangered species list in both Flo...
DATE: Apr 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes