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Ten young men were celebrated with a standing ovation yesterday as they graduated from the Department of Parks’ Skills Development Training Programme.
The Department of Parks, the Department of Court Services, and other agencies in partnership with t...
DATE: Jun 15, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Boaters are urged to watch out for experimental lionfish traps being used by commercial fishermen this summer.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has announced traps are located east of St David’s Head, in about 150 to 168 feet of wa...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The cahow chick that has been the star of the 2016 CahowCam livestream has been named Tempest.
Chief conservation officer Jeremy Madeiros’s daughter, Elizabeth Madeiros, named the chick after the William Shakespeare play that was based on Bermuda’s f...
DATE: Jun 03, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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New light has been shed on the threats that lionfish could pose to Bermuda’s waters thanks to the publication of a PhD thesis that has been three years in the making.
The University of Massachusetts paper by Corey Eddy has drawn on many sources incl...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An “adventure conservationist” group has declared the inaugural Devil’s Isle Challenge a success, raising awareness and funds to support conservation.
The event, hosted by Plastic Tides, was described by organisers as an “elite endurance race” with p...
DATE: Jun 02, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda must focus on the long-term sustainability of its infrastructure or face serious problems in the future, environmental charity Greenrock has warned.
The organisation’s director Jonathan Starling, along with shadow environment minister Dennis...
DATE: May 31, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Saltus Grammar School is going solar in a mission to reduce energy costs and become more environmentally conscious.
This summer, the school will install 212 SunPower panels that will produce approximately 100,000 kilowatt hours per year and supply en...
DATE: May 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Marsh and Guy Carpenter employees have helped out with the Trunk Island project as part of their annual community day.
Staff volunteered alongside the Bermuda Zoological Society at the Harrington Sound island, which has seven acres of diverse marine ...
DATE: May 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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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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CATEGORY:
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
