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An ongoing project for lighting to go green at the National Sports Centre will come with a significant cost savings on its electricity bills.
James Pace, facilities manager at the Devonshire centre, said the installation of LED lighting should be com...
DATE: Aug 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Planning officials have urged the Minister of Home Affairs to reject a conservation management plan for a Tucker’s Point property after the developers cleared a swath of nature reserve to create an ocean view.
According to planning documents, RWTP Go...
DATE: Aug 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Regulatory Authority is considering taking legal action against electricity supplier Belco over an ongoing dispute concerning soot emissions.
And last night a pressure group representing area residents affected by the fallout said it hoped the in...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The architectural company behind a controversial development at Shark Hole – halted pending the outcome of an investigation – claims it has followed all necessary criteria.
Georgia Benevides, of Benevides and Associates Architects, said because of c...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Plans to build a new warehouse to serve the Ocean View Golf Course have been rejected over the location of the project on woodlands reserve.
The project was originally proposed for a site occupied by the existing warehouse, but plans were shifted aft...
DATE: Aug 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, met with representatives from the Caribbean this week as the region prepares for the COP 27 climate conference in Egypt.
Mr Roban travelled to Nassau in the Bahamas to take part in the First Regional Heads ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public has been warned against releasing pets into the wild after reports of several guinea pigs being dumped at Spittal Pond Nature Reserve.
A spokesman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said: “While guinea pigs are trendy ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Guinea pigs and rabbits are being released into the wild in increasing numbers and are creating a potential environmental threat, according to the SPCA.
Kate Terceira, executive director of the charity, said they had seen a rise in reports of pets, i...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An anti-racism charity has applauded another local charity for considering changing its name.
The Bermuda Audubon Society recently announced that it was “exploring a potential name change” to dissociate itself from anti-abolitionist owner of enslave...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A Bermuda bird conservation charity is exploring a potential name change to distance itself from John James Audubon, the anti-abolitionist slave owner it derives from.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said the conversation had begun in light of other orga...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan