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Volunteers are welcome for Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s clean-up drive in the aftermath of a family-friendly Christmas Day tradition on the South Shore.
The impromptu gathering that sees hundreds of people celebrate Christmas at Elbow Beach is not organ...
DATE: Dec 22, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A fishing industry group has served Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, with a request to discuss “revising the methodology” for a controversial marine conversation plan.
The letter from the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda, sent yesterday, sugge...
DATE: Dec 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A clean-up campaign has cleared more than 50 abandoned boats from the island’s waters in the past seven months.
The Abandoned Boats project was launched by the environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful in conjunction with the Government, and raise...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A government official urged fishermen to “come back to the table” after a major representative group snubbed an offer to join conservation talks.
A response to a letter of objection sent out on Thursday by the Fishermen’s Association Bermuda also...
DATE: Dec 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A young bald eagle that arrived on the island in March was still on the hunt this autumn, according to the Bermuda Audubon Society.
The society said the predator was last spotted over the Mid-Ocean Golf Club in mid-November.
In the autumn edition of ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmental groups have launched formal objections in an effort to halt the construction of a parking lot and events lawn on a national park.
The Bermuda Audubon Society and the Bermuda National Trust have objected to the proposal’s use of the sout...
DATE: Dec 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Birdwatchers are set to have a busy week as 25 citizen scientists with the Bermuda Audubon Society carry out the annual bird count.
The weeklong event started on Wednesday, with the main count day taking place on today.
A spokeswoman for the society ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fishermen have rebuffed an offer to join talks on a conservation plan being drawn up for Bermuda waters and accused government officials of ignoring their views.
The Fishermen’s Association Bermuda called for a halt to the drafting of the Bermuda Oce...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Government has saved $42,000 in electricity costs since solar panels started operating on the roofs of the General Post Office and the Government Administration Building in June, MPs were told.
David Burch, the public works minister, said saving...
DATE: Dec 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Ten young people have won recognition as climate ambassadors at the island’s second annual Youth Climate Summit.
The group of alumni from the 2021 summit pitched in for a year of activities following the inaugural call to arms against climate change,...
DATE: Dec 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell