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The Department of Planning will be conducting a review of the Bermuda Plan 2008 zonings and policies, according to the Ministry of the Environment. In a statement released this afternoon, members of the public are invited to submit requests to rezone...

Farmer Tom Wadson has urged the Bermuda Government to reconsider its decision to lift the ban on the weed killer Rodeo. Environmental charity Greenrock has also spoken out in support of the ban, urging residents to attend a public meeting on the Glyp...

There’s still time to sign up for the third annual Winter Lionfish Derby. Residents with up-to-date lionfish culling permits are invited to brave the cold and participate. According to event organisers, Bermuda’s lionfish seem to move closer to sho...

The sound of driving rain, welcome to most Bermudians, brings foreboding in the Roach household, where flooding remains a reality after years of roadworks.“Niagara Falls had nothing on it,” John Roach told The Royal Gazette, after last week's record ...

A series of films and discussions about the environment will be presented by the Catholic Church’s Peace and Social Ministry. The committee is promising a “provocative, soul-searching and sobering” debate on the issue which was inspired by Pope Franc...

The Cayman Islands is the newest signatory of the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea. Politician Kurt Tibbett signed the document on behalf of his government on January 3, making the Cayman Islands the nint...

Plans to build a new St Regis hotel in St George’s — which would boost tourism and provide jobs — have been approved. The development, which will overlook Gates Bay, will feature a 122-key resort with 97 hotel rooms and 25 suites, as well as a casino...

Environment group BEST has expressed its disappointment that the ban on weedkiller Rodeo could be lifted. Products containing concentrated levels of glyphosate “present the greatest risk to everyone”, warned the campaigners, who urged the Bermuda Gov...

It’s a far cry from its arctic breeding ground, but a common eider has been spotted in Bermuda for the first time. The resilient sea duck — identified near Clearwater Beach by birder Andrew Dobson and his family last Saturday — was the highlight of t...

Vandals have struck at the netball courts in Bernard Park. Large areas of the popular facility have been left splashed and smeared with paint, prompting ire online. The courts are used frequently by the Bermuda Netball Association, a charity, as well...

A government report has recommended that the ban on the weed killer Rodeo be lifted in Bermuda. Environmental engineer Geoff Smith was tasked with looking into the risks of the weed control glyphosate from road spraying in light of local concerns. Th...

Bermuda College is enjoying a Christmas display powered entirely by the sun thanks to the instructor of a new course in photovoltaic solar panel installation. Co-owner of the company Combined Engineering Technologies, Joseph Weeks was brought in to ...