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The head of one of Bermuda’s leading environmental charities has agreed to join a committee tasked with helping to find a lasting use for nine acres of reclaimed land. Jonathan Starling, the Executive Director of Greenrock, will sit on the Cross Isla...

Belco is asking residents to provide up to date and accurate information as their workers prepare for another hurricane season. And they also want those who are dependent on electricity to run life support systems to make sure they are on the compan...

A 15-year-old Bermuda High School student has been awarded this year’s Mervyn White Shield after attending the Nonsuch Island Natural History Camp. Freyja Kermode was given top marks following a week studying on the island. The Nonsuch Camp Spirit A...

Beachgoers have been warned by the Bermuda Government not to light bonfires without adhering to a strict policy set by the Ministry of the Environment. According to environment minister Cole Simons, there have been reports of illegal bonfires on cert...

Bermuda College has hosted its Trashion Show, in which students turn trash into treasure. AMY HARVEY, the organiser, talked to Young Observer about the event. Tell us a bit about the Trashion Show at Bermuda College? The Trashion show is intended t...

Government has urged the public to an make extra effort to protect Bermuda’s turtles. And they have pointed to a number of measures that could help them survive. Sea turtles have been completely protected by legislation since 1972 which prohibits ...

Robin Mayor was at her wits’ end after the double hit of Hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo. It was not the first time she had been left without power for days at a time. After Hurricane Emily in 1987, she was in the dark for three weeks with a six-month old...

Simon Clinton decided to study Green Process Engineering with the hope of exploring Bermuda’s renewable energy options. The 23-year-old top student has just completed his four-year course at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he was a...

Dear Sir, I hasten to write to commend you for commissioning and running the three articles on Renewable Energy for Bermuda, authored by Judith Landsberg, on June 22, 23 and 24. Her writing was erudite, supported by in-depth knowledge of every aspec...

The transition to a sustainable energy future is not just a technical question, or an economic challenge, but is fundamentally a cultural challenge. Professor Karl McDermott, an experienced regulator and consultant to Belco who works out of the Unive...

Bermuda National Trust celebrated “the incredible work” of a number of individuals and organisations at their Annual Awards ceremony held at Elbow Beach Hotel. A packed hall saw certificates and trophies presented by Governor George Fergusson, Minist...

“Our goal is an ambitious one: to increase the social, environmental and economic resilience ... through an efficient use of natural resources and an implementation of projects that will create and sustain high-quality local jobs for current and futu...