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Planners approve revamp of listed building to create seniors home

Despite a petition against a 19-bed seniors’ home, plans for ‘interior reconfiguration’ to create the facility have been approved by the Development Applications Board. Mrs K Lightbourne made the application for 15 Wyndham Hill, which is a listed bui...
Feb 21, 2014
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Greenrock pushing for alternative sources of power

Government could provide more incentives to allow people to install alternative sources of power, according to a group promoting sustainability. Greenrock is hoping to see signs in the Budget this week that Government will take the issue of the Islan...
Feb 18, 2014
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Serving God and making a big difference in the lives of others

Picking up trash, cleaning offices and planting gardens for local charities isn’t how most young people dream of spending their weekend. But it recently proved to be an eye opening and rewarding experience for 40 students, ages 11 to 17, from Corner...
Feb 15, 2014
Letters to the Editor

Clearing up Mr Holdipp’s confusion

February 6, 2014 Dear Sir, In his letter titled “Do not give Bermuda’s inheritance away”, published on 3 February, 2014, your correspondent Mr. John H. Holdipp III makes several comments unfavourable to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfo...
Feb 07, 2014
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Documentary on bee crisis to be shown

An award-winning documentary film about the global bee crisis is to screen in Bermuda on Sunday, February 16, as part of the Weekend Film Series at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. More than Honey tackles the vexing question of why bees ...
Feb 06, 2014
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Greenrock says: Recycleyour printer cartridges!

Did You Know …? In one year, if the world’s discarded cartridges were stacked end-to-end, they would circle the earth more than three times. Seventy percent of used printer cartridges throughout the world are currently being thrown out. Thankfully, ...
Feb 06, 2014
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Bermuda to support Earth Hour

Bermuda will join countries around the world next month to mark Earth Hour. On March 29, residents will be asked to turn out their lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm to show their concern for the environment. Earth Hour is a global initiative involving mil...
Feb 05, 2014
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Pest and menace: Dealing with Bermuda’s red-eared sliders

It’s a typical story. You buy a red-eared slider terrapin, build a pond and erect what you think is a terrapin proof fence. A few months down the line you find the terrapin has completely vanished. You worry that your pet might be dead. Don’t worry t...
Feb 03, 2014
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Another clean-up planned for St George’s GC

A community clean-up for the overgrown St George’s Golf Course proved so successful that another is being held this weekend. “We had an overwhelming response — we wanted to send a special ‘thank you’ to the Governor and the Premier for showing up,” s...
Jan 30, 2014
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Raven sighting is a first for Island

Bermuda birdwatchers have this week confirmed a sighting of a common raven on the Island for the first time. Conservationist David Wingate said the bird was first reported by David Barber, who spotted it on January 1 and again on January 6. The sight...
Jan 29, 2014
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Island’s bluebirds at greater risk than their US cousins

Bermudian bluebirds are at greater risk of dying out than their American cousins, according to a recent report. The study, “Island Life Shapes the Physiology and Life History of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis),” compared the Eastern bluebird popula...
Jan 28, 2014
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