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Bermudian environmentalists are encouraged by the creation of a massive marine preserve on the other side of the world. Australia last week announced the creation of an enormous marine preserve in the Coral Sea, spanning around 500,000 square kilomet...

The Toyota Prius the world’s best-selling hybrid car has finally arrived in Bermuda. The brand new Prius c, a 1.5 litre, 5-door hatchback, is the first hybrid car to go on general sale in Bermuda and according to Bermuda Motors, the Island’s Toyota ...

In November 2006, my husband Sven and I read a piece in The New Yorker magazine that changed our lives. In the article, ‘The Darkening Sea’, journalist Elizabeth Kolbert reported in detail on ocean acidification, which she called ‘the flip side of gl...

In December 2008 the United Nations officially designated June 8 of every year as World Oceans Day, an idea first proposed by Canada at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In a speech to the UN General Assembly on the first observance ...

Friday June 8 is World Oceans Day and Bermuda has so much to celebrate: Our reefs are among the healthiest in the world, our turquoise ocean and pink beaches are the bedrock of our tourism industry and the sea is the foundation of our community and o...

While in the midst of implementing its new brand, Rosewood Tucker’s Point also celebrated being certified by Los Angeles-based Green Globe. And while it meant that Facilities Manager Kevin Lanthier had a lot on his plate, the Rosewood brand and the G...

Keep Bermuda Beautiful has launched a new programme aimed at keeping public areas litter-free. The Adopt-A-Spot programme, which is an updated version of the once popular Rockwatchers programme, invites residents to adopt a public space and commit to...

Medical waste, including human parts and bloodied hospital gowns, was left “baking” inside shipping containers off the hospital grounds, according to sources close to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. The biomedical waste was kept at the special was...

A heated debate on the protection of open spaces was nearly cut short after repeated complaints of personal attacks in a speech by Environment Minister Marc Bean. Members of the One Bermuda Alliance and the United Bermuda Party (UBP) said open spaces...

Seven parks will be reclassified as nature reserves to better protect them as important refuges for wildlife, according to Public Works Minister Michael Weeks. Mr Weeks said the proposals stem from a recently-completed mapping review of the Island’s ...