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A great white shark is thought to have been spotted about 12 miles off the southwestern coast of Bermuda. A group of friends were fishing at sea mount Challenger Banks last Thursday when they saw a large shark circling their boat. Michiko Campbell, ...

A dock built at a St George’s park without planning permission has been torn down by the Government. Island Construction began demolishing the estimated $30,000 build at Rocky Hill yesterday morning and expected it to be completed by the end of the d...

Two experts on climate risk and resilience strategies will be panellists on a webinar hosted by the Bermuda Business Development Agency this month. Samantha Medlock, senior counsel for the US House select committee on the climate crisis, and Collin O...

Plans to build 18 homes and establish one of the island’s largest conservation areas at Riddell’s Bay have received government backing. Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs, tabled a special development order in a virtual sit...

Renewed calls to ban glyphosate-based weedkillers in Bermuda have been made after the company that owns the Roundup brand said it would pay almost $11 billion to settle cancer claims linked to the product. Campaigners said alternative ways to control...

Aspen Insurance and Axa XL are the latest in a growing number of insurers to step away from a major coal mining project in Australia as pressure mounted for the industry to distance itself from the fossil fuels sector. The Adani Group’s proposed Carm...

An injured falcon nursed back to health last year has decided to stay in Bermuda, zoologists have revealed. A tracker device has shown the peregrine falcon, christened Milly after she was found weak an underweight last November, and which was release...

June is designated as PTSD Awareness Month, which concentrates on the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder among people who suffer mentally, physically and/or emotionally from a past trauma. It is a modern diagnosis commonly associated with comba...

Measures designed to slow the spread of Covid-19 resulted in cleaner air, an environmental study has found. Drew Pettit, the director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said the department recorded a “noticeable improvement” in a...

An engineering project to expand water networks is under consideration by the Government. The Ministry of Public Works — through the Bermuda Housing Corporation — asked for submissions from consultants to develop a business case for a new water, wast...

A charity set up to protect Bermuda’s bluebirds has appealed to the public to help them save the species. Stuart Smith, of the Bermuda Bluebird Society, said the group hoped to collect information about eastern bluebird nests island-wide so they coul...

Power firm Belco has apologised after soot from its plant landed on nearby homes. A Belco spokesman said: “We would like to sincerely apologise for this incident and undertake to quickly do everything we can to mitigate the impact to the surrounding ...