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The past five years have been the hottest on record. “The climate crisis has arrived”, more than 11,000 scientists just warned in a public statement, “and is accelerating faster than most scientists expected. It is more severe than anticipated, threa...

Bermuda should invest in algae farms to help fight climate change, a Progressive Labour Party MP backbencher urged. Dennis Lister III said that the island should look at “exploring algae cultivation as a means of combating this imminent issue”. He a...

If the application recently submitted for a quarrying operation on a vacant lot at 9 Judkin Lane, Hamilton Parish, to be followed immediately after by application for a large house, ancillary cottage and swimming pool — all on woodland reserve zoning...

Insurers withdrawing cover from coal projects have more than doubled this year to 17. Between them they control almost half the world’s reinsurance market, and 9.5 per cent of the primary insurance market. Among those enacting coal exit policies is B...

Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, I read the lead story on the front page of The Royal Gazette of November 14 with some distress. Let me begin by acknowledging my conflict of interest — my daughter is one of the longest-serving team members of Dolphin ...

Dear Sir, The Bermuda Audubon Society has written to home affairs minister Walter Roban in support of the Bermuda National Trust’s appeal against the granting of the Judkin Lane quarrying application. We would like to address some misconceptions rega...

Conservation groups have accused the Government of forcing through a controversial application for a quarry operation in a pristine natural spot. The Bermuda Audubon Society claimed the go-ahead given to the proposal at Judkin Lane, Hamilton Parish, ...

A plan to turn a former preschool into studio apartments and lofts has been given the green light by planning officials. The proposal to the Development Applications Board, submitted by the Bermuda Housing Corporation, suggested turning the old St Da...

Tributes were paid last night to the late Jack Lightbourn with an informal ceremony at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. The shell collector, diver and conservationist donated a major part of his world-renowned collection to the BUEI, whe...

The second option available for ridding Bermuda of plastic waste involves taxing single-use plastics on importation and lowering duties on alternatives. The target area to focus on should be the elimination of plastic bags, food containers, food tray...

There are two types of policy instruments that can be used to reduce plastic use. Ranging from municipal to intergovernmental levels, the number of policies on single-use plastics has more than tripled since 2010. While some countries have imposed fu...

“Plastic, a material invented to last for ever, can no longer be used to make products intended to be thrown away. There is no away.” The excessive production, usage and disposal of plastic materials has serious consequences for the environment. Eve...