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Barrett Lightbourn, an engineer and environmentalist who pioneered solar power and energy conservation in Bermuda, has died. He was 66. Friends and colleagues said Mr Lightbourn was a modest visionary who brought renewable power to the island decades...

A mound of trash has caused an eyesore on one of Bermuda’s most scenic routes for several days. It is thought some Paget residents were unaware of a change to their collection day, meaning when they left out bags of garbage it was already too late. O...

A West End sea clean up carried out as penance by a man caught dumping trash bags in a bay was a success, an environmental charity said yesterday. Jonathan Hodgkins, 19, offered to lead a clean up of Mangrove Bay after he was caught on film throwing ...

The following was e-mailed to Minister of Public Works Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch and copied to The Royal Gazette Dear Sir, I would like to thank the hard-working crews of the Department of Works & Engineering for their recent clean-up out here i...

A teenager caught on camera throwing bags of trash into the ocean at a weekend raft-up has apologised and promised to clean the area with a group of friends. Jonathan Hodgkins, 19, was filmed throwing two bags into Mangrove Bay last Sunday. He admitt...

A video of revellers tossing garbage overboard at a raft-up in the West End on Sunday was condemned by an environmental watchdog yesterday. Jonathan Starling, executive director of charity Greenrock, said that his main concern was that sea turtles co...

A family who lost their title to a prime piece of land said a Commission of Inquiry into “land grabs” may not be able to compensate them. Etoile Burch, 98, said her family could even hold a claim on land now occupied by the Grand Atlantic condominium...

Dear Sir, This letter is directed at those of you who think that it is all right for you to discard your used and unwanted trash items alongside our roadways and into other people’s hedges. As a frequent walker along South Road, between Astwood Park ...

The Ministry of Public Works is advising that effective Monday, August 6th there will be some adjustments to the once a week trash collection map, resulting in an expansion of the map for some areas. Please note: ? Monday: All of Sandys Parish. South...

A bid to protect the island’s small population of common terns has been launched. Boaters have been asked to avoid some islands and buoys to safeguard the nesting birds. Common terns — relatives of the island’s iconic longtails — are rare in Bermuda....

A perception of neglect at government properties has been traced to poor funding and “a lack of human resources and strategic planning”, according to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch. Colonel Burch told the House that 59 vacant posts remained at the De...

Legislation designed to make it cheaper for property owners to register their title without a lawyer was passed in the Senate yesterday. Vance Campbell, a Progressive Labour Party senator, said the Land Title Registration Amendment Act would “smoot...