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Dear Sir, Just as you are passing Barr’s Bay Park before you get to Bermudiana Road, you get this awful smell of raw sewage! That smell has been there for so long, it really needs to be fixed. You can’t even keep your car windows open, let alone wal...

Power firm Belco said today that recently installed equipment at its new power plant was designed to prevent a repeat of the problem that caused soot to land on homes around its plant. Belco was flooded with complaints from area residents and MPs in ...

A new pressure group set up to push power firm Belco to clean its act up is to launch today. The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition was set up in protest at pollution and other problems caused by the company’s chimneys and machinery. A spokeswoman for the g...

Samples of seawater at some of Bermuda’s most popular beaches showed lower levels of bacteria this year than in the same period in 2019, it was revealed yesterday. The Ministry of Health said it was “encouraged” by the results of its seawater monitor...

Power firm Belco has to do more to to tackle pollution that affects its neighbours, the Premier said today. David Burt added: “It is crystal clear that Belco must do more to address the concerns of residents. “In this instance, where there is actual...

Ageing smokestacks at the Belco power station that were blamed for pollution are to be shut down by the end of the year, the company revealed yesterday. Belco said the decommissioning should cut down on discharges that have blighted the lives of neig...

Pollution from the Belco power station was condemned by householders in the area yesterday — including a veteran environmentalist who has highlighted the problem for decades. Gary Hayward, a lifelong resident of Twin Lane Place, which overlooks the p...

Pembroke residents have called for action over pollution from Belco’s newest generator. Doris Wade, who lives near the plant, said that while the company has offered to clean water tanks and roofs, a long-term plan was needed. She said: “Like quite a...

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...

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 ...

Insurers and reinsurers are being urged to end all support for new oil and gas projects to help ensure that international climate targets are met. Bermuda’s major role in the reinsurance sector, together with the island’s vulnerability to stronger hu...

A plan to install new sewage and water mains to link St George’s and St David’s as part of a waste disposal improvement scheme has been submitted to the Department of Planning. Documents delivered to planners this month by the Bermuda Land Developmen...