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Retailers concerns about a proposed ban on single-use plastics will be heard, the Government said this week. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said at a press conference that he was pleased by the feedback that had already been received as ...

Plans to introduce fees for single-use plastics in the run-up to an outright ban could be scrapped, a policy paper has warned. The paper said that the Government had earlier pledged to introduce a charge for single-use plastics but the 2020 deadline ...

A public consultation process on single-use plastics in a bid to abolish the product by next year is to be launched, the Government announced today. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said that the Government had pledged in 2018 to rid the isla...

Jayson Hayward, the Minister of Labour, has accused electricity provider Belco of negligence for failing to tackle soot fallouts from its plant. Mr Hayward, the MP for Pembroke Central, said last night he was concerned for the safety and wellbeing of...

A collage designed to highlight the amount of plastic pollution has gone on public display. Plastic Tidal Wave was created with more than 2,000 plastic bottle tops collected by members of the public to mark World Water Day in March. The artwork ...

The Government could ban some motorcycles as part of efforts to cut pollution, it was revealed yesterday. A Government spokeswoman said a plan had been drawn up to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles over the next 15 years. She said the strategy in...

Plans to create a sifting plant next to a Devonshire nature reserve have been given the green light despite objections from environmental organisations. The crushing and sifting plant, to be operated by Invisible Trenching, was proposed to create bac...

Water quality tests on tanks near Belco found trace levels of pollution – but at levels well within international standards for drinking water. Geoff Smith, an environmental engineer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and Shaun...

Dear Sir, My name is Sharon Helene Evadné Rivière. I am 75 years old and I am the youngest daughter of pilot Walter H. Darrell (d) and Muriel L (Dismont) Darrell (d). This is the very first time that I have submitted a Letter to the Editor to express...

Clean air campaigners today appealed to power firm Belco to help form a community advisory committee to foster better relations between the power plant and its neighbours. The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition, whose members include local residents, busine...

Government is working with Belco to address a range of complaints about the energy plant, it was revealed yesterday. Geoff Smith, an environmental engineer with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, wrote in the latest edition of the E...

Tests will be carried out on emissions at Belco’s North Power Station by the main contractor for the construction of the plant, it was announced yesterday. Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor, a Danish-based firm, will conduct assessments this ...