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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...
DATE: Jul 15, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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...
DATE: Jul 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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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...
DATE: Jun 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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...
DATE: Jun 27, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
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...
DATE: Jun 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
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 ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Schoolchildren who submitted artwork to the Ag Show were rewarded for their hard work yesterday despite the event been cancelled.
Dozens of youngsters who submitted their artwork prior to the Covid-19 shelter in place period had their submissions exa...
DATE: Jun 24, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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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...
DATE: Jun 10, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
This Friday marks the 1 year anniversary of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Bermuda, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), and the Waitt Institute to form the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme (BOPP)....
DATE: Jun 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
International ocean experts have joined forces to launch a “virtual education series” on the seas around Bermuda.
The first episode of Ocean Diaries went online this week as part of a collaboration between the Bermuda Zoological Society, the Bermuda ...
DATE: May 30, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes