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An international environmental group warned last night that the amount of plastic found in the Sargasso Sea off Bermuda was “much higher than expected”. Celia Ojeda-Martinez, of Greenpeace, was speaking as part of a nine-month expedition on the organ...

Greenpeace will team up with the Government for a forum on the oceans plastic crisis. The international environmental charity will highlight its research on plastics in the Sargasso Sea at Plastics Night Aboard the Esperanza on Monday. Home affairs...

Suppliers of low-emission buses have been asked to submit bids for vehicles for Bermuda. The Ministry of Tourism and Transport and the Department of Public Transportation issued a request for proposals for “appropriately sized, accessible, and low-em...

A conservation charity is on the hunt for a new head. Bill Zuill confirmed yesterday that he has quit as executive director at the Bermuda National Trust. Mr Zuill said the departure had been amicable. He added: “I’ve had a good three years there,...

The public was asked yesterday to avoid single-use plastics over the Cup Match holiday. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, told people: “As you prepare for your holiday events, enjoy outdoor areas, and prepare to run concessions, I want to enco...

The Government has reduced the number of recreational lobster diver licences amid concerns about the health of the lobster population. A cap of 375 licences will be in place for 2019-20, to reflect the fact only 354 divers applied for licences last y...

The flagship of environmental charity Greenpeace has docked in Bermuda before it heads out to sea for an expedition to the Sargasso Sea. The MV Esperanza, on a pole-to-pole mission to highlight threats to the ocean environment, is scheduled to survey...

On 3 December, 2018, the Department of Planning had a soft launch of Energov in tandem with the publication of the Draft Bermuda Plan 2018. The Department of Planning is excited to introduce the next phase of implementation which will allow for impro...

The Greenpeace ship Esperanza will be in St. George’s this week to kick off its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles. Th...

The public should conserve water over the summer months to prevent shortages, the Government warned yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said: “We are already experiencing significantly hot temperatures this summer. “And along wi...