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Home furnishing store Orange Bay Company Bermuda has donated $2,000 to the Bermuda SPCA to help the charity continue its work.
Company owners Delight and Rudy Morris said the funds were raised through the sale of donated furniture and business profit...
DATE: Aug 30, 2011
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Environment
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A team of Bermuda and US scientists has completed a decade-long study of marine viruses, based in Sargasso waters, which has drawn international attention.
The collaboration between the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) and UC Santa Barbara ...
DATE: Aug 30, 2011
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Environment
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The City of Hamilton plans to cut down several trees lining Cedar Avenue in an effort to make pedestrians more visible to traffic.
Six trees are to be removed based on the recommendations of a recent study on traffic control.
The study was commissio...
DATE: Aug 29, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A set of stairs leading to Elbow Beach have been given a temporary fix, with a more permanent solution expected this winter according to the Parks Department.
The public access to the beach was originally damaged by Hurricane Igor, which struck Islan...
DATE: Aug 27, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Objectors reiterated their concerns about the proposed Park Hyatt resort in a special meeting with Planning officials this week.
Approximately 65 people turned out for a hearing at Penno’s Wharf to state why they felt the proposed St George’s develop...
DATE: Aug 24, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A string of potential tropical storms across the Atlantic includes a new tropical depression just off the Island’s northwest.
The nearby Tropical Depression Six, which was last night said to have a 60 percent chance of turning into a tropical storm o...
DATE: Aug 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
This week has proved the old adage of when it rains, it pours.
Following several months of dry weather, the Island experienced heavy rainfall brought on by Tropical Storm Bret.
According to the Bermuda Weather Service, 1.75in of rain were recorded at...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts to protect the Sargasso Sea are closer to fruition, according to Environment Minister Walter Roban.
He said that members of the Sargasso Sea Alliance (SSA) met at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences last week, to discuss how to go about p...
DATE: Jul 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The proposed Park Hyatt resort is intended to create a community “reminiscent of the Town of St George’s”, according to developers.
The nearly 40 buildings that make up the resort are designed to fit in with the existing East End community, a Departm...
DATE: Jul 08, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce has been set up to fight back against growing plastic pollution in the ocean.
According to Anne Hyde, the executive director of environmental charity Keep Bermuda Beautiful (KBB), more and more plastic debris is was...
DATE: Jul 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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