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Retroactive plans for works at a Southampton graveyard which raised concerns about the handling of remains have been rejected by the Development Applications Board. St Anne’s Church had sought retroactive planning approval for the addition of two gra...

A new species of shark has been added to the list of Bermuda’s fish fauna. The ragged-tooth shark was discovered in Bermuda’s waters after a fisherman caught and released it of the east coast of the island in 2020. Mark Terceira brought the shark t...

Fees for disposing of horticultural waste will be waived this week in the wake of Hurricane Fiona, the Ministry of Public Works said. The waiver remains in place until noon on Saturday, with the regular fees returning from 7.30am next Monday. Normal ...

Bermuda’s environmental watchdog is to call on the Minister of Home Affairs to reconsider the decision to defund the Government’s air quality monitoring programme. The Environmental Authority raised the matter at a recent meeting where Belco air-qua...

“Unfortunate and disappointing” is how one local scientist with expertise in pollutants described the defunding of the Government’s air-monitoring programme. The scientist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that without monitoring “you are no...

Restaurateurs can learn this week about how reusable schemes that have been introduced around the world can also be used in Bermuda. Different approaches to being more environmentally friendly will be covered in a free webinar at 10am on Tuesday. The...

Tonnes of waste were cleared from an empty Pembroke lot as part of a community effort to improve a Curving Avenue neighbourhood. Traci Burgess, executive director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful, said more than 110,000lb of waste, debris, trash and recycla...

A marine conservation plan met more opposition from the island’s fishermen last night in the latest public forum to discuss the plan. But the meeting on the proposed Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme also heard that 18 projects have been highlighted...

The last day for people to register for this year’s parish garden competition is today. The theme for this year’s competition is “Let’s Grow Together” and participants can win up to $500 in prizes. This year’s categories are non-traditional garden,...

The Minister of Public Works has defended the Government’s decision to grant access to camping and vehicular traffic at Cooper’s Island Park and Nature Reserve during the Cup Match holiday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch was speaking in response to ...