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The Government is seeking proposals to develop the Southlands national park through a public-private partnership.
A notice, published on the Government procurement website, said it was looking for expressions of interest to develop and use the Warwic...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Plans to safeguard a portion of Bermuda’s exclusive waters are modest compared with what Britain might impose if the island fails to act, home affairs minister Walter Roban has warned.
Mr Roban spoke after the Government’s “Blue Prosperity” marine co...
DATE: Sep 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One of the older residents of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo is still going strong after decades on the island.
According to BAMZ, Oscar the American alligator has lived comfortably in Bermuda for more than 40 years.
Oscar was sent to a new lif...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda College has been given the green light to install solar panels on two buildings at its Paget campus.
According to planning documents, the college sought permission to install two rooftop solar systems, one on the roof of West Hall and the sec...
DATE: Sep 16, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The opposition One Bermuda Alliance has joined calls by environmentalists for the Government to provide answers on why Cooper’s Island Nature Reserve was opened up for camping and vehicular access over Cup Match.
The reserve is categorised as a Clas...
DATE: Sep 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government is inviting the public to voice their thoughts on the Draft Blue Prosperity Plan to determine the future of Bermuda’s waters.
A series of consultation events are scheduled to take place this month intended to inform the public and col...
DATE: Sep 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s younger voices will continue the global dialogue on climate change with the island’s second Youth Climate Summit hosted by a leading ocean conservation group.
Last year, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute brought international...
DATE: Sep 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The last residential property on Par-la-Ville Road has been demolished with work on the site due to finish by the middle of this month, the City of Hamilton announced.
The city, which owned the property called Rose Cottage, announced its plans to de...
DATE: Sep 13, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A landmark project to save vital mangrove forests from further degeneration has moved a step closer after a botanist spearheading the plan visited the island.
Christopher Puttock was part of a delegation of more than 200 members of Rotary groups from...
DATE: Sep 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A proposal to build a facility in St David’s to incinerate medical waste has been given the green light by the Department of Planning.
The application by MediWaste proposed the erection of a new structure on industrially zoned land on Wallers Point R...
DATE: Sep 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes