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Guinea pigs and rabbits are being released into the wild in increasing numbers and are creating a potential environmental threat, according to the SPCA.
Kate Terceira, executive director of the charity, said they had seen a rise in reports of pets, i...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An anti-racism charity has applauded another local charity for considering changing its name.
The Bermuda Audubon Society recently announced that it was “exploring a potential name change” to dissociate itself from anti-abolitionist owner of enslave...
DATE: Aug 17, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A Bermuda bird conservation charity is exploring a potential name change to distance itself from John James Audubon, the anti-abolitionist slave owner it derives from.
The Bermuda Audubon Society said the conversation had begun in light of other orga...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Pembroke residents living in the shadow of Belco are fed up of talk and want to see more action taken to combat pollution and nuisance from the plant.
Last week the Regulatory Authority,
Belco, the Government and the One Bermuda Alliance all rele...
DATE: Aug 15, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Volunteers took to the Warwick Railway Trail yesterday in an effort to clean up litter and waste.
A spokesman for the community group Bermuda is Love said six people lent a hand for the cleanup, which took place on the Camp Hill/Riddell’s Bay area of...
DATE: Aug 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Home affairs minister Walter Roban was accused yesterday of trying to “wash his hands” of the emissions issues at Belco.
Earlier this week, the Regulatory Authority accused Belco of deliberately misleading the public about emissions from its North P...
DATE: Aug 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
Pembroke resident Adenike Carmichael’s dream home became a nightmare because of problems she believes could be a result of Belco operations. Sarah Lagan visited her at her house on Bluff Lane to hear her story.
Becoming a new homeowner was far ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A “stop work” order has been placed on a controversial project to clear an area of Harrington Sound Road that was once protected as coastal reserve.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed that the “stop work” order was signed at the S...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A proposal for the redevelopment of the derelict Admiralty House Ballroom has been chosen, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Ministry of Public Works confirmed yesterday that it received several expressions of interest to refurbish the Pembroke build...
DATE: Aug 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Regulatory Authority accused Belco yesterday of deliberately misleading the public about emissions from its North Power Station.
The RA, in a public statement, said that senior representatives at Belco had “made concerted efforts to misinform the...
DATE: Aug 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes