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Bids to operate an island-wide recycling collection are being sought by the Government. Potential providers have a month long window from yesterday to submit non-binding quotes. A Government notice states: “The Ministry of Public Works is seeking a s...

Buildings that once held generators at Belco’s Pembroke plant have begun to disappear as the energy provider’s asset retirement project progresses. The demolition work began in the wake of the completion of the North Power Station, which allowed seve...

Environmental group Greenrock has enlisted a UK engineering company to help it conduct feasibility studies the charity says are “instrumental in progressing an offshore wind project in Bermuda“. Greenrock commissioned BVG Associates which has more t...

The minister of home affairs must reconsider a previously rejected planning application, the Supreme Court has ruled. Jeffery Stirling had applied to build six two-bedroom residential units on a lot on Hallett Crescent in Pembroke, but was turned dow...

People are being asked to be “conscientious and environmentally responsible” when disposing of fish waste after recent reports of scraps getting dumped on roadsides. Waste and excess bait from locally caught fish can be discarded at sea, the Departme...

Beachgoers are being warned to be on the look out for unpleasant visitors – Portuguese man-o-war. A number of the venomous organisms have been spotted along the island’s coast in recent weeks and the Government has urged members of the public to keep...

An environmental conservation group focused on eliminating single-use plastic in Bermuda has launched a website. Beyond Plastic Bermuda has included information on the site www.beyondplastic.bm that is aimed at educating the community on the detrime...

Bermuda’s work in developing a blue economy has been showcased during a weeklong UN Ocean Conference by the home affairs minster, Walter Roban. Mr Roban said the conference, which took place from June 26 to July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal, was “an excelle...

Environmental crusader, broadcaster and one-time independent MP Stuart Hayward was also dedicated to his community, his wife said. “One of the things that I admired most about Stuart was that he was a man of action,” Jamie Bacon told The Royal Gazett...

The public have been advised to exercise extra caution while in or near the sea because of an increase in the presence of Portuguese man-o-war. A government statement said that Portuguese man-o-war can be identified with their bluish gas-filled float...