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The consultation period for feedback on single-use plastic proposals has been extended, the Ministry of Home Affairs said yesterday. It will now end on Sunday, October 31. A Ministry spokesman said: “The Government remains committed to beginning the...

A film about how young people are tackling climate change will premiere in a one-off television broadcast on Saturday. The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute teamed up with government TV channel CITV to join the global release of Youth Unstoppa...

A 200 year-old palmetto tree in Scotland’s capital city will be cut down today – but it is scheduled to live on through descendants overseas and in Bermuda. The 60ft tree, the oldest plant in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s living collection, ha...

Importers of invasive species are in the crosshairs of legislation passed in the House of Assembly - with fines of up to $50,000 or two years in jail for offenders. But owners of illegal exotic creatures could also be permitted to surrender them with...

Three International experts have been signed up to strengthen conservation efforts in the Sargasso Sea. The trio – Mark Spalding, Stephen de Mora, and Ana Colaço – have been made members of Sargasso Sea Commission, established by the Hamilton Declara...

A new species of ray has settled in island waters, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said yesterday. Mark Outerbridge, a senior biodiversity officer at the department, said in the latest Envirotalk newsletter it appeared that a popu...

Plans to expand the concession at Horseshoe Bay with new stores and restaurants have been submitted to planners. Horseshoe Bay Live has proposed extensive renovations to the existing facilities at the western side of the Southampton beach to create a...

Young people are to be brought together in an effort to combat climate change. The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute has organised its first Youth Climate Summit, scheduled to take place online between November 22 and 27. The BUEI said it was ...

A plan to set up a container depot in an area with a history of complaints about large vehicles faces stiff opposition. Today marks the deadline for objectors to file with the Department of Planning over a proposal by Fast Forward Freight to create a...

An oil spill exercise is expected to cause traffic problems in parts of St George’s this week. A government spokesman said roads in the Whalebone Bay area of Ferry Reach would be closed to the public on Wednesday for the exercise. The marine area wil...