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The developer behind a plan to build apartments on an empty lot on Church Street has asked for permission to expand their plans.
C33 Ltd received planning permission last July to build a five storey, 52-unit residential building at 33 Church Street.
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DATE: Jul 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental drive to create a coastal red mangrove forest on Trunk Island has been boosted by a $125,000 donation from Aspen Bermuda.
Aspen will give $25,000 a year over five years to support the Bermuda Zoological Society project on the Harrin...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda National Trust has accused the Government of prioritising the short-term interests of private companies over the environment.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said recently that tabled amendments to the Development and Planning...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first longtail of the year to hatch out of hundreds of nests monitored around the Castle Harbour area in St George’s took to the skies for the first time on July 4.
Live-streamed footage was taken of “Sunny”, a White-tailed Tropicbird chick, from...
DATE: Jul 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Changes to the way Special Development Orders are granted could pave the way for a mass sell-off of land for real estate development at the Fairmont Southampton, an environmental group fears.
Yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfo...
DATE: Jul 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A new solar energy training programme is aimed at creating a self-sustaining industry in Bermuda, according to the Minister of Home Affairs.
Walter Roban said the goal was for rooftop solar panels to generate 30 megawatts of power in the next five ye...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Neighbours of a Government property in Pembroke have been left in the dark over development plans, according to Marcus Jones, an Opposition senator.
Mr Jones raised questions in the Senate on Wednesday over a roadway named for land disputes, where pr...
DATE: Jul 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An historic Hamilton building facing demolition by a government quango was singled out for special protection under a development plan which was first promised six years ago.
A draft of the North East Hamilton Local Plan 2021 listed the Princess Str...
DATE: Jul 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Special development orders, legislated for parliamentary scrutiny ten years ago, are no longer to go before the House of Assembly under legislation tabled on Friday.
But Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, told The Royal Gazette there were “no p...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Low oxygen levels in Spittal Pond may have caused a number of fish to die at the site in recent weeks.
A spokesman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said dead juvenile snappers were collected from the shoreline at the eastern e...
DATE: Jul 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan