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Minister of the Environment Neletha Butterfield tabled the Protected Species Act 2003.
The Act includes laws for the protection of both animals and plants that are endemic species of Bermuda.
Ms Butterfield said the purpose of the Bill was to provide...
DATE: Nov 15, 2003
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The Bermuda skink is internationally recognised as a critically endangered species and needs the co-operation of everyone to ensure its survival claimed the Bermuda Biodiversity Project Department of Conservation Services.
It is estimated that there ...
DATE: Jul 21, 2003
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THE question of invasive species threatening the Bermuda environment has been catapulted into the news again by the suggestion put forward by Environment Minister Dennis Lister that there should be a cull of feral cats.
The suggestion has been met wi...
DATE: Jun 13, 2003
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Messing with a Bermuda skink could end up costing you $5,000 when new legislation designed to protect endangered species comes into effect.
Parliamentarians passed the Protected Species Act 2003 with little substantive debate yesterday. But while mos...
DATE: May 31, 2003
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December 2 has been set as the deadline for The Royal Gazette's Christmas Short Story Competition, a holiday tradition spanning the past 40 odd years.
Cash prizes will be presented in each of two categories: Under 18s and adults. The winner in each s...
DATE: Nov 29, 2002
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If you would like be able to tell a Bear's Foot from a Burr Bush or a Coast Sophoro from a Briar Bush then you will need a new CD-ROM, released recently by the Bermudia Biological Station for Research, detailing the history of Nonsuch Island.
The CD,...
DATE: Nov 04, 2002
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Our understanding of the environment gained a boost this summer with ten interns participating in the eight week Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) Internship Programme 2002.
The research was funded jointly by the Ernest Stempel Foundation and F...
DATE: Aug 29, 2002
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Mum's the word
March 1, 2002
Dear Sir,
The executive committee of the Meet-A-Mum Association would like to sincerely thank all of the businesses in Bermuda that have been so generous in providing support and donations for our organisation over the la...
DATE: Mar 18, 2002
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February 24, 2002
Dear Sir,
There seems to be a growing tendency in Bermuda to criticise by use of a general statement. A friend of mine related to me that a mutual friend (whom I shall call Joe) was spending money recklessly. I asked why did he make...
DATE: Mar 06, 2002
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This year's Christmas Short Story Competition generated significant participation with Nicole Pinder winning the adult category and child writer, Gary Furtado, winning the under 18 category.
For about 40 years The Royal Gazette has proudly sponsored ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2001
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