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The rebranding is complete of an iconic Bermuda insurance mutual that has protected the interests of “Big Oil” for half a century and eventually became the mutual insurer for the broader energy industry. Following the rebranding announcement, the new...

Work is set to start this month on a solar project at the National Sports Centre, it was announced today. It is the last part of a three-phase project and is expected to make a 20 per cent saving on the centre’s utility costs. A spokesman for the NS...

Jermaine DeSilva cannot fathom leaving the house that has been in his family for generations yet, at the same time, he cannot bear the thought of his young family continuing to endure the pollution from the Belco power plant. Both of his children, a...

American fossil fuel production is expected to soar in 2022 amid high oil and gas prices, a new report has warned. The US government wants oil and gas producers to increase production of the very same fossil fuels that energy transition plans seek to...

The Government is seeking bids to install energy-saving solar panels on more than 30 public buildings. A request for proposal issued this month asked companies to submit bids for the “design, supply of materials, permitting, installation, commissioni...

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...

On a small patch of land, Malachi Symonds has an orchard bursting with fruit. One citrus tree alone carries more than 150 lemons. His secret is a fertiliser he makes with his new biodigester, a machine that uses organic material to create cooking fu...

Electricity bills are set to rise after Belco was given permission to increase its charges. The Regulatory Authority has approved a rise in the Fuel Adjustment Rate of about 6.5 per cent, although not all bills will go up by the same amount. A spokes...

This week’s series of stories shows that the cost-of-living crisis is continuing to worsen for Bermuda residents. At the same time, recent retail sales figures for March show that the economy remains weak. As stated in an earlier editorial, the ris...

A half-century old Bermuda mutual insurance group, established to support the global oil industry, is rebranding. After transitioning many years ago to support not only oil, but wider energy projects, the Oil Group of Companies has now changed the na...

It is now less risky to let experimental energy creators operate in Bermuda, a minister has said. Lindsay Simmons, the Junior Minister of Home Affairs, made the comments as the Senate passed legislation this morning allowing operators to develop new ...

Concerns a reform of Bermuda’s energy development structures could “open the floodgates” for outside companies have been played down by the Government. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Premier, told MPs yesterday that new measure...