Category: Environment
Earth Hour 2017 Set To Be Held On March 25th
Greenrock is inviting Bermuda to celebrate Earth Hour this year on Saturday, March 25th, to highlight the global challenges of environmental sustainability. “You can participate by simply turning off all non-essential lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Saturday, March 25th,” the environmental organisation said. “This action will partner... Read more of this article
Ministry: ‘Illegal Dumping Of Raw Sewage’
An “unscrupulous offender is regularly dumping large volumes of raw sewage in a public green space at the eastern end of the island” and “raw sewage may have been dumped overboard at a public dock,” the Ministry of Public Works said, prompting them to remind the public that the pollution of land is considered an offence. Saying... Read more of this article
This Year’s Ag Show To Be Held April 20, 21 & 22
This year’s Ag Show is set to take place at the Botanical Gardens on Thursday April 20th, Friday April 21st and Saturday April 22nd; with advance tickets for the event to go on sale this week. “The Executive of the Ag Show Bermuda Ltd have been very busy since the end of last year’s very successful Ag Show planning for this year’s... Read more of this article
BNT Nature Walk Postponed Due To Weather
Thee Children’s Nature Walk originally scheduled for tomorrow [Feb 16] has been postponed until March 30 due to forecasted inclement weather. A Bermuda National Trust spokesperson said, “It comes with great disappointment that we will have to postpone the Children’s Nature Walk organized for tomorrow to the 30th of March. “The weather... Read more of this article
Free ‘Before The Flood’ Film Screening On Friday
The Peace and Social Justice Committee of the Roman Catholic Church is inviting the public to attend the screening of the award winning documentary Before the Flood on Friday [Feb 17], taking place at 7.00pm at St. Theresa’s Church Hall. This is the second film in the series on Environmental Justice, and admission is free. A spokeperson said, “The... Read more of this article
Olympian, Lionfish Expert & BIOS Supervisor
Those who have spent time around the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo [BAMZ], participated in the annual Groundswell Lionfish Tournament, or remember the Blue Halo initiative, have likely heard of Chris Flook. Known as “Flookie,” he was born and raised in Bermuda and has spent his life working to bring Bermuda’s marine environment to the forefront,... Read more of this article
Greenrock To Host ‘Living Green Expo’ In March
As part of the Earth Hour Campaign in Bermuda, Greenrock will be hosting a Living Green Expo at City Hall on Saturday, March 25th from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. This event has been designed to connect local businesses in the green economy by providing them with a framework that encourages collaboration, sharing ideas, creating opportunities, and providing... Read more of this article
BNT To Host Series Of Events In February
The Bermuda National Trust is gearing up for a busy February with a series of events taking place in the next three weeks. On Thursday, February 16th, the Trust hosts the annual Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond. Sponsored by Arch Capital Holdings Ltd, more than 400 students are expected to join the walk, in which young children are guided around... Read more of this article
Arch To Sponsor BNT Children’s Nature Walk
The Bermuda National Trust announced that Arch Capital Group has agreed to sponsor the Bermuda National Trust’s Children’s Nature Walk at Spittal Pond for the next three years. Arch’s decided to support the annual event, which takes place during the February mid-term break on Thursday, February 16th, 2016 from 9.30am to 12 noon after hearing... Read more of this article
BZS Lecture: “Longtails: Where Do They Go?”
The latest installment in the Bermuda Zoological Society lecture series will see a talk presented by Miguel Mejias on the topic of “Longtails, where do they go and what are they doing at the end of their Breeding Season.” The lecture will take place on Thursday, February 16 at 7pm, with doors opening at 6.30pm. The event is free and open to the... Read more of this article
Monitoring Our Marine Exclusive Economic Zone
“In a world where some 90 percent of fish stocks are either fully or over exploited, it is our responsibility to manage the resources under our care sustainably and to establish to what extent our resources are under threat from outside fishing fleets,” Environment Minister Cole Simons said in the House of Assembly today. Minister Simons... Read more of this article
BNT Launches Earth Day Student Video Contest
The Bermuda National Trust is launching this year’s Earth Day Student Video Competition, saying they “encourage our youth to put modern technologies into play as they create environmental videos expressing their concerns for today and their vision for tomorrow.” The BNT said, “The Bermuda National Trust looks forward to celebrating... Read more of this article
