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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0415 > accidentally-imported-raccoon-caught-in-pembroke

Accidentally imported raccoon caught in Pembroke

6+ hour, 55+ min ago  (169+ words) A raccoon that escaped from a shipping container that had recently arrived at the Hamilton Commercial Docks was safely trapped on Monday by Department of Environment and Natural Resources staff. The animal was discovered when the container arrived at Addendum…...

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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0414 > entries-open-for-environmental-journalism-contest

Entries open for environmental journalism contest

23+ hour, 7+ min ago  (155+ words) Royal Gazette | Bermuda Entries open for environmental journalism contest Young people aged between 11 and 25 are encouraged to showcase their storytelling, interviewing or film-making skills during the Young Reporters for the Environment national competition. The 2026 contest, organised by the Bermuda Underwater…...

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royalgazette. com > opinion-writer > opinion > article > 20/26/0414 > robin-tucker-government-must-tackle-crisis-over-food-security

Government must tackle crisis over food security

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (515+ words) Bermuda is in the middle of a food'security crisis, and the latest figures published by The Royal Gazette should alarm every resident. According to data released by the Non'Profit Alliance of Bermuda, the cost of feeding one person has risen…...

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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0414 > pigs-set-to-steal-spotlight-at-ag-show

Pigs set to steal spotlight at Ag Show

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (183+ words) A local farmer is entering four young pigs in the Agricultural Exhibition next week. Daniel Renaud, of DR Farms, received a Duroc, two Chester White and one Duroc Chester White pig from Pennsylvania in January. He explained: "I have two…...

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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0414 > two-groups-recognised-for-environmental-projects

Two groups recognised for environmental projects

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (276+ words) Two institutions will be awarded for their efforts to bring environmental awareness to young people. Wind Reach Bermuda and the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute were recognised as winners of the Bermuda Community Climate Programme Awards. The programme, run by Roots…...

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royalgazette. com > general > news > article > 20/25/0502 > scientist-to-share-stories-about-sargasso-sea

Scientist to share stories about Sargasso Sea

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (605+ words) A researcher will share stories about the Sargasso Sea and the structure in place to protect the ecosystem at a talk on Tuesday. Fae Sapsford, a marine research fellow with the Sargasso Sea Commission, will also discuss the work of…...

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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0410 > desilva-vows-to-better-address-west-end-community-concerns

De Silva vows to better address West End community concerns

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (395+ words) The Government vowed yesterday to better address concerns raised by West End communities around a proposed modular housing project. The statement came after Sandys residents spoke out against nine modular housing units proposed for Boaz Island. Zane De Silva, the…...

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royalgazette. com > letters-to-the-editor > opinion > article > 20/26/0409 > its-past-time-to-get-rid-of-single-use-plastic

It's past time to get rid of single-use plastic

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (293+ words) The Government has been extremely slow to act on banning single-use plastic (promised in 2018) but we now have enabling legislation to commence banning various items of single-use plastic. Single-use plastic and plastic in general probably presents one of the biggest…...

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royalgazette. com > environment > news > article > 20/26/0408 > council-launched-to-champion-sargasso-sea-protections

Council launched to champion Sargasso Sea protections

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (648+ words) An ocean conservation advisory body has been launched, marking a new chapter in a campaign to secure lasting protections for the Sargasso Sea surrounding Bermuda. The Greenpeace Sargasso Sea Advisory Council was convened by Bermudian-Canadian activist Noelle Young on behalf…...

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royalgazette. com > opinion-writer > opinion > article > 20/26/0406 > we-live-on-an-island-its-time-we-truly-belong-to-the-ocean-again

We live on an island. It's time we truly belong to the ocean again

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (521+ words) We live on an island. And yet, many of us have never truly belonged to the ocean. I did not grow up by the sea. I grew up in a Parisian suburb, landlocked, with the English Channel the closest body…...