Grease BallsGovernment has provided further details on the progress being made in order to stop the appearance of sewage on South Shore beaches.

Among the measures are "significant improvements" to the Tynes Bay septage facility, which are being planned and implemented, and "visiting engineers" will be weighing in on the feasibility of current proposals for a waste water treatment facility, according to a Government spokeswoman.

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RichardBransonI've decided to begin this week's article with a bit of a quiz to try to make sure you are all awake and paying attention.

Let me give you the names of eight of our neigbours to the south and let's see if you can guess what they all have in common: Aruba, The British Virgin Islands, the Colombian Islands, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and Turks & Caicos?

Bermuda GreenrockThroughout our long history most Bermudians have had an intuitive understanding of the fact that if you protect the land and water around you, the land and water will return the favour.

In fact, Bermuda has always been something of a trailblazer when it comes to the preservation and conservation of its environment. The Island introduced some of the earliest measures in the Western Hemisphere to safeguard both its terrestrial and marine ecosystems, ensuring the "most prodigious and enchanted place" discovered by survivors of the Sea Venture wreck remained just that way.

reef-watchDoing your part to help protect Bermuda’s coral reefs has never been easier and on Saturday, June 28, the Bermuda Zoological Society, with the support of lead sponsor Hiscox, will host Reef Watch 2014, a community environmental monitoring project that examines the health of Bermuda’s coral reef systems.

5gyresBeauty product microbeads — they are pretty, they make your skin tingle, they could be destroying the environment.

The tiny plastic beads that have become popular additions to body washes, facial scrubs and shampoos have become the target of a new crusade conducted by environmental awareness group 5 Gyres Institute.

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