ENVIRONMENT

Whale fluke sightings top 500

This season's humpback whale migration has produced 150 fluke sightings for the Humpback Whale Film and Research Project.

Bid to save cargo from Celestia

Bottles of wine dating back to the US Civil War are to be recovered from one of Bermuda's best-known shipwrecks, the Mary Celestia, it was announced on Thursday.

Family's fresh approach wins contest

A family who use cloth diapers are the winners of the Bermuda Sun and Bermuda.com's Green Solutions contest. Winner Lisa Bagchi was presented with an electric bike on Friday.

Diners evacuated as fire breaks out at restaurant

Dozens of diners were evacuated from two Hamilton restaurants on Tuesday afternoon after a fire broke out in the kitchen of Little Venice.

Hoteliers welcome return of Pink Beach

The Pink Beach Club is open for business again after going into receivership last summer. It opened its doors on May 2.
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Warwick housing scheme nears completion

An affordable housing development with homes starting at less than $500,000 will be ready for families to move in by August.

Divers explore the edge of ancient Bermuda

An elite team of SCUBA divers are in Bermuda to make an exploratory expedition to the outer limits of the island's sea-mount.

Bank helps to open up Cooper's Island reserve to public

Another acre of land at Cooper's Island Nature Reserve was opened up to the public on Thursday.

Historic well littered with trash and graffiti

The historic but neglected Black Watch Well should be restored to its former state, historians and passers-by said on Thursday.

Wreck team toasts discovery of wine stash

Five wine bottles have been recovered from the Civil War blockade-runner the Mary-Celestia. An international team of marine archaeologists teamed up with the Bermuda government for the excavation of the historic wreck.
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Hurricane-hit beach gets new tower

Work has started to build a new lifeguard tower at John Smith's Bay. The last one was washed away during Hurricane Igor last September.

Water shortage set to continue

Drought misery is set to continue into next week as Bermuda records well below average rainfall for the year.

Drought continues, little sign of heavy rain ahead

Rain keeps missing Bermuda as dry weather continues, Bermuda Weather Service said on Tuesday.

Tangled turtle warning to boaters and fishermen

Marine organisations warned boaters and fishermen on Thursday to be careful to avoid harming turtles. Boats and fishing lines can be fatal to the animals.

Man fined $10k for taking protected snails (Update 1)

Carlos Moniz, 64, was fined $10,000 on Wednesday for illegally collecting more than 500 protected snails.
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The Bermuda Sun bids farewell...

JUL 30, 2014: It marked the end of an era as our printers and collators produced the very last edition of the Bermuda Sun.

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