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Response to Government’s announcement of the approval of an SDO for the Southlands development

Members of the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) are outraged at the approval of a Special Development Order (SDO) for the Southlands development project. In March of 2007, Minister of the Environment Neletha Butterfield, made public a draft of the SDO and invited consultation – an action for which she deserved and received credit. The draft SDO was soundly discredited by planning, architectural and environmental experts. In addition, in the short period of time that was allowed for objection, thousands of island residents signed a petition against the SDO and hundreds marched in protest and sent letters of objection to both Minister Butterfield and Premier Brown.

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Here are some letters that have already been written and sent to the Minister of the Environment:Â

Dear Minister,
As a Bermudian I feel the development of any area of open space in Bermuda would be disastrous for our current population and devastating to the future of our island home. (more…)

In 2004, the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) delivered a report to the Bermuda Government, titled Campaign for the Future of Bermuda: A Review of Youth Violence. In the report, BIBA called for the assessment, management and planning of growth in the International Business (IB) Sector. The same analysis should be applied to the Tourism sector. (more…)

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