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SDO not the right model for Bermuda

9th November 2023

Opinion by Kim Smith, Executive Director of BEST – Royal Gazette, Nov. 9, 2023 To say that we at Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce are stunned and disappointed with Walter Roban’s approval of the Gencom 2023 special development order would be […]

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BEST & College To Hold Eco Lunch & Learn

1st December 2023 in Education - Eco Lunch & Learn Press

BEST [Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce] and Bermuda College will hold an Eco Lunch & Learn series presentation tomorrow [Nov 30] featuring Aaron Critchlow, the founder of Bermuda Is Love. A spokesperson said, “BEST and Bermuda College are pleased to invite the community to […]

BEST Bulletin – November ’23

18th November 2023 in BEST Bulletin

Home affairs minister approves Fairmont Southampton SDO

27th October 2023 in Fairmont Southampton Press

A special development order for the Fairmont Southampton Hotel that “stands to be the largest construction project in Bermuda’s history”, paving the way for up to 250 tourism and residential units, has been approved by the Minister of Home Affairs. […]

Eco talk to focus on biodiversity credits

19th October 2023 in Education - Eco Lunch & Learn Press

The issue of biodiversity credits, how they work and whether they could benefit Bermuda will be the subject of the first talk in a new series of lunch and learns. The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce and Bermuda College have joined […]

BEST Bulletin – October ’23

18th October 2023 in BEST Bulletin

You created this mess – fix it!

4th October 2023 in Bermuda's Energy Supply Press

Letters to the Editor – The Royal Gazette – October 4, 2023 Dear Sir, The latest Belco newsletter had a grenade hidden under the usual cotton candy: “… the Fuel Adjustment Rate will increase from the existing rate of 16.513 […]