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BEST Website wins award: National Trust present annual awards
‘Awareness Awards were given to: • Owners Catherine and Hugh Gillespie and architect Geoff Parker Jr and contractor Kent Bean for the use of Bermuda lime wash on a chimney at Rocklands, Stowe Hill, Paget; • Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce […]
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BEST Congratulates Bermuda’s IB Success
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] is congratulating all of the Bermuda High School [BHS] and other 2017 International Baccalaureate [IB] success stories. President & Chief Advocacy Officer of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] Stuart Hayward said, “The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] […]
Read more‘Mixed bag’ on environment
Two of the island’s leading environmental advocates have touched upon a pair of unrealised promises made by the One Bermuda Alliance 4½ years ago, and offered their insight on the greatest issues facing the island that the next government must […]
Read moreConfined Sea Turtles Released in Great Sound
Today [June 27], the Ministry of the Environment returned 38 green turtles collected from the high marine traffic area of the Great Sound back to western waters. A spokesperson said, “A further eight of the smallest green turtles and three […]
Read moreConcern Over Coot Pond ‘Commercialisation’
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] and Greenrock said they are “concerned about the creeping commercialisation of areas outside of the five beaches plan of the Bermuda Tourism Authority.” “Under the existing plan only five beaches are designated for development and […]
Read moreBusiness hub to replace AC Village
An eco-friendly business hub could become the new tenant at Cross Island after the America’s Cup sets sail. In a report released yesterday, the Cross Island Legacy Committee — established to find a use for the nine-acre parcel of land […]
Read moreBEST: ‘Ethical Dilemmas’ With Turtle Relocation
“The planned temporary relocating of turtles — certainly with the turtles’ interest at heart — from the America’s Cup main racecourse, poses a number of environmental and ethical dilemmas,” BEST said today. It was previously announced that in “anticipation of […]
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Events
Official Launch of Stuart Hayward’s New Book ‘My Bermuda: Memoirs of an Island Boy’
When: 12:00 to 2:00pm, April 29, 2017
Where: Brown & Co
Renowned conservationist Stuart Hayward has taken a stroll down memory lane to share a collection of comic capers and treasured traditions from his childhood. My Bermuda: Memoirs of an Island Boy is a collation of more than 100 columns Mr […]
View more detailsWe’re Celebrating the Launch of our New Website
When: 5pm, October 14, 2016
Where: BEST
And you could win! Congratulations to our winners! best-web-launch-winners-and-tour
View more detailsStuart’s 74th Birthday Campaign
When: 12 noon to 3pm, May 19, 2016
Where: BEST Office
Announcing Stuart’s 74th Birthday Campaign. We’re celebrating Stuart Hayward & his 40 years of actively protecting & preserving our island environment, with a very special 74th Birthday Campaign. Send your thanks & best wishes! As one of Stuart’s BEST friends, […]
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