Are we paving over paradise?

The Royal Gazette, Letters to the editor, March 28, 2024 Dear Sir, Bermuda is a photographer’s paradise and if you are active on social media you will see a kaleidoscope of pictures which capture the stunning beauty of our island […]

Group urges Government to hasten plastics legislation

Jeremy Deacon, Chief Reporter, The Royal Gazette An environmental campaign group believes that it is winning the war against single-use plastics but says that the Government must help by passing long-planned legislation banning its use. Beyond Plastic Bermuda, an umbrella […]

BEST & College To Hold Eco Lunch & Learn

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 […]

SDO not the right model for Bermuda

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 […]

Home affairs minister approves Fairmont Southampton SDO

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

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 […]

You created this mess – fix it!

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 […]

Preserving Bermuda’s Open Spaces

Of national interest and concern

Opinion – The Royal Gazette – August 2, 2023 On May 28, or whenever was the deadline for the Fairmont Southampton special development offer, I placed an objection that was on time and acknowledged by the relevant authorities. My objection […]