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BEST criticism over Cross Island Plans
The West End Development Corporation maintained that it is keeping an open mind on the future of the Cross Island Marina project. And while the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce criticised the quango for failing to publicise its suggestions for the […]
Read moreBEST: Cross Island Suggestions Not Revealed
Since WEDCo held its first public consultation meeting on the end-uses for the Cross Island landfill a list of the suggestions put forward has not been publicly revealed which “suggests that WEDCo is setting itself up to repeat the mis-steps that […]
Read moreSouth Basin Development BEST wins again in Supreme Court
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) today announced success in its appeal to the Supreme Court against the decisions by the Development Applications Board (DAB) and the Minister responsible for Planning regarding the South Basin. BEST’s Court action yielded a result that permits the South Basin landfill […]
Read morePink Beach Development
The Acting Minister has approved building on the piece of Agricultural Reserve land on the site of the Pink Beach re-development claiming that it is a matter of “National Interest”. BEST feels strongly that the term “National Interest” is becoming […]
Read moreSouth Basin Turnaround
Revised Planning Decision For South Basin Area – Bernews, September 10, 2105 Fahy revises decision on South Basin – The Royal Gazette, September 10, 2105. Text reproduced below: Planning decisions for an America’s Cup development at the South Basin in Dockyard […]
Read moreSouth Basin: Latest News
BWC Environmental Impact Study BWC Addendum to Environmental Impact Statement Flaws in BWC Environmental Impact Study Development Application Board minutes: 1 April 2015 (Right-click and choose “Save as…” to download the files)
Read moreSouth Basin coverage in Local News
Efforts made to speed up planning process – The Royal Gazette, September 4, 2105 Environmental impact poorly assessed – The Royal Gazette, August 29, 2015 Why BEST is objecting to the South Basin – The Royal Gazette, August 20, 2015 […]
Read moreSouth Basin
BEST going to Court on South Basin The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has decided to pursue resolution of the South Basin landfill and related issues through the Courts. While we have made every effort we can think of to […]
Read moreRural Lane, Paget
Concerned members of the public reported the apparent dumping of rubble on arable land at Rural Lane. Investigation by BEST revealed that the rubble had been dumped at the edge of the field to hide the cropland from public view, […]
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