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Environmental Statistics Compendium Released
Minister of Cabinet with responsibility for Government Reform Lovita Foggo released the 2017 Environmental Statistics Compendium from the Department of Statistics. The Minister explained: “The Compendium is structured into thirteen sections and contains brief analyses, tables and graphs for each […]
Read moreBEST loses appeal against road construction
An environmental charity has lost a legal battle to halt road construction at the site of a new hotel in the West End. Caroline Bay Ltd won conditional planning permission to build a road across farmland to the site of […]
Read moreSouthlands added to list of National Parks
The addition of Southlands to the list of National Parks was welcomed yesterday by Bermuda Environment Sustainability Taskforce cofounder Stuart Hayward. Mr Hayward said the environmental group was relieved that Southlands would at last get protection thanks to legislation passed […]
Read moreHayward says BEST legacy is ‘people power’
Giving people the power to take action is environmental charity BEST’s biggest accomplishment, outgoing head Stuart Hayward said yesterday. But Mr Hayward — who is to retire as the group’s chief advocacy officer after ten years — pledged he would […]
Read moreDeadline passes for ATV views
The chance for the public to have a say on the proposal for quad bike tours on protected land in the West End passed yesterday. However, the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force questioned whether all submissions had been received by […]
Read moreResidents Visit The Proposed ATV Tours Route
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] recently hosted a walk around the proposed ATV tours route through Hog Bay Park in the west end, and have also reminded people that the deadline for submitting feedback is today [Nov 14]. “Up to 100 concerned citizens […]
Read moreBEST reports difficulty with ATV submissions
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Task Force has reported difficulties for persons commenting on the proposed use of quad bikes on West End park land. The concept, which has been branded “troublesome” by BEST, has been opened to the public for […]
Read moreTrust manager vows to fight ATV tours
The trustees of a sprawling West End beauty spot yesterday slammed plans to bring quad bike tours to the Railway Trail. Kim Sheen, a real estate agent who manages the Heydon Trust in Somerset, said: “Absolutely not.” The proposal, now […]
Read moreBNT Objects To Proposal To Allow ATV Tours
The Bermuda National Trust is “strongly objecting” to the proposal to allow the Railway Trail and National Parks in the West End to be used for ATV tours, and it is urging its members and supporters to review the proposal and to send […]
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