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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 […]
Read moreHome 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. […]
Read moreEco 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 […]
Read moreYou 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 […]
Read moreOf 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 […]
Read moreFairmont SDO changes just ‘tokenism’ – National Trust
“Tokenism” is at play in the revised special development order for the Fairmont Southampton resort, the Bermuda National Trust has charged. Karen Border, the executive director of the environmental charity, said that the scaling down of the SDO fell short of the […]
Read more‘This development is not in Bermuda’s national interest’
Government ministers and senators have been urged to reject controversial plans to redevelop the Fairmont Southampton hotel. Environmental groups wrote a letter to the politicians arguing that the development was not “reasonable or complementary”. They also accused the Government of […]
Read moreHow modern life is making men infertile
We all know that man-made chemicals are wreaking havoc on the planet. But a new study warns about the impact of chemicals – found in most of our shopping bags – on our fertility. Dr Shanna Swan, an environmental and […]
Read moreSouthlands parking lot plans scrapped
Plans to build a parking lot on a portion of Southlands National Park have been scrapped, although developers are still hoping to create an events lawn in the area. The proposed parking lot and events lawn, to be built adjacent […]
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