Handle with care: Bermuda’s construction boom

The Royal Gazette – Opinion Article by Kim Smith, Executive Director, BEST – September 24, 2026 Bermuda’s construction industry is booming and the pipeline of major projects is growing. This includes hotels, affordable housing projects, seniors housing projects, new-build homes […]

Government outlines bolstering of marine management

The environment department has shared details of three recent projects to demonstrate how it is strengthening marine resource management in Bermuda — including more prosecutions for illegal fishing. In the quarterly online Envirotalk newsletter, the Department of Environment and Natural […]

What happens when preservation is inconvenient

The Royal Gazette – Mile Darrell – September 21, 2026 Walter Roban recently asked an important question in The Bermudian: “What if preservation was profitable?” It is a question worth asking. Mr Roban makes a compelling case for recognising the […]

Marine Protected Areas – Part 3

Other islands have turned away from LNG

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce is astonished that the Regulatory Authority has recently chosen to power Bermuda on liquefied natural gas for the latest Integrated Resource Plan. This follows the recent 300 per cent monthly increase in the facilities charge for solar […]

Marine Protected Areas Part 2

Protecting our greatest natural resource – the ocean

The Royal Gazette – Fae Sapsford – September 11, 2026 Land hermit crabs are now extremely rare in Bermuda. To see one is a delight — the heavy white shell bumbling through the grass atop strong red legs. These slow-moving […]

Protecting our greatest natural resource – the ocean

Land hermit crabs are now extremely rare in Bermuda. To see one is a delight — the heavy white shell bumbling through the grass atop strong red legs. These slow-moving invertebrates are iconic symbols of the coastal ecosystem that makes […]

Marine Protected Areas