Weedkiller ban will not be lifted

Environment minister Cole Simons is not prepared to lift the ban on weedkillers containing concentrated glyphosates “at this point in time”. The announcement, made at a stakeholder consultation meeting last night on the Glyphosate Monitoring Study Draft Report, was applauded […]

Farmer urges rethink over lifting Rodeo ban

Farmer Tom Wadson has urged the Bermuda Government to reconsider its decision to lift the ban on the weed killer Rodeo. Environmental charity Greenrock has also spoken out in support of the ban, urging residents to attend a public meeting […]

BEST Bulletin – January 11, 2017 – #22

A New Year. New Opportunities.

Two very important events you shouldn’t miss to start the year: Glyphosate Monitoring Study Meeting The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will hold a meeting to discuss the Glyphosate Monitoring Study on Thursday, January 12th 2017 at 5:30pm at Wesley […]

Dismay that weedkiller ban may be lifted

Environment group BEST has expressed its disappointment that the ban on weedkiller Rodeo could be lifted. Products containing concentrated levels of glyphosate “present the greatest risk to everyone”, warned the campaigners, who urged the Bermuda Government to keep the suspension […]

Campaigners: Government breached Parks Act

A campaign group challenging the construction of a maintenance yard in Botanical Gardens has said the Bermuda Government did not comply with legislation on the project. In a statement this afternoon, a spokesman for Take Back Our Park said that […]

TBOP: Government Did Not Comply With Parks Act

As part of a private civil case, the Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has ruled in the Supreme Court that Government did not comply with Section 4 of the Bermuda National Parks Act 1986 regarding the maintenance yard planned for the […]

Botanical Gardens consultation upsets TBOP

A public meeting to discuss the controversial plan to build a new Parks Department HQ in the heart of the Botanical Gardens has been described as “disappointing” by the action group, which has vehemently opposed the project. The Government called […]

Microfibres Emerging As New Environmental Threat As Canada Moves Toward Banning Microbeads

National Post (13 Nov, 2016) http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/microfibers-emerging-as-new-environmental-threat-as-canada-moves-toward-banning-microbeads