Keep Bermuda Beautiful has praised Government for its proposals to clamp down on litter louts.

The charity, which organises clean-ups throughout the year, welcomed plans to issue fines to anyone dumping trash on the Island's parks.

In Friday's Budget, Government announced it will amend National Parks Regulations to tackle litter, vandalism and scrambling.

Department of Parks officers will also be trained to issue fines.

Amy Shillingford, KBB president, said yesterday: "KBB commends the Minister of the Environment [Glenn Blakeney] for taking this much-needed step toward enforcing Bermuda's litter laws by giving Parks officers the authority to ticket offenders.

"I understand that this will apply to park lands including the Railway Trail and public beaches, so this is a great 'victory' as far as KBB is concerned in our ongoing battle to tackle littering and illegal dumping across the Island."

Andrew Vaucrosson, president of sustainable development group Greenrock, added: "It's about time. We have had park rangers without any teeth."