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Tougher action on faulty planning applications is welcomed by BEST

An overhaul of the Department of Planning which has seen incomplete applications automatically returned has been applauded by environmentalists. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy announced the policy earlier this week, saying it would help speed up ...
Dec 21, 2013
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"BEST seeks help in Southlands clean-up"

BEST is asking for residents’ help in a three-day clean-up of Southlands next week. The clean-up, which starts Monday, is being organised by the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce and the Department of Conservation Services in the lead-up...
Oct 17, 2013
Other

"BEST on ‘the gamble of gaming’"

The following is a position paper on the issue of gambling put forward by the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce. BEST Position Paper: The Gamble of Gaming Introduction Bermuda’s Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell recently announced tha...
Jul 30, 2013
Other

"Trash dumped on charity’s doorstep"

A charity dedicated to helping needy families has found itself tackling another type of challenge — illegal dumping outside its headquarters. Fern Wade, of the Hands of Love Ministry, said that for several months an unknown culprit has been dumping g...
Jul 16, 2013
Other

"‘A luxury hotel we wanted, a ghetto we got’"

The promise of a luxury hotel development at the Grand Atlantic site has devolved into a “residential ghetto,” according to the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST). BEST Chairman Stuart Hayward said the original special development ...
Jul 01, 2013
Environment

"Ocean protection move praised"

BEST has given the thumbs up to a proposal to establish a protected marine area within Bermuda’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Government and Pew Environment Group should be congratulated for “moving in this direction”, a statement from the Bermuda Enviro...
May 27, 2013
Other

"BEST wants to see public informed of planning appeals"

Information on planning appeal decisions can now be accessed on the Department of Planning’s website. The move doesn’t go far enough to satisfy campaigners who want more transparency in the planning process. The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability ...
May 10, 2013
Letters to the Editor

"Why do we persist in spoiling our Island paradise?"

April 21, 2013 Dear Sir I take my dog for a walk each morning and I am amazed that a full truck load of garbage on the northwest side of the junction of Cobbs Hill Road with the railway trail has not been removed. It has been there for more than two...
Apr 22, 2013
Editorials

"We pay one way or another"

Today — Earth Day — a petition will be officially launched aimed at creating a 25-cent fee attached to paper and disposable plastic bags. It is being coordinated by Greenrock and the Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce, an informal group of interested in...
Apr 22, 2013
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