Comments on: Minister: Mangrove Cutting Was ‘Unacceptable’

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 22 May 2023 17:36:11 +0000

That is not true at all

By: Andrew Paul Scaife

Andrew Paul Scaife — Sun, 21 May 2023 16:14:10 +0000

I remember surveying and staking out a road through a low lying elevation at Riddle’s Bay Country Club in Southampton many moons ago. Possibly could have been a S.D.O. due to the large Mangrove population there?!?…both Black and Red mangroves and very healthy specimens, I might add.
There was so many special development orders I was a privy to and still have knowledge of…nothing to be surprised by!!

By: Alkai Smith

Alkai Smith — Sat, 20 May 2023 22:50:56 +0000

Y’all Wana know the club… it’s MidOcean club!

These mangroves are PROTECTED and permission was NEVER granted for the grounds keepers and the club to ever touch them. They never had any permission or approval to touch the mangroves last time this occurred. Bermudians are so forgetful they can’t remember what they had for breakfast yesterday. It’s a crying shame that we have people on this comment section spouting off false claims like they know first hand. Without mangroves, the coast will continue to get pummeled by waves and hurricanes. Without the mangroves, our whole fish and aquatic animal population will cease to exist. These mangroves take up to 25 years to reach maturity, and one in 500 propagules will make it to a mature plant. We have less than 13% of the mangroves we had back in the 80s! So yes these are VERY important species that NEED the protection they are given in LAWS. NO one has talked about the fiasco at Rocky Bay park in St. George’s. The hobos there cut down SWATHES of the red mangroves, unapproved and built DOCKS there illegally without any approval to do so or planning permission! There were multiple complaints to all the authorities and to even Mr Colonel Burch also known as Colonel mustard or a.k.a., colonel earring. Know what that fool said?! ‘they are a member of our black community so they don’t need to be paying any of the normal fees and don’t need any approval for this’ !! The guy is a laughing stock, do as I say not what I do/ what the LAWS state! So now these guys have a FREE dock but took out 50 year old mangroves and there’s no action to charge them now that colonel mustard shot the charges down. Good friends and family plan.

By: Ignorant Bermudians

Ignorant Bermudians — Sat, 20 May 2023 13:03:29 +0000

Mid ocean

By: Kim Smith

Kim Smith — Sat, 20 May 2023 12:36:32 +0000

It’s a really good sign that the Minister for the Environment is expressing how important environmental care and conservation is to him and that he is setting such a high standard that should be followed on the island. Of course, it will be in the consistent application of that high standard that he will be judged by.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Sat, 20 May 2023 10:46:12 +0000

Because if he is asked outside of Parliament if he stands by what he said about the xyz club and he answers “yes” he may be liable for defamation.

By: Toodle-oo

Toodle-oo — Fri, 19 May 2023 21:39:28 +0000

Remember the phony ‘bullet in the mail’ ?
Intended to get the same emotional response .

By: Angry

Angry — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:51:57 +0000

WHY DONT YOU NAME THEM?!?!?!?!

By: Trufth

Trufth — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:51:41 +0000

Permission was granted and has been every 5 to 10 years. Why is this a story?

Lame diversion tactic.

By: Take a seat please

Take a seat please — Fri, 19 May 2023 18:15:30 +0000

SMH

All said under parliamentary privilege.

They cut them back every few years as agreed. This is all about politicks. This is about SDOs. This is about optics!!!

I won’t be holding my breathe waiting for charges to be laid. He would have named and the charges would have been heard in court.

By: Dumb opposition

Dumb opposition — Fri, 19 May 2023 17:54:06 +0000

Poor opposition if their trolls would place more focus into marching when compared to blogging they might win 9 seats next election. It’s know wonder why everyone flip to the PLP.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Fri, 19 May 2023 17:08:12 +0000

Minister Roban made that speech in Parliament, where he enjoys absolute privilege. Interesting …

By: Ringmaster

Ringmaster — Fri, 19 May 2023 16:54:31 +0000

Will Roban also be strongly against the destruction of parkland and stop the Bermudiana Beach events lawn and parking application, and the SDO at Southampton Princess. Both will affect climate change based on what he is saying today.

By: Paid off government

Paid off government — Fri, 19 May 2023 16:31:07 +0000

Exactly!! All these emotional responses to his comments is a waste of time. Your just playing right into his game. HE ALREADY KNOWS! This is nothing more than political stunt to make it appear that what was done was illegal so that all roads don’t lead back to him!

By: puzzled

puzzled — Fri, 19 May 2023 16:27:50 +0000

Quite easy to solve.

By: WillSee

WillSee — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:38:55 +0000

They had pernmission to do so and have cut back the mangroves every 5 -10 years ago.
They grow back quite quickly.

By: hey

hey — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:36:24 +0000

why not naming, we have a right to know, or did Roban make this up. More importantly what is the Government going to do about it. I want to see punitive fines for the punitive damage. How much does it cost to restore the mangroves to previous condition today.

NAME THEM Roban.

By: ella

ella — Fri, 19 May 2023 15:05:10 +0000

“The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is “currently investigating a major incident on the property of an exclusive private club, which has significantly impacted a large stand of protected mangroves,” Minister Walter Roban said, adding that a group of healthy mature red mangroves “which were 30-40 foot high, were cut to 4 foot stumps.”

WHY AREN”T YOU NAMING THIS EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE CLUB????