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Minister Gordon-Pamplin Plants Jacaranda Tree
Minister of Public Works Patricia Gordon-Pamplin recently helped to plant a Jacaranda tree recently at the grounds of The House of Assembly. “An anonymous donor provided the Jacaranda tree for planting in the grounds. The Parks Department had to remove a rotten tree from the House of Assembly grounds earlier this Summer,” a spokesperson... Read more of this article
AFP Donates Tree To Mark Philanthropy Day
AFP Bermuda marked National Philanthropy Day last week by honouring the Bank of Bermuda Foundation by donating a cedar tree in the Foundation’s honour here at Verdmont, one of the National Trust properties most affected by the recent storms. Am AFP spokesperson said, “This will become an annual event, recognising a person or organization involved... Read more of this article
Clarien Staff Continue Reforestation Project
Clarien Bank continued its community reforestation project today [Nov 10] —  which aims to help restore the island following the impact of the recent storms —  by planting Bermuda Cedars, Palmetto and Olive Wood saplings at WindReach Bermuda. Clarien employees joined the WindReach staff in planting the saplings in an effort to help make... Read more of this article
Tree Removal: BEST Object, Ministry Apologise
[Updated: Ministry of Public Works issue an apology and explanation concerning the removal of the tree] BEST released the photos below which they said offer confirmation that the “mature poinciana behind the old Magistrates Court building on Reid and Parliament Streets was cut down over the weekend.” Last week, the environmental group issued... Read more of this article
BEST: “Treat Trees According To True Value”
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] said they were “alerted this morning to a notice in the Official Gazette that the tree behind the old Magistrates Court building on Reid and Parliament Streets was to be removed”. BEST said, “While the wording in the official notice clearly refers to removal of the tree, the... Read more of this article
Video: City Says Ewing Street Trees To Stay
Mayor Graeme Outerbridge and other officials from the Corporation of Hamilton held a press conference today [Aug 14], where they said that the trees on Ewing Street will stay, and also pledged they will make greater efforts to listen to residents concerns. The planned removal of the trees resulted in a protest by area resident Mrs Sherma Simmons plus... Read more of this article
Ewing Street Trees: Chief Justice Issues Stay
The Chief Justice has just issued a stay of the work to transplant the trees on Ewing Street, and the City of Hamilton said they have “not yet had the opportunity to present any information to the courts” and “look forward to clarifying the issues to the courts at the earliest opportunity.” This follows after yesterday’s... Read more of this article
Starling: Ewing Trees Provide Many Benefits
[Opinion column written by Jonathan Starling] It was heartening to see that some residents of Ewing Street, along with the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST], took the initiative to defend the street’s trees yesterday [Aug 5]. While it’s true the City of Hamilton did advertise their imminent removal, this advertisement ran in... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Objections Over Removal Of Trees
[Updated: Protest ends after area MP Walton Brown steps in] Area residents plus a few people from the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] gathered on Ewing Street this morning [Aug 5] to protest the removal of trees on Ewing Street by the Corporation of Hamilton. BEST previously raised their objections to this, and speaking today... Read more of this article
BEST “Disappointed” Over Ewing Street Trees
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce [BEST] has stated that they are “disappointed to hear that the Corporation of Hamilton [CoH] is moving ahead with its plan to remove mature trees and will attempt to transplant them twice, as part of a plan to widen the passageway on eastern Ewing Street in Hamilton.” A spokesperson said,... Read more of this article
Photos: ADC’s Government House Tree Planting
Ten ex-ADC’s and one serving ADC assembled at Government House on Monday [Sept 17] for a tree-planting ceremony. All were or are serving members of the Bermuda Regiment. Between all eleven, they spanned the forty year period from July 1973 to September 2013. These four decades saw these ADC’s and others not present deal with four Royal Visits, one... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Tree Planting Honours Royal Baby
Earlier today [July 30], in a symbolic and celebratory gesture, Governor George Fergusson planted a Princess Palm in honour of the recent birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge. Two children who were born on the same day as Prince George, July 22, also participated in today’s tree planting. The children’s names, Charlie Calveley and Sofia Nunez... Read more of this article
Photos: CedarBridge Honours Nahge’s Memory
CedarBridge Academy yesterday [May 3] hosted a tree planting ceremony in memory of their former student Nahge O’Brien, who died of cancer at only 16 years old. Representatives from the school’s faculty, student body, Bermuda Sloop Foundation and Nahge’s family addressed those gathered. Nahge was diagnosed with leukemia in December... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: 2013 Earth Day Tree Planting
Minister of Environment Sylvan Richards, Hamilton Mayor Graeme Outerbridge and Sousa’s Landscaping owner/MP Jeff Sousa planted a Bermuda Cedar tree in the Queen Elizabeth Park yesterday [Apr 22] to mark Earth Day. They also laid down hundreds of flower seeds that contained messages of love, which were gathered during February 2013, when Sousa’s... Read more of this article
Palmetto Tree Planted At LF Wade Airport
Members of the LF Wade International Airport community and corporate sponsors, including Horsfield Landscape and Design Ltd, recently gathered by a new seating area near the arrivals area to plant an endemic Bermuda palmetto. Airport General Manager Aaron Adderley ceremoniously planted the palm supervised by Kevin Horsfield of Horsfield Landscape and... Read more of this article
Governor, Premier Plant Tree For Diamond Jubilee
Yesterday [June 4] Premier Paula Cox, Governor George Ferguson, Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith and toddlers from St. George’s Pre-School took part in a cedar tree planting and plaque unveiling ceremony at Coney Island to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. Chairman of the Diamond Jubilee Committee Major Marc Telemaque said, “As celebrations... Read more of this article
