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Oil sheen spotted at estimated site of sunken gas tanker
AN oil sheen has been spotted from aerial observations at the estimated site of a sunken gas tanker, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources said on Friday.
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CHAMBER VOICE: Don’t be dictated to by workplace culture
As you move from one company to another, there are some noticeable differences between organisations that are very formal versus those which are more casual and relaxed.
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Why move BEST Commission portfolio?
Thousands of words have been written and spoken about the circumstances surrounding the mysterious August 22, 2017, Gazette allegedly stripping Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld ‘Romi’ Ferreira of most of his responsibilities.
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Learning with fun
The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Programme held a summer camp at Kamalame Cay, for twenty-two students aged eight to fourteen years from North Andros.
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MP Lewis gets to work on 'rampant' litter problem
IRAM Lewis, MP for Central Grand Bahama, has embarked on an intense clean-up programme in his constituency, particularly in the Eight Mile Rock area where he says there is a rampant litter problem.
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Rolle soothes fears over Bimini dredging damage
KHAALIS Rolle, Minister of State for Investments, yesterday sought to allay fears that dredging activities by a private developer in North Bimini will harm the environment.
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Environmental leader welcomes Ferreira appointment as minister
THE Grand Bahama Environmental Association welcomes the appointment of attorney Romauld Ferreira as the new minister of environment and pledges its full support to the ministry’s initiatives.
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Pollution tests for all vehicles
THE Government is advancing legislation that will require all vehicles to undergo annual emission testing in an effort to reduce the amount of pollutants released into the environment.
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Environment Minister tests positive
MINISTER of Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Minister salutes progress in protecting marine environment
THE BAHAMAS is halfway to meeting its commitment to protect at least 20 per cent of its marine environment by 2020 and making steady progress towards its target, Environment Minister Kendred Dorsett said this week.
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Cruise ships' toll on ocean floor
GOVERNMENT dive teams have been dispatched to investigate damage to marine life and the seabed from ships sheltering in Bahamian waters near the Berry Islands.
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Baha Mar defends beach work
COMPLIANCE with insurance requirements prompted Baha Mar to construct a nine-foot surge protection wall on the northern Cable Beach shoreline, says the Ministry of the Environment and Housing.
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Miller encourages students to be good stewards of the environment at tree planting ceremony
A TREE planting ceremony took place in Freeport yesterday - with Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller stressing the importance of forests.
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Smith to launch judicial review over Oban heads of agreement
FRED Smith, QC, attacked the government yesterday for a deal prohibiting it from terminating the heads of agreement with Oban Energies whatever an environment impact assessment may find, insisting he will launch judicial review proceedings within weeks to challenge the legality of the provision.
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Robinson Road leak sparks push for 'rigid' petroleum regulation
The MINISTER for the Environment said yesterday that within the next few weeks he hoped to know how bad fuel leak-related contamination was at the Robinson Road-based Texaco service station, adding that the issue highlighted the need for a “rigid” regulatory environment for the petroleum industry.
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Akhephran students become climate ambassadors
SCHOLARS of Akhepran International Academy (AIA), in Fox Hill, have become the first members of the Bahamas Chapter of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) - a platform to train young people as climate change ambassadors.
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Protection plan targets 43 sites
THE Bahamas Protected Group yesterday presented a three-year plan to expand marine protected areas to preserve future employment, protect the environment and help secure the country’s food sources.
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‘Total incompatibility’: But $100m project forges on
AN Exuma-based developer says it is pursuing all necessary approvals for a $100m project that has forced a neighbouring resort to place its development plans on hold and raised environmental concerns.
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Rotarians put focus on the environment
THE first day of July marks the beginning of a new Rotary year - and this year it also marks the addition of a new focus for Rotarians.
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Plastic bag ban takes first step
ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira received the green light from Cabinet to put his plan to ban plastic bags in the Bahamas by 2020 into action.
