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Abaco concerned over mining
Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS) is a Bahamian non-profit organisation that was established in 1988 with the mission to preserve the environment of Abaco, The Bahamas through education, conservation, and research facilitation. We are writing today to express our concern about a number of issues that have become compounded in Abaco since Hurricane Dorian.
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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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‘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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$3.7m in disengaged leases as govt seeks ‘safe and healthy’ work environment
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said the government stopped leases worth $3.7m since coming to office in 2021, stressing the need for public servants to work in safe and healthy environments.
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Hanna Martin: We’re trying very hard to make schools a safe environment
AFTER a student stabbed another student on Tuesday, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said officials are working “very hard to” create a “harmonious, synergistic environment for young people”.
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ALICIA WALLACE: World Health Day '24
“MY Health, My Right” was the theme for World Health Day this year, observed on Sunday, April 6. In its statement on World Health Day, the World Health Organization said the theme was chosen to “champion the right of everyone, everywhere to have access to quality health services, education, and information, as well as safe drinking water, clean air, good nutrition, quality housing, decent working and environmental conditions, and freedom from discrimination.”
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FACE TO FACE: Young men find purpose in protecting mangroves
WHEN two young men, students of Anatol Rodgers High School, joined a programme designed to save the mangroves on their island, they did not expect that it would change their outlook on life.
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Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?
AN environmentalist is asking whether Equinor has paid financial penalties associated with the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2019 and inadequate efforts to remedy the spill.
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Investigation ongoing after Buckeye oil spill
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller said investigations remain active and ongoing into the fuel oil spill at Buckeye Bahamas Hub off Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama.
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INSIGHT: The geographic and economic roots of our crime problem
ALL people are created equal in the sight of our maker; equal in dignity and value. This is an unquestioned value espoused by most of western society and often enshrined in the constitution.
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Boy found living alone in car last year is 'safe and attending school'
THE 12-year-old boy who was found living alone in a car last year is safe and now attending school, according to Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin.
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Equinor could pay ‘severe penalty’ if they failed to properly cleanup oil spill post Hurricane Dorian
ENVIRONMENT Minister Vaughn Miller said energy company Equinor would face severe penalties if officials find that the company failed to properly clean up its 2019 oil spill in East Grand Bahama.
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Containment booms around sunken Potter’s Cay vessel
The port authorities have placed containment booms around a sunken vessel at Potter’s Cay dock to contain any potential oil spill as they wait on its owner to remove it.
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Road to 50 project to educate grade six students and public about mangroves
THE Independence Secretariat yesterday announced the launch of a national mangrove project to educate the public and protect local mangroves.
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DEREK SMITH: Companies must adapt to governance changes
This year, governance, risk and compliance (GRC) will continue to evolve rapidly, driven by technological advances, evolving regulatory environments and changing economic conditions. Gartner projects $205bn in end-user spending on risk management and cyber security in 2024, an increase of 14.3 percent from 2015. GRC programmes will become ever-more important as the regulatory landscape becomes more complex.
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Customs reform vital to greater prosperity
In an increasingly interconnected world, international trade serves as the backbone of economic growth and development for multiple nations . For The Bahamas, a nation of islands in the Caribbean, trade holds the key to unlocking its economic potential. To achieve this, one crucial aspect demands attention: Reform of Customs processes. Streamlining Customs procedures can catalyse economic growth, enhance competitiveness and foster a thriving business environment in The Bahamas.
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PM urges UN to take leading role as arbiter in international tax cooperation and administration issues
In his address at the G77+China Summit in Havana, Cuba, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis firmly advocated for the United Nations to oversee international tax cooperation and administration.
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Week-long Marine Conservation Workshop hosted at Defence Force Coral Harbour Base
THE Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF), in partnership with The Bahamas Wildlife Enforcement Network (BahWEN) and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), hosted its fifth week-long Marine Conservation Workshop from the 15th to 19th January 2024 at the HMBS Coral Harbour Base.
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EDITORIAL: Residents deserve the truth
IN today’s Tribune, we report further on the potential contamination of groundwater in Nicholls Town, North Andros – with the remarkable update that the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection is packing its bags to go and assess the site nearly 20 months after the oil leak there.
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Bahamas joins tribunal case over climate change
The Bahamas has joined with other small island states from the Caribbean and the Pacific to launch a landmark case before the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to seek protection of the world’s oceans against climate change and rising temperatures.
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