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Environment officials tour New Providence Ecology Park
The Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources; the Hon. Zane Lightbourne, State Minister for the Environment and Launa Williams, Acting Director, Department of Environmental Health Services led the list of government officials who recently toured New Providence Ecology Park (NPEP).
Historical Park Gets Remodeled
Historical Park Gets Remodeled
Although parks and playgrounds are not open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s most historical parks in the over the hill area has recently been remodelled by The Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC)...
Tin Ferl eager to tap into downtown cruise traffic with third pop-up food truck park
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Tin Ferl hopes to capitalize on the cruise traffic when it launches its third pop-up food truck park downtown this summer, its co-founder telling Eyewitness News that its network currently consists of more than 100 vendors. Tin Ferl was founded in June 2019 by three friends: Kendrick Delaney, founder of The New [...]
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
On February 25th, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) received several reports from concerned citizens about suspected environmentally harmful activities happening in the Bonefish Pond National Park area. The reports included an eyewitness account of fill being dumped into the wetland.
Bahamas National Trust Unveils New Interpretive Signs in Lucayan National Park with Support from the Sandals Foundation
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) recently completed the installation of eight new interpretive signs within the breathtaking Lucayan National Park (LNP) on Grand Bahama.
Marco City Park To Honor Residents
Marco City Park To Honor Residents
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Mayfield Park, located in the Marco City constituency, is officially the home to a new hero's park.
Proposal for new national park in Andros
Proposal for new national park in Andros
AT a special breakfast hosted by the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), President Neil McKinney and his executive team presented the government with a proposal to create a new national park in the Joulter Cays off North Andros.
Pintard inaugurates new recreation park and community garden in Mayfield Park, GB
MARCO City MP Michael Pintard inaugurated a recreation park and community garden in Mayfield Park Subdivision on Friday, realising a long-standing vision of four of his predecessors.
BNT Participates in Staff Exchange with the US National Park Service
The Bahamas National Trust's (BNT) Education Department recently participated in a dynamic six-day exchange initiative with the US National Park Service (NPS).
The Executives: Atlantis' Water Park Senior VP Speaks Conservation
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Senior Vice President of Marine and Water Park Operations Michelle Liu-Williamson diving into how Atlantis Resort supports animal conservation.
FNM's park fix-up plan stopped by Grand Bahama police
POLICE prevented FNM leader Michael Pintard from restoring the Pineforest Subdivision Park in West Grand Bahama on Friday.
Celebrating The Declaration Of Seahorse National Park
On September 7th, an almost-decade-long effort for the protection of Sweetings Pond in Eleuthera finally succeeded, with the official designation of “Seahorse National Park at Sweetings Pond and Hatchet Bay Cave” under the management of The Bahamas National Trust.
Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe: 'I am not being dismissed' by FNM
FORMER West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe said she does not feel overlooked as the Free National Movement tries to select a candidate for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.
Rotary Club Reads to Walter Parker Students
Rotary Club Reads to Walter Parker Students
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - The Rotary Club of Grand Bahama Sunrise doing its part to give their time and a special donation to the students at the Walter Parker Primary School during Literacy Week.
Beaches, Parks probe will wrap up 'soon'
Beaches, Parks probe will wrap up 'soon'
Deputy Commissioner of Police Leamond Deleveaux said yesterday that police are investigation "alleged irregularities" at the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority and should be complete with their investigation in a few weeks. Delevaux confirmed that police spoke with Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Shanendon Cartwright, the former executive chairman of the authority, as ...
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First Ladies of The Bahamas and Botswana enjoy a tour of Clifton Heritage National Park
First Ladies of The Bahamas and Botswana enjoy a tour of Clifton Heritage National Park
First Ladies of The Bahamas and Botswana, Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, wife of Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis, and Mrs. Neo Masisi, wife of President of Botswana HE Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, enjoyed a visit to the tranquil and interesting Clifton Heritage National Park in southwestern New Providence, September 14, during the official State Visit of the President of Botswana to the Commonwealth of The ...
Girl involved in Atlantis water park accident dies
Girl involved in Atlantis water park accident dies
THE five-year-old Canadian girl who was involved in an accident at the Atlantis resort water park has died.
Police Chief Superintendent Emerick Seymour said the girl died yesterday, a day after the accident. He declined to identify her or to provide any details about what happened.
Kerzner International issued a statement saying the child drowned and the company was doing "everything in our powe...
POLICE QUIZ FNM DEPUTY LEADER: Cartwright spoken to over 'irregularities' at parks and beaches dept
POLICE QUIZ FNM DEPUTY LEADER: Cartwright spoken to over 'irregularities' at parks and beaches dept
TOP police officials say they are in the advanced stages of their investigation into alleged irregularities at the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority under the Minnis administration and spoke to MP Shanendon Cartwright, the former executive chairman of the authority, as part of their probe over the weekend.
Government Signs Lease Agreement with BNT for Seahorse National Park at Sweetings Pond, Eleuthera
Government Signs Lease Agreement with BNT for Seahorse National Park at Sweetings Pond, Eleuthera
After many years in the making, the government has signed a lease agreement with the Bahamas National Trust to oversee the preservation of Seahorse National Park at Sweetings Pond, Eleuthera.
A 'coral catastrophe' discovered in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Parks
THE Perry Institute for Marine Science and The Bahamas National Trust recently discovered a "coral catastrophe" in the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Parks, with reports of the most drastic coral bleaching events in recorded history.