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BAMSI Joins Scotiabank in Earth Day Donation
May 15, 2023
BAMSI Joins Scotiabank in Earth Day Donation
The Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) partnered with Scotiabank Bahamas in celebration of World Earth Day 2023 with a donation of ten fruit-bearing trees to S.C. McPherson Junior High School. The trees, among them avocado, soursop, tamarind and guava, will be planted within the school's pre-vocational area.
May 09, 2023
Agriculture minister meets with USDA official in technical assistance talks
Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting paid a courtesy call on United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley yesterday, continuing this country's call for technical assistance for The Bahamas' agriculture development programs. Sweeting, along with Parliamentary Secretary in the Mi...
May 05, 2023
AG to UN: Recognize impact of climate crisis on human rights
Attorney General Ryan Pinder has called on the United Nations (UN) to recognize the effects of the climate crisis on human rights.
March 27, 2023
Environment minister says ministry "cracking down" on indiscriminate land clearing
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environment Minister Vaughn Miller says that his ministry is "cracking down" on the indiscriminate clearing of large tracts of land, which studies show contribute to a third of all human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions. Miller while addressing the recent Best Energy Bahamas Expo stated: "It is estimated that about two-thirds of carbon dioxide increase comes [...]
March 21, 2023
Environment Minister Addresses Workshop on ‘Building the Bahamas Capacity in Transparency for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation’
The Hon. Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources addressed the opening of the Integrated Validation and Consultation Workshop for Increasing Greenhouse Gas Transparency and Climate Finance Flows, Monday, March 20, 2023 at Breezes Resort, Cable Beach.
March 07, 2023
Carbon credit exchange eyeing SCB green light in April
Global environmental asset validator, registry and exchange Capturiant, which has received conditional approval to operate in The Bahamas, is hoping to solve the problems associated with "scandal and inefficiency" that currently exist in the carbon credits market. Capturiant has received conditional approval by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) to act as an exchange, ac...
March 03, 2023
Agriculture ministry to increase leafy green production with tech
The Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs is preparing to unveil two 40-foot containerized farms - one for Abaco and one for Eleuthera - before the end of the 2022/2023 budget period, Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting said yesterday, adding that his ministry will also launch greenhouse parks throughout the country in or...
February 28, 2023
Golden Yolk egg project promises cut to food import bill
The government hopes to slash the country's import bill by $12.5 million with the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources' new egg production project, Golden Yolk, which was launched yesterday. The project seeks to increase Bahamian egg production from 750,000 to more than 27 million eggs per year.
Biden's climate envoy: We're all in this together
February 15, 2023
Biden's climate envoy: We're all in this together
John Kerry, President Joseph's Biden's special envoy for climate, had a simple message regarding the climate fight as he spoke last night about the presence of a high-level US delegation in Nassau for the CARICOM heads of government meeting: We are all in this together.
Helping hand to fight crime
February 01, 2023
Helping hand to fight crime
PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said new vehicles donated to the Royal Bahamas Police Force by the United States, as well as additional vehicles ordered by the government, will boost law enforcement's saturation patrols and help combat crime.
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