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Hundreds of Volunteers remove tons of trash from Coral Harbour beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day
Hundreds of Volunteers remove tons of trash from Coral Harbour beach for International Coastal Cleanup Day
More than 300 enthusiastic Bahamian youth, corporate partners, local residents, and even a beauty queen came together early Saturday morning to show their support for this year's official International Coastal Cleanup event, hosted by Blue Lagoon Island’s not-for-profit educational department Dolphin Encounters - Project BEACH.
Work In Progress: The Team Behind The Sand Cleanup
Work In Progress: The Team Behind The Sand Cleanup
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Strong winds and high seas creating a bit of a mess on West Bay Street earlier this week as sand covered miles of roads, slowing down and impeding the smooth flow of traffic.
Urban Renewal's Cleanup Team St. Barnabas thanked by their community
The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development’s Urban Renewal department made clean-up teams available throughout New Providence.
Environmental Cleanup Underway
Environmental Cleanup Underway
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The downtown area looks cleaner than usual, due to this week marking the start of phase 1 of the Road to 50 National Beautification Campaign, led by the Ministry of environment and the Department of correctional services.
Prison inmates involved in massive downtown cleanup
Prison inmates involved in massive downtown cleanup
Acting Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare, who recently assigned 50 inmates to clean up Bay Street, said the uncleanliness of the area is a major issue. The effort is a part of the "Road to 50 National Beautification Campaign" organized by the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources. The campaign began on Monday with ...
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BREEF marks World Oceans Month with snorkel and beach cleanup
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) kicked off its events for World Oceans Month 2023 with a beach cleanup and snorkel on Saunders Beach in Western New Providence. The theme for this year's World Oceans Day, observed on June 8, is "Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing." "The experience has been really [...]
Equinor could pay 'severe penalty' if they failed to properly cleanup oil spill post Hurricane Dorian
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.
Ongoing worries over oil cleanup efforts
Ongoing worries over oil cleanup efforts
Local environmentalists are frustrated over what they see as a lack of transparency surrounding the cleanup at the Equinor site over three years after Hurricane Dorian caused a major oil spill at the South Riding Point facility.
STB objects to South Riding Point sale; claims cleanup incomplete
Environmental group Save The Bays (STB) is calling for a pause in the sale of Equinor's South Riding Point facility until the company has completed the cleaning of the oil spill caused by Hurricane Dorian.
2,000lb of trash collected in GB coastal cleanup
2,000lb of trash collected in GB coastal cleanup
THE trash collected from Grand Bahama beaches as part of the 37th International Coastal Cleanup initiative totaled over 2,000 pounds.