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Resort tackles oil spills and pesticide dump
Resort tackles oil spills and pesticide dump
After a U.S. company performed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Gary Larson and his team had their work cut out for them.
Since then, Baha Mar has invested considerably in restoration.
Foremost on their list was oil-spill management, brought on by two old energy plants that once rested on Baha Mar property.
With one located near Commercial Village, and another close to Corridor 7, the tea...
Pesticide threat looms over French West Indies
Pesticide threat looms over French West Indies
France is once again embroiled in a health and safety scandal. For 20 years, from 1973 to 1993, the insecticide chlordecone (Kepone) was used in Martinique and Guadeloupe, in the French West Indies, to combat banana weevil, exposing a significant proportion of the population and polluting the soil.
A study published last month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and in Guadeloupe confirms that ...
Letter to the Editor: Cultivating environmental awareness
Editor, Many of us grew up in the Caribbean in the last century believing that bushes and weeds were awful sights that needed to be gotten rid of whether on land or water. Similarly, we never gave much thought to land, water, or air because we assumed that they would always be there in more [...]
Prime Minister Travels To Cincinnati With Team From Eeden Acres To Explore Expanded AgTech Farm They Will Bring To The Bahamas
At a time when food supply is under pressure globally, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Philip Davis and Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, the Honourable Clay Sweeting showed leadership alongside Members of the Agricultural Development Committee (President, Philip Smith and Director, Dion Smith), Ohio State government leaders, investors, sup...
Keeping it fresh and Bahamian
Keeping it fresh and Bahamian
A local farmer is answering the call to provide Grand Bahamians with healthier and affordable food choices through the farm, Local Organics.
Top 10 Facts Every Woman Should Know About Endometriosis
Whereas endometriosis is a complex hormonal and immune chronic disease causing multiple symptoms, including pain, which disrupt the lives of an estimated 89 million women and girls worldwide; Whereas there is no known cure for endometriosis and treatments are often problematic; Whereas lack of knowledge of the disease combined with stigma causes an average delay of ten years from onset of symptoms...
Pet Food Institute to Offer First Regional Pet Lovers Webinar July 27
Pet owners and animal lovers will have an opportunity to interact virtually with experts from around the region and beyond when the Pet Food Institute presents the first-ever Caribbean and Bahamas webinar on pet care and pet wellness, PAW MANIA, July 27 starting at 6 pm, Eastern Standard Time.
“The Pet Food Institute is excited to bring together veterinarians and experts from The Bahamas, Ja...
Squatters ordered off deforested land
Squatters ordered off deforested land
As it cracks down on illegal deforestation, the government has given people who are unlawfully operating and living on a tract of cleared land in the Carmichael Road area 14 days to get off before authorities move in and take action, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said.
Farmers decry 'chronic' mismanagement by BAIC
Farmers decry 'chronic' mismanagement by BAIC
Prominent Bahamian farmers have decried the "chronic" mismanagement and lack of basic supplies at crucial agricultural institutions in Nassau following a change in management.
According to Guardian Business sources, the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has experienced severe problems in managing the Feed Mill, Fish and Farm Store, the Abattoir and Produce Exchange after assum...
GROW WHAT YOU EAT: Tips from experts
GROW WHAT YOU EAT: Tips from experts
Farming enthusiasts share their knowledge on how Bahamians should start and sustain their own personal produce gardens.