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August 11, 2023
BNT, Sandals Foundation, and Volunteers Plant 1,000 Trees at Gold Rock Beach in Grand Bahama

Last week Saturday marked a historic day for environmental conservation in The Bahamas. The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in collaboration with the Sandals Foundation (SF) and community members planted 1,000 native trees at Gold Rock Beach in the Lucayan National Park. This single-day activity made a significant stride on the road to recovery for the country’s second-most-visited national park.

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August 11, 2023
1,000 trees planted at Gold Rock Beach

GRAND BAHAMA — The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in collaboration with the Sandals Foundation (SF) and community members planted 1,000 native trees at Gold Rock Beach in the Lucayan National Park. This single-day activity made a significant stride on the road to recovery for the country's second-most-visited national park.  A press release from the BNT [...]

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July 31, 2023
How Do You Protect Your Plants This Summer?

For those plant and vegetable lovers looking to protect their crops this summer, the owner of a local organic farm is sharing some tips.

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July 26, 2023
Bahamas Mangrove Alliance sets goal to plant millions of mangroves by 2025

AS World Mangrove Day is celebrated today, a Bahamian alliance has announced a goal of putting "millions of mangroves in the ground" by the end of 2025.

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July 26, 2023
New alliance aims to replant millions of mangroves by end of 2025

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — In celebration of World Mangrove Day, the fledgling Bahamas Mangrove Alliance (BMA) announced a "millions of mangroves in the ground" goal by the end of 2025. The group has already seen replanting efforts scale up considerably in Abaco and Grand Bahama over the last three months, with tens of thousands of new [...]

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July 13, 2023
North Andros Power plant repairs cost $600k, as restoration continues

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said the cost of restoring power to North Andros after last week's catastrophic fire at Bahamas Power & Light's Nicholl's Town plant is about $600k.

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July 06, 2023
North Andros without power after power plant fire

Residents of North Andros have been left without power indefinitely after a fire at Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) power plant in Nicholls Town early yesterday morning. Police said officers were notified of the blaze at around 3 a.m. On arrival at the plant, police met four Caterpillar diesel engines along with a small concrete ...
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July 06, 2023
New power plant for North Andros likely a 12-18 exercise says BPL CEO

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power & Light's (BPL) chief executive Shevonn Cambridge said yesterday that while the company is making significant progress towards restoring electricity to consumers in North Andros by shifting generation assets from other locations, re-establishing a fully operational power plant in the Nicholl's Town would likely be a 12-18 month exercise.  Cambridge [...]

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July 06, 2023
HEART-WRENCHING: Catastrophic fire at Nicholls Town power plant leaves 1,300 without electricity

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A fire early Wednesday morning completely ravaged Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) Nicholls Town power station, leaving approximately 1,300 consumers without electricity, with the area Member of Parliament describing the situation as "heart-wrenching." The community was gearing up for festivities this upcoming weekend, which North Andros and Berry Islands MP Leonard Lightbou...

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July 05, 2023
North Andros without power after blaze at Nicholls Town plant

An early morning fire at the Nicholl's Town Bahamas Power & Light plant has left the entire island of North Andros without power.

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