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September 29, 2022
Govt will spend $1.5 mil. in first phase of cleanup program

Starting next week, the government will launch an extensive "cleanup and beautification" program on New Providence and several islands at an initial cost of $1.5 million, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller said yesterday. Miller said the program, which will begin on Monday, is a collaboration between his ministry and the Ministry ...
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September 20, 2022
Blue Lagoon Island Leads Bahamas International Coastal Cleanup Effort

The mangroves and bushes along coastal South Beach on the southeastern coast of New Providence got a much-needed cleanup on Saturday as hundreds of Bahamians joined forces with Blue Lagoon Island’s Project BEACH to participate in the Ocean Conservancy’s 36th annual International Coastal Cleanup.

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September 01, 2022
Storr: DRA spent around $37 mil. on debris cleanup

In the three years following Hurricane Dorian, the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) has spent roughly $70 million in Abaco and Grand Bahama, DRA Chairman Alex Storr said yesterday. "That number [spans] many agencies excluding the DRA," Storr said when asked how much had already been spent. "But I can say on our end, paperwork that ...
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September 24, 2010
Bahamas to Take Part in 25th Anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup

Nassau, Bahamas - Volunteers
throughout The Bahamas are preparing to take part in the Ocean Conservancy's

"25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)" on
Saturday,

September 25th, 2010.

Every
year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100 countries
remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways all over
the world. This year celebrates 25 years of volunteerism...

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September 24, 2010
September 25th (SATURDAY) is Coastal Cleanup Day

Nassau, Bahamas - Volunteers
throughout The Bahamas are preparing to take part in the Ocean Conservancy's

"25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)" on
Saturday,

September 25th, 2010.

Every
year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100 countries
remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways all over
the world. This year celebrates 25 years of volunteerism...

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News Article
September 25, 2010
September 25th (SATURDAY) is Coastal Cleanup Day

Nassau, Bahamas - Volunteers
throughout The Bahamas are preparing to take part in the Ocean Conservancy's

"25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)" on
Saturday,

September 25th, 2010.

Every
year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100 countries
remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways all over
the world. This year celebrates 25 years of volunteerism...

read more »


News Article
September 25, 2010
September 25th is Coastal Cleanup Day

Nassau, Bahamas - Volunteers
throughout The Bahamas are preparing to take part in the Ocean Conservancy's

"25th Annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC)" on
Saturday,

September 25th, 2010.

Every
year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100 countries
remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches and waterways all over
the world. This year celebrates 25 years of volunteerism...

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News Article
September 27, 2010
25th Anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup Day at Xanadu Beach draws many enthusiastic students

Early on Saturday morning, September 25th, primary and secondary students from five different institutions on Grand Bahama Island gathered to assist the Zone Captains, Gail Woon and Cecilia Bodie with the Xanadu Beach International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day (ICC) 2010.?

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News Article
June 21, 2021
BNT & Corona Beer Host Mangrove Cleanup at Bonefish Pond National Park

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) along with Corona Beer and Jimmy's Wines & Spirits (JWS) hosted a weekend mangrove cleanup at Bonefish Pond National Park (BPNP) in recognition of World Oceans Week.

The cleanup came on the heels of a week-long promotion that saw one dollar from every six-pack of Corona beer sold at Jimmy’s Wines & Spirits stores nationwide. Over $1,500 was raised by the prom...

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News Article
November 12, 2019
Clarke: Headway being made in shantytown cleanup

Thousands of residents in The Mudd and Pigeon Peas communities in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, were left homeless following the passing of Category 5 Hurricane Dorian. FILEThe Mudd is nearly 30 percent cleaned up and Pigeon Peas nearly 100 percent, according to National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Disaster Relief and Reconstruction Committee Chairman John Michael Clarke. Clarke added that eight ad...

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