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August 21, 2018
Diesel Fuel Spill, Emerald Bay Marina, Farmers Hill Exuma

The Ministry of Transport and Local Government regrets that Port Department Officials in George Town Exuma were alerted 11am this morning (20 August 2018) to a diesel fuel leak by the operators of Emerald Bay Marina located in Farmers Hill Exuma...

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January 13, 2023
$170M RESORT PLAN IN EXUMA: Hundreds of jobs are expected in Torch Cay project

THE Davis Administration signed a heads of agreement yesterday with PMR Bahamas for the development of an upscale resort and residential community for Torch Cay on Exuma's southern tip, with a $170m investment planned.

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February 03, 2023
Company responsible for Exuma Spill 'will face penalties' says AG

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said yesterday the company responsible for last summer's Exuma oil spill will face penalties.

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Tributes To Peggy Hall
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January 15, 2013
Tributes To Peggy Hall

Margaret "Peggy" Hall, businesswoman, park warden, conservationist, and boating enthusiast died peacefully at her home in Georgetown, Great Exuma, on January 3, 2013, in her 90th year.

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July 28, 2022
Environmentalists say the estimates of recovered oil from Exuma spill 'highly optimistic'

Environmentalists yesterday called the estimates of recovered oil from Exuma waters "highly optimistic" and called for greater transparency from the government and a full accounting of the steps taken to respond to the disaster.

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July 28, 2022
Coalition calls for more effort to stop spills

A COALITION of environmental groups while praising the fast response to the July 20 oil spill at Great Exuma, called for improved spill prevention and preparedness as well as increased transparency in matters of this kind.

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July 27, 2022
'Polluter must pay' says minister after fuel spill

ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller yesterday would not say whether negligence played a role in last week's oil spill at Exuma.

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July 27, 2022
'Happy at quick response - but must not happen again'

CATHERINE Booker, Exuma programme coordinator of The Bahamas National Trust, says officials are happy there was a quick response from the government regarding cleanup efforts of the diesel spill on the island last week.

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