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December 02, 2022
First national report card sheds light on underwater world of mangroves
After years of painstaking research encompassing drones, satellite-based survey methods and in-water surveillance from hundreds of sites across the nation, the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) has released a first of its kind report on the health of The Bahamas’ valuable but often underappreciated mangrove ecosystems.
Pet Food Institute: don’t give a dog a bone
September 12, 2022
Pet Food Institute: don’t give a dog a bone
In the minds of many, dogs and bones just belong together. Their compatibility has been entrenched in the likes of nursery rhymes and Saturday morning cartoons. But contrary to those long-held beliefs, cooked bones can present serious health complications for dogs and cats.
Over-salted children
June 08, 2015
Over-salted children
According to the popular nursery rhyme, "little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice", but according to the Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians (CANDi), many children may also be over-salted.
April 19, 2020
Updated on COVID-19 Response-The Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister
I want to provide the country and the media an update on our comprehensive and full government response to the health, social and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus...
May 22, 2020
Official Statement from The Office of The Prime Minister
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis released the following statement today on the resumption of worship services under specific conditions, and the further relaxation of business hours and days for designated exempted businesses and services outlined in the Emergency Powers (COVID 19) Order 2020...
Alabama Pilot's Nightmare May Help Save Coral Reefs
December 06, 2011
Alabama Pilot's Nightmare May Help Save Coral Reefs
Twenty-five years ago, on December 4, 1986, Walter Wyatt's plane crashed in the waters of Cay Sal Bank, a remote area between Cuba and The Bahamas.? It sank almost immediately.
June 09, 2020
A Personal Plea to Help Save the Oceans of The Bahamas Before it is Too Late
I write this as a Bahamian with the deep conviction that “once you know something is wrong, you have an obligation to try to at least do something about it, even if that something is small.” What I know is wrong is how we all in some way abuse and how we allow others to openly abuse our greatest natural resource, our oceans...
July 31, 2019
Protection laws have fostered perfect environment for sharks
THE country's shark protection laws have fostered the perfect environment for research on critically endangered shark species, like the small-tooth sawfish. Dr Mark Bond, Florida International University, said researchers have noticed "very small pups" of sawfish in Andros.
November 15, 2016
Agricultural development and environmental health for The Bahamas, pt. 4
There are several points I would like to make in this final letter and they relate to the natural environment around us, the establishment of a healthy primary production environment (agriculture and fishing), and the protection of both.
BAMSI developments towards food security
September 16, 2016
BAMSI developments towards food security
Expanding production acreage for the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) from 124 acres to beyond is the government's newest strategy to strengthen the Bahamian agriculture sector, nestled in Andros.
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