Grand Bahama school children participate in Earth Day

The Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited spearheaded the ?Keep Grand Bahama Clean? Campaign, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Health Services, Urban Renewal Programme and Sanitation Services.

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Disaster Management and Recovery Workshop held on Grand Bahama

The Caribbean Central American Action and the National Emergency Management Agency held a Disaster Management and Recovery Workshop in Freeport, Grand Bahama on April 30, 2009.

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KGBC 5th Anniversary Student Editorials: Part 1

As we celebrate this 5th anniversary of Keep Grand Bahama Clean's existence the importance of environmental stewardship and action instead of inaction must be internalized. Throughout the month the community will have the opportunity to read the sincere view-points of our future leaders, on why it is so important to Keep Grand Bahama Clean.

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Prime Minister of The Bahamas and IDB President sign emergency financing for hurricane Irene

The Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of The Bahamas, the Right Honourable Hubert A. Ingraham, and Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno signed today a grant for emergency humanitarian assistance to mitigate the impact of hurricane Irene.

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UB Executive Vice President Awarded Prestigious Global Engineering Award

University of Colorado Boulder’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering has awarded University of The Bahamas (UB) Executive Vice President Professor Sarim Al-Zubaidy, PhD, the 2021 Global Engineering Humanitarian Award, in recognition of his contributions to ensuring access to basic services such as water, sanitation, energy, shelter and infrastructure.

This newest honour notification follo...

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Helping Haiti is the right thing to do

To call what is occurring in Haiti a crisis is perhaps a deep understatement. A complex cocktail of systemic challenges exploded with the spark that was the assassination of then-President Jovenel Moise in July 2021. Prior to that, Haiti experienced frequent changes in leadership and political unrest for decades. This instability has hindered effective governance, ...
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Contracts signed for Exuma Water Supply Improvement Projects

Some 425 homes and businesses in Little Exuma and 130 homes and businesses in Baraterre will receive running water for the first time as a result of two contracts totaling over $9 million signed today (July 12, 2023) between the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), Bakerwick Construction Company Limited and Rowdy Boys Construction.

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50 Shades Of Heritage Hosted by The Rotaract Club of Nassau Sunset

Monday 12th March 2018  6:30 PM

You're invited to join us as we jump-off World Rotaract Week with "50 Shades of Heritage" on Monday, 12th March, 2018 at The National Art Gallery.🎉

We are celebrating 50 Years of Rotaract Service and Water & Sanitation Month; this fundraising event is an International Joint Service with the Rotaract Club of UWI Piarco in Trinidad. Part proceeds go towards purchasing water sanitation sys...

Bahamas Welcomes 67th CARPHA Annual Health Research Conference

The Bahamas welcomed more than 200 delegates to the 67th Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) Annual Health Research Conference at the Official Opening Ceremony, Atlantis, Paradise Island, April 27, 2023.

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Second House of Assembly Communication on Hurricane Dorian by Prime Minister Minnis

Following my first communication to the House last week in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, I rise to offer a second communication on response and recovery efforts. I will provide further details and information to the House next week as additional information and reporting is made by government ministries and agencies.

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