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January 29, 2020
Oasis Furniture Onboard with Plastic Ban for a Sustainable Future

As the country moves towards implementing plans for sustainability, Oasis Furniture stands with the Ministry of Environment and Housing’s newly established single use plastics ban which came into effect on January 1, 2020, offering stylish complementary reusable bags to anyone who stops by so long as supplies last...

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August 02, 2019
Hands-on experiences at JSF

There was a time when children itched to get outdoors to roll around in the grass, climb trees, and just generally engage in whatever they found to amuse themselves with. Today, they have no problem staying indoors with their electronic gadgets engaging in the latest [...]

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July 18, 2019
ALIV Takes Lead as First Corporate Sponsor of Plastic Ban Campaign

The Ministry of Environment & Housing announced today that telecommunications network provider, ALIV, is leading the charge as the first corporate sponsor of the Plastic Free 242 campaign...

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June 20, 2019
Environment and Housing Hosts 'Shopping Bag Giveaway'

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The Ministry of The Environment and Housing hosted a free Reusable Shopping Bag Giveaway at Centreville Food Market on Saturday, June 8, 2019...

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June 03, 2019
Cost Right "No Plastic Bags" Initiative Launched

Styrofoam, plastics and the toxins used to produce them are a direct threat to marine life, tourism and to Bahamians’ way of life unless drastic measures are made to preserve our environment for generations to come...

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April 12, 2019
MOE Gives Away Reusable Bags Ahead of Single-Use Ban

On Saturday, March 23, 2019, a team from the Ministry of Environment and Housing distributed free reusable bags to attendees of the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Farmer's Market on Gladstone Road...

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March 22, 2019
BAIC Chairman announces Saturday's Mega Market; and a partnership with Environment to eliminate single-use plastics

The Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) will hold a Mega Market, Saturday, March 23, 2019 on Gladstone Road in honour of the corporation’s 37th year said Chairman...

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November 28, 2018
Minister Ferreira Touts Bahamas' Commitment to a Sustainable Blue Economy

At the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, Minister of the Environment and Housing the Hon. Romauld Ferreira told the international audience of The Bahamas Government's initiatives in Marine Protected Areas and reducing marine pollution...

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October 26, 2018
Dr. Patricia Pratt is Winner of Goombay Punch Fashion Showcase

4 Local Designers Take Part in Goombay Fashion Showcase at 2018 International Cultural Wine & Food Festival...

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May 07, 2014
Creative Nassau announces its official launch date

Creative Nassau has announced that its official launch event will be held under the auspices of Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes on Friday, May 16 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at Doongalik Studios on Village Road.
The community group was formed in 2008 by the late Jackson L. Burnside III and his wife Pam following their inspiring visit to Santa Fe, New Mexico to attend a UNESCO Creative Tourism Confere...

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