Bahamas
Beth
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29 Jun 2011
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http://caricom.org/...
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) - The upcoming 32nd regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community which opens in St Kitts and Nevis this Friday will focus on health, as the Community marks ten years of solid achievements in that sector, since the 2001 Nassau Declaration - the Health of the Region is the Wealth of the Region.
Acting CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite told journalists at a media conference...
admin
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03 May 2011
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http://www....
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Lawrence S ‘Larry’ Cartwright has come out in support of the new Fisheries Improvement Plan (FIP) which seeks to address international concerns about the spiny lobster industry.
“The Bahamas must develop the means to better manage its commercial fisheries,” said Mr Cartwright, the Member of Parliament for Long Island and the Ragged Islands.
“The FIP provides an excellent opportunity for us to do this...
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03 May 2011
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thebahamasweekly.com
Monday (May 2) marked the official, nationwide launch of the Ministry of the Environment’s Energy Efficiency in Residential Lighting Programme. This initiative seeks to reduce household energy costs, minimize the energy requirements of BEC, and reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuels. The Ministry plans to distribute 270,000 compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs along with brochures about the benefits of CFLs.
Residents in Central and North Andros received CFLs yesterday (...
elena
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20 Apr 2011
The Commonwealth of The Bahamas submitted its first National Communication on Climate Change to the UNFCCC in 2001. The Bahamas established the National Policy for the Adaptation to Climate Change (NPACC) in March 2005. The National Environmental Management Action Plan (NEMAP) for The Bahamas was established in August 2005, addressing environmental policy and climate change.
The Bahamas comprises an archipelago of over 700 low-lying islands plus more than 200 cays, islets and rocks. It is...
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05 Apr 2011
Introduction
The unprecedented change in economic and social development, technology, international policies and the global environment over the last 30 years has posed great challenges for Commonwealth small states. These states1 – made up of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and small and vulnerable economies (SVEs) – represent a group of countries facing special economic and environmental difficulties in achieving sustainable development.
The major characteristics of small...
