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20 Jun 2011
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Ministers Call For Strengthened Regional Approach To Manage & Conserve Fisheries Resources
St. John’s Antigua, May 23, 2011… Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & the Environment Honourable Hilson Baptiste has endorsed the need to strengthen regional cooperation for the effective conservation and management of fisheries resources in the Caribbean.
Minister Baptiste was speaking at the Fourth Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Ministerial Council held at...
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17 Jun 2011
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs Claudia Bellot, has promised physical and policy development in the tourism sector for the next fiscal year.
“In this new fiscal year the ministry, in collaboration with all stakeholders, will seek to update the tourism policy and to conduct a review of the tourism master plan, principally to advance the coordination of those actions that are yet to be completed. The Government, also, through the Ministry of Tourism,...
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03 May 2011
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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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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 (...
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03 May 2011
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On Ile aux Aigrettes, an island off of the coast of Mauritius, scientists introduced the Aldabra giant tortoises to try and revive the island’s dying ecosystem.
Before humans reached the Ile aux Aigrettes, the island was full of tortoises, skinks, and dodo birds. The disappearance of these animals devastated the ecosystem, especially the native ebony trees that were already being cut up for firewood.
The giant tortoises, who can reach up to 661 pounds, were introduced...
