reEarth : Environmental issues in The Bahamas

May 5th, 2008

By Candia Dames

Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham addresses the Abaco Chamber of Commerce and Abaco residents at a meeting at Faith Convention Centre, Marsh Harbour on Friday. Prime Minister Ingraham was accompanied by Ministers Tommy Turnquest and Earl Deveaux and Ministers of State Desmond Bannister and Branville McCartney. South Abaco MP Edison Key was also in attendance. (BIS Photo/Sharon Turner) While indicating that development will not stop in Abaco despite concerns some residents have about the environment, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on Friday underscored his government’s plan to approve projects that are best suited for the island and its surroundings, and restated his administration’s commitment to environmental sustainability. (more…)

Fears that road diversions may soon follow August 14, 2008 By ROGAN M. SMITH Guardian Senior Reporter rogan@nasguard.com

Albany developers have begun construction on their controversial mega yacht marina in southwest New Providence, even as critics warn that dredging will erode the four-mile stretch of the Adelaide beach, split it in half and block public access. (more…)

July 2nd, 2008 New Environment Minister Outlines Road Ahead By Paige Ferguson

Newly appointed Minister of the Environment Dr. Earl Deveaux speaks about his new portfolio outside the Churchill Building on Bay Street Tuesday. (more…)