The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy said it expects Equinor will “behave accordingly” as the company works to remediate the tragic oil spill in East Grand Bahama. The Norwegian state is the largest shareholder in Equinor (previously Statoil) with an ownership interest of 67%. The ownership interest is managed by the Ministry of Petroleum […]

Ferreira pledges to clamp down on lawbreakers in NP, Family Islands NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Following the Ministry of Environment’s re-establishment of the Environmental court, the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) has collected nearly $15,000 dollars in environmental fines. Minister of Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira made the revelation during his recent contribution to the […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – After being plagued by countless fires and no solution to permanently rectify the situation, many are hoping that there would be some resolve after the government officially handed over the keys of the New Providence Landfill to Providence Advisors and the Waste Resources Development Group (WRDG) on Friday, April 12. Back in […]

NASSAU, BAHAMAS –  team from the Ministry of Environment and Housing recently distributed free reusable bags to attendees of the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Farmer’s Market on Gladstone Road. They encouraged members of the public to shop with the reusable bags instead of plastic bags ahead of the government’s ban of certain single-use […]