Closing of the Crawfish Season

Nassau, Bahamas — The Department of Marine Resources wishes to remind the public that closed season for the capturing of crawfish is the period of April 1 through July 31, 2010.During this period it is an offence for persons to take, capture or have their...

More NEW HOPE for Grand Bahama

Freeport, Grand Bahama – On Monday, April 12, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled against the plaintiff and the Grand Bahama Yacht Club came out of receivership, giving this $600 million dollar project new hope!“Some 18 months have now passed since this all...

Sir Arthur is new Governor-General

NASSAU, Bahamas — Sir Arthur Foulkes was sworn in as the eighth Governor-General in an Independent Bahamas during ceremonies at Government House Wednesday morning.   “Today I promise to do my best to live up to what…the Bahamian people would...

Climate Change 101: Key Global Warming Facts

The Earth’s warming since 1850 totals about 0.7 degrees C. Most of this occurred before 1940. The cause: a long, moderate 1,500-year climate cycle first discovered in the Greenland ice cores in 1983. The cycle abruptly raises our temperature 1 to 3 degrees C...