“Lydia” is a 2000 lb 14' 6''

Lydia is no stranger to these waters, having passed this way once before, and this pass happens to be around the same time as her 2-year tagging anniversary.

In 2014 ten million people were engaged to vote for fifteen projects from around the world supporting conservation projects to win one of the three coveted European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) grants. This year the only project short listed from the Caribbean region is a coastal/mangrove restoration project in Andros, Bahamas. This project was submitted by the Andros Conservancy and Trust (Ancat).

Voting begins on EOCA's website on March 9th and is open for two weeks and the projects with the most votes will be announced as the winner in late March...

Freelance journalist and young entrepreneur, Noelle Nicolls was invited to speak at an event on equality and nationality laws in New York during the high profile United Nations meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). At the event, Noelle will be representing a local, civil society organization working to advance constitutional equality, which she supports as a part of her community service.

The event on March 12, 2015 will be hosted by the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, an initiative of the Women’s Refugee Commission; an international, non-governmental organization (NGO). This is the first time a civil society member of the national delegation has been invited to be a speaker at an NGO Side Event.

A respected research publication that chronicles the evolution of the nation’s premier tertiary education institution has been released, tracing the historical highlights of The College of The Bahamas and documenting its accomplishments in higher learning over a 40-year period.

The International Journal of Bahamian Studies (IJBS) has published the second edition of its 20^th Volume which commemorates the 40^th anniversary of The College of The Bahamas. The volume captures The College’s evolution in administration, academic schools and departments, collegiate culture, and scholarly life. It also chronicles various aspects of COB’s involvement in the community...

It was a throw-down the likes of which left mouths watering and palates yearning to be satisfied. Culinary students at The College of The Bahamas’ Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute (CHMI) recently demonstrated their mastery in the kitchen and flair for preparing imaginative cuisine during the Junior Culinary Cook-Off.

Five COB student chefs competed for the chance to fill the junior chef and apprentice positions on The Bahamas National Culinary Team. The team will compete in the Taste of The Caribbean culinary competition scheduled to be held in Miami, Florida, June 12^th -14^th, 2015...

A leading proponent of an international aircraft registry for The Bahamas and the best-known Bahamian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) photography and videography company joined voices today, praising Bahamian authorities following the announcement that proposed regulations would be submitted by the end of the month governing the use of recreational and commercial drones.

Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, former commercial pilot and now a partner at Callenders & Co. law firm specializing in Aviation Law, and the owners of Sky High Media agreed that the announcement by Minister of Transportation and Aviation Glenys Hanna Martin that guidelines for the operation of drones would be submitted by the end of March was welcome news...

Environmentalists’ warnings proven right; runoff from Baker’s Bay golf course leading to destruction of coral system

The once pristine reef system surrounding the tiny island of Guana Cay in the Abacos has suffered extensive damage since construction of the controversial Baker’s Bay development, environmentalists say.

The Save Guana Cay Reef Association (SGCRA), which mounted a groundbreaking five-year legal campaign in opposition to the project, warned of serious implications for the reef – recognized as one of the best dive sites in the world – as well as for the rest of the previously unspoiled island. It is now clear that their predictions have come true.

Can we use environmental DNA to investigate shark populations?

Judith Bakker, a Ph.D. candidate at Salford University in Manchester, England, was conducting shark research in The Bahamas last week with support from the Bimini Biological Field Station, often referred to as the Sharklab.

Bakker is developing methods for scientists to be able to collect environmental DNA, or eDNA, and to test it for the presence of shark species...

Minister Fred Mitchell’s misleading attempts to justify his new immigration policy of targeting innocent children cannot be allowed to go unchallenged.

Over the past few weeks – notably during a vitriolic address to young Bahamian students at the University of the West Indies in Barbados – Mitchell has sought to explain away the move to block undocumented children from the classroom by comparing it to the student visa system in the United States.

While I loath even the idea of responding to his ill-conceived diatribe, which was clearly designed to defend actions that are indefensible, it behooves me in the interests of truth and justice to correct ...