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CARIFTA Games tickets go on sale in Bahamas, Sports Minister first customer

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#Bahamas, January 17, 2018 – Nassau – Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard on Monday waved his newly-purchased first set of Flow CARIFTA Games Bahamas 2018 tickets, during the official launch ceremony of ticket sales for the event, on January 15, 2018, at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.    CARIFTA is slated to take place in The Bahamas at that stadium, March 30 to April 2, 2018, and 26 countries are expected to participate with about 500 athletes.

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Minister Pintard lauded the efforts of all involved and welcomed international visitors to The Bahamas for the event.   He added that the Government did not need to be sold on the value of CARIFTA.

“We have been intimately involved from the early days; and we appreciate that sports is a means of national development, and we are committed to utilizing sports and, of course, the many sports persons throughout the country — past and present — in transmitting the kind of values that are necessary to develop our young people,” he said.

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Bahamas Agriculture Advancements-Reduces Food Import Reliance

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Rashaed Esson

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The Bahamas is on its way to greater national food security and being less dependent on food imports with the Ministry of Agriculture’s container farms, two of them, provided by Eeden Farms.

On its Facebook, the ministry informs that the farms, both 40 feet, are able to produce the equivalent of 5 acres of high quality produce annually, resistant to hurricanes and pesticide free.

A container farm is a 21st century farming method that involves growing plants inside customized storage or shipping containers.

 

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The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis reiterated climate change concerns for his nation. 

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Rashaed Esson

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The Bahamas’ Prime Minister Philip Davis reiterated the threats of climate change to The Bahamas, speaking at a Global Citizen Conference in New York on May 2. He spoke of The Bahamas’ vulnerability as an ocean state, highlighting that more than 85 percent of the landmass is less than 3 meters above sea level and is porous limestone; a huge issue as water is able to seep into the land due to rising sea-levels. He expressed that Bahamians are “Doomed” to become climate refugees.

 

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U.S. Bird Flu outbreak to drive Poultry prices up says Super Value owner

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Rashsed Esson

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Bird Flu has been detected in domesticated birds in the US and now reports are saying in the next few months, chicken and turkey will more than likely be off the shelves as a result.

Bahamas supermarket mogul, Rupert Roberts, as owner of Super Value and Quality Supermarkets, is featured in a report by Guardian Business giving a frightening forecast. He fears poultry products will be wiped out.

This he says is scary.

He adds that suppliers are not saying much if anything at all, but are expecting this outcome worldwide.

The bird flu was found in chickens in Texas and Michigan, said media reports which also said one person was infected, as well as other livestock.

In response to the outbreak, the largest egg producer in the US, CalMaine Foods, temporarily stopped egg production in Texas and started executing over 1 million hens and 337 thousand chicks.

Despite this, Roberts reportedly said chicken and turkey supplies are safe for now. The Bahamas imports its turkey from Brazil, which Roberts hopes will grow to become the country’s main supplier.

However, the unfortunate outcome is that poultry prices are set to go up according to Roberts, as the small island nation competes with giant economies like China for poultry products.

 

 

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