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Lewis says he doesn’t support oil drilling either Iram Lewis. FILE
While noting that he will never support anything that poses a risk to the Bahamian ecosystem, Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said yesterday he opposes oil drilling in The Bahamas because of the “catastrophic” and “detrimental” effects that a potential oil spill can have on The Bahamas.
“[A potential oil spill] is a major, major concern and that would be my main reason for objecting because of the possible threats,” Lewis told
The Nassau Guardian.
“I’m hearing that best practices are in place by the proposed investors, new technology. They have learned from previous oil spills but that doesn’t make me feel comfortable enough knowing that there are still threats out there.
Say PM s anti-exploration stance awfully late BPC shrugs off court threat with extra $20m
By NEIL HARTNELL
nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Bahamas Petroleum Company s (BPC) oil drilling ship will this morning likely face a welcoming committee , as one activist charged: The PM can shut the country down but not get out of a bad oil deal?
Sam Duncombe
Sam Duncombe, reEarth s president, told Tribune Business that oil exploration opponents planned to greet the Stena IceMAX with protests - COVID-19 curfews and restrictions permitting - after the vessel docks in Freeport at daylight this morning.
Acknowledging that the 10pm to 5am curfew will likely make it impossible to greet the drilling ship when it arrives at around 3am, Mrs Duncombe added that the Prime Minister s voicing of his personal opposition to oil exploration in Bahamian waters was welcome but awfully late .
PM totally against oil drilling in Bahamian waters
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