Coral Harbour Beach, inset, and Saunders Beach, main picture, are two of the beaches in The Bahamas awarded “green status’ by swimguide.org.
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
ABOUT 20 beaches in The Bahamas have received a "green status" meeting water quality standards that are safe for swimmers, according to an international swim guide website.
SwimGuide.org - which publishes the status of beaches around the world - released a status report following the latest water sample testings conducted in July by Save the Bays/Waterkeepers Bahamas.
The summer heat continues to drive people to the beach to cool off. Unfortunately, in Florida, some swimmers have contracted a flesh eating bacteria that has been blamed for recent deaths and severe hospitalisation of individuals in the United States.
To ensure that beaches are safe, Save the Bays/Waterkeepers Bahamas conduct ongoing monitoring of water quality at nearly 20 beach sites in The Bahamas, including Bimini, Grand Bahama, and in New Providence. Read more >>