While speaking at a recent press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne Munroe said it is important to take crimes against the environment more seriously.

“This government being determined to enforce laws against environmental crime we have created the Bahamas Wildlife Enforcement Network Steering Group that is headed by Commander Desiree Corney of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and this will lead the charge against violators who will now face serious consequences for their actions,” Munroe said.

According to the minister the group is working and getting results. He said, “they have actively engaged in training and they’ve actively assisted the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment and its forestry sections and the Ministry of Works in enforcing excavation, permits or the ability not to be excavating.”

Minister Munroe is hopeful that legislation will soon be brought to Parliament to regularize the group.