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June 19, 2013
Trinidad and Tobago's Mango Festival celebrates the king of fruits

The dual-island
Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is known for its superb cuisine
and spectacular street food, but on July 4 and 7, the nation of foodies
will pay homage to the king of tropical fruit.

Sweet, juicy and
versatile, delicious mangoes of every size and type will be the focus of
Trinidad and Tobago's fourth annual Mango Festival which will be held
on July 7.

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August 14, 2011
Fruit Trees for Family Island Farmers

Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation's distribution of bud wood fruit trees to farmers continued last weekend with material going to six islands. Several varieties of sugar apple, sour sop, mango, avocado and guava went to Abaco, Long Island, Andros, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera, and Exuma.

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June 21, 2011
600K Latin America Promotion Bearing Fruit

Results from an over $600,000 cooperative promotions budget to market Copa Airlines' new Bahamas direct service are already evident, according to Tourism Director General David Johnson, who pointed to that airline's high-80 percent load factor as evidence.

Telling Guardian Business yesterday that the Ministry of Tourism is treating the first two years of Copa's service as 'launch years', Johnso...

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August 04, 2010
Bill to improve fish, food, fruit vending practices through regulation

The proliferation of fish, conch and food vendors selling their wares roadside and without the proper storage and regulatory regimes in place, will be addressed with the implementation of the proposed Business License Act, 2010, the Member of Parliament for Killarney, Dr. the Honourable Hubert A. Minnis told Parliament Monday.

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August 18, 2010
Help Knees Feel Better With This Fruit

Creaky knees? Maybe snacking on these every day could help bring a little comfort - grapes. The res-ver-a-trol in grapes has long been praised for its heart-healthy properties.

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October 07, 2010
The Fruit Your Colon Craves

If you had to choose one fruit to keep your colon happy, which would it be? If you said apples, that's not a bad choice. The kind of fiber in apples - called pectin - appears to both bump up colon-protective compounds and clamp down on cancer-causing ones.

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April 17, 2023
Students display fruits of labor

From traditional crops like tomatoes and corn, to more specialized endeavors such as livestock farming, students displayed the fruit of their labor during the 10th Annual Agriculture Science Exhibition.

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June 28, 2022
PM: 'international efforts bearing fruit'

PRIME Minister Philip "Brave" Davis says not only do world leaders want to strengthen their relationship with The Bahamas, but they also see the country as a viable option to invest.

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September 14, 2021
BAMSI DONATES FRUIT SEEDLINGS TO NEWLY LAUNCHED AGRICULTURE VILLAGE

THE Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) donated some 500 fruit seedlings to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ Frobisher Agro-Village in Freeport, Grand Bahama earlier this week. The donation included 450 sugar apples seedlings and approximately 45 sour orange/citrus root stock, Stephen Turnquest, Chairman of the Board for BAMSI, confirmed. “The plant donati...

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January 23, 2020
Free Fruit To Push Healthy Kids Diet

THE Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, announced yesterday the launch of a pilot programme to help encourage healthier eating habits among young people...

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