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December 14, 2023
Conservation advocates call on Bahamas govt to join Pacific island nations on oil non-proliferation treaty

CONSERVATION advocates are calling on the government of The Bahamas to join Pacific Island nations, as well as Antigua and Barbuda, among other jurisdictions, international entities and prominent individuals, in endorsing the initiative for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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December 14, 2023
The Bahamas Moves Into The Pacific Northwest

SEATTLE, U.S.A. - In the tourism business timing is everything and what better time to introduce international travel partners to The Bahamas than 48 hours ahead of another inaugural flight - this one from Seattle to Nassau.

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June 30, 2023
TS Beatriz Strengthens Off Mexico's Pacific Coast

MEXICO - Tropical Storm Beatriz strengthened off Mexico's southern Pacific Coast on Friday.

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September 15, 2010
(VIDEO) The Majestic Plastic Bag, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

With Coastal Cleanup Day right around the corner on Saturday, September 25th, this video is a perfect reminder of why we need to use less plastic and keep our beaches clean!

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons, this "mockumentary"
video, hammers home the stark reality of California's plastic bag
pollution situation.

The "Great Pacific
Garbage Patch" (twice the size of Texas) is a pl...

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October 25, 2010
The Majestic Plastic Bag, and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Jeremy Irons, this "mockumentary" video, hammers home the stark reality of California's plastic bag pollution situation.

The video was created to generate support for a bill before the California legislature which will ban single-use plastic bags, limit distribution of paper bags, and encourage the use of reusable bags.

The "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" (twi...

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November 01, 2010
Chaplin picks up three wins for Pacific Tigers

Bahamian collegiate swimmer Jenna Chaplin saw action for her University of the Pacific Lady Tigers over the weekend and recorded three individual first place finishes and a relay fifth place finish, in a couple of meets.
In a dual meet with the University of Nevada, Reno and UC Davis, she had the Lady Tigers lone first place finish when she touched the wall in 58.64 seconds in the 100 Fly. In the ...

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July 27, 2010
Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific voyage

A boat made from thousands of plastic bottles has sailed into Sydney Harbour, completing a four-month voyage that began in San Francisco.

The boat, called the Plastiki, was built using 12,500 plastic bottles.

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April 07, 2011
Communication regarding Prayer Walks for healing in Japan and the Pacific

Freeport, Bahamas - On March 20,

a prayerful meditation and walk for Japan

took place at the
Garden of the Groves on the Grand Bahama Labyrinth. Mrs. Barbara Chester, Founder of the GB Labyrinth subsequently received and wants to share a

beautiful, inspiring and very generative email from Takeda Mitsuyo, in Tokyo.

Dear Facilitators,

It is so encouraging to know so many groups walked and will...

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May 12, 2020
It's time to create an Indo-Pacific and Bahamas connection

Dear Editor, To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism. Today, The Bahamas stands on the crossroads. COVID-19 has exposed fatal flaws between the country's biggest diplomatic ties: The United States and the Republic of China. For years, we've relied on the [...]
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June 13, 2017
Bahamas to host meetings of Fisheries and Agriculture Ministers from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific

The Ministry of Agriculture & Marine Resources announced the Government of The Bahamas, along with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, will partner in hosting the 5th Meeting of ACP Ministers in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the nation's capital, in September...

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