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January 06, 2023
BREEF brings island educators together for environmental workshop

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Under the theme "reducing environmental pollution in The Bahamas", the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) hosted 40 educators in December from around the archipelago for an in-person (and in-water) Eco-Schools Bahamas Coordinators workshop. The workshop theme was "Reducing Environmental Pollution in The Bahamas" and was supported by one of the first [.....

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November 21, 2022
Bahamasair Launches First Direct Flight from Raleigh to Freeport

Bahamas Ministry of TourismInvestments & Aviation (BMOTIA) officials were on hand yesterday, Thursday, Nov. 17,to share in the milestone moment of the launch of Bahamasair’s inaugural nonstop flightfrom Raleigh, North Carolina, to Freeport, Grand Bahama. The new airlift is expected toboost visitor arrivals to the island.

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September 26, 2014
BREEF anchors its position with coral reef sculpture garden

The Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) announced this week it has commenced the design of artwork for its Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden that will be installed in the near-shore waters of western New Providence.
BREEF's Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden, the brainchild of Bahamian award-winning artist Wilicey Tynes, will feature the work of the c...

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September 08, 2022
Shark attack victim remembered for her 'powerful presence of kindness'

The 58-year-old American woman who was killed in a shark attack on Tuesday was remembered by her employer yesterday for her "powerful presence of kindness". Caroline DiPlacido, a resident of Lake Eerie, Pennsylvania, was attacked by a bull shark while snorkeling with family near Green Cay, which is located a half mile northwest of Rose ...
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September 07, 2022
Shark Kills US Visitor in The Bahamas

Yesterday a woman who police officials said was 58, died after being attacked by a bull shark just after 2pm.

The American tourist arrived in the Bahamas on a cruise ship and was with a group or five to seven relatives. They were snorkeling at Green Cay which is close to Rose Island, a small private island of New Providence where Nassau is the capitol.

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September 07, 2022
American woman dies after shark attack

AN American woman died after a shark attack while snorkelling with family near Green Cay yesterday.

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September 06, 2022
American woman dies after shark attack

AN American woman died after a shark attack while snorkelling with family near Green Cay on Tuesday.

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July 29, 2022
The out island adventure of a lifetime

I swam with sharks in the ocean and lived, unscathed, to tell the tale! I snorkeled in and around 96-year-old ship wreck as my summer adventures through the out islands continued with a visit to the westernmost island in the archipelago - Bimini.

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July 14, 2022
Exuma Underwater Store gives people a glimpse of the deep sea while they’re still on land

As an island boy at heart, Smith grew up exploring the shores of his native island of Exuma. When he became an adult, his love for the ocean led him to seek employment at a water tour company - that is - until the first wave of COVID-19 hit Bahamian shores and pulled the tourism industry under.

"During the lockdown, Coastline Adventures closed down, but I continued to walk on the beach every da...

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July 08, 2022
GGYA collaborates with BNT at Exuma’s national park

Fifty-five participants in the Governor General's Youth Award (GGYA) got up close and personal with a little-known national treasure, the Moriah Cay National Park in Exuma, and played a hand in preserving the protected area, rich in biodiversity.

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