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January 30, 2016
Historic Bahamas Foundation Treasures Trinkets online auction now live

Thousands of dollars of fine art, collectibles, jewelry and extraordinary experiences are up for bidding as the Historic Bahamas Foundation Treasures & Trinkets online auction is live.

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February 26, 2024
State Minister Leon Lundy makes a stop at the Treasure Cay Debris and Waste Management Site on his first Official Visit tour of Abaco

State Minister Leon Lundy (left) makes a stop at the Treasure Cay Debris and Waste Management Site as part of his first Official Visit to Abaco, February 22 and 23, in his new position as Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for the Ministry of Disaster Risk Management.

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November 09, 2023
Colombia: War Over Sunken Treasure

COLOMBIA - Colombian naval officials monitoring a sunken Spanish ship laden with treasure have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Iván Duque has announced.

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June 22, 2023
We are God's treasured possession

Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 'You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured posse...

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May 18, 2023
Amendment addresses share of proceeds of treasure found in The Bahamas

THE House of Assembly passed bills yesterday that would evenly split proceeds from the discovery of artefacts between the government and licencees and adjust licence fees for treasure hunters.

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May 17, 2023
Bill to Give Govt. 50% Proceeds of Sunken Treasure

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Prime Minister, Philip Davis noted that our underwater cultural heritage is not just for The Bahamas, but rather, holds significance for the world. 

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February 10, 2023
Eldorado in The Bahamas: The enormous potential the country has in lost treasures

Dear Editor, Since the first historic voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Indies, later called America, maritime tragedies have manifested themselves with the numerous shipwrecks that occurred in its waters. In 1499, there were the first to follow a long list. Two fundamental factors were decisive: the weather (hurricanes) and the lack of adequate nautical ...
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September 26, 2022
BIA refusal of $22 mil. bid for Treasure Cay revealed in letter to developer

The Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) rejected the $22 million bid of developer LM Property Development Company Ltd. to purchase shares in the "unsold portion of a development known as Treasure Cay". A Tribune report in July revealed that the bid was unsuccessful, but it was never revealed what that bid included. A BIA letter on the rejected bid does not ...
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August 09, 2022
Treasure hunters' finds featured in new museum

In late 1654, the Spanish galleon Maravillas was loaded with silver coins and bars recovered from the sunken Jesús Maria de la Limpia Concepción to embark on its journey home from South America to Spain. The Maravillas had to pass through The Bahama Channel, a shortcut between Florida and The Bahamas, unmapped and full of ...
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August 04, 2022
A drop in the ocean of our sunken treasures

The Treasure hunter salvaging the wreck of a sunken Spanish Galleon is set to open their museum on Monday, showcasing what they have found in Bahamian waters to date.

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