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July 18, 2016
Clifton tour shows threat of oil pollution to Bahamian waters

INTERNATIONAL experts, including a former presidential advisor, who toured Clifton and the southwest bays of New Providence by boat recently, say they witnessed the sharp distinction between some of the world's most beautiful waters and the oil pollution threatening its health and the fish, conch and crawfish that call them home.

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July 13, 2016
International experts tour Clifton Bay, view oil pollution up close, Waterkeepers Bahamas hopes global interest will help shed light, provide solutions

International experts, including a former presidential advisor, toured Clifton and the Southwest Bays recently, their boat slicing through the water between oil slicks and coasting over reefs as they witnessed the sharp distinction between some of the world?s most beautiful waters and the oil pollution threatening its health and the fish, conch and crawfish that call it home.

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July 06, 2016
'No need to be alarmed by hammerhead sharks'

DIVING experts and marine science officials are emphasising that the public should not be alarmed by instances in which Great Hammerhead sharks are spotted near harbours, warning that the often passive species has a history of swimming in shallow waters.

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June 30, 2016
Smiling Pat tribute by Ministry of Tourism Grand Bahama

Patricia ?Smiling Pat? Hoyte spent a lifetime in the tourism and entertainment industry, providing entertainment during her childhood years, in the world famous International Bazaar, along with her siblings.

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June 17, 2016
Praise for creation of youth environment group

A LEADING environmentalist has praised Kenred Dorsett after his ministry's announcement this week of the launch a Youth Environmental Corps training up to 1,200 young people for jobs in the blue and green economies in the Bahamas.

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June 17, 2016
New shark sanctuaries in Caribbean

THE Caribbean boasts two new shark sanctuaries as the Cayman Islands and St Maarten on Wednesday declared their territorial waters covering some 49,190 square miles closed to all commercial shark fishing.

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June 16, 2016
Save The Bays Chairman Applauds Environment Minister for Youth Green Jobs Training Program

Save The Bays Chairman Joe Darville today praised Environment Minister Kenred Dorsett following the announcement that he would launch a Youth Environmental Corps training up to 1,200 young people for jobs in the blue and green economies.

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June 15, 2016
Dorsett: War on Unemployment - Youth Environmental Corp.

Yesterday during my budget presentation I outlined the establishment of the Youth Environmental Corps. This programme was devised to assist in the Government's war on unemployment...

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May 18, 2016
Keeping the Magic of the Bahamas- Our waters through the eyes of an international authority

Growing up in landlocked Pennsylvania, I always was enamored with the marine environment.

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January 05, 2016
Deep Water Cay reaches nearly 90,000 Nashville residents in magazine feature

Like many Southerners, my first glimpse of the Bahamas was from the bow of the ?Big Red Boat,? the once-licensed official cruise ship of Disney World.

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