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January 08, 2019
San Salvador Residents Take Charge of Managing Their Marine Protected Areas

San Salvador is known as the place where the first steps into the New World happened and has long been globally recognized for its historical significance...

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May 23, 2017
Exploring marine life in San Salvador gets more hands-on

Locals and tourists in San Salvador can now interact with marine organisms without getting their hair wet...Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) and San Salvador Living Jewels Foundation (SSLJF)...

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May 04, 2015
Five National Parks Established in San Salvador

It was a momentous occasion for the San Salvador Living Jewels Foundation, the people of San Salvador and The Bahamas National Trust, as they gathered on Almond Tree Park for the public announcement of five new National Parks for San Salvador...

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February 29, 2016
San Salvador School principal hailed for 40-plus years as an educator

The community of San Salvador celebrated the exemplary service and dedication of Paul Turnquest, former principal of United Estates Primary School, for more than 40 years to the field of education Thursday, February 25.

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November 17, 2015
DPM donates laptops to primary/ secondary schools in San Salvador

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development, the Hon. Philip ?Brave? Davis donated 12 laptops to the students of the San Salvador Primary School and San Salvador Central High School during a recent visit to the island.

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June 03, 2015
FBO launches operations at San Salvador airport

Odyssey Aviation has launched its new fixed base operation (FBO) and handling location at the San Salvador International Airport (MYSM), bringing a much-needed boon to aircraft servicing the island.

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May 27, 2015
Launch of San Salvador Urban Renewal Marching Band

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Works and Urban Development, and MP for Cat Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador the Hon. Philip Davis was the keynote speaker at the Official Launch of the San Salvador Urban Renewal Marching Band on Wednesday, May 20, 2015...

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April 26, 2015
Govt opens new national park system on San Salvador

The San Salvador National Park System has been opened, with the Bahamas National Trust now responsible for managing the land in the system, including Crown land and private land holdings.

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November 01, 2022
Sands proudly supporting San Salvador’s Return to Normal

Earlier this month, the island of San Salvador welcomed the reopening of the famed Club Med Resort. The resort which had been closed for more than two years previously welcomed scores of visitors to the island’s beautiful shores but was shuttered at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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January 05, 2019
Water Supply Improvement Project Commissioned in San Salvador

The Bahamas Government is continuing its efforts to improve the water supply systems in communities throughout the Family Islands...

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