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Beneath the Waves Earns Bahamian NGO Status, Praised for Research Leading to Shark Protection, Involving Students
June 07, 2022
Beneath the Waves Earns Bahamian NGO Status, Praised for Research Leading to Shark Protection, Involving Students
A US-based non-profit whose decade-long research helped lead to The Bahamas becoming and remaining a shark sanctuary earned admiration and congratulations from deep sea divers this week on the organization’s latest achievement – its status as a Bahamian NGO (non-government organization).
Praise for Beneath the Waves came from divers Adrian Phillips and Jaran Rolle. Both men have worked with...
March 18, 2015
Studying in Canada: Scholars blaze innovative career trails
With the support of The Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation, scholars Christopher Fernander and Nicola Smith are furthering their education and pioneering opportunities for Bahamians.
Exuma Students Become Citizen Scientists, Join Beneath the Waves in Shark Tagging Research
May 02, 2022
Exuma Students Become Citizen Scientists, Join Beneath the Waves in Shark Tagging Research
In The Bahamas, one of the first countries in the world to protect sharks, seven students from a small high school jumped aboard and in the water without a second thought to help tag Caribbean reef and nurse sharks under the watchful eye and professional guidance of research scientists from Beneath the Waves.
Dive shop owner push for scientists' permits
April 14, 2022
Dive shop owner push for scientists' permits
With the ocean her passion and the source of her livelihood, dive shop owner Shannen Miller said The Bahamas can’t continue to take from it while ignoring its limits.
Miller, the proprietor of Shannen’s Scuba Safari, provides marine adventures ranging from underwater explorations to a PADI Reef Rescue Diver Specialty Course that allows participants to gain dive certification while engaging ...
Environmental Scientists Praise Government for Green Lighting Battle Against Deadly Coral Disease
March 22, 2022
Environmental Scientists Praise Government for Green Lighting Battle Against Deadly Coral Disease
After more than a year, the Government of The Bahamas has given the green light for marine conservationists to treat corals infected with Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) as well as to study and better understand its spread. SCTLD is the deadly and relentless plague ravaging the country’s reefs like a forest fire, for which conservationists sounded the alarm at a press conference at The B...
Man bitten by shark
January 27, 2011
Man bitten by shark
A man was airlifted to a South Florida hospital yesterday after being bitten by a shark off West End, Grand Bahama.
The United States Coast Guard said Jim Abernethy, 55, was on a diving excursion with the commercial diving vessel ‘Shear Water’ when he was bitten on the arm. The incident occurred 18 miles north of West End, the Coast Guard said.
Abernethy’s family-owned business (...
March 01, 2019
Bahamian Jamaal Rolle Was a Featured Artist at Art Fort Lauderdale Unveiled His Newest Art Form: Transformative Coastal Landscapes of The Bahamas
As part of its new marketing strategy to integrate and highlight the culture and people of The Bahamas through innovative story telling, the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (MOTA) Plantation office teamed...
Deep Creek Primary School to benefit from Ministry of Education and Cape Eleuthera Island School partnership
December 06, 2019
Deep Creek Primary School to benefit from Ministry of Education and Cape Eleuthera Island School partnership
The Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Cape Eleuthera Island School (CEIS) formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding and entered a public/private partnership (PPP) that is anticipated to enhance the education standards of Bahamian students...
Chaela Dupuch pursues her passion
August 16, 2021
Chaela Dupuch pursues her passion
Chaela Dupuch is passionate about the environment, and the need to see change in the world fuels the passion of the 13-year-old, a graduate of Deep Creek Middle School (DCMS) who is preparing to further education at Oregon Episcopal School (OES), which will allow her continued pursuit of her environmentalist interests, as the school encourages its students to be curious about the environment.
Crystal Cruises Introduces Bahamas Resident Special
July 14, 2021
Crystal Cruises Introduces Bahamas Resident Special
The world-renowned Crystal Cruises has successfully completed its inaugural homeporting voyage in The Bahamas. The luxurious all-inclusive floating hotel sailed through sapphire waters to Great Exuma, San Salvador and Long Island, giving tourists and residents a unique all-Bahamian experience. Now, starting this July, the cruise is implementing a Bahamas Resident Special for its Luxury Bahamas Esc...
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