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January 04, 2024
Sustainability First: Recycling Christmas Trees With Da Compost King

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Nicholas Fox, also known as, Da Compost King, is the founder of Soul and Soil and as a certified compost operations manager, he's in his third year of Christmas tree collection for composting.

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Air Layering
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March 31, 2011
Air Layering

Take a good look at a large tree. Its size suggests permanence, strength, and invulnerability. Yet the truth is that above ground a tree has a very thin layer between bark and core wood and this thin layer performs the life-sustaining processes that maintain the tree's health and growth.

Go to a shrub and dig into it with your thumbnail and you will see how very thin is this vital cambium layer...

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August 22, 2018
Agriculture & ALIV-'Project Backyard Farming Bahamas'

Project Backyard Farming Bahamas': The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources in conjunction with ALIV held a press conference Monday, August 20, 2018 at the Ministry to announce ALIV's...

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December 30, 2012
Essence Bahamas launches its app for Apple users via i-Tunes store!

Local editor-in-chief for Essence Bahamas Magazines announces the launch of its app for all Apple products via i-Tunes store. Editor-in-chief, Enriquie Butler says, "This is indeed a momentous occasion for Essence Bahamas to have been approached by one of Apple's developers to design a software application...

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April 29, 2024
Celebration Key's 'Plant a Tree' initiative marks significant milestone with 5,000 locally grown trees

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Carnival Corporation has announced that it has purchased 5,000 palm trees, all grown locally in Grand Bahama from seed, to beautify the company's flagship cruise port destination, Celebration Key. Through the resounding success of Phase One of the company's 'Plant a Tree' initiative, 40 percent of these trees were purchased from small-scale [...]

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April 24, 2024
Royal Caribbean to open Royal Beach Club on Paradise Island in 2025

The Government entered into a Heads of Agreement with Royal Caribbean International, followed by a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the construction of Royal Beach Club on Paradise Island, at an estimated $165 million.

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April 23, 2024
Environment Minister addresses land management at the Ministerial Council of PISLM in Grenada

The Hon. Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources attended the 6th session of the High Level Forum and the first session of the Ministerial Council of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) held April 12, 2024 in Grenada.

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April 18, 2024
Three Cabinet ministers set to attend the first harvest RBC and ADO’s partnership set to seed 400 backyard farming kits at St. James Road’s community wellness event this weekend

With three members of Cabinet set to attend the first harvest of a community garden off Kemp Road, hundreds of area residents will get a chance to learn farming basics or sharpen their green thumbs April 20 when the ADO (Agricultural Development Organization) and RBC partner to distribute 400 backyard farming kits at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

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April 02, 2024
BAMSI Youth Engagement to Build Food Security

THE Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI)) Soil to Supper program is focused on nurturing young minds and cultivating an appreciation for the wealth of foods grown in Bahamian soil that are used to create our favourite and most flavourful dishes. The youngest students get an opportunity to touch, feel, water, plant, cultivate and harvest produce that they then see deliciousl...

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March 15, 2024
Agri-Business Expo 2024 Returns April 12 - 13

The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources announced that the Agri-Business Expo will return to the Gladstone Agriculture Centre on April 12-13, 2024 after a five-year hiatus. This year's event will be held under the theme, "Agriculture in Bahamian Culture." The announcement was made during a press conference at the Ministry on Monday, 11th March. Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resourc...

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