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Introducing Festival Noël’s Featured Artist: Dr. Kevin Bethel November 20th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas On December 1, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is poised to bring a night of excitement to the Grand Bahama community with its 28th Festival Noël, offering premium wine, delicious food, beautiful art, and live entertainment as part of the annual [...]

Festival Noël Rings in Christmas Season for Grand Bahama November 20th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas Grand Bahama’s original wine and art holiday event - Festival Noël - returns this December 1 at the Rand Nature Centre, ringing in Christmas with premium wine, tasty food, fabulous arts and crafts, live entertainment, and exciting activities for everyone

Celebrating 30 Years of Jolly! October 30th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) popular annual Christmas festival, “Jollification,” will welcome attendees to The Retreat Garden on Village Road between Saturday, November 18th  and Sunday, November 19th from 11:00am to 8:00pm. This year the festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary and will feature over

Wine & Art Festival Brings People Back to The Retreat for Weekend of Culture & Celebration October 18th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas Hundreds of visitors poured through the gates of The Retreat Garden for a celebration of culture and conservation at The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) 31st Annual Wine & Art Festival last weekend. Over

BNT Kicks off Fall with the 31st Annual Wine & Art Festival September 28th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), in partnership with Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL), is thrilled to announce the return of the prestigious Wine & Art Festival. The annual event, now in its 31st year, will take place on

Bahamas Government and BNT Announce Declaration of Seahorse National Park on Eleuthera A lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus), female, clining to algae in an alkaline pond in The Bahamas. September 7th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas Today, the Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, and the MP for Central and South Eleuthera, the Hon.

Protected Area Managers Hone Enforcement Skills During Collaborative Training Course August 9th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas Thirty-seven participants from five enforcement organizations in The Bahamas graduated after completing a two-week collaborative training course this summer. The “Protected Area Managers Enforcement Training Course,” funded by Blue Nature Alliance and facilitated by The Royal Bahamas Police Force

BNT Public Notice: Upcoming Project at White Bay Cay in ECLSP July 21th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas White Bay Cay, Exuma, a privately owned island within the boundaries of the Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park (ECLSP), will be implementing a project that entails improvements to a roll-on roll-off (RO/RO) dock, boat ramp, as well

Glinton Sweeting O’Brien donates $50,000 to the BNT’s National Parks, Bahamian Pride Campaign July 20th, 2023 - Nassau, Bahamas Local law firm Glinton Sweeting O’Brien Counsel & Attorneys-at-Law (GSO) donated $50,000 as a leading gift to officially launch the BNT's National Parks, Bahamian Pride Fundraising Campaign. The National Parks, Bahamian Pride Campaign aims to recognise