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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14th, 2019 PRESS CONTACT INFO: Monalisa Sweeting Communications Manager Phone: 396 - 0167 Email: msweeting@bnt.bs [insignia_section_heading title="The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is turning 60!" subtitle="" align="text-center" heading_tag="h1" heading_font_size="32" font_weight="default" heading_color="#191919" subtitle_font_weight="" separator_color="#191919"] Nassau, The Bahamas   July 13th, 2019 will mark six decades of existence for the organization that, today, is considered [...]

The Bahamas National Trust, in collaboration with community members in Exuma, The Nature Conservancy, The Exuma Foundation and Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership, have finalized a draft management plan for Moriah Harbour Cay National Park through funding from the Bahamas Protected Project.

Recently, the House of Assembly passed a compendium of financial services bills as the government seeks to further comply with international tax standards. The Non-profit Organisations Bill was one of the bills passed. The Bill is scheduled to be further debated in the Senate on Monday, December 10th. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance

It's an event that brings the community together and helps Bahamians celebrate the start of the holiday season with food, drinks, music and gifts for all ages and pocketbooks! Fun and frolicking aside, the annual Christmas Jollification is all for a worthwhile cause. The Bahamas National Trust’s Retreat Garden received $92,000 as the net proceeds from the 2017

[insignia_section_heading title="Fourteen Bahamian and eight Caribbean experts converged in Nassau for a week of training on how to assess threatened and endangered species, known as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List training." subtitle="" align="text-center" separator="disable" heading_tag="h4" heading_font_size="20" font_weight="default" subtitle_font_weight=""] The workshop focused on how Red Listing is done, the components

The IDB and the BNT have once again teamed up to the train residents on Long island and San Salvador as bird guides. Led by The Bahamas National Trust and in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism (MOT), the training commenced in October with a total of 21 participants from both islands participating in theory

The Bahamas National Trust, in collaboration with community members in Exuma, The Nature Conservancy, The Exuma Foundation and Elizabeth Harbour Conservation Partnership, have finalized a draft management plan for Moriah Harbour Cay National Park through funding from the Bahamas Protected Project.

BNT Press Release:  Poaching Convictions – August 15, 2018 The Bahamas National Trust joins Bahamian fishermen who have expressed satisfaction with a recent landmark ruling by magistrate Cara Turnquest when she levied massive fines on recently convicted foreign poachers caught fishing illegally in Bahamian Waters. The Bahamas National Trust as the manager of the national

Press Release Lighthouse Point August 9, 2018 The BNT Council in April of 2013 approved a resolution to support efforts of the One Eleuthera Foundation and the Eleuthera Land Conservancy to protect Lighthouse Point from “unsustainable development”. The Bahamas National Trust wishes to go on record to confirm that we remain opposed to unsustainable development

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is beaming with pride after being selected for a major donation as part of the Discovery Channel’s exciting show “Shark Tank Meets Shark Week” which aired last night on the Discovery Channel. The Sharks – tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons, search to invest in the best businesses and products