Baby Sea Lion born at Dolphin Encounters

By STAFF WRITER, For the Guardian


Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island is proud to announce the birth of Milo, a healthy male California sea lion born at the marine mammal facility a few months ago weighing 16 pounds. His much anticipated birth marks several important firsts - he is the son of first-time mother Magnolia, known as Maggie, and first-time father Murray, both part of the marine mammal family at Dolphin Encounters. His birth is also the first time a California sea lion has ever been born in The Bahamas. To mark the occasion the baby sea lion was named in honor of Sir Milo Butler the first Bahamian Governor General of The Bahamas.

"Milo has been a healthy, extremely playful baby sea lion since he was born," said Robert Meister, managing director of Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island. "We are very proud of him. His parents came to Dolphin Encounters in September of 2006 after Hurricane Katrina had destroyed their home in Gulfport, Mississippi. Milo's birth is a confirmation that the animals are well-adjusted to their environment and continue to thrive."

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BREEF Coastal Awareness Poster Competition - TONIGHT!

Hello Everyone,

We have just finished hanging an exhibit of entries for the recent BREEF Coastal Awareness Poster Competition. The entries are inspiring and encouraging and really reflect the views of future Bahamian adults. The Show will be opened tonight at 6:30 pm and we really encourage all of you to come out for a short visit, meet the kids that will be leading our country in a few years and learn a little about our coastal environment from the experts at BREEF.

We hope that you will support this event.

Sincerely,
Gillian Watson
The Ladder Gallery at NPCC

For more information, please contact the NEW PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY CENTER AT 327-1660.

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Courtesy of SMITH + BENJAMIN's
Bahamian Art / Culture / Community Mailing Service
"uplifting the creative spirit of our community"

Bahamian Marine Scientists Fundraiser - Sun. Jun. 22

Please support our Young Bahamian Marine Scientists
This Sunday, June 22, 2008 from 7pm to 10pm
at a Cocktail Reception Fundraiser at Plush Ocean View
East Bay Street
(Just before Harbour Bay, opposite IDB Bank)

Donation: $20 (all you can drink until 10pm)

Thousands in Prizes for Food Expo

By: Gladstone Thurston Bahamas Information Services

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More than $50,000 in cash prizes will be available for participants in the four-day Bahamas Agricultural, Marine Resources and Agribusiness Expo.

And Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation deputy general manager Arnold Dorsett has confirmed that more than half the 90 booths have already been taken.

Slated for the Gladstone Road Agricultural Centre beginning November 11, the expo aims to bring together the best the Bahamas has to offer in food production.

"This expo will prove to be an excellent orientation for new and mature farmers and other agri-business persons concerned about product quality and standards," said Mr. Dorsett on Tuesday.

Themed ‘Promoting locally sustainable agricultural and marine production and consumption: Strengthening agribusiness’, the expo encompasses the full scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources headed by Minister, the Hon. Lawrence ‘Larry’ Cartwright, MP.

"It will be a friendly competition in food production…and we expect a great variety of produce and livestock at this exposition," said Mr. Dorsett.

Sponsored primarily by the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the expo has drawn support from BAIC, Bahamas Agricultural Producers Association, the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture and others.

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