The signing of this proclamation by our Commander-In-Chief, The Right Honourable Hubert Alexander Ingraham, officially symbolizes The Bahamas’ awareness as a nation of the value of coral reefs, their fragility, and the need to further conservation efforts on their behalf.  In this proclamation our Prime Minister gives his blessings for the National IYOR2008 Planning Committee to utilize this global awareness campaign to further our coral reef conservation efforts for The Bahamas, contributing to status of coral reefs worldwide.

Learn more about the International Year of the Reef by clicking on the logo (above) OR the logo on the left column of TheBahamasWeekly.com.