Posted by: Editor on Jan 24, 2007 – 09:46 AM newsandinfo  Senior management officials of the Ministry of Tourism in Grand Bahama participated in a thanksgiving service Sunday morning at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock, as part of the activities for National Tourism Week. In New Providence, National […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 05, 2005 – 12:48 PM cuisine  Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Nobu Matsuhisa and Bobby Flay to Bring Cafe Martinique, Nobu and Mesa Grill to the Bahamas; Carmine’s to Bring Family Dining to Marina Village. Since the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort opened to international acclaim 10 years ago, the project’s […]

         Posted by: Editor on Sep 07, 2007 – 12:02 PM exoticlocations  Intimately coved on 50 acres of unspoiled vegetation, the new and sexy Royal Plantation neighbours the hideaways of the likes of Pirates of the Caribbean’s Johnny Depp, billionaire John Malone, illusionist David Copperfield and rumour has it that Microsoft giant Bill […]

         Posted by: Editor on Dec 06, 2006 – 11:26 AM newsandinfo  Ginn Clubs & Resorts, the developer behind the proposed $4.9 billion mixed-use resort on West End, Grand Bahama, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the Old Bahama Bay Resort. While both parties are understood to be keeping their lips […]

         Posted by: Editor on Oct 26, 2004 – 11:13 AM shows  In celebration of Cinema in Paradise, the first annual Bahamas International Film Festival will present approximately fifty films, encompassing international features, shorts, documentaries, and animation. Nassau, Bahamas – The Bahamas International Film Festival announces its inaugural event December 9 – 12, […]

         Posted by: Editor on Oct 29, 2007 – 12:30 PM sailing  In the year 1954, Great Exuma welcomed its very first Regatta. Although the first participants of the race appeared to be amateurs, the rules were established, and the competitors proved their worthiness. Since then, the Regatta has become an annual event, […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 26, 2007 – 03:16 PM newsandinfo  Book a four-night package at Emerald Palms, a resort on South Andros Island in the Bahamas, and receive free airfare from Fort Lauderdale; air is typically about $300. The package, at $775 per person double, includes lodging in a garden villa, […]

         Posted by: travadmin on Nov 17, 2003 – 10:42 PM newsandinfo  Entertainment consultant in the Ministry of Tourism Fred Ferguson said Sunday that officials ought to promote more Junkanoo parades throughout the year to beef up tourism business for the country. Mr. Ferguson was one of many officials who traveled to Miami […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 30, 2006 – 07:26 PM excursions  Discovery Cruise Line, which has sailed to the Bahamas for the last 19 years, has announced that it has signed a letter of intent to carry through a sale to Bahamian firm, Global United Ltd. Discovery carries some 200,000 passengers a […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jul 31, 2006 – 10:30 AM newsandinfo  Night-time travel to 16 Family Islands will soon be possible after a new solar powered lighting system is installed at the airports this October.Some Family Island residents can now do-away with the old practice of using car lights to illuminate the […]