Posted by: Editor on Jun 04, 2007 – 12:08 PM business With resorts and second homes booming in the Bahamas this Fort Lauderdale-based shipping company is busier than ever. Specializing in hard-to-reach places, they use boats that can land in shallow waters, drop down a ramp and roll off the cargo, sometimes […]
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Boater’s Preparation Checklist
Posted by: travadmin on Feb 08, 2003 – 09:09 PM boating Long range trips require rigid discipline in finding and correcting problems that might only be irritating on a one day boat trip, but will ruin a long planned vacation trip to the Bahamas. The following list was compiled from various sources […]
Classroom To Casino
Posted by: admin on Jan 28, 2003 – 10:44 AM casinos It was economics that pushed John Ferrucci to start working in casinos more than 25 years ago.Gambling Magazine “I had a master’s and seven years experience teaching and I was making $15,000 a year,” said Ferrucci, vice president and general manager […]
Kerzner Has Plans For Hurricane Hole
Posted by: Editor on Feb 27, 2007 – 10:37 AM newsandinfo Kerzner International is in the process of closing the purchase of the Hurricane Hole Shopping Plaza, planning to create a second Marina Village and timeshare facility on the site. George Markantonis, president of Kerzner International (Bahamas), told Southeast Rotary Club that […]
Bahamas Seeks To Open New Gateways
Posted by: Editor on Sep 19, 2006 – 10:26 AM newsandinfo The Bahamas is getting set to take advantage of the more than 50 million visitors who travel from Latin American countries to the United States. This will be the combined effort of a Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Tourism […]
Nassau Music Society Concert
Posted by: Editor on Oct 28, 2004 – 11:10 AM artsandcrafts The Nassau Music Societyproudly presentsFiona and Ambra AlbekPiano, Violin and ViolaThursday, November 4th, 20048:00 pmGovernment House BallroomInterpreting: F. Schubert, E. Chausson, R. Schumann and S. Prokofiev Tickets: $20 Members, $25 Non-MembersBox Office: 322-8306 or 327-7668
Atlantis Resort Horticulture Dept. Prepares For Certification
Posted by: Editor on Jun 13, 2008 – 03:34 PM newsandinfo Industries Institute recently provided an online 8-week Certified Horticulture Professional preparation short course and conducted an onsite train-the-trainer seminar for the horticulture department of Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. In March of this year, 11 employees of Atlantis Resort, Paradise […]
Bahamas Diving: Vertical Blue 2008
Posted by: Editor on Apr 07, 2008 – 02:08 PM diving Vertical Blue is already underway, with several national records already broken and some world records in serious jeopardy. But hang on – let’s back up a bit and set the scene. Dean’s Blue Hole was first “discovered” for freediving by Sebastien […]
Anna Nicole To Be Buried In The Bahamas
Posted by: Editor on Feb 23, 2007 – 10:11 AM newsandinfo Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas alongside her son Daniel. The humble cemetary where only the “common people of the Bahamas” have so far been buried could soon become a tourist attraction. Read the article: Burial plot could […]
In The Bahamas, The Other Long Island
Posted by: travadmin on Jan 09, 2004 – 12:25 PM exoticlocations Reaching the sandy bottom of the Great Bahama Bank at 60 feet down, I was surrounded by soaring, sunlit limestone towers festooned with enormous pods of brain coral and tentacles of fire coral, bright sponges and purple sea fans. Three barracuda […]