Posted by: Editor on Nov 20, 2006 – 12:41 PM lodging One&Only Resorts is pleased to announce Mauro Governato as General Manager of One&Only Ocean Club in the Bahamas. He will take over the position of Andre Boersma, who has moved on to other endeavors. Mauro Governato began his new role at […]
Category: Tourism News
Thousands Take Advantage Of Passport Reimbursement Program
Posted by: Editor on Feb 12, 2007 – 10:55 AM newsandinfo More than 8,000 potential tourists have downloaded applications for the US passport reimbursement programme from the Nassau/Paradise Island Development Board’s website since the launch of the initiative. Kerzner International (Bahamas) president, George Markantonis told a luncheon meeting of the South East […]
Seclude Yourself in Luxury at Orchid Bay Yacht Club & Marina
Posted by: travadmin on Aug 09, 2003 – 09:22 PM realestate Have you dreamed of a place where the ocean meets the sea, and shades of blue blend perfectly with the rewards of living well? Where you can embrace the sky in your very own sandcastle?You can clear your schedule and seclude […]
Kravitz To Design Hotel Bar For Balazs?
Posted by: Editor on Aug 31, 2007 – 02:12 PM newsandinfo Rumour has it that singer and, apparently, emerging hotel lounge designer, Lenny Kravitz will be creating a hotel bar for Andre Balazs’ new Jean Prouve prefabricated resort Standard Hotel in Eleuthera, Bahamas. Read more: Lenny Kravitz To Design Hotel Bar for […]
Florida-Bahamas Ferry Opens for Business
Posted by: travadmin on Aug 07, 2003 – 04:11 PM newsandinfo GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, Bahamas, July 29 /PRNewswire/ — Bahamas Florida Express announces the launch of the new CAT — one of the fastest High-Speed Passenger Ferries in North America — bringing visitors to Grand Bahama Island from Port Everglades (Ft. Lauderdale, […]
Hurricane Katrina Displaced Children And Dolphins Connect
Posted by: Editor on Aug 18, 2006 – 11:32 AM newsandinfo It has been one year since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf States and changed the lives of thousands of families. It has also been one year since the former Gulfport, Mississippi residents of the destroyed Marine Life Oceanarium, known the […]
The Island Life on Harbour Island
Posted by: Editor on Aug 02, 2008 – 11:27 AM outislands The tiny Harbour Island, which measures only three miles by half a mile, is not usually thought of as the “entertainment capital” of the Bahamas, on closer study however, there is something fun for everybody to enjoy. Between the night life, […]
“Feel The Rush” In Bimini
Posted by: Editor on Aug 17, 2006 – 12:44 PM shows Final plans are in the works to have the Valley Boys, winners of the 2nd Annual Feel the Rush Junkanoo Parade held in Grand Bahama on August 6, perform in Bimini.The event, which is being coordinated by Peter Adderley, is in […]
New Zealander Wins Vertical Blue In Bahamas
Posted by: Editor on Apr 10, 2008 – 04:26 PM diving New Zealander William Trubridge has regained his world record at the freediving Vertical Blue competition in the Bahamas. Trubridge took 3min 20sec to sink to 84 metres then ascend to the surface in the constant weight (no fins) category at Dean’s […]
Bahamas Airports Get Solar Lighting
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 […]