Posted by: Editor on Oct 12, 2004 – 12:21 PM newsandinfo  The Blue Flag International Jury has approved the launch of the first official Blue Flag campaign season in the Caribbean at nine beaches and three marinas. A prestigious international symbol of environmental management and safety standards will be displayed in the […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jun 25, 2007 – 12:20 PM newsandinfo  Continuing with measures to ensure border security, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State (DOS) on June 21 released a Notice of the Proposed Rule making (NPRM) for the land and sea portion of the Western […]

         Posted by: travadmin on Dec 30, 2003 – 02:21 PM shows  Members of the Valley Boys Junkanoo group were hard at work in the shacks over the weekend after winning the Boxing Day Parade in a landslide victory. (Photo by Omar Barr)         

         Posted by: Editor on Oct 25, 2005 – 05:07 PM newsandinfo  World-renowned and award-winning director and actor, Spike Lee, will receive the inaugural Career Achievement Award when he is honored by the Second Annual Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF) taking place from December 8-11, 2005. The award will honor Mr. Lee’s innovative […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 18, 2007 – 01:03 PM newsandinfo  For most of us, the sheer mention of sharks evokes a deep-seeded fear, accompanied by the thought of the terrifying, bone-chilling theme song from Steven Spielberg’s classic horror flick “Jaws.”Those mysterious, fear-provoking creatures are the subjects of yet another film, this time in “The Blue Realm – Shark […]

         Posted by: Editor on Sep 01, 2006 – 10:12 AM mindandbody  There is a popular Bahamian song that says (in part) …”once is not enough, when you visit The Bahamas, once is not enough”. And organizers of the Family Fitness Weekend can concur with those sentiments, thus the second annual Family Fitness […]

         Posted by: Editor on Sep 15, 2006 – 09:46 AM newsandinfo  The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism continues to blaze award winning trails with the recent award of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)Bronze Anvil for cutting edge Bahamas Weather Conference Podcast. In accepting the PRSA Bronze Anvil, Tourism Director General Ms. […]

         Posted by: travadmin on Apr 13, 2004 – 11:54 AM exoticlocations  1. Nobody but us! Robert Symonette, 7, and his family, who were visiting from Grand Bahama Island, were the only beachgoers (and yours truly) on beautiful Arawak Cay, which is an easy walk from downtown Nassau. There’s always a Bahamian beach […]

         Posted by: travadmin on Nov 01, 2003 – 01:19 PM newsandinfo  There is a new way to make the trip from South Florida to the Bahamas.Thursday, Bahamas-Florida Express launched “The Cat,” one of the fastest high-speed ferries in North America. The ferry runs from Port Everglades to Grand Bahama Island, and the […]

         Posted by: Editor on Oct 23, 2006 – 10:25 AM newsandinfo  The Institute for Shipboard Education, which sponsors three annual Semester at Sea programs for undergraduate college students, will conduct a Seminar at Sea program open to all travelers Dec. 27-Jan. 6 aboard the 24,300-ton Explorer. The 11-day voyage starts in Nassau, […]