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 […]

         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 […]

         Posted by: Editor on Feb 10, 2006 – 11:30 AM newsandinfo  Got an itch for palm trees, beaches, warm sunshine and clear ocean water? And you don’t want to go very far? The islands of the Bahamas are just a short hop from Florida, and they offer lots of easy relaxation and […]

         Posted by: travadmin on Jan 16, 2004 – 03:26 PM exoticlocations  The Bahamas is a favorite film location and offers some of the best underwater photography in the world. For you trivia enthusiasts out there, here is a list of films that were filmed, at least in part, in the Bahamas. How […]

         Posted by: Editor on Oct 26, 2004 – 11:11 AM newsandinfo  The proposed $1.2 billion redevelopment of the Cable Beach strip moved a step closer to fruition yesterday after the group behind the project announced it had “completed a purchase agreement” to acquire the Wyndham Nassau and Nassau Beach hotels.The deal will […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jul 24, 2008 – 01:24 PM newsandinfo  Sandals Resort will rely on the quality of what they offer to get through the slowdown in the economy rather than price. The operator of the all-inclusive resort, Gordon, “Butch” Stewart said that this is a strategy the company has employed […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 22, 2007 – 11:19 AM newsandinfo  A piece of history has arrived on the shores of Grand Bahama. Atlantis II, the same vessel famous for assisting with artifact retrieval and deep-sea imaging of the Titanic in 1986, arrived in Grand Bahama in late 2006, and is now […]

         Posted by: Editor on Sep 21, 2006 – 11:08 AM newsandinfo  As the Ministry of Tourism aggressively works to diversify its markets, it will be essential to have Bahamians who are bilingual employed in all aspects of the tourism experience. Glenda Johnson, who heads the new Latin American Department at the Ministry […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jan 02, 2007 – 11:29 AM newsandinfo  Local authorities have downplayed the potential effect of a strike by bankrupt commuter airline Comair, which intends to resume service to The Bahamas in January after a years-long absence. Comair, Delta Air Lines’ bankrupt commuter unit, has staved off the spectre […]

         Posted by: Editor on Jul 27, 2006 – 10:02 AM newsandinfo  FREEPORT – A Danish investor said he expects to break ground on a new $20 million condo-hotel within the next several weeks on land near the Port Lucaya Marina. Preben Olsen, of New Hope Holdings Company, was speaking after acquiring the […]