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 […]

         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, […]

         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 […]

         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 […]

         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 […]

         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: 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 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: 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 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, […]