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This Pristine Island Has a Five-Mile-Long Beach, a Signature Sound, and the Essence of The Bahamas
I was walking along Old Bight Beach, the longest uninterrupted stretch of sand in The Bahamas, and realized I hadn’t seen another soul all morning. The shoreline ran on without end, pink-tinged and wide, with only the sound of the water folding...

Arts Beat: August 27-September 2
Fiery Flamenco Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, a Miami-based, international company, celebrates its 40th anniversary on Sun. August 31, with “Juerga Flamenco” at the Moss Center in Cutler Bay. This production will incorporate live music, original...
FRONT PORCH: Day of reckoning coming to BTC and Cable Bahamas
By SIMON When Cable Bahamas recently and abruptly suspended PBS from its lineup it was the last straw for many already angry customers sickened by the continuous and seemingly irreversible decline of the company’s quality of programs and poor...

This Sleek New 47-Foot Yacht Is Ready for Round-Trips Between Miami and the Bahamas
Forget a new yacht. West Navaltech has launched a whole new brand. The Italian yard, known for building high-performance steel and aluminium workboats, established Forte Yachts to produce stylish pleasure crafts. “We wanted to separate our...

Jamaica’s ladies ready for Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival
JAMAICA will field two entries, an open-event and mixed team, at the Bahamas International Dragon Boat Festival at Goodman’s Bay, Nassau this weekend. A female quartet of Denise Romero and three members of the Russell family, led by matriarch...
Minister Mitchell interacts with The Bahamas Carifesta XV delegation in Barbados
Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Frederick Mitchell interacted with Under Secretary at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Gayle Outten-Moncur and a number of the members of The Bahamas Delegation to the Caribbean Festival of the Arts...

Diplomats explore art and heritage in Ningxia
Diplomats from 14 countries, including Dominica, Jordan and the Bahamas visited the Ningxia Museum in Yinchuan city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Diplomats from 14 countries, including Dominica, Jordan and...
Baha Mar cuts ribbon on two state-of-the-art paddleball courts
By JONATHAN BURROWS BAHA Mar’s Racquet Club added a new addition to its growing amenities with the official ribbon cutting of two state-of-the-art paddleball courts. The opening ceremony was held at the Racquet Club at Baha Mar this past weekend....

Bahamas and China solidify business training partnership
The Bahamas Trade Commission has cemented a long-term partnership with the Chinese Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), which has agreed to provide ongoing training for Bahamian business leaders and government professionals in the...

Vermont’s premier Celtic & Québécois music festival returns to Randolph
New World Festival 2025 features international Artists, family activities, and cultural celebration in downtown Randolph Sunday, Aug. 31, at noon — RANDOLPH — Downtown Randolph will once again come alive with music, dance, and cultural exchange as...

Margaritaville at Sea growing fleet, returning 3-day travel to The Bahamas
Margaritaville at Sea, which sails Bahamas itineraries regularly, recently announced that it will soon add a third ship to its fleet, though the company has not yet released the itineraries. The newest ship, which will be called Beachcomber, will...

From Lake Como To The Bahamas, Here’s Where Taylor & Travis Have Vacationed Together
Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Are Engaged: From Lake Como To The Bahamas, Here’s Where They’ve Vacationed Together Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may rule the worlds of music and football, but when it comes to downtime, the couple loves travelling...
Bahamas Trade Commission participates in SME Management seminar in China
The Bahamas Trade Commission recently participated in the Seminar on SME Management for The Bahamas held in China from August 5th to 18th. The seminar brought together government officials, business leaders, and trade representatives from The...

Lenny Kravitz to headline the 2025 Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival
Lenny Kravitz is set to headline the 2025 Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival, which is scheduled for Oct. 22 to Oct. 26 at the Baha Mar resort. Kravitz’s performance will take place Oct. 24. The annual event is described as a “celebration of...

Caribbean Roundup: Tourism investment in Antigua and Barbuda, jobs struggle in the Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda parliament will discuss the government’s proposal to allow the National Social Security Scheme (NSSS) to invest in the Jolly Beach Hotel. The minister recently said continued discussions on the...

Rock Legend Lenny Kravitz to Headline the 2025 Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival
Baha Mar, the leading resort destination in the Caribbean, is proud to announce 4-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, around multi-hyphenate icon and proud Bahamian Lenny Kravitz as this year’s headline performer...

Bahamas 0-2 to start FIBA AmeriCup 2025
Guardian Sports Reporter The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team will look to regroup after dropping their first two games of the group phase at the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup Tournament, hosted at the Polideportivo Alexis Argüello in Managua,...
World’s most lavish hotels: Over‑the‑top suites that rival supercar prices
Most travelers set a budget so that they may splurge on room service. Then there are people who treat a hotel night like a seven-figure investment. In this case, the nightly rate rivals a luxury car, and amenities sound more like movie plots....

Bahamas ends Jr. Pan-Am Games with four medals
The Bahamas completed the 2025 Junior Pan American Games with a total of four medals, including one gold, one silver, and two bronze, in Asunción, Paraguay, over the weekend. The national team won its medals in judo, sailing, and swimming,...

Bahamas men’s volleyball team wins silver, women finish sixth
After an 0-2 start, The Bahamas men’s national volleyball team made it all the way to the championship game of the 2025 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (f) Senior Volleyball Championships but fell to Curaçao, 3-0, earning a silver medal at...