Sky-filling fireworks were cascading down from the highest rooftop at Baha Mar, at $3.5 billion said to be the western hemisphere’s largest current resort project, and the most ambitious ever built in the Bahamas — Atlantis, visible across the water, notwithstanding. Massive pyrotechnic flower blooms and vivid multicolor spikes and streamers burst seemingly right on [...]
Bahamas Government Delays Referendum on National Lottery Until January
November 16, 2012 | Posted by
The government of the Bahamas has postposed a planned referendum on a national lottery until Jan. 28, 2013, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced Tuesday. The move came from a need for more dialogue, he said. “I am a Prime Minister who listens,” he said .”And in listening to the still-evolving public discourse on the forthcoming [...]
Hurricane Sandy Still Strong, Takes Aim At The Bahamas
October 25, 2012 | Posted by
Hurricane Sandy is barreling towards the Bahamas as a powerful Category Two storm, having already claimed three lives after battering Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. The U.S,-based National Hurricane Centre said the storm was packing winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour as it moved north to the Bahamas, near the top of the category [...]
The Bahamas: 10 Great Experiences to Consider When Visiting
October 22, 2012 | Posted by
The Bahamas. Seven hundred islands. Twenty-five hundred cays. Four days of vacation. What do you do? From Nassau to the Out Islands, here’s our cheat sheet for the Bahamian best in exploring, imbibing and just plain loafing. 1. Kayaking & kiteboarding, Exumas Hundreds of cays swoosh over a 120-mile span of crystal blue in the Exumas, a shimmering natural playground [...]
Bahamas to Host Inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships in 2014
August 16, 2012 | Posted by
Some of the world’s top athletes will converge in the Bahamas when the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) stages the inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium in May 2014. IAAF president Lamine Diack said the two-day competition will “bring together the world’s best athletes” in a [...]
Tiger Wood’s Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren Shows Off Bikini Body
June 11, 2012 | Posted by
Tiger Woods’s ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, may not be singing the blues – but she certainly knows how to wear them. The former model, 32, was photographed lounging in the Bahamas over the weekend, clad in a skimpy royal blue bikini, sunglasses and a hat. Nordegren, who’s not shy about showing off her beach bod, is [...]
