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How to Get to the Island of Saba, the Caribbean’s “Unspoiled Queen,” With Twin Otters, Fast Ferries, and the World’s Shortest Runway

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Some Caribbean islands greet you with a sprawling terminal and a wall of taxi drivers. Saba greets you with a cliff. The “Unspoiled Queen” — a single volcanic peak rising straight out of the sea about 28 miles southwest of St. Maarten — is one of the hardest islands to reach in the region, and […]

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Interview with Bahamas Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Ryan Pinder was appointed as the Bahamas’ Minister of Financial Services following the Progressive Liberal Party’s return to power in May 2012. Pinder, an attorney by trade, heads a Ministry dealing with the second-largest economic sector in the Bahamas — along with the portfolios of trade and industry. […]

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Talking Creativity in the Bahamas

By the Caribbean Journal staff The latest edition of TMG* Talks takes place Thursday night in Nassau. The discussions, which are the brainchild of TMG* founder Royann Dean, will be held at the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas. Thursday’s conference, “Economic Diversification and the Creative Class,” will look at questions such as the value […]

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Perry Christie: Bahamas Will Hold Referendum on National Lottery

Above: Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamian government will soon be calling a referendum on the issue of a national lottery in the country, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie. The referendum will cover a national lottery and/or web cafes, but not casinos. “It is my government’s […]

Talking Creativity in the Bahamas

 Above: a roller at Graycliff (All photos by CJ) This edition of Rum Journal heads to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, for a voyage deep into the world of rum and cigars — two pleasures that frequently go hand in hand. The centuries-old Graycliff is home to the Caribbean’s first five-star restaurant (and a boutique […]

Bahamas Tops US, Wins Gold Medal in Men's 4x400-Metre Relay

 Above: the men’s relay (Photo: London 2012) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas wouldn’t let Jamaica have all the fun. Continuing the country’s strong Olympic tradition, the Bahamian men’s 4×400-metre relay team brought home the gold medal in London, besting the United States and Trinidad and Tobago in 2:56:72, a new national record. The […]

Bahamas' Economy "Poised" for Rebound

 Above: Minister of State Khaalis Rolle in Abaco (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With a number of new projects in development, from the Baha Mar in New Provience to the $1 billion Baker’s Bay development on Great Guana Cay, the Bahamian economy is “poised for rebounding,” according to Khaalis Rolle, Minister of State […]

Bahamas to Erect Bust of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Bimini

 Above: Bimini (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1964, Dr Martin Luther King, Jr went to the Bahamas to work on his Nobel Prize Acceptance speech. King traveled to Bimini, the westernmost island in the Bahamian archipelago and a frequent haunt of Ernest Hemingway. It was the first of two visits to Bimini […]

Op-Ed: Developing Entrepreneurship and the Creative Class in the Bahamas

 By Royann Dean Op-Ed Contributor On July 19, panelists got together at tmg* talks to discuss entrepreneurship and the creative class in the Bahamas. On the panel were Edward Rolle, a board member of the Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund (BEVFL), Chester Cooper, the President of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation, Jaime Lewis, […]

Bahamas Gets $24 Million in IDB Loans for Foreign Trade, Poverty Reduction

 Above: Nassau, Bahamas (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will be receiving a pair of loans totaling $24 million from the Inter-American Development bank. The funding will include a $16.5 million credit to support international trade, while a second, $7.5 million loan will target poverty reduction. “Although the Bahamas is a vibrant […]

Bahamas Says Police Officer "Immersion" Having Impact on Crime

 Above: downtown Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has been deploying police resources to the “front lines” to assist in the fight against crime, highlighted by a strategy of “immersing” police officers in communities. The strategy, which intends to put officers closer to the people they are sworn to protect (and […]

Construction of Bahamas' Baha Mar Resort Project Reaches 100-Foot Mark

 Above: officials at the ceremony in Nassau (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Construction of the casino tower at the multi-billion-dollar Baha Mar project in the Bahamas reached the 100-foot mark this week. The project has signed a number of hotel partners, including Hyatt and Rosewood. “The many job opportunities being created for […]