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One & Only Ocean Club to Host Bahamas' First LPGA Golf Tournament

Above: the One & Only Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas will be hosting its first-ever official LPGA tournament this year, according to the LPGA. The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic will take […]

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Bahamas Signs $1.3 Million Contract for Road Repairs in Abaco

Above: the contract signing (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) By the Caribbean Journal staff Bahamas Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis signed a $1.3 million contract for road repairs in central Abaco Wednesday. The contract was awarded by the Cabinet to Bill Simmons […]

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Bimini Bay Hires Miami-Based KW Property Management

Above: Bimini Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bimini Bay Resort in the Bahamas has tapped Miami-based KW Property Management and Consulting to manage its residential component. The resort, which will soon be adding a casino run by Malaysian […]

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Magic Johnson, Rick Fox Pay Visit to Bahamian Prime Minister

Above: Former Los Angeles Lakers Magic Johnson and Rick Fox with Bahamian officials (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) By the Caribbean Journal staff Hall of Fame basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson and fellow Los Angeles Lakers star Rick Fox paid a visit […]


Bahamas Officially Appoints New Ambassador to United Nations

Above: Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Ambassador Dr Eugene Newry (BIS Photo/Derek Smith) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has officially appointed Dr Eugene Newry as the country’s new Ambassador to the United Nations. Newry received his letters […]


Bahamas Task Force Rejects Use of Embryonic Stem Cells

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A national task force on stem cell therapy in the Bahamas has recommended that embryonic stem cells not be used to create human stem cells in the country. Embryonic cells are […]

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Bahamas' Caves Heights Condominium Project Launches Final Phase

Above: Cave Heights in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caves Heights oceanfront condominium project in West Nassau has launched its final phase, the company announced. The project aims to complete construction by the first quarter of 2013. […]


Bahamas Creates Special Project Unit to Address Shanty Towns

Above: Environment Minister Kendred Dorsett By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas’ Environment Ministry has announced the creation of a Special Project Unit to address the issue of shanty towns in the country, Minister Kenred Dorsett announced this week. The […]


Op-Ed: Only Small Business Can Save the Bahamian Economy

By Mark A Turnquest Op-Ed Contributor National policymakers in the Bahamas have focused on top-down economic strategies to improve the tourism, financial services and construction industries for almost 40 years. However, after all is said and done, the Bahamas, as […]

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An Atlantis in St Kitts and Nevis?

Above: Atlantis in the Bahamas By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas said he has invited Alan Leibman, the CEO of Kerzner International Management, to pursue a high-end boutique resort in St Kitts […]


Bahamas, US Talk Transnational Crime

Above: Dr Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; Liliana Ayalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, US Department of State; Prime Minister Perry Christie; John Dinkelman, Charge’ d’ Affaires, United States Embassy, Nassau (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean […]


Moody's Downgrades Bahamas Credit Rating; Outlook Remains Negative

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating of the Bahamas’ government to “Baa1” from A3, the New York-based ratings firm announced Friday. The government’s outlook remains negative. Moody’s cited three major […]


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