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CFAL to facilitate Bahamas Grid Company bond offering

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Colina Financial Advisors Ltd. (CFAL) has announced that it is facilitating a bond offering for Bahamas Grid Company Ltd. The company, formed to work alongside Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), aims to upgrade and maintain the transmission and distribution system on New Providence (the T&D System). The bond offering commenced on Monday, […]

MP on Out Island airport fees: ‘Where’s the sky?’

Fears have been voiced that Bahamian residents could be placed “under an economic lockdown” through the imposition of new and increased fees to pay for Family Island airport redevelopments. Adrian White, the Opposition MP for St Anne’s, asked “where’s the sky” as he urged the Government to establish a policy limit on how much Bahamian […]

This Island Is the Bahamas’s Best-kept Secret — and It Has a New Boutique Hotel With Villas on a Deserted Beach

One of Eleuthera’s most legendary hotels, the Potlatch Club, just reopened on a secluded sandy beach after a meticulous multi-year renovation. The property, which was once a magnet for celebrities such as Paul McCartney (who honeymooned here in 1969) and Greta Garbo, sits on a picture-perfect stretch of coastline on Central Eleuthera and boasts just […]

Bahamas confers highest national honour on former slave

The Bahamas on Wednesday conferred the Order of National Hero to a former slave as the country celebrated its 51st anniversary of political independence from Britain. A statement issued by the Office of the Governor General said that former slave, Kate Moss, had received the Order of National Hero posthumously and that the National Honours […]

Ibiza Fashion Festival: The event merging fashion, sustainability and business under the sun

When thinking of the Spanish isle of Ibiza, a contrasting image may be conjured up depending on who you ask. For Karen Windle, however, it is a destination for high-end, sustainable fashion and therefore the perfect location for her annual Ibiza Fashion Festival. First starting out as a regular holiday destination, Ibiza eventually became a […]

The latest 52-footer from Mystic Powerboats led a fleet to the Bahamas yesterday. Photos by the Nautical Network courtesy of Mystic Powerboats.

New Mystic M5200 Center Console Leading Bahamas Fling

With boats from various manufacturers in the fleet, the Eleuthera Bahamas Extended Fling organized and promoted by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism departed yesterday from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with something new in the mix. The latest M5200 center console from Mystic Powerboats of DeLand, Fla., led the pack as the “Official Boat” for the event, […]