The Bahamas Weekly Fishing Newsletter by Harbourside marine

Spanish wells - Dave Higgs with a 50lb bull dolphin caught on the Dutch Bar.
Exuma Sound - Jimmy Thompson with a big almaco jack that was caught by hand line in the exuma sound.
Freeport - Dan Romence from Bradford Marine with a dolphin caught off of the south shore of Freeport.
Andros Buoy - Chris Hartley with a yellowfin caught at the buoy.
Angry Wahoo! - One of our readers sent us this picture of a wahoo jumping the rail into the boat! I bet that made a few anglers high step out of the way!
Marlin Marine Tournament - The Marlin Marine Tournament in aid of Basra is this Saturday and Sunday (May 18-19). The Captains meeting is tonight at 6:30pm at Palm Cay in New Providence. There is still time to register. This tournament is great fun and they have weigh in stations in Nassau, Highbourne Cay and Spanish wells.
Pete's Pub - Pictured is the 71lb wahoo caught by Greg Ekland of Cherookee Sound, Abaco. This fish won the Pete's Pub Dolphin Derby last week-end.
Chubasco Charters - Captain Adam Russell of Cubasco Charters with a bull dolphin caught off of the north side of New Providence.

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Sandals Royal Bahamian sent 15 graduates of its Hospitality Training Programme (HTP) out into the workforce last Tuesday. The resort itself hired 70 percent of those who completed the six week exercise.

The HTP programme is a chance for individuals to receive hospitality training throughout the various departments at Sandals’ prestigious resort property.

However, their training repertoire was not limited to the jobs found around hotels and resorts, but included life skills such as interviewing and etiquette.

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Students from D.W. Davis Jr. High School learned Thursday what good table manners and table etiquette are all about.

The 80 students and eight teachers gathered around two tables set for a four course meal, as resort trainers Kayla Hilton and Sharon Cartwright showed them the ins and outs of the table setup, table service and table manners.

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Less than one month after officially launching speed increases of 500 per cent, Cable Bahamas has now released its much-anticipated REVON Extreme. This new level of service delivers home Internet speeds at up to 70 megabits per second, which is nearly nine times faster than the nearest competition. The company claims that it is the fastest Internet service that has ever been available to residential customers in The Bahamas.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbaeva will be an official Ambassador of the Nanjing (China) 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

The Russian pole vaulter will reprise her role as a YOG Ambassador, following her support and attendance of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, which saw over 3,600 elite young athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees compete while also taking part in a unique Culture and Education Programme off the field of play. The Youth Olympic Games also encourage young people around the world to get involved in sport and embrace and live by the Olympic values

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With the upcoming hype about the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, both being held in Brazil, kids and teens from around the world are mimicking their sports heroes on the fields, paved arenas, pools and all sporting venues alike. And this is great! Keeping their bodies active is essential to their physical and mental health. The downside of all this physical activity are the head injuries that are suffered by many.

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Grand Lucayan, Bahamas has launched a program designed to increase global sales revenue in the booming Latin American market. The sales effort, which coincides with new branding for the resort as “The classic Bahamian experience,” launched with two recent media events in Sao Paulo, Brazil and Mexico City. The events highlighted recent improvements at Grand Lucayan, including renovations to its luxurious Lanai Suites.

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Essence Bahamas demographics continues to skyrocket with the launch of their 2nd issue for 2013. Entitled ‘Discover the Bahamas’ this media entity has increased their reading audience now into the entire Caribbean and Latin America. Unequivocally, Tourism, Travel, and Culture paramountly concern the avid frequent traveler, leisure, business, and single/family oriented vacationers.

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Cable Bahamas Ltd announced today that it is implementing a major increase in its international connectivity to the rest of the world as part of its ongoing network optimisation plans. On Monday, May 13 it will boost its capacity between The Bahamas and its primary and secondary connection points to the global Internet in the United States by over 220 per cent, or a more than six-fold increase since its undersea fibre was launched over ten years ago. On April 22, Cable Bahamas formally launched an increase in subscriber bandwidth speed between 500 and 1,000 per cent, moving its former speed levels of 3, 6 and 9 megabits per second for residential subscribers to 15, 30 and 50 megabits per second respectively.

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When Mario Carey opened the doors of a new real estate firm on the outskirts of downtown Nassau in 2008, the global economy was reeling from a burst in the housing bubble. He sat alone with one secretary, a history as the industry's super salesman and a dream -- that he would sell luxury properties despite the market by offering extraordinary personal service, and he would find enough time to dedicate himself to autism awareness.

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Two star employees were recently named the internal communication faces of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) after winning photography and interview video challenges and a series of quizzes on company services and products. Helpful, personable personality traits, a friendly and kind response to fellow employees and demonstrating team spirit, were also a contest factor.

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Grand Bahama Island is a summer getaway hot spot for international travelers, but what about the locals? Grand Lucayan, Bahamas knows that local residents enjoy island life everyday, but even they need a relaxing escape!

Through Nov. 15, 2013, local Bahamian residents can take advantage of Grand Lucayan’s Local Resident Offer with rates starting at just $89 per night. And, for those getting a head start on holiday travel plans, guests who book a stay from Dec. 26, 2013 to Jan. 1, 2014 will receive a complimentary upgrade to an Ocean View One Bedroom Suite and a bottle of house wine. Guests can simply enter BHSUM when booking their reservation. Local Bahamas ID or passport is required upon check-in.

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Bahamas Christian Council President And Members Tour Baha Mar

Baha Mar hosted 24 members of the Bahamas Christian Council on a detailed construction site tour of the resort followed by a project briefing in the Residential Sales Preview Centre. The delegation, headed by the president of the Bahamas Christian Council, Rev. Dr. Ranford Patterson, was comprised of religious leaders from a broad cross-section of denominations.

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On Friday, May 3rd, 2013, The Street Legends and Urban Renewal launched their partnership for the upcoming Season #4 Basketball “Bridging the Gap” Tournament which is in honor of the late Hon. Charles Maynard.

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An environmental movement that gained "incredible and unexpected" momentum in a few months announced today it is changing its name to reflect the success that has driven it to broaden its role and expand beyond its initial focus to national interests.

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"I remember coming home to The Bahamas in the early 1950s and young educated black men were also arriving home to the colony from British universities. These men began to challenge Bay Street".
– Sir Sidney Poitier

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Golf legend and course designer Jack Nicklaus returned to the site of the future Jack Nicklaus
Signature Design Golf Course at Baha Mar to review the development of the course since his
last visit in February 2013. During the current visit, Nicklaus carefully inspected the 18-hole,
par-72 course, providing a strategy for the holes according to his vision of how golfers will play
each hole. The Golden Bear’s input on the strategy of the course includes features such as
bunker placement and green design which incorporate the contours of the local landscape
while creating a scenic golf course that is suitable for a broad variety of players.

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Former Senator Dr. Duane Sands said the new steering committee on National Health Insurance (NHI) is not likely to accomplish much.
Sands said not one member of the opposition is on the proposed list of committee members.

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Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is convinced the government is making excuses to delay presenting the highly-anticipated National Insurance Board (NIB) audit report to Parliament. In an interview at the FNM's headquarters on Mackey Street yesterday,...

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FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis believes the recently leaked draft of the gaming legislation was the work of the Progressive Liberal Party government. Dr. Hubert Minnis With deep seated reservations about how the draft bill landed in the public domain, Dr Minnis said he...

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