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Ward-Off Winter Blues and Warm-Up IslandWard-Style: Grand Lucayan

Ward-Off Winter Blues and Warm-Up IslandWard-Style: Grand Lucayan

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 06:00 PM

Grand Lucayan Bahamas, invites guests to ward- off the winter blues with its value-packed Spring Fever Package. Situated just 55 miles off the coast of Florida on Grand Bahama Island, Grand Lucayan is an affordable island escape known for its classic Bahamian ambiance.

Starting at $125 per night, Grand Lucayan’s Spring Fever Package has a little something for everyone. Available for booking through April 15 for travel March 1 through June 15, 2014, it includes free meals for children ages 12 and under with a paying adult, 20% off spa services at the resort’s Senses Spa, 15% off golf fees, and late check-out. As an added bonus, those who book a flight and room package by March 3 for a minimum of three nights will receive a $250 air credit.

For more information or to reserve the Spring Fever Package, visit www.grandlucayan.com/hotel-deals or call (877) 434-2996.

About Grand Lucayan, Bahamas

Located on Grand Bahama Island, Grand Lucayan, Bahamas has 542 guestrooms and suites and is situated along an expansive 7.5-acre beach with views of the turquoise Caribbean Sea. Just 55 miles off the coast of Florida, Grand Lucayan, Bahamas offers some of the finest amenities in the Caribbean.

Guests enjoy spacious accommodations, a selection of restaurants, three swimming pools, four tennis courts – all offering Grand Slam surfaces, a 25,000 square-foot Senses Spa & Fitness Center, 18-hole championship golf course – The Reef Course, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., and 90,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space and a Las Vegas-style casino. Like us on Facebook, facebook.com/grandlucayan or follow us on Twitter, @grandlucayan.

Fishing Report
Fishing Report

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 03:58 PM

Atlantis Turtles get their annual Physicals
Atlantis Turtles get their annual Physicals

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 01:35 PM

'Campaigner's debt highlights need for tax reform debate'

'Campaigner's debt highlights need for tax reform debate'

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 12:49 PM

 

A TOP Value Added Tax (VAT) proponent’s failure to pay tens of thousands in taxes shows why the government should debate tax reform with residents before imposing a new tax on them, FNM Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday. His comments came after a local newspaper reported that Ishmael Lightbourne, the government’s VAT coordinator, owes &110,083 in taxes on a commercial property he owns. That revelation came a week after it was reported that Mr Lightbourne owes $7,743 in real property taxes on his residence...

A TOP Value Added Tax (VAT) proponent’s failure to pay tens of thousands in taxes shows why the government should debate tax reform with residents before imposing a new tax on them, FNM Chairman Darron Cash said yesterday.

His comments came after a local newspaper reported that Ishmael Lightbourne, the government’s VAT coordinator, owes &110,083 in taxes on a commercial property he owns. That revelation came a week after it was reported that Mr Lightbourne owes $7,743 in real property taxes on his residence...

 

Man accused over shooting at Hammerheads

Man accused over shooting at Hammerheads

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:55 AM

 

A MAN accused of firing multiple shots in Hammerheads on East Bay Street last weekend was arraigned in Magistrate Court yesterday on two counts of attempted murder. However, 24-year-old Eric Stuart, of Pinewood Gardens, told Magistrate Andrew Forbes that he was not only assaulted in police custody but “I have no knowledge of this matter”...

A MAN accused of firing multiple shots in Hammerheads on East Bay Street last weekend was arraigned in Magistrate Court yesterday on two counts of attempted murder.

However, 24-year-old Eric Stuart, of Pinewood Gardens, told Magistrate Andrew Forbes that he was not only assaulted in police custody but “I have no knowledge of this matter”...

 

Technicians force a decisive game five
Technicians force a decisive game five

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:54 AM

Abuse highlighted in human rights report
Abuse highlighted in human rights report

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:52 AM

Drugs worth 512,000 seized
Drugs worth 512,000 seized

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:48 AM

MP questions failure to classify deaths in blaze

MP questions failure to classify deaths in blaze

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:45 AM

 

WITH no answer yet as to the cause of the house fire that led to the deaths of six relatives five months ago, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday questioned why the incident has yet to be classified by officials. The tragedy, which saw a two-year-old girl, her mother and four other adults perish in the four-room house at Homestead Avenue, prompted the victims’ loved ones to raise concerns over whether foul play was involved...

WITH no answer yet as to the cause of the house fire that led to the deaths of six relatives five months ago, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday questioned why the incident has yet to be classified by officials.

The tragedy, which saw a two-year-old girl, her mother and four other adults perish in the four-room house at Homestead Avenue, prompted the victims’ loved ones to raise concerns over whether foul play was involved...

 

Pair face court over murder in Exuma
Pair face court over murder in Exuma

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:40 AM

Stars twist and tumble to higher scores
Stars twist and tumble to higher scores

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:35 AM

550m owed in property tax
550m owed in property tax

Fri, Feb 28th 2014, 11:34 AM