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Postcard perfect
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July 03, 2011
Postcard perfect

She is definitely not the image of the typical "Jeeves" English style butler commonly portrayed in the media, but for guests staying in the luxurious suites at the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, 27 year old Vanessa Gideon certainly knows how to ensure that every detail of her clients' stay is postcard perfect.

Vanessa is one of almost 25 butlers on staff whose primary focus is to ensure that ev...

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January 03, 2012
Bahamas Underwater Post Office

Did you know that the Bahamas had The World?s First Undersea Post Office?

The 1940 cover had a May 6th Sea Floor, Bahamas postmark. It was obvious that this cover had an interesting story to tell.

The world?s very first adhesive postage stamp went on sale in England on May 6, 1840 and the Bahamian cover was produced to commemorate the centenary of the Penny Black.

My research indicates th...

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February 10, 2022
Bahamian Project Photographers photograph the team behind the iconic Elbow Reef Lighthouse.

After a lengthy delay due to the pandemic, Bahamian Project photographers are back to capturing the iconic images that have made the Bahamian Project the most significant art & culture project in Bahamian history.

The exciting third phase of the long-running project officially commenced at the end of last year when two of The Bahamas' most experienced and respected photographic artists travelle...

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July 02, 2020
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation Launches "The Islands of The Bahamas" Mobile App To Help Vacation Planning

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation’s new, free mobile app provides an easy to use resource and tool for consumers planning a visit to The Islands Of The Bahamas...

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August 18, 2014
Debbie Reynolds to be Honored with 2014 SAG Life Achievement Award

51st Annual Accolade to be Presented? During the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Simulcast Live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, January 25, 2015...

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December 03, 2019
What's New in the Islands of the Bahamas this December

The weather may be cooling down in the U.S., but The Bahamas is heating up this winter. With numerous awards under its belt, The Bahamas is top-of-mind as people around the world set their 2020 travel plans. From continued reopenings on Grand Bahama Island, to a new craft cocktail bar in Nassau to exciting cultural events such as the vibrant celebration of Junkanoo, there is no better time than no...

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November 27, 2017
The World's Best 50 Best Beaches?

Welcome to the most definitive list of beaches ever assembled ? a diverse collection of off-the-beaten-path slices of paradise from every hidden corner of our planet...

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From the collection
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August 19, 2017
From the collection

"On the Way to Market" (ca. 1877-78) by Jacob Frank Coonley, looks to be a work in progress, an experiment, with boxes in the foreground and a window decidedly within the frame of the shot. Ordinarily, a background so carefully constructed with thatch palms and painted fabric reminiscent of crashing ocean waves or rolling clouds in the sky would have been cropped just-so to eliminate the packing b...

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Finding home
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August 04, 2017
Finding home

A lonely husk of a seed floats across the oceans, from either India or Southeast Asia- we aren't quite sure which-and finds itself in various locales across that lateral band of the planet we call the tropics. This foreign species found itself here, rooted itself, and has become for us an integral part of the way we view our landscape as Bahamians, as a Caribbean nation, and as a "tropical paradis...

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April 21, 2017
Creating Thinking Spaces

The University of The Bahamas and the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas have created an open space for group discussion that allows students to benefit from the offering of both spaces. This relationship allows culture to truly be highlighted. As much as we talk about culture, we often disconnect our experiences from talk. These lectures are designed to promote thought and unshackle minds blinke...

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