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The Island House Opens: PM Encourages more Bahamian Operators of Boutique Hotels
A Bahamian family has invested some $40 million on a luxury boutique hotel in the western district steps away from Lyford Cay. The newly opened Island House is a ?dream come true? for the Holowesko family who welcome this opportunity to make a contribution to the tourism sector...
Hotel pledges profits to local charities
Hotel pledges profits to local charities
For more than three decades, the Holowesko family has been investing in The Bahamas on a range of fronts, including extensive support for a host of local charities.
The Island House set to open its doors
The Island House set to open its doors
Boutique hotel in western Nassau on schedule to welcome inaugural guests on April 16...
The Island House set to open its doors
The Island House set to open its doors
The Island House (TIH), a new 30-room boutique hotel in western New Providence, is ready to showcase its distinctive blend of contemporary luxury and authentic island style...
Govt not surprised unemployment up
Govt not surprised unemployment up
The Ministry of Labour yesterday issued a statement saying that it is "not surprised" by the Department of Statistic's latest labor force survey, which indicated that the national unemployment rate increased from 14.3 percent in May 2014 to 15.7 percent in November 2014, with New Providence and Grand Bahama both showing increases.
Despite the figures, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson remains optimi...
On latest employment numbers
On latest employment numbers
The Ministry of Labour takes note of but is not surprised by the latest preliminary unemployment report released by the Department of Statistics indicating that the unemployment rate nationally is 15.7%...
TPC at Baha Mar
TPC at Baha Mar
Baha Mar has partnered with the PGA TOUR's TPC (Tournament Players Club) Network to announce TPC at Baha Mar. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course is the TPC Network's first Caribbean golf course and will be a complement to the resort's elite collection of hotel brands - The Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Grand Hyatt and SLS LUX - as well as an ESPA spa and a myriad of othe...
Baha Mar and the TPC Network announce TPC at Baha Mar
The 18-Hole, Par-72 Jack Nicklaus Signature Design Course is the TPC Network?s First Caribbean Golf Course. Baha Mar, the $3.5 billion integrated gaming resort opening in the Spring of 2015 in Nassau, The Bahamas, has partnered with the PGA TOUR?s TPC Network to announce TPC at Baha Mar...
Doing double duty
Doing double duty
The product of two developers - one of whom was in search of a simple dining experience offering good food and friendly service and another who knew his way around a cellar as a wine sommelier - Mahogany House was born in 2011.
Serving up simple meals made from fresh ingredients, the restaurant has since offered an understatedly elegant dining option to New Providence's western community.
But thes...
Cape Haitian, a city of some one million without water
I had the suspicion that Cape Haitian was one of the most beautiful cities in the world. That suspicion was confirmed by the American ambassador to Haiti, Pamela White, who made the same observation in a speech recently.
Built by the French colonists along perpendicular lines going from one to 26 and horizontally from the letter A to M, Cape Haitian is a truly attractive city, with colonial houses...