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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...
Caf? Martinique Named among World's 10 Best Casion Restaurants by Fodors.com
All-Bahamian staff helps make the difference...
50 jobs in limbo as business burns to the ground
50 jobs in limbo as business burns to the ground
Around 50 people showed up at work to find their workplace gone on Thursday morning after a high-end millworks company in western New Providence burned to the ground in the early hours of the morning.
A fire official said that hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage is likely to have been sustained by the company, SMG Millwork, located in Mount Pleasant, near Lyford Cay.
SMG Millwork is k...
New Board Vows to Raise Funds for Collins House Restoration
One of the ?last truly grand Bahamian estates? to become National Museum...
Two shot dead, others injured
Two shot dead, others injured
A man was killed during a triple shooting late Saturday night in a neighborhood off East Street and another man was shot dead in Yellow Elder Gardens early yesterday morning, police reported...
Royal Blue Golf Course nears completion date
Royal Blue Golf Course nears completion date
One of the country's newest golf courses is set for a mid-year completion, even before the adjacent resort itself, officially opens.
The Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar, a Jack Nicklaus Signature multimillion-dollar project, is nearing completion, and is expected to be among the best and most challenging courses in the region. The 18-hole, 72-par course, which stretches from the Office of the P...
Investing in ourselves
Investing in ourselves
Boutique resorts are, it seems, one of the latest trends being touted by the government.
The most recent being announced just this week is Mahogany Hill, a $30 million venture in Lyford Cay. The prime minister lauded the development, particularly because it is Bahamian owned...
PM calls for Bahamians to invest in 'boutique' niche
PM calls for Bahamians to invest in 'boutique' niche
Prime Minister Perry Christie is urging Bahamians to invest in and construct boutique hotels throughout the country, noting that the "niche" in the tourism sector would diversify The Bahamas' tourism product and ultimately lead to a more successful hotel industry...
PM: Need for heightened protection against crime
PM: Need for heightened protection against crime
GIVEN the proliferation of resort developments in western New Providence, there is a ?compelling need? for heightened protection against the scourge of crime, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday...