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NAD targets 'affluent foothold'
November 02, 2011
NAD targets 'affluent foothold'
Nassau airport is seeking to capitalize on its strategic pre-clearance system and will commence a new direct flight this month to create "a foothold that is affluent".
Vernice Walkine, the vice president of marketing and communications at Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), told Guardian Business that jetBlue will begin daily flights on Nov. 15 from the domestic terminal in Westchester Count...
D'Aguilar inspects progress at Solomon's
October 28, 2011
D'Aguilar inspects progress at Solomon's
AML Food executives toured the site of the new Solomon's Fresh Market yesterday, with the company's Chairman reporting "the progress is encouraging".
Dionisio D'Aguilar told Guardian Business the shelves are in, the freezers are installed and the air conditioning is working.
Although the company still expects the new supermarket to open in November, customers shouldn't expect it to happen overnigh...
'Smarter airlines' will consider China direct flight
October 17, 2011
'Smarter airlines' will consider China direct flight
China Construction America's top executive in The Bahamas says "smarter airlines" would consider a direct flight from China to Nassau over the next few years. Tiger Wu, the company's Vice President - a subsidiary of the largest construction firm in China - believes the creation of the $2.6 billion Baha Mar resort will spark considerable foreign interest in the region.
Murder count soars into triple digits
September 22, 2011
Murder count soars into triple digits
With a staggering, record-breaking 102 murders on the books, and more than three months left in the year, many Bahamians are questioning just what is going on.?
Education: Sustaining Momentum During Summer
July 06, 2011
Education: Sustaining Momentum During Summer
It's summer again!? One of the most anticipated times of year for students and even parents.? There is a lot for school aged children to look forward to during the summer months, most importantly -- no school!? There is generally increased unsupervised time at home. Visits to the beach multiply exponentially.?
Marathon running's touristic influence
June 30, 2011
Marathon running's touristic influence
The Ministry of Tourism is a key partner to the Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas race. The running event, one of the prime sports/social affairs in the country each year, has tremendous potential for our tourism industry.
There is of course the growing list of competitors from all around the world, but equally as significant, is the event being a solid marketing tool for the country. Austral...
Parties views on gay rights appropriate
June 29, 2011
Parties views on gay rights appropriate
Many Bahamians have an irrational fear and hatered of homosexuals. It is not uncommon in this country to encounter people having conversations advocating for violence against homosexuals.
Such hostility is unfortunate. Homosexuality is a normal phenomenon in human societies. A certain small population of every human community is gay. Some display homosexual inclinations as children, suggestin...
Marathon Bahamas cites 'speed' focus
June 29, 2011
Marathon Bahamas cites 'speed' focus
On Thursday past, the Marathon Bahamas Board officially launched the program that will culminate in the third annual long distance sports/tourism extravaganza on the weekend of January 14-15, 2012.
Plans internationally and nationally are unfolding quite well for what is swiftly becoming the marquee sports/social event of the year in The Bahamas.
More so than any other factor however, the anno...
Stranger than Paradise
June 18, 2011
Stranger than Paradise
In Blue Curry's solo show at the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden gallery in Weisbaden, Germany, viewers are dropped into a strange space. Tropical signifiers like conch shells are paired with strobe lights or tires covered with black and white beans, and in every untitled sculpture lies a possibility of meaning, if only the complete misuse of these paired objects could be reconciled.
"Sometimes...
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