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July 23, 2010
Parasailing donkey and owner disappear

Investigators on Wednesday were looking for a donkey that parasailed over the Sea of Azov for 30 terrifying minutes last week.

The donkey?s owner faces charges of animal abuse, which are punishable by up to two years in prison, but a veterinarian needs to examine the animal to confirm that it was hurt before the charges can be filed, RIA-Novosti reported, citing police.

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June 16, 2011
Woman dead, husband fights for life after parasailing accident

A parasailing accident has claimed the life of a young woman visitor and has left her husband fighting for his life in hospital.

It is believed that the couple plummeted 40 to 50ft to the ground when their harness broke away from the parasail.

The Americans were honeymooning in Grand Bahama when the incident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Lucayan Beach.

The pair were rushed to Rand M...

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January 19, 2011
Parasailing: The Bahamas Experience

One of the more unusual Bahamian activities (and one not many Bahamians participate in) is being strapped into a parachute before being pulled at high speed behind a boat until you're very high in the air.

Here is a video of the view from just such an experience including a watery dip.

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January 23, 2023
DPM: Ongoing dialogue with Royal Caribbean on beach club

While the government would not confirm whether the Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) has presented a new proposal for the development of its Royal Beach Club project on Paradise Island, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper has confirmed that discussions continue.

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November 21, 2022
Bahamasair Launches First Direct Flight from Raleigh to Freeport

Bahamas Ministry of TourismInvestments & Aviation (BMOTIA) officials were on hand yesterday, Thursday, Nov. 17,to share in the milestone moment of the launch of Bahamasair’s inaugural nonstop flightfrom Raleigh, North Carolina, to Freeport, Grand Bahama. The new airlift is expected toboost visitor arrivals to the island.

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April 26, 2021
The Port Department Launches Its Online Portal May 3

The Port Department will be moving into the 21st century as it becomes accessible in cyberspace via its new digital platform, allowing its customers to be able to conduct business online.

During a press conference held on Monday, 26th April, Minister of Transport and Local Government, the Hon. Dion Foulkes said the move is among the government’s objectives of modernizing services at the Port...

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November 10, 2020
First Phase of Online Platform Implemented at Port Department

Several changes have been made at the Port Department since the implementation of the COVID-19 Emergency Powers Order came into effect in March...

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September 12, 2018
Royal Caribbean's Ginea Wilson Cruises to Success

Bahamian Manages up to 4,000 Guests Daily and 115+ Staff...Ginea Wilson remembers the exact moment she fell in love with the Berry Islands and knew she would accept a job that was never even close to her radar...

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July 04, 2018
'Full of warmth and light'

Maleka Jackson was an avid traveler who grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and loved to help others. She loved skiing, horseback riding, parasailing and zip lining. She was an adventurer. Jackson, 39, was killed and her husband injured, along with nine others, after the boat [...]
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January 13, 2017
Police working to determine if US woman filed 39kidnapping and rape39 report

POLICE are unable to confirm whether an American woman alleging "kidnapping and rape" at the hands of a local parasailing boat operator 20 years ago has filed a report in the Bahamas.

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