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September 21, 2016
Louise Cooper Center and scholarship fund paying it forward on Exuma

Chairman and CEO of BAF Global Group I. Chester Cooper recently renamed the company's Georgetown corporate offices "The Louise Cooper Center", in honor of his late mother.

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November 23, 2012
Exuma Visitors Rise 60% In Two Years

Sandals Emerald Bay is being credited as spurring a 60 percent rise in visitors on Exuma over the last two years. According to Fred Mitchell, minister of foreign affairs, visitor arrivals in Exuma are now just under 40,000 people per year.

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December 11, 2009
Bahamian Shervin Penn Appointed Resort Manager, Grand Isle Resort & Spa

Grand Isle Resort & Spa this week announced the appointment of Bahamian Shervin Penn as Resort Manager of its $100 million, luxurious 78 condo villa resort at the peak of Emerald Bay on Great Exuma.
?We are pleased to announce the promotion of Assistant Manager Shervin Penn to the post of Resort Manager,? said James Clabaugh, President of EGI Ltd., developers of the luxury property t...

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January 19, 2016
Young entrepreneur goes 'whole hog' with swimming pigs venture

A young Bahamian entrepreneur is making waves with a new tour company, shuttling enthusiastic tourists from Nassau to Exuma's internationally-famed swimming pigs. Lee McCoy said the idea behind this rather different venture came about last year, after his wife asked him to search online for ideas for activities they could partake in during their forthcoming honeymoon in the UK...

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December 18, 2012
46 Haitian Migrants Apprehended Off Southern Exuma Cays

Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) and immigration officers intercepted 46 undocumented Haitian migrants in open waters near the southern Exuma Cays on Sunday, according to RBDF Sub-Lieutenant Origin Deleveaux.

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November 11, 2009
PM and Ministers Visit New Sandals Exuma Resort

Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told reporters Monday that he expects the new Sandals Resort in Exuma to be a very successful operation, adding that over 400 persons are expected to be employed at the property once construction work is completed there.

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June 07, 2016
Sandals Resorts Rolls Out the Red Carpet In Great Exuma, Bahamas For Its Sandals Emerald Bay Celebrity Golf Weekend

Sandals Resorts brought the heat to Sandals Emerald Bay this weekend as the resort welcomed 15 celebrities to one of Hollywood's hottest summer vacation destinations? The Exumas.

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May 24, 2009
Staniel Cay Yacht Club featured on popular fishing and travel show 'Reel Adventures'

EXUMA -- Captain Robert Arrington and the Florida-based 'Reel Adventures' crew came out to experience Staniel Cay and the Exumas in mid-February 2009.

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August 21, 2009
Emerald Bay Resort Sold To Sandals

Nearly three months after the Emerald Bay Resort in Exuma closed its doors, Sandals has finalized its purchase of the property, it was announced yesterday.

The joint receivers of EBR Holding Limited reported that a contract for sale was exchanged four weeks ago. A statement said Sandals worked diligently to secure the necessary government approvals which have cleared the way for the completion...

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August 29, 2019
Senior officer to face action over 'assaults'

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has brought disciplinary charges against a senior officer accused of punching two women in an Exuma incident that recently went viral...

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