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December 30, 2020
Ocean’s Blue Welcoming Guests after 1.2 Million in Renovations

With a 1.2 million investment in upgrades to the inhouse restaurant at Ocean Reef Resort, as well as the renovation of its roof, kitchen, and outside pool area management and staff are ready to welcome guests from all over the world and The Bahamas...

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March 01, 2011
Interval to sponsor Atlantis conference

Interval International has agreed to be a Bronze Sponsor of the First Annual Global Networking Expo, GNEX 2011, an event targeted at the timeshare industry and which is being held at Paradise Island's Atlantis resort.

"It is a privilege to be the keynote speaker at this inaugural event that will bring together shared ownership professionals from so many countries," said Craig M. Nash, chairman, p...

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June 20, 2019
Newly elected Bar Assn Real Estate Chair Sharlyn Smith: ‘Land reform top priority’

The newly-elected chair of the Bahamas Bar Association’s real estate division, Sharlyn R. Smith, vowed today to use her post to address what she called “an urgent need for land reform and matters which impact land administration.”...

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June 19, 2019
Newly elected bar association real estate chair: Land reform top priority

The newly elected chair of the Bahamas Bar Association's real estate division, Sharlyn R. Smith, has vowed to use her post to address what she called "an urgent need for...

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August 23, 2017
Grand Bahama a better fit than NP for vacation home rentals, says GB tourism executive

Airbnb, the vacation home rental giant, could be a huge success on Grand Bahama, since the island has an ideal accommodations system already in place for visitors looking for something outside of the average hotel experience.
Director of Tourism in Grand Bahama Betty Bethel explained that Grand Bahama has a "very healthy" timeshare component within the mix of accommodations available on the island...

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July 07, 2017
Govt to Royal Oasis owners: status quo cannot remain the same

The government is dissatisfied with the situation at the Royal Oasis property in Grand Bahama, which remains closed following the passage of Hurricane Frances in 2004 and its purchase by Harcourt Development Group in 2007. It has made it clear to the development's principals that the status quo cannot remain the same, according to Senator Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama.
"I conf...

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June 16, 2017
Baha Mar...Bahamian opportunity

Dear Editor,

Many people look at a glass half filled with water as half empty, I like to look at it as half filled. When most people see a problem I see an opportunity.
The situation with Baha Mar, for example, most people see this as a problem. I see an opportunity both for the Bahamian people and for Baha Mar.
Baha Mar's delayed opening resulted in a declaration of Chapter 11, which simply mea...

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March 01, 2017
Study explores economic impact of local marina industry

In a bid to highlight the economic contribution of the marina industry to The Bahamas, an economic impact study sent to Guardian Business yesterday revealed that marina visitors and accommodation boaters account for about four percent of total stopover visitors to the country.
The study shows that marina visitors are only second to offshore boaters when it comes to the percentage of visitors stayi...

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December 14, 2016
Baha Mar eyes Jan. hiring, aggressive marketing

With an agreement inked to own and operate the long-troubled Baha Mar resort at Cable Beach, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE), a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, is preparing to start hiring in January, and pump tens of millions of dollars into an aggressive marketing effort, according to Graeme Davis, president of CTFE's Bahamas subsidiary.
"We are looking to ramp up very quickly," said Davi...

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November 11, 2016
Excitement Over Tourism Rebounding

Ministry of Tourism (MOT) Grand Bahama and Grand Bahama Island (GBI) Tourism Board officials are elated that the island?s tourism product is on the rebound, following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew last month (October 6).

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