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January 11, 2016
Bimini fast ferry service ends

Two and half years after Resorts World Bimini (RWB) launched its SuperFast ferry service from Bimini to Miami amid great fanfare and with high praise from Prime Minister Perry Christie, the company has discontinued the service.

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July 22, 2013
PM eyes expanded Bimini project as ferry sets sail

The development company that brought a casino and a cruise service to Bimini will invest an additional $150 million into the island and create another 1,000 jobs, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced during the weekend.

He spoke at a ceremony on Bimini to mark the arrival of Bimini SuperFast, which made its inaugural voyage on Saturday morning, bringing in over 500 visitors to the island...

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January 13, 2016
Lawyer says ferry failed to justify hype and disruption

A PROMINENT lawyer has called the end of Resorts World Bimini's (RWB) SuperFast ferry a tragedy, labeling it as proof that the nation's "selfish leaders can so easily take us down the proverbial garden path."

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February 11, 2013
Ferry Service 'Will Put Bimini Back At Forefront'

With the Resorts World Bay Bimini Casino scheduled to open in 10 weeks, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said that more than 200 jobs could become available.

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October 16, 2012
Balearia Ferry To Hit Bimini In Nov.

A new direct ferry service to Bimini is scheduled to begin next month, a move that is expected to dramatically boost the number of U.S. visitors to that island.

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March 22, 2011
Fast ferry could bring 1,800 weekly to Bimini

Bimini is preparing to receive a fast ferry service from the Port of Miami with capacity for up to 1800 tourists per week into that market, while Grand Bahama may not be far behind.

The new ferry service was the talk of the town this weekend during Bimini Bay Resorts? official ceremony to turn management over to luxury hotel group RockResorts this weekend, with resort officials and Biminites ex...

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July 29, 2022
The out island adventure of a lifetime

I swam with sharks in the ocean and lived, unscathed, to tell the tale! I snorkeled in and around 96-year-old ship wreck as my summer adventures through the out islands continued with a visit to the westernmost island in the archipelago - Bimini.

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July 15, 2017
March, Flotilla demonstration set for Bimini Residents Boaters say 'No' to Golf Course, demand Marine Reserve

Bimini residents supported by an international flotilla of boats are expected to turn out for what they are promising will be the largest demonstration in Bimini?s history, a ?Save Bimini? march and peaceful demonstration this week to urge creation of a long-promised marine protected area and denial of any plans to allow a resort development to build a golf course...

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July 04, 2017
Record Number Turn out for Town Hall Meeting

Decry Bimini Environmental Damage, Urge Marine Protected Area Legislation...A crowd estimated to be the largest ever to gather for a public meeting in Bimini packed a school auditorium last week, many passionately decrying...

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A Teetering Bimini
News Article
October 17, 2016
A Teetering Bimini

From Earnest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea to his less-well-known Islands in the Stream, Bimini stars as an island full of adventure, liquor and raucous living, a man's island, where fishing and drinking go hand-in- hand.

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