BahamasLocal.com connects with Grand Isle during Speed Week

Acting Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis endorses luxury resort in Exuma as official Out Island partner of Bahamas Speed Week.

GREAT EXUMA, THE BAHAMAS (December 12, 2013) - After speeding around the capital last week, entrants and organizers from Bahamas Speed Week slowed down on Monday with an elaborate excursion to the luxurious Grand Isle Resort & Spa.

Culminating in a private soiree ove...

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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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Apparent Suicide In Exuma

A 54-year-old man of Bahama Sound, Exuma, was found hanging from a bedroom door in his apartment with a rope around his neck around 5 p.m. Sunday, police said.

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Playing Politics With The Bahamian Workforce Hurts Us All

Dear Editor,

Bahamians were no doubt shocked to hear Prime Minister Perry Christie last week say the Sandals Resort at Emerald Bay in Exuma was in danger of closing its doors.

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BTC's new Georgetown store opens today

One week before Exuma welcomes the biggest Family Island event on the Bahamian calendar, the National Family Island Regatta, one of the island's key businesses, will unveil its new look and feel.
BTC in Georgetown will open its doors today following a major two-month renovation that transformed dated administrative offices into a 2,500-square-foot sophisticated, vibrant retail experience, with a ...

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Couple Robbed at Sandals Exuma

A Canadian man and woman staying at the luxurious Sandals Resort at Emerald Bay in Exuma were robbed at gunpoint in their hotel room late Tuesday night, police confirmed.

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BAIC trains Exuma farmers

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Man killed in hit-and-run on Exuma

Police on Exuma are investigating after a man died in a hit-and-run on Tuesday night.

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46 Haitian immigrants arrested in Exuma

FORTY SIX suspected Haitian illegal migrants are being transported to the Coral Harbour Base in south western New Providence by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force on Saturday.

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Minister Dames: Re-Commissioning of Rolleville Police Station Speaks to Government's Family Island Commitment

ROLLEVILLE, Exuma, The Bahamas -- Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames said, on August 7, 2019, that when his government came into office more than two years ago, it made the important commitment to ensuring safety and providing the tools for law enforcement to best carry out their service to the nation.

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