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Minister says, ‘take my word’ that progress being made on domestic violence shelters
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 1, 2025
By KEILE CAMPBELL Tribune Staff Reporter kcampbell@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of Social Services Myles Laroda said the government is making progress on two domestic violence shelters - and said he was disappointed by calls for proof in the Senate...
Economist defends T&T following Gonsalves’ comments
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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ANGELO JEDIDIAH angelo.jedidiah@guardian.co.tt Following sharp criticism from St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves over the use of the TT dollar in regional trade, economist Professor Roger Hosein...
Bahamas’ Marion Bethel elected Commissioner of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
The Bahamas is celebrating a major diplomatic achievement following the election of prominent human rights attorney and advocate Marion Bethel to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Bethel was elected during the 55th General...
Captain Sandy shares the travel moment that changed her life, why boating is an escape
AOL
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Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean"Captain Sandy Yawn is best known for leading crews on Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean," but her maritime career began with a visit to The Bahamas. Yawn, who has traveled the world as a...
Bookable now: Royal Caribbean Beach Club Paradise Island
Seatrade Cruise News
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July 1, 2025
Royal Caribbean International opened bookings for Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in The Bahamas and revealed what the experience will cost. Starting today, cruisers on ships visiting Nassau beginning in late December can purchase their...
Royal Caribbean’s New Bahamas Beach Club Will Have DJs, All-Inclusive Passes and a Cabana With Its Own Waterslide
Caribbean Journal
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July 1, 2025
There’s a whole new reason to get off the ship in Nassau. Starting this December, Royal Caribbean is launching a beach experience unlike anything else in the Caribbean: Royal Beach Club Paradise Island — a bold, all-inclusive escape that turns...
Royal Caribbean Opens Bookings to Their First Beach Club
Cruise Fever
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July 1, 2025
Royal Caribbean is opening their first Beach Club in The Bahamas later this year and cruisers can now book a day pass to this new slice of paradise in Nassau. The world’s largest swim-up bar will be located at the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island....
New book details family's two-year sailing journey to the Caribbean islands
Tri-City News
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July 1, 2025
What happens when you trade your house keys for a boat anchor? For Annie Jomphe and her family, it meant rediscovering joy, connection, and purpose—now captured in her new book. A Penticton mother has turned a life-changing experience into a new...
Boating lobby warns Bahamas: steep fee hikes could sink tourism dollars
Eye Witness News
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July 1, 2025
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- North America’s largest recreational‑boating trade group has put the Davis administration on notice that a sudden, “dramatic” jump in cruising and fishing permit fees—set to kick in on 1 July—could steer thousands of boaters and...
CAF grants $100m for Bahamas energy reform
Power Technology
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July 1, 2025
CAF, the development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, has approved a $100m loan to foster energy sector reforms in the Bahamas, marking a significant step towards modernising infrastructure and expanding renewable energy sources. The...
Marina assoc. president: Marina bookings down 80 percent
The Nassau Guardian
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Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) President Peter Maury told Guardian Business yesterday that marina bookings are down 80 percent this year from their normal highs pre-Hurricane Dorian. Maury blames this drastic decline in bookings on the...
Dancing with the pearl of the Caribbean for the future cooperation between Korea and The Bahamas
The Nassau Guardian
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Today, humanity is facing a new era of uncertainty. Will future advanced technologies such as AI be used positively for humanity? Will the increasingly unpredictable climate and natural disasters be controllable? Will the US tariff war lead to...
CIBC, JetBlue and MasterCard Launch New Business Card
Caymanian Times
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By Stuart Wilson CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank and JetBlue and MasterCard have teamed up to launch the JetBlue Business Card, which made its public debut on Thursday, 19th June at the Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman. Director of...
European Union Deepens Strategic Partnership at the Caribbean Investment Forum 2025
I News Cayman
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June 30, 2025
From Caribbean Export Dr. Damie Sinanan Montego Bay will take centre stage as a hub of opportunity and innovation when the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025, opens its doors from 29 to 31 July, 2025 at the Montego Bay Convention Center. Under...
CAF consolidates support for Bahamas, Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua
St. Vincent Times
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June 30, 2025
The Caribbean region featured prominently during the Board of Directors meeting of CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Seville, Spain, with several landmark developments in its deepening partnership with the region....
Activist Calls On Government To Do More To Protect Women And Children
Our News Bahamas
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June 30, 2025
Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A tragic shooting in the Wulff Road area has claimed the life of a woman and left a child fighting for survival, prompting widespread outrage and renewed calls for urgent intervention. The violence, which erupted in...
Non-Dom Businesswoman Voices Anger, Plans Exit As UK Rules Change
Wealth Briefing
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We talk to a businesswoman, TV personality, academic and author about her annoyance, and frustrations, about the changes to the non-domicile system, and what she thinks needs to be done instead to attract tax revenue and business to the UK. There...
Africa, Caribbean urged to unite
The Nation Barbados
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June 30, 2025
Africa is poised to become the next frontier of global economic growth with its demographic advantage, natural resources and untapped renewable energy, CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett told a gathering of various African leaders on...
BPL bill decline for businesses ‘total hogwash’
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 30, 2025
Former Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net An ex-Cabinet minister has blasted it is “total hogwash” for the Government to boast it has reduced business energy costs with his firm...
Archaeologists Just Found A "Lost City" That Even The Government Didn't Know About
The Travel
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June 30, 2025
For much of human history, contacting previously unknown people groups and discovering ancient ruins involved a painstaking process of exploring unfamiliar lands and digging through layers of fauna and dirt. Christopher Columbus, for example, had...