INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (PRWEB) MAY 2016 – Bullseye Bonefishing, one of the Bahamas leading Fly Fishing Travel package provider companies, announces complete Bonefishing travel packages available at The Cove Resort Eleuthera Bahamas.

The Cove, Eleuthera is a Bahamian island legend, reborn with more style, more luxury and far fewer cares in the world. The new and transformed Cove Eleuthera is a breathtaking island retreat. An intimate destination on the Caribbean’s most beautiful pink sand beach, all villas, guest rooms and suites blend urban chic with island charm. Sitting on 40 lush acres offering direct access to the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean, The Cove offers an authentic Bahamian island retreat.

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Nikita Shiel-Rolle, CEO and Founder of the Young Marine Explorers, called upon the Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling in the Drawing Room of Government House May 2, 2016.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism’s (MOT) Romance Department held its latest signature bridal event at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, May 1.

The event, which was attended by scores of newly engaged couples seeking destination weddings, also featured wedding vendors from The Bahamas, a Junkanoo rush out, Bahamian fashion show and live entertainment by Preston “Puzzle” Wallace.

The Bahamas was named the Leading Wedding Destination at the World Travel Awards in Morocco in December 2015.

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Cheryl Grant-Bethel was sworn-in as Justice of the Supreme Court and Joyann Ferguson-Pratt was sworn-in as Acting Justice of the Supreme Court by Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor-General.

Cheryl Grant-Bethel was sworn-in as Justice of the Supreme Court by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling during a brief ceremony at Government House May 3, 2016 (pictures 1 & 2). Joyann Ferguson-Pratt was sworn-in as Acting Justice of the Supreme Court by Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor-General, during a brief ceremony at Government House May 2, 2016 (pictures 3 & 4).

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(Cruise Hive) – The Bahamas has big plans. The cruise industry is making moves in the Caribbean. Is this competition or opportunity? With the current events unfolding how will it all play out.

The Bahamas is set to receive a $500 million investment. The Minister of Tourism broke the news. The investment will be laid out over a two-year plan. The cruise lines providing a majority of the funds are MSC and Carnival Corp. MSC plans to spend $100-$200 million on the private cay island project. While Carnival is planning a port on east Grand Bahama.

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The International Forum for Investor Education (IFIE), Americas Chapter, held the first meeting of its working group for content development and delivery in The Bahamas April 22, 2016.

Securities regulators representing 15 jurisdictions including The Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, the Eastern Caribbean (eight territories), Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, gathered at the British Colonial Hilton in Nassau to discuss matters pertinent to the promotion of investor education throughout the region.

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Bahamas-based Sterling Global Financial announced yesterday that its indirect private placement offering to raise funds for its real estate lending vehicle, New Providence Income Fund Ltd (NPIF), closed successfully, demonstrating confidence in the economic climate for prudent real estate debt investment.

“We are very satisfied with the outcome of the offering and particularly pleased by the way in which it was handled through major Canadian financial institutions,” said Sterling president Stephen Tiller. “We believe the reception it received from investors is an indication of the appetite for carefully-aligned real estate debt investment.”

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The Bahamas is gearing up for the Junkanoo Carnival cultural event. Take a glimpse behind the scenes of the preparations.
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The Paradise Harbour Club & Marina is set to be transformed into an upmarket boutique resort, according to its new owners HotelConsult Bahamas Ltd, which recently purchased the property.

In addition to the 18 condo hotel, the developers have acquired the former Columbus Tavern restaurant and will invest around $7million to transform the property into a new resort.

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ROCKVILLE, Md., April 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has announced the addition of the Hope Town Harbour Lodge in the Abacos, a chain of islands in the northern Bahamas, to its expanding offerings in the Caribbean.

The lodge sits in picturesque Elbow Cay, Abaco at Hope Town in a secluded tropical location only accessible by boat.

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