Another big project is coming to The Bahamas.

The Deep Water Cay resort community in The Bahamas is planning a major expansion, the country’s government announced this week. The Bahamian government has approved a $168 million expansion of the island’s resort, with Six Senses as operator of a five-star, mixed-use project.

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This is an excerpt from Caribbean Journal as it appeared on February 8, 2016. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., February 2016 (GlobeNewswire) —  Silver Airways announced it is further expanding its Bahamian network by resuming nonstop service to Nassau, Bahamas.

Silver Airways will operate nonstop flights to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport from Tampa, Palm Beach, and Fort Myers, including:

• Daily nonstop service between Tampa and Nassau;
• Four weekly flights between Palm Beach and Nassau;
• Three weekly flights between Fort Myers and Nassau.

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Delta Airlines has launched two non-stop flights from Atlanta to the Abacos and Eleuthera. Watch a Tourism Today Network report here.
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The Bimini Resorts World hotel, which will carry the Hilton flag, is on course to open ahead of the Spring Break holiday season.
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February 2016 (US News) –– We’ve ranked the top hotels in [The] Bahamas based on an unbiased analysis of awards, expert recommendations and user ratings. Out of 20 luxury hotels, seven were named award winners on the U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in Bahamas. One of these hotels, One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas, scored high enough to make the exclusive U.S. News list of the Best Hotels in the Caribbean.

Nestled along an alabaster-sand beach on Paradise Island, One&Only Ocean Club boasts 107 guest rooms, suites and villas all housed in a classic colonial mansion.

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This is an excerpt from US News Travel as it appeared on February 4, 2016. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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Here follows a February 3, 2016, communication by Prime Minister Perry Christie concerning the review of certain concessions contained in the Hawksbill Creek Agreement:

Mr. Speaker,
On July 22, 2015 I made a communication to Parliament concerning the Review of certain concessions contained in the Hawksbill Creek Grand Bahama (Deep Water Harbour and Industrial Area) (Extension of Tax Exemption period) Act 1993, which had been extended for a period of 22 years and were set to expire on August 4, 2015. In order to provide further time for the review and negotiation process, the concessions were extended for a period of 6 months which expires on February 4, 2016, with the enactment of the Hawksbill Creek Grand Bahama (Deep Water Harbour and Industrial Area) (Extension of Tax Exemption Period) Amendment Act 2015.

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Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (left) and developer Dona Bertarelli at the Office of the Prime Minister, Nassau, February 1. (Photo by Cay Focus Photography)

Plans for a resort that will transform two cays in the Exuma chain, were unveiled earlier this week during a signing ceremony in the Prime Minister’s office.

The low-rise, low-density, environmentally sensitive resort will be built on adjacent islands, Children’s Bay Cay and Williams Cay, off the northern tip of Great Exuma near the settlement of Barraterre.

The $200 million project will create a self-contained, ultra-luxury resort focused on service, culinary experiences, sports and an environmentally sound footprint.

Plans call for only 71 resort-residential units designed to blend with the natural environment from one-bedroom overwater pavilions to 8,000 sq ft villas with private pools – partly available for private ownership.

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Here follows remarks by Prime Minister Perry Christie on the occasion of the signing of the Heads of Agreement between the Government of The Bahamas and CB Commander Ltd and CH Amiral Ltd February 1, 2016 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Nassau:

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The LPGA Pure Silk Classic women’s golf tournament provided valuable exposure for The Bahamas as the event was broadcast in 140 countries, reaching 220 million homes around the world.
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim won the season-opening Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Sunday, relegating Stacy Lewis to yet another second-place finish.

Kim rebounded from a bogey on the 16th hole with a 9-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th and closed with a par for a two-stroke victory over Lewis, 2015 champion Sei Young Kim and Anna Nordqvist.

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This is an excerpt from Las Vegas Sun/AP as it appeared on February 1, 2016. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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