Grand Bahama is seeing an increase in airlift, benefitting everyone in the tourism industry, while the Memories resort is also attracting more visitors to the Port Lucaya area.
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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie will officially open and name the building that houses the Office of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs tomorrow.

The offices will be housed in the Paul L Adderley Building, which will be named during a special ceremony to commemorate the life and legacy of the late Paul L Adderley.

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The Bahamas has been getting plenty of media coverage in the US due to Bahamasair’s launch of a direct service between Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Alabama, and Grand Bahama.
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The Edmond de Rothschild Group, presided over by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild, unites all its entities worldwide under the name Edmond de Rothschild.

In order to establish and bolster the Group’s identity, Benjamin de Rothschild has decided to bring together its financial, non-financial and philanthropic activities under a single name: Edmond de Rothschild.

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This is an excerpt from Edmond de Rothschild Group Press Release as it appeared on June 24, 2014. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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The budget for the 2014/2015 fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, was passed in the House of Assembly June 19, 2014, with 24 Members of Parliament from the governing side voting in favour, six “nays” from the opposition and seven absentees.

Regarding the prominent features of the budget, for the upcoming fiscal year the government has budgeted Recurrent Expenditure at a level of $1,823 million, just $2 million up from the 2012/2013 fiscal year which was $114 million higher than the 2011/2012 fiscal year.

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Rosewood at Baha Mar, the luxury hotel opening within the Baha Mar resort in December 2014, is sending four Rosewood at Baha Mar associates to train at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts properties in the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean.

During their three-month Rosewood immersions, the new associates will receive hands-on instruction in Rosewood’s signature level of intuitive service, refined culture and distinct brand philosophy, preparing to hold prominent leadership positions at Rosewood at Baha Mar when the resort opens later this year.

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“The overarching objective is to use this office to assist in promoting The Bahamas in the domestic and international spheres“. ~ F. Mitchell

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Hotel moguls in the Out Islands have a lot to celebrate as they have seen a boost in international tourist arrivals, according to Bahama Out Island Promotional Board Executive Director Shavonne Darville.

Recently, it was revealed that tourist arrivals were up by 14.7 per cent at the end of March.

During a board of directors meeting held at the British Colonial Hilton on June 4, Ms. Darville said this was credited to an aggressive marketing approach.

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This is an excerpt from Tourism Today as it appeared on June 23, 2014. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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