Pictured: Omar Richardson—Bahamas. “Personal Language” (Lenguaje Personal), 2011. Color woodcut, 41 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches. (Inter-American Development Bank Art Collection/©Omar Richardson)

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) presents the exhibition “FLOW: Economies of the Look and Creativity in Contemporary Art from the Caribbean.” This exhibit will be open to the public from June 9 to August 29, 2014 at the IDB Cultural Center Art Gallery in Washington, DC.

The exhibition displays works by 27 artists from various countries including Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname represented in the IDB’s Art Collection as well as art loaned to the exhibition by private collectors, art galleries, and from the artists themselves. The exhibit was curated by art historians Elvis Fuentes (former curator of Museo del Barrio in New York) and Meyken Barreto. The exhibition explores the way in which creative popular expressions, often dismissed as minor arts, are employed by Caribbean artists to critically comment on today’s image-driven cultures.

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Chairman of Sandals Resorts International Gordon Butch Stewart has branded The Bahamas as the most diverse vacation destination in the region, whilst praising the work of the Ministry of Tourism.
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After setting up its full service banking arm late last year, Andbank (Bahamas) Ltd, an Andorra-based family-owned private bank, is continuing to nurture young Bahamian talent.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While flying has become crowded and tiring on many airlines, there is still one airline that offers guests the opportunity to depart from ordinary and enjoy the nostalgic experience of flying like movie stars of the 50s aboard its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340B Plus aircraft. Silver Airways is that airline, as it provides an elevated flying experience that largely avoids crowded gates, overbooked flights and mundane destinations.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Silver Airways’ launch as an independent airline. On June 8, 2013, Silver launched its own independent customer reservation system and Internet site, and one year later Silver has grown its Florida and Bahamas network to offer flights between more Florida cities than any other airline and more flights between Florida and The Bahamas than any other U.S. airline.

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Miami Dolphins legend Dan Marino recently hosted a Youth Football Clinic in The Bahamas during a weekend of events and activities. See photos here.

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Approximately one year after breaking ground on land leased from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC), Bahamas Striping celebrated the grand opening of its new $2-million headquarters and manufacturing facility earlier this month.

Bahamas Striping welcomed Minister of State of Transport and Aviation Hope Strachan and Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle, as well as industry partners, employees, and other guests.

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Atlantis Paradise Island will receive extensive exposure on US television as Cartoon Network will be filming at the resort for 90 days this summer.
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PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Access Industries (“Access”) today [Thursday, June 5/14]  announced that it has acquired the renowned One&Only Ocean Club on Paradise Island in The Bahamas from Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners. As part of the transaction, Access also acquired additional beachfront property for future development. Kerzner International (“Kerzner”), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels will continue to manage the property under the award-winning One&Only brand.

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Megaresort Atlantis Paradise Island saw a boost in visitors during the recent IAAF World Relays athletics meet, according to Atlantis president and managing director George Markantonis.
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June 04, 2014 (PRWEB) – H. Christian Saunders, president of Tillerman Securities Ltd, is pleased to announce the launch of Reign Trader (reigntrader.com), the first Bahamian owned online securities broker. “We have worked with a global team of technology providers to build an innovative high speed online brokerage.” The Reign Trader platform allows millisecond executions on Multiple US trading routes and Exchanges including NYSE, NASDAQ and OTC. Reign Trader will soon add Canadian equity trading on TSX & TSX-V exchanges. Other interesting global exchanges will follow later in 2014.

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