Hundreds of visitors recently flocked to Eleuthera for the second annual “All That Jazz” Festival. The festival is held to raise funds for Eleuthera and promote The Bahamas.
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Atlantis Paradise Island has announced the launch of the Ocean’s Edge wedding venue. The resort’s latest offering brings to 18, the total number of wedding venues at this ocean-themed hotel located on Paradise Island.

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The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas (ICB) attended the annual Risk & Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS) in Denver, Colorado, from April 27-30.

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NASSAU, Bahamas, March. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Limited (Nasdaq:ULTR), an industrial transportation company serving marine transportation needs in three markets (River Business, Offshore Supply Business, and Ocean Business), announced today that it will release its first quarter 2014 financial results on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, after the market closes. Ultrapetrol also will host a related conference call on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, accessible via telephone and Internet with an accompanying slide presentation.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Silver Airways, which offers flights between more Florida cities than any other airline and more flights between Florida and The Bahamas than any other U.S. airline, and JetBlue, New York’s Hometown Airline™, have expanded their partnership. Effective immediately, JetBlue has added Silver Airways as a TrueBlue frequent flyer partner, allowing travelers the opportunity to earn TrueBlue points on Silver’s extensive network of flights throughout Florida and The Bahamas.

In addition, travelers can now also book connecting flights between Silver Airways and JetBlue via jetblue.com.

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CHICAGO, May 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Morton Salt, Inc. announced today that Matt Beliveau has joined the company as Vice President, Human Resources.  In this key role, Beliveau is responsible for leading Morton Salt’s Human Resources function and staff across all company operations in the U.S., Canada and the Bahamas.  Beliveau reports to Chief Executive Officer Christian Herrmann and serves as a member of the company’s executive leadership team.

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(PR Urgent News) — HS Brands International recently announced the appointment of Sidney Strachan, Managing Partner of Intelligent Business Services, as Director of Business Development for The Bahamas and Caribbean region. Mr. Strachan’s specific role will be to promote and sell HS Brands International services in The Bahamas and other Caribbean islands.

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Local carrier SkyBahamas is now expanding its flight offering, with a new service between Bimini and Freeport, Grand Bahama. Airline officials see this new route as critical in enhancing travel in northern Bahamas.
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May 2, 2014. Houston (Platts) — Buckeye Partners may facilitate exports of Canadian crude to its BORCO terminal in The Bahamas from its Perth Amboy, New Jersey, terminal, where the company is rushing to make a new crude-by-rail unloading facility heavy-crude capable, CEO Clark Smith said Friday.

“Customer demand has also accelerated the second phase of this rail project as we position the facility to handle heavier crude slates and facilitate exports of Canadian-sourced crude oil,” Smith said on an earnings call. “Given this customer demand, we are adding certain equipment to fast track the completion of new infrastructure to handle the heavy crude oil slates.”

The “re-export” of Canadian crudes from US ports is an increasingly discussed topic as more heavy crude production from Western Canada moves on pipelines and tank cars to the East and Gulf coasts.

This is an excerpt from Platts as it appeared on May 5, 2014. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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Bahamian owned and operated retailer Uniquely Bahamian Boutique has signed on as a retailer at Baha Mar–the luxury resort on Cable Beach due to open December this year.

The company, established in 2000, is a sister company to Jewels by The Sea, a fine jewelry store.

Uniquely Bahamian Boutique specializes in jewelry and other products sourced by local craftspeople and artisans throughout The Bahamas.

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