A documentary about Lenny Kravitz titled Looking Back On Love offers exclusive views behind the scenes during the making of Kravitz’s recently released ninth studio album, Black And White America. Much of the film was shot on location at the musician’s studio in The Bahamas. Looking Back On Love is available today on iTunes.

The 41st Annual Red Cross Ball was held at the Wyndam Nassau Resort on Cable Beach last weekend. Watch a ZNS news report here.
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Airport security employees at Family Island airport received certification after completing an enhanced training course. Watch a ZNS news report here.
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The Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines, home to the Eastern Caribbean Office of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), is hosting fisheries industry experts from around the region this week.

The regional professionals are meeting for the ACP Fish II/CRFM regional technical consultation titled Strengthening the Capacity of CRFM and its Member States for Information and Knowledge Sharing on Sustainable Management of Fisheries in the Caribbean Region, January 28-29 at the Sunset Shore Beach Hotel in Kingstown.

Representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago are expected to attend.

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Claudio Bisogneiro, Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, left, paid a courtesy call on Perry Christie, Prime Minister at the Office of the Prime Minister January 24, 2013. Click on the photo to see a small gallery of photos. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

Claudio Bisogneiro presented Letters of Credence to Dame Marguerite Pindling, Deputy to the Governor-General, accrediting him Ambassador of Italy to The Bahamas, at a ceremony held in the Drawing Room at Government House January 24, 2013.

Dame Marguerite acknowledged the diplomatic relations between both countries and the shared concerns regarding preserving the environment in the face of global warming and other concerns.

She said The Bahamas looks forward to the continued cooperation with Italy particularly in the areas of tourism, culture, renewable energy and climate change.

She acknowledged that The Bahamas welcomes the ambassador’s offer to share knowledge for effective preparedness and response to the increasing intensity and frequency of natural disasters and is open to dialogue on the promotion of food security for all nations.

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NASSAU, Bahamas, Jan. 2013 /CNW/ – Sterling Financial Group Inc., (“Sterling”) today announces that New Providence Income Fund, Ltd. (the “Fund”) has returned 1.01% net to its investors for the month ended December 31st, 2012 – representing a 19.27% return for the year. Fund investors are being paid out an interim dividend of approximately 12.27% p.a. compounded return which is supplemental to the 7% p.a. preferred return paid out as quarterly dividend.*

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Local and international arbitration experts will be part of a featured panel at the upcoming International Business and Finance Summit (IBFS) that is being hosted by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) in Bimini in early February.

Simone Morgan-Gomez, Partner in the law firm of Callenders & Co., will moderate the session which will focus on “Why The Bahamas”, with panelists taking the opportunity to speak to developments locally; next steps in positioning this jurisdiction as a seat for arbitration and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre; the important international instruments on arbitration Law; international versus domestic arbitration; and what the approach should be vis a vis regional competitors.

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This is an excerpt from Bahamas Financial Services Board as it appeared on January 28, 2013. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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Celebrities spearheading the Ministry of Tourism’s multi-million dollar advertising campaign have been filmed on location on various Bahamian islands to help showcase the best the archipelago has to offer. Ads featuring actress and model Shakara Ledard and former NBA star Rick Fox will be shown in the US as early as next month’s Super Bowl.

The Bahamian real estate market has been improving slowly but steadily since the financial downturn in 2008, and there are “positive signs” that the coming year will see some growth, according to realtor Larry Roberts.

“Because of the number of foreclosures in the US and persons taking advantage of that, the US market has been moving quite well,” he said. “Historically, we lag behind the US by about six to nine months, so when it changes there, we start to feel the positive signs.

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(PRWEB) JAN. 24/13 — Nick Damianos, a prominent real estate agent in the Nassau market, has rejoined the prestigious Haute Living Real Estate Network. This exclusive circle of leading real estate agents is invited to bring opulent estates and luxury properties to Haute Living readers. Damianos is an expert in working with international buyers who have never purchased property in the Bahamas before. He has sold a wide range of properties including waterfront homes, private islands, vacation homes and condos. Haute Living Magazine will feature Damianos as an exclusive Haute Living Real Estate professional.

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