One of The Bahamas’ most beautiful and popular islands, Eleuthera, is also proving to be one of its most innovative–leading the way in small island development through non-profit organization (NPO) One Eleuthera.

One Eleuthera is tasked with ensuring any development on the island is sustainable, “in scale with nature” and of benefit to the local community. The foundation is looking to invest in projects that meet these standards and is focusing its efforts in five areas—education, heritage and culture, economic development, environmental sustainability and health and wellness.

Officially launched in April 2012, One Eleuthera has already approved a range of projects, from the establishment of a new arts and cultural centre to the creation of a heritage trail that winds down the length of the island.

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MIAMI, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — South Florida businessman Joshua Kerrigan is pleased to announce that he and his business, Yacht Management, Inc., will be opening a new administrative office in the Bahamas over the course of this winter season. This is just one business move in a long line of recent successes for Joshua Kerrigan.

“I love the Bahamas, personally, and there’s a really vibrant yachting community there that I think could really benefit from the personalized services that Yacht Management, Inc. can offer,” remarked Joshua Kerrigan . “I’m very excited to get this new office off the ground and start bringing quality maintenance and administrative services to yacht owners in and around Nassau.”

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The Grand Bahama community came out in full force to support Marina Gottlieb Sarles as she launched her new book The Last Daughter of Prussia at Pelican Bay Hotel Canal House.

The Last Daughter of Prussia is the story of a young aristocratic woman and her Romani gypsy friend during the perilous evacuation of East Prussia at end of World War II.

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Nova Scotia’s Emera Inc. is projecting 2013 to be a turnaround year for one of its Caribbean investments.

The prediction was found in a prospectus for a new offering of preferred shares by Grand Bahama Power Co., a subsidiary of the Halifax energy conglomerate.

Grand Bahama Power expects to have a 42.1 per cent jump in profitablity this year, but Sasha Irving, Emera’s director of corporate communications, points out that the improved profit projection comes after a couple of years of losses for the Caribbean utility.

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Here follows the January 2, 2013, national address on a Referendum to ascertain Bahamian support for the regulation and taxation of Web Shop Gaming and the establishment of a National Lottery, by Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security:

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INAGUA, Bahamas, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Morton Salt, Inc. announced today that Glenn Bannister, general manager of Morton Bahamas Limited, will retire on March 31, 2013, capping off a successful 36-year career with the company. Charles Farquharson will succeed Bannister as general manager and will be responsible for the company’s salt harvesting operation on the island of Inagua. 

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Prime Minister Perry Christie says that the government will form a “task force” of industry experts to review a report by Genting Group on energy consumption in The Bahamas and how costs can be reduced. Watch a ZNS news report here.
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Available indicators of domestic economic activity continue to suggest a modest growth momentum, concentrated in tourism and construction-related foreign investment projects. With limited spillover benefits to other areas of the economy, employment conditions stayed weak and private sector demand has dampened by the persistence of high loan arrears. In price developments, domestic energy costs contracted in November. The monetary outcome featured a contraction in both banking sector liquidity and external reserves, reflecting the seasonal increase in foreign currency demand.

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Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville met December 17 with top management from several major companies on Grand Bahama, including Pharmachem, Club Fortuna, Polymers International, Bahama Rock, and Freeport Container Port.

Minister Darville used the occasion to gain information on the companies growth and development, employment opportunities, and current challenges.

Relocation experts Lamond and Robyn Davis (left) have been identified to spearhead the Relocation Division of Mario Carey Realty. (DP&A Photo/Jazmine McPhee)

Mario Carey Realty (MCR) has created a relocation division, naming the husband and wife team of Lamond and Robyn Davis to work with individuals and families who are moving anywhere from five blocks to 5,000 miles away.

“There is probably no segment of the real estate industry that is more personal or emotional than relocation,” says founder Mario Carey.

“The fact is that re-settling can be very unsettling,” Carey continues. “So we are very fortunate to have identified the team of Lamond and Robyn Davis who understand what it takes to make relocation a rewarding experience, so clients look at relocation not as the end of an old chapter, but the beginning of a new, exciting time in their lives.”

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