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On Monday, April 17th, the 19th Annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival kicked off at the Pelican Point festival grounds in McLean's Town with over 3,000 attendees on site.

The native festival, which...

  One of the most anticipated resort openings in the western hemisphere is happening in The Bahamas on April 21 when Baha Mar, at long last, welcomes its first guests.

Boasting a 100,000-square...

For frequent visitor to Grand Bahama, Steve Wilson, “the reef restoration and coastal clean up on April 8, in McLean’s Town, was a labor of love and an opportunity to tangibly give back to a community...

The Bahamas Tourism Offices (BTO) launched the first in a series of ambitious sales missions across Florida designed to reengage the traveling public ahead of the summer and winter seasons.

The...

On Wednesday, April 12th, 2017, representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and the Freeport Harbor Company welcomed the Captain and Crew of the MS Amadea.

As is customary for new vessels and long...

On Tuesday, April 11th, representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and the Pelican Point Coconut Festival Committee held a press conference to announce the 19th Annual Pelican Point Coconut Festival...

Local Airlines and Tour Operator – Leisure Travel and Tours

Transportation – Harry Strachan

Handicraft – Roganna Wilchcombe and Vernetta Frifth, Strawtacular Designs

Creative Arts – Junkanoo Commandoes

Sp...

On Saturday, April 1st, the Ministry of Tourism's Sports Tourism Department held its inaugural Northern Bahamas Sports Tourism Symposium at the Pelican Bay Hotel.

The invitational symposium, organized...

The month of March ushered in a glory harvest for the hundreds of residents and visitors who fellowshipped on Grand Bahama Island during the inaugural Gathering of the Saints Apostolic and Prophetic...

The highly anticipated Grand Bahama Faith Fest, organized by Bishop Henry Fernandez Ministries and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT), held March 23-25, 2017 at the Grand Lucayan Resort was a...

On Friday, March 24th, representatives from the Bahamas Football Organization (BFA), the Bahamas National Beach Soccer Team, the Local Organizing Committee for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas...

On Thursday, March 23rd, the MS Marco Polo made its inaugural voyage to Grand Bahama Island, where representatives from the Ministry of Tourism and the Freeport Harbour Company participated in a...