Michelle Gibson and Shavaughn Blades, from Nassau, win the marquee Ultra Marathon, as the event receives high praise from director of New York Marathon George Town, Exuma — For the first time in its history, the Exuma Marathon was able to announce the two sweetest words for any event in The Bahamas: sold out. Nearly…
Production wraps up on new, film-length film, with sneak preview to be unveiled on Staniel Cay as part of book launch for ‘Pigs of Paradise: The Story of the World-Famous Swimming Pigs’ When Pigs Swim™, the groundbreaking film that helped spark a tourism phenomenon, eclipsed more than two million unique views earlier this month, as…
GIV Bahamas Inc. serves as sponsor for evening filled with food, music and friendship Canada and The Bahamas “mixed up like peas n rice”, as the Bahamian saying goes, at the Fusion Gala this month, an event that celebrated the special and long-standing relationship between the two nations. In particular, The Bahamas commemorated a milestone…
Senior racing executives from New York, Chicago and Miami, with a love for Exuma, lend expertise to this year’s Exuma Marathon A new advisory council featuring race directors from three major American cities is seeking to take the Exuma Marathon to the next level. Doug Flannery, a Director of Operations at the Boston Marathon, has…
The Bahamas High Commission of Canada and Peter Nicholson, the President of GIV Bahamas Inc.; co-host more than 60 Bahamians and Canadians in Ottawa at special homecoming event, announce new immigration program More than a decade ago, Keerhan Mullings traded the warm tropical breeze of Grand Bahama for the chilly, fierce winds of Thunder Bay,…
Yacht party at Palm Beach Boat Show auctions off villa at Grand Isle Resort to raise funds for muscular dystrophy GIV Bahamas Inc. joined forces with the International Yacht Collection and Yachts International at the Palm Beach Boat show this month for a special VIP party to raise funds for an even more special cause….
The Minister of Tourism releases new report detailing rise of Family Island destinations For anyone visiting Exuma these days, it does not take long to appreciate a very basic truth – it’s busy. Of course, Exuma is not, nor will it ever be, “Nassau busy”. Instead, there is an energy on the island as just…
Tour De Turquoise 2018 raises nearly US$20K and honours Cameron Williams, who died in tragic sailing accident last December Hearts were heavier this year for the Tour De Turquoise, an annual cycling event that has raised over $100K for the island and celebrates the community’s youth. As philanthropists rode side by side with students from…
Family Office Experiences (FOE), which hosts retreats and conferences for an elite clientele, led a group of athletes and executives for five-day event in Exuma In Minnesota, with record cold temperatures outside, thousands of fans scurried into the stadium in February to take in Super Bowl LII. Meanwhile, less than 2,000 miles south, on the…
The Bahamas is the only country with two beaches in the top five for USA Today’s 2018 Best Caribbean Beach category In an island chain with thousands of pristine beaches, where you can still sink your toes into sand that has never been touched before, it is hard to pick just one. Nevertheless, USA Today…
Original crew of ‘When Pigs Swim™’ visits Staniel Cay and Great Exuma for several days of shooting for new full-length movie, to be released in fall 2018 in tandem with a book on the famed attraction The original crew of the award winning film ‘When Pigs Swim™’ reassembled this month to film a full-length sequel…
Estate of June & Max Arnold makes generous donation to Exuma Foundation of Canada, with fond memories of their ‘second family’ It is often said that a place is not defined by its weather, the restaurants, the buildings or its attractions. It is the people that matter. While Exuma might be arguably the most beautiful…