One of the greatest goaltenders of all time has become the latest addition to GIV Bahamas Inc.’s Brand Ambassador Program after falling in love with Emerald Bay during a recent trip to Exuma with his wife. Grant Fuhr, best known for his performance on the ice when he won five Stanley Cups with the Edmonton…
After being on the island for eight months straight, I broke down and left for Toronto a couple of weeks ago to renew my passport, the only thing that could force me out of here. I was warned that there would be culture shock, going to Canada’s largest city from an island of 5,000, and…
Executives of BAF Financial & Insurance (Bahamas) Limited announced the historic Run for Pompey earlier this month, which is expected to be the next big thing in Bahamian tourism and one of the most authentic and meaningful highlights of the year. As part of the launch, the Ministry of Tourism in the Bahamas declared that…
It’s official: Exuma’s swimming pigs are the most famous farm animals in the world. The sky is the limit for these swimming swine, as they seem to reach new heights on a daily basis. After walking a red carpet in Miami, appearing in big ticket music videos, getting photographed with celebrities and receiving millions upon…
Once a year, some of the greatest thinkers, innovators, entrepreneurs and philanthropists in the world assemble in a tropical paradise. Just north of Virgin Gorda, Necker Island is a pristine, 74-acre island filled with lush jungle teeming wildlife. Richard Branson, eccentric billionaire and Chairman of The Virgin Group, has transformed this sanctuary into an ultra-exclusive…
My Grand Isle Marathon I’m thinking of changing the name of this column to My Garden of Eden, because that’s what this jewel has become to me. I haven’t left this precious island for eight months straight – not to Miami, not even to Nassau. It surprises visitors and locals, and according to Peter Nicholson,…
Canadian television star joins team as company’s second Brand Ambassador for Exuma Allan Hawco, the celebrated Canadian actor, writer and producer, is suiting up for the GIV Bahamas Inc. team to help promote the stunning island of Exuma, Bahamas. He joins Arlene Dickinson, powerhouse marketer and former star of CBC’s Dragon’s Den, as the second…
Panting the colours of Exuma is a daunting task, but Jason Borbay will give it a shot. The eccentric artist turned his cramped one-bedroom apartment, both art studio and abode for his wife and daughters, into a spacious villa at Grand Isle Resort & Spa. His favored perch outside the Guggenheim, announced by tour guides…
GIV Bahamas Inc. is proud to welcome its partnership with Arlene Dickinson, making her the company’s inaugural member of the Brand Ambassador Program. Dickinson, who is best known as a spirited, savvy and compassionate venture capitalist on CBC’s hit show “Dragon’s Den”, recently announced her departure from the show after eight seasons. While this incredible…
The year was 1830. Like many places in the world, slavery was a way of life in the Bahamas. So when John Rolle, a British Lord and plantation owner on Exuma, declared that 77 slaves would be transferred to work on Cat Island, it was understood that families would be separated and lives splintered. All…
Curlena Smith is known as a kind, friendly and dedicated “church lady”. A single woman in her mid-seventies, she calls a rustic, tiny house in Exuma her home. In the yard outside there is a simple message nailed to a tree: “Sowing Within”. A seamstress by trade, it might seem as if the life of…
The resort was absolutely jammed in February with everyone from families to celebrities and VIPs. Some notable guests include: Ron Joyce, founder of Tim Horton’s; Michael Cartwright, the founder of American Addiction Centers, Russell Steiner, owner of Steiner Shipyards in Atlanta and builder of the ship “The Black Pearl” from Disney’s The Pirates of the…