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The country’s GDP is on the rebound, with Exuma leading the way with a 33% growth compared to the previous year

FOR donors who wonder where exactly their dollars go and who they help, in Exuma they only have to look as far as the school bus that proudly bears the name LN Coakley High.  #Sponsors, supporters and riders who participated in the 2022 Tour de Turquoise raised more than $100,000 to pay for that bright…

A delegation from the Bahamian government braved one of the coldest days of winter in Ottawa in hopes of learning about what it takes to build a world-class technology hub.   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism I. Chester Cooper, along with a large delegation of visitors, received a warm welcome from Kanata North’s tech park leaders,…

Under skies that dropped a soft spitting rain and ground packed with the pounding of rubber-clad feet, more than 300 men, women, teens and children took part in the 8th Run for Pompey, November 12. The event took place in Georgetown, Exuma, with festivities in Regatta Park and a race that took runners and walkers by…

Adequate funding now in place for airport, says DPM; highlights eight projects govt has approved BY: Chester Robards  The government has approved more than $1 billion worth of projects for Exuma and its cays, with one project alone worth $550 million, Deputy Prime Minister, Member of Parliament for the Exumas and Ragged Island and Minister…

By NEIL HARTNELL #Tribune Business Editor #nhartnell@tribunemedia.net #The deputy prime minister yesterday admitted Exuma’s growth has “severely outstripped the capacity of our infrastructure” with tourist arrivals 22 percent ahead of 2019’s record-breaking levels through to end-August 2022. #Chester Cooper, the local MP, told the Exuma Business Outlook conference that the pace of progress in outfitting its mini-hospital to…

Whaaat?! Swimming Pigs in the Bahamas! | Pig vs Shark | discovery+ Pigs of Paradise author T.R. Todd explains the history of the Exuma swimming pigs and how he first found out about this phenomenon. Watch it on the channel.

By: Chester Robards for Nassau Guardian The COVID-19 real estate boom in The Bahamas has now driven up home prices in the Exumas and left realtors with a shortage of inventory, according to Island Living Real Estate agent Andre Bowe. Bowe said in a statement that there has been a “drastic uptick in demand” for…

On a warm Bahamian night, about 20 tourists gathered around the pool at one of Exuma’s many second homes. Amid colorful cocktails and soft island music, there is nothing seemingly unusual – they appeared to be just like millions of other tourists who flock to Exuma. However, this group was anything but typical. “How much money have we raised so…

Last year, Air Canada Vacations Offered Flights to The Exumas Starting December 19, 2021. Plans for this flight to return in 2022 are underway. Please see https://www.bahamas.com/pressroom/air-canada-vacations-offering-flights-to-the-exumas-starting-december-19-2021 for more information.

Want to live and work in paradise? Grand Isle Resort, a spacious and gated second-home community with resort amenities, has pivoted to offer special packages for guests looking to stay 30 days or more. Read more about it here.

Hit book on the world-famous swimming pigs to feature expanded content; Photo contest to run until March 15 ‘Pigs of Paradise’, the double award-winning book on the world-famous swimming pigs, will enter a second edition in 2020, the publisher has announced. Skyhorse Publishing, based in New York, plans to release an expanded edition of the…