For the last 10 years, the Exuma Foundation of Canada and GIV Bahamas have organized the Run For Pompey, an annual race on the island of Exuma. Not only has it attracted thousands of international runners over the years, the race has also been a major event for the community of Exuma. Most importantly, the…
The Tour de Turquoise, the charity cycling event that raises funds for vital causes in Exuma while boosting healthy living and community spirit, is all set to kick off January 22-25, 2026. This major fundraiser for the island has raised north of $500,000 since its inception. Learn more and grab your spot here.
New life has been breathed into a long-awaited project for Williams Cay and Children’s Bay Cay. The project’s partners released a press statement yesterday about a new, $260 million development for those islands called Amancaya, which it says is currently under construction. “Amancaya will be set across two of the Exumas’ most secluded private cays,…
For the first time in 20 years, the Bahamas Cycling Federation’s (BCF) National Road Cycling Championships are headed to Exuma, where the sport’s popularity has exploded in recent years. Held from June 5-8, the championships will attract the best and brightest in Bahamian cycling, while creating a festival atmosphere for locals and tourists alike. “This…
MONTREAL, May 5, 2025 – Air Canada announced today new additions to its winter schedule from Ottawa with non-stop services to Nassau, Bahamas and Montego Bay Jamaica beginning in December, 2025. Seats are available for purchase at aircanada.com, through travel agents and Air Canada’s Contact Centres. Vacation packages are available through aircanadavacations.com. “We are thrilled to add…
Are you ready for an experience that’s out of this world? Exuma, an archipelago of 365 islands and cays, has always been known for its incredible beauty – even from space. In fact, Scott Kelly, the American astronaut who broke the record for longest time in orbit, famously declared the Exuma chain of islands, with…
Join TravelPulse Canada’s John Kirk in Exuma as he speaks with Charity Armbrister-McKenzie, Director Cultural & Authentic Events / Exuma Operations. “We say we have 365 keys, so there’s one for every day,” Armbrister-McKenzie tells TravelPulse Canada. “People will get on a boat for a half day or full day, swim with the pigs, swim…
It’s hard to see where the water ends and the sky begins. I’m wading on a sugar-white sandbar in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with nothing around but turquoise-tinted clouds. There are shades of blue here I’ve never seen. Or imagined. This is White Bay. It’s part of a chain of tiny cays to…
The kid-friendly version of the Caribbean’s best-known, all-inclusive resort brand, Sandals, will be developed in The Bahamas when Sandals Emerald Bay undergoes a $100 million transformation into the Beaches brand, Guardian Business has learned. Sources close to the development told this paper that the property is scheduled to close on August 15 for six months, as Sandals…
By: Chester Robards for The Nassau Guardian. Senior Business Reporter Odyssey Aviation has opened a new multimillion-dollar fixed-base operator (FBO) at Exuma International Airport, the company announced in a press statement. Odyssey hails the new FBO as state-of-the-art, revealing that the footprint of the terminal is 4800 square feet, connected to a six-acre aircraft parking…
Since 2012, Peter Nicholson, the largest owner of Grand Isle Resort & Residences, has offered up this slice of paradise for hundreds of charity auctions Located in the southern Bahamas, this archipelago of islands, just a 40 minute flight from Miami, seemed like it should have been on the other side of the world. Exuma’s…
The government of The Bahamas signed a loan agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for $70 million, that will go toward funding airport infrastructure in the Exumas, a press statement released by the fund yesterday explained. Full Story: https://www.thenassauguardian.com/business/govt-gets-70-mil-saudi-loan-for-exumas-airport-facilities/article_85567a02-f344-57d6-8be3-55b94fa6636c.html