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  As with most people, I heard about the pigs before I saw them. Stepping onto the catamaran, I knew what I would see that day: beautiful water, hundreds of islands, iguanas, tropical fish, maybe a dolphin or two. However, the attraction I just couldn’t get out of my head was the swimming pigs. It…

A new bistro-style restaurant has opened its doors on the main island of Great Exuma, creating yet another outstanding culinary experience for the community. Coral Lounge & Bistro, located at the marina of February Point, offers customers a picturesque view of the ocean in an intimate, casual atmosphere. At the same time, the restaurant is…

When it comes to racing cars on a professional circuit, crossing the finish line first is all that matters. But for dozens of under-privileged children in the Bahamas, the journey to the track is far more important than winning. This month, Wealth, Creation, Preservation and Donation Inc. (WCPD) made a contribution to an innovative program…

This spectacular resort is heating up in more ways than one! Yes, the temperature is well above 30° (that’s over 80° for our American friends), and I’m just talking about the ocean. The eternal, warm ocean breezes and sunny hot days of Exuma are always appreciated in the winter months. But this summer, besides the…

Country music. Cowboy boots. And Exuma? At first glance, Exuma and Nashville don’t share many letters. But in a storied 19th century grand townhouse, located in the heart of downtown Nashville, a group of the city’s elite are sipping “Exuma Blue” cocktails and watching sweeping footage of private islands and turquoise waters. The Standard, a…

A major pediatric centre in Toronto is joining forces with  an up-and-coming cycling event to help raise money for healthcare on Exuma. Sickkids Foundation, the charitable arm of The Hospital for Sick Children, is planning a delegation to the island for November 14 as an off-shoot of their Sickkids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI). Ted Garrard,  President of…

Maxim, the men’s lifestyle magazine reaching nearly 9 million readers each month, has featured Exuma on its July/August issue. Well, technically they have featured international supermodel Irina Shayk, but the famous Exuma blue waters provide a pretty amazing backdrop. Shayk was photographed for the popular magazine at Elizabeth Harbor Sandbar in Great Exuma, Bahamas, not…

Toronto’s “Dean of Condos” has signed on with Grand Isle Resort & Spa as part of the luxury community’s new villa sales program. Hunter Milborne, who has been personally responsible for the marketing and sales of more than $10 billion in properties, brings considerable experience to one of the most impressive developments in the Caribbean….

Recess at Farmer’s Cay All-Age School will never be the same. Due to a generous donation from GIV Bahamas Inc., the eight or so students on the island now have a full playground to their disposal, including two seesaws, a swing set, slide and climbing apparatus. The school, which contains only two classrooms and a…

WCPD Foundation made a donation to The SickKids-Caribbean Initiative (SCI) this month to help support specific healthcare efforts in the Bahamas. Since SCI launched in February 2013, the program has raised more than $7 million on behalf of the six participating countries in the Caribbean, which include Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia and the Grenadines, Trinidad…