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Asking business owners to stand firm
Minister of Energy and the Environment Marcus Bethel has called on private businesses to continue partnering with the government on the controversial Downtown Redevelopment project.It was back in April 2004 that Prime Minister Perry Christie first announced that his government, through The Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas, had contracted EDAW (one of the world's leading land-based planning and design firms,) to embark on the project that would lead to an overhaul of Bay Street as well as the relocation of the city's port to a south-western section of the island.
Yesterday, Minister Bethel warned that the success of the re-development project depends on the bond shared between the public and private sector. The top government official made his comments while he was addressing dozens of Bay Street business owners and investors at British Colonial Hilton Nassau.
Some Travel Deals, From Cruises to N.Y. Hotels
Here's a sampling of some travel deals, from Caribbean cruises to Manhattan hotels. But bear in mind: such deals can change fast ( they were available as of the weekend) and can sell out even faster -- and may have restrictions such as advance purchase, blackout dates, etc.So shop around for your getaway ...
--A five-night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas departing Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 9 is sale priced starting at $269 per person plus $99 taxes. Brochure rate on the Western Caribbean cruise starts at $400 plus taxes. Info: www.rccl.com
--Discovery World Cruises has two-for-one cruise fares, free airfare and two hotel nights in London on its 14-night transatlantic cruise from Nassau, the Bahamas, to Harwich, England, departing May 2. Price starts at $4,995 for the first passenger; second passenger pays $195 port charges.
'Pro Show' becomes a reality
A few weeks ago it was announced that a new basketball league would soon emerge. Those behind the venture remained anonymous until yesterday."I want to send a clear message to all of the fans.
The glory days are back, and I want to rally the troops, to whip them into shape - to get ready. Come, go with us. It's pro time," announced Ricardo Smith, commissioner of 'The Bahamas Pro Show'.
A press conference was held yesterday at Me-Ting Place, British Colonial Hilton Nassau Hotel, to officially announce and introduce the new semi-pro league to the Bahamian public.
"First and foremost, let me say that I'm very proud to announce that we've formed a new basketball enterprise in The Bahamas," said the 'Pro Show' commissioner.
Gencom-Led Partnership to Develop The Ritz-Carlton Rose Island ...
MIAMI- Gencom Group, an investment and development firm, announced that through a joint venture partnership it will develop The Ritz-Carlton Rose Island, Bahamas, which is just four miles off Nassau and Paradise Island in the Caribbean.The exclusive luxury resort, which is scheduled to open in late 2009, will sit on a 230-acre private island. The resort will feature a 180-room Ritz-Carlton hotel and more than 400 residential units that will include condo hotel units, villas, townhouses, private estate homes and a 40 Ritz-Carlton Club fractional product. It is envisioned that there will be rental programs available to all the homeowners.
Other features will include a 300 slip marina that will provide full retail and marina services, a helipad and a ferry from Nassau and Paradise Island for homeowners, guests and visitors, various swimming pools, a luxury spa and several dining alternatives, including specialty and casual restaurants.
Nuggets: The Donald; Anna Nicole; Denise Richards; Cate Blanchett
HONOLULU - Celebrities and investors forked over $700 million in just a few hours to buy up more than 460 suites in Donald Trump's luxury hotel-condominium project in Waikiki. Sales contracts were signed and deposits put down Thursday for 464 hotel suites at the Trump International Hotel and Tower Waikiki Beach Walk, developers said. The sellout forced the cancellation of a planned second day of sales. The average price for a suite was $1.5 million, a 500-square-foot studio for about $400,000, and a three-bedroom penthouse for more than $9 million, developers said. Smith frustrates politicians NASSAU, Bahamas - Anna Nicole Smith has become an election-season liability for the Bahamian government, which has had to defend its decision to grant her permanent residency while the former reality TV star fights eviction from a secluded waterfront mansion.Some travel deals, from cruises to NY hotels
Here's a sampling of some travel deals, from Caribbean cruises to Manhattan hotels. But bear in mind: such deals can change fast ( they were available as of the weekend) and can sell out even faster — and may have restrictions such as advance purchase, blackout dates, etc.So shop around for your getaway ...
- A five-night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas departing Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 9 is sale priced starting at $269 per person plus $99 taxes. Brochure rate on the Western Caribbean cruise starts at $400 plus taxes. Info: www.rccl.com
- Discovery World Cruises has two-for-one cruise fares, free airfare and two hotel nights in London on its 14-night transatlantic cruise from Nassau, the Bahamas, to Harwich, England, departing May 2.