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Royal Caribbean’s first Royal Beach Club now open for bookings
MIAMI, FLORIDA: Vacationers can officially add the ultimate beach day to their bucket lists as Royal Caribbean has opened bookings for the first-of-its-kind beach club experience in The Bahamas. Combining the vibrant culture and beauty of The...

American tourist vanishes in tropical paradise after walking from vacation rental
Bryan Hagerich, who was detained in Turks and Caicos in 2024, joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss the State Department’s warning against Americans traveling there. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man from Monroe, New York, who was...

FNM Chairman Addresses South Beach Candidacy Controversy
Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Since the launch of those 17 Free National Movement (FNM) candidates last week, there has been a lot of controversy over some of the candidates ratified for the various constituencies. One of those constituencies...

The Bahamas Partners With The U.S Yankees
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) is proud to announce a partnership with the iconic New York Yankees for the 2025 baseball season, solidifying The Bahamas as a proud partner of one of the most celebrated sports...

At CAHA conference, DPM Cooper affirms Bahamas commitment to improved regional air connectivity
The Bahamas is committed to improving regional air connectivity, which would result in a stronger tourism market and economic integration, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation the Hon. Chester Cooper affirmed as...

FOUR NEW SPACES OFFERING ENDLESS WAYS TO ESCAPE REVEALED ON CELEBRITY XCEL
Celebrity Cruises reveals four brand new venues, creating even more ways to restore and explore while on vacation on Celebrity XcelSM. Guests can make the most of every moment on board Celebrity’s latest ship with new experiences that make the...

Royal Caribbean Reveals Pricing for New Beach Club as Bookings Open
Royal Caribbean guests sailing to Nassau can now plan a very exclusive and luxurious day at the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, slated to open in late December 2025. Bookings have now opened for the new beachfront property with a variety of...

You Can Stay in a Toes-in-the-Sand Bungalow at This Secluded Resort in The Bahamas
There’s a place in The Bahamas where you wake up with the ocean at your doorstep. Not near it—on it. Welcome to the beachfront bungalows at the Cape Eleuthera Resort, where your feet land in the sand before your first sip of coffee. Here, they...

Dominican Republic secures agricultural export deal with The Bahamas
kingston, Jamaica.- The Dominican Republic has achieved a major breakthrough in trade relations with The Bahamas, securing access for six Dominican agricultural products—bitter orange, pineapple, lime, avocado, banana, and plantain—into the...

The Merc Co+op to close Kansas City, Kansas, store location by end of 2025
The Merc Co+op to close Kansas City, Kansas, store location by end of 2025 WITH FIRST NEWS. I’M CODY HOLYOKE. GOOD MORNING, I’M DONNA PITMAN. WE’LL BRING YOU YOUR NINE THINGS TO KNOW IN JUST A MOMENT. FIRST, WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH KATIE HORNER....

Ten affordable UK beaches that are exotic dupes of Thailand and Australia – with 3-night stays from £36pp
WHITE sandy beaches, turquoise waters and palm trees gently swaying in the breeze - sounds exotic right? Except you don't have to hop on a plane to get there. The UK has more than 7,700 miles of coastline and around 1,500 beaches, with some of...

Bahamas hosts policing summit
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) partnered with The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) to hold its second international training summit at Margaritaville Beach Resort yesterday. The theme for this year is,...

MSC Cruises Joins Grand Bahama Shipyard Partnership
GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – The Grand Bahama Shipyard will soon take ownership of two new floating docks, a significant milestone in its $600 million transformation project. This extensive initiative is projected to create jobs and generate...

Royal Caribbean Opens Bookings to Their First Beach Club
Royal Caribbean is opening their first Beach Club in The Bahamas later this year and cruisers can now book a day pass to this new slice of paradise in Nassau. The world’s largest swim-up bar will be located at the Royal Beach Club Paradise Island....

Grenada Named Host Country for PISLM as Bahamas Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Resilience and Soil Health
Caribbean efforts to protect fragile landscapes took a major step forward recently as Grenada signed an agreement to become the new headquarters of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), a regional body supporting...

Bookable now: Royal Caribbean Beach Club Paradise Island
Royal Caribbean International opened bookings for Royal Beach Club Paradise Island in The Bahamas and revealed what the experience will cost. Starting today, cruisers on ships visiting Nassau beginning in late December can purchase their...

Captain Sandy shares the travel moment that changed her life, why boating is an escape
Captain Sandy Yawn of Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean"Captain Sandy Yawn is best known for leading crews on Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean," but her maritime career began with a visit to The Bahamas. Yawn, who has traveled the world as a...

Royal Caribbean’s New Bahamas Beach Club Will Have DJs, All-Inclusive Passes and a Cabana With Its Own Waterslide
There’s a whole new reason to get off the ship in Nassau. Starting this December, Royal Caribbean is launching a beach experience unlike anything else in the Caribbean: Royal Beach Club Paradise Island — a bold, all-inclusive escape that turns...

Boating lobby warns Bahamas: steep fee hikes could sink tourism dollars
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- North America’s largest recreational‑boating trade group has put the Davis administration on notice that a sudden, “dramatic” jump in cruising and fishing permit fees—set to kick in on 1 July—could steer thousands of boaters and...

Everything we know as woman, 20, is brutally killed on superyacht in ‘billionaire’s playground’
On on 3 July, Paige Bellwas found partially undressed in the engine room of the Far From It luxury boat shortly after 1pm local time. The 20-year-old South African was working as a crew member on the ship docked off Harbour Island, also known as...