He also talks about the challenge of funding for an athlete.

We also enclose a letter from Andrae Williams which explains more about his career and training needs...

Nassau, The Bahamas - On Sunday, December 7th the Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham held a "Meet the Press" gathering to give his remarks on the current economy.

Click [Read more..] to view the streaming VIDEO of the Prime Minister giving his remarks...

Fabien Cousteau and the Ocean Futures Society present "Paradise in Peril," a stunning documentary about unsustainable development on the tiny islands of Bimini, The Bahamas.

Fabien Cousteau, grandson of famed ocean explorer Jaques Cousteau, has joined the chorus of voices calling for a halt to this development. Fabien, 40, visited Bimini in the beginning of 2008 to produce a short video for the Ocean Futures Society headed by his father, Jean Michel Cousteau. The Cousteaus are frequent visitors to the Bahamas...

Washington – View and listen to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in a recorded message for the Global Climate Summit, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change." Obama discusses his commitment to marking a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change that will strengthen security and create millions of new jobs in the process.

The hosts of the Summit, held in Los Angeles, California include governors of states who have been at the forefront of the climate debate, as well as representatives of approximately 22 other states; government officials from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, the UK, and others.

The Poznan Climate Conference is presently going on in Poland from December 1st through 12th...

Watch a video created by Ministry of Tourism depicting the many, many reasons people travel to The Bahamas.

The moment your toes touch sand and your gaze meets water, you know you’re in The Islands Of The Bahamas. It’s the comfortable ease, the instant sense of belonging. It’s finding that your departure from everyday life is also your arrival at an extraordinary place within yourself.

So much to do and see. Relax, dance, shop, eat, fish, swim, enjoy, explore all the tastes, sites and sounds - it is all waiting for you. Decide why you love it, or plan that trip and come and check it out yourself!

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, The Bahamas is one the last areas where the Nassau Grouper may be found in abundance. The stocks in The Bahamas, like all other fisheries resources are not unlimited. This fish has been long enjoyed as a favourite food fish in the country. Overfishing have threatened this valuable food resource, and therefore the Ministry enforces a fishing season for the Nassau Grouper. The season is CLOSED from December 1st to February 28th of each year.

Enclosed is a VIDEO of a poem about the Nassau Grouper recited by Miss Sophia Butler, a participant of BREEF 10,  2008 Marine Conservation Teacher Training Workshop...

South African casino mogul Sol Kerzner threw a massive $20 million party to mark the grand opening of his new $1.5-billion Atlantis resort on the man-made, palm-shaped Palm Jumeirah archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday night.

The new 1,539-room resort is the second Atlantis resort in the head of Kerzner International’s stable and was modeled after its Nassau, Bahamas property. The new project is a partnership with Dubai-based developer Nakheel, the state-owned creator of the palm-shaped island on which the hotel sits.

The massive project is one of several in the wealthy Arab emirate which is one of seven semiautonomous city-state that make up the UAE.

Click to view the CNN VIDEO of the opening fireworks display...

Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly News Team brings you an exclusive video intervew with Lawrence (Larry) Wood, specialist in the study of sea turtle and member of the team on the Explorers Club Flag Expedition project at Peterson's Cay National Park where they are mapping the surrounding reef system as part of the 2008 Coral Reef Initiative. This project began on location in August 2008 and was funded by the Grand Bahama Development Company.

Listen to Mr. Wood as he discusses the importance of the conservation of sea turtles, and shares his enthusiasm around his research on the Hawksbill turtle.

A graduate of Florida Atlantic University ’s undergraduate and Masters programs, Mr. Wood has been working with sea turtles in South Florida for over 19 years.   He has had an interest in the study of amphibians and reptiles since an early age, and his fascination with turtles brought him to south Florida in the late 1980’s...

Ralph Munnings best known for his amazing musical talent on The saxophone, flute and clarinet speaks on his passion for music and his background as a longtime musician having been inspired by his uncle The late Freddie Munnings.

This enlightening interview also features a saxophone solo at the beginning of the interview and an extended solo at the end of the interview that you will definitely not want to miss.

Click [Read more....] to listen to Ralph speak about his career, and play his fabulous sax...

The Bahamas Weekly News Team bring you an audio interview with Bahamian, Owen Bethel, producer of "Islands of the World Fashion Week" which will come to Nassau from November 5th to 8th and be presented at the Atlantis Resort and British Colonial Hilton.

Bethel explains how the idea came about, mentions Islands which will be represented (some as far away as Fiji!), and discusses what will be featured at the exciting four-day event in New Providence. The event is set to be an annual one.

As a primary member, and spokeman of FilmInvest, the company seeking to purchase the Bahamas Film Studios in Grand Bahama Island...

I am required to produce a dissertation on a subject area of my choosing. I have chosen to focus on an area of interest to me that I hope will provide information to stimulate debate about Leadership and, specifically, "Emotional Intelligence"...

Grand Bahama Island - It's the second year that Junkanoo Summer Festival has been celebrated in its new location at Taino Beach, loaded with family fun and excited, all mixed with authentic Bahamian culture and entertainment each Thursday night in July. This year's Festival was the best yet!

In this exclusive video The Bahamas Weekly gives you a kaleidescope view of activities throughout the Festival and brings comments by Ministry of Tourism representatives on Grand Bahama Island, specifically that of Betty Bethel, General Manager, Business Development, and Jeritzan Outten, Sr. Director, Product Development. Also included are remarks from architect Charles Moss and numerous comments from visiting tourists.

The Thursday night Heritage & Street Festival colourfully displays the traditional cultural elements of cuisine, arts & crafts, nature trail tours, music, including JUNKANOO rush out.

Watch a film about flying to Nassau, New Providence in The Bahamas in the 1950s in a DC-3. Footage from Global Image Works travel film archives.

Pan American Airways (PAA) is featured and the film depicts the ease of flying over to Nassau from Miami in only 70 minutes... View aerial footage of Nassau.

A wonderful historic piece, where you will view the British Colonial Hotel, the Montague Hotel, Government House, The Bahamas Police Force, the Duchess and Duke of Windsor, Nassau Harbour dock activity, horse drawn buggies, beach activities, sailing clubs, the Bahamas Country Club golf course, waterskiing (then a new sport) in the canals and open ocean, sport fishing (watch a marlin being caught), the village of Adelaide, Treasure Island, Andros Island, flamingos in abundance, historic forts, arts and crafts in production (fish scale, shell, and palm frond), natural sponge, the flora and fauna of The Bahamas...

The Bahamas Weekly is refreshing this video article for your information on the 2008 hurricane season. Grand Bahama Island - An exclusive interview by The Bahamas Weekly News Team with famed hurricane expert, Meteorologist, Dr. William Gray from Colorado State University. Dr. Gray is a keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Bahamas Weather Conference. At this conference, Dr. Gray and his colleague Phil Klotzbach released their predictions for the upcoming hurricane season.

In December, Gray's group based at Colorado State University, forecast an above-normal season with 13 named storms, seven hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes. A hurricane is considered major when it reaches category 3 status or when winds reach 111 mph....