In this video you will hear from  famed hurricane expert, Meteorologist, Dr. William Gray from Colorado State University who will provide this year's forecast; Max Mayfield, who moderated and planned the conference agenda and is former director of the National Hurricane Center;  and well-known TV personality Steve Lyons, Tropical Weather Expert, The Weather Channel...

Grand Bahama Island -  Get a glimpse into Spring Break in Freeport, Grand Bahama on a wild night in March with more than 2000 students on Island via such companies as Xtreme Trips, Student City, and Spring Break Celebrity Entertainment with Inertia Tours.

The travel company spokespersons seen in this video  explain why they chose The Bahamas for their student travel destination.  After a hiatus from hurricanes of 2004, and reflecting back on a time when 2000 students was nothing compared to the numbers that used to grace the island, it is good to have the revenue back on Grand Bahama even for a short time out of the year.

In this video you will hear from Karen Ferguson of Port Lucaya Marketplace who explains how valuable Spring Break students are to the local economy and how her company prepared to receive the student travelers.

Amidst a busy schedule, Bahamian snowboarder, Korath Wright, who will compete in the February 2010 Winter Olympics took some time back in his home country to meet with the media, share his story, and seek sponsorship to cover his training costs up to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada.

Korath is a Bahamian first! He is the first Bahamian to compete in a Winter Olympics, and definitely all eyes will be on him when he hits the halfpipe (his event) in hopes of a Gold medal for The Bahamas.

Watch a video of highlights of Korath's visit to The Bahamas in May...

NEW YORK, NY– The Islands Of The Bahamas teamed up with the city of New York recently to pay tribute to one of the Bahamas’ famous visiting musicians.

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the  110th anniversary of the jazz legend’s birth.  To commemorate his life, The Islands Of The Bahamas sponsored a special run of the last surviving 1939 New York City ‘A’ Train, made famous by Duke Ellington’s signature tune Take the A Train. The train was outfitted with the Bahamas’ logo and signage, and was dubbed “The Bahamas Express” for the day’s special events.

Watch a VIDEO presentation...

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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island - The new Miss Grand Bahama for 2009 was crowned on March 29th at the Hilton Outten Convention Centre and the queen who will now be representing our island is Miss Garelle Hudson.

The Bahamas Weekly, with the assistance of Reggie Farrington is pleased to bring you video highlights of all the glitz and glamour of Grand Bahama's premier beauty pageant.

In this video you will see each contestant in the Costume, Swimsuit, and Evening Gown competitions; you will from the President of the Miss Grand Bahama Beauty Pageant Foundation, Glenn Davis; and hear from 2008 queen, Miss Kerel Pinder; as well as from the panel of judges who had the difficult task of choosing only 1 from a group of 6 lovely ladies...

Grand Bahama Island – The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to present an exclusive video interview with renown author, TV personality, teacher and positive powerhouse, Dr. Rev. Iyanla Vanzant who was on island over the weekend of March 28^th bringing a couple hundred persons with her for the Awakenings Conference at the Our Lucaya resort.  

Ms. Vanzant, Founder/Director of  Inner Visions Institute, was in Freeport with her son Damon and their support team from the Institute as well as participants attending from around the world.       

In this interview Vanzant explains the mission of Inner Visions Institute, and how their Awakenings Conference came about on Grand Bahama...

Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to bring an exclusive video interview with Susan Taylor, editor emeritus of Essence Magazine and author of "In the Spirit - The Inspirational Writings of Susan.

Taylor was on island over the March  28th weekend for the Awakenings Conference with Iyanla Vanzant and  Inner Visions Institute at the Our Lucaya resort.

Listen as Lyndah Wells of The Bahamas Weekly discusses with Taylor how she became involved in the spiritual conference;  her 37 year career at Essence Magazine;  the way her column for the magazine, "In the Spirit" came about; as well as her plans for the future. Most importantly, Susan speaks about mentoring children and teens...

In this video you will hear from newly appointed President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Ian Rolle as he talks about the three main issues the GBPA will address: vagrancy, police presence, and cosmetic improvements to the buildings.

Also speaking in this video is Hannas Babak, Chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority...

Grand Bahama Island - On Monday, March 10th at the Grand Bahama Police Headquarters the Rotary Club of GB Sunrise were pleased to donated 101 bullet proof vests to local police officers. An initiative which began back in June 2008, the Rotary Club of GB Sunrise had set a goal to donate 75 vests, and were pleased to surpass that goal.

In this video you will hear from James Sarles of Coldwell Banker, who is a member of the GB Sunrise Club and his business was a corporate sponsor of a vest. Also speaking is Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Marvin Dames, officer in charge of Grand Bahama; Ben Bell and Maitland Caites, campaign leaders from the GB Sunrise Club. Also speaking from the Sunrise Rotary Club is Jennivee Barr and Devincia Rahming who both worked tirelessly assisting with the Rib Fest and campaign...

The Bahamas -  Tourism Today offers VIDEO coverage of Make-A-Wish recipient, Meghan Griffin, who was recently interviewed by The Bahamas Weekly and featured in a press release by Atlantis.

Michelle Malcolm of Tourism Today interviews Meghan's father, Kevin Griffin who talks about his daughter's rare medical condition. Then you hear from Meghan who speaks enthusiastically about her wish coming true, and how she decided on The Bahamas.

The video was shot on location at Atlantis, Paradise Island...

London, UK - The Wandsworth woman who shocked the world by setting three freediving world records within 48 hours after only nine months of competition has announced her quest to become the first woman to dive below 100m on just one breath.

Sara Campbell, dubbed Mighty Mouse because of her petite five foot frame, will compete in the Vertical Blue competition from April 1 on Bahamas’ Long Island.

After an incredible year in 2007, Sara claimed three World Records and became World Champion, only to experience an enforced break in training with her mother’s death last summer.

Watch a VIDEO where Campbell expresses her love for her sport...

Paradise Island/Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas - The Bahamas Weekly News Team brings you a heart warming and heart tugging interview with thirteen year old Meghan Griffin, who is presently visiting in The Bahamas and is staying at Atlantis on Paradise Island with her family.  Meghan is a recipient of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, an organization that grants wishes and offers hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Meghan's wish was to visit Atlantis in The Bahamas, and through our contacts we learned of Meghan and set up an audio interview via phone. You will hear first from Meghan's mother, Paula Griffin who provides information on Meghan's illness and shares the daily struggles she and the Griffin family go through in order to keep Meghan alive.

Mrs. Griffin also offers words of encouragement to other families who may also be facing terminal illness...

Freeport, The Bahamas - In aid of the newly formed Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society, three dynamic Stand Up comedians traveled to Grand Bahama to perform for free at a special show, NYC Comedy Club, held on February 7th, 2009 at the Joker's Wild.

In this video you will watch hilarious excerpts of the comedy show and hear from each of the three stand-up comedians, Ricardo Aleman, Andy Pits and Kyle Grooms. ..

Grand Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly News Team was on hand at the screening of "Artists of the Bahamas" at the Regency Theatre in Freeport on January 11th, 2009. The special screening to place in support of the Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation and was organized by co-chairpersons, Chantal Bethel and Laurie Tuchel.  Our Team also had an opportunity to interview the filmmakers during their stay on Grand Bahama.

In this video you will hear from filmmakers, Karen Arthur and Tom Neuwirth as they speak about how their documentary idea was spawned, and how they proceeded with their film. They also speak on their extensive background in  film and television and their recent shift over to documentary filmmaking. They  share how they were able to secure Sir Sidney Poitier for the film's introduction, and discuss some of the controversy that has arisen from the film...  

“Voices” a documentary by Bahamian filmmaker Jeffrey Poitier,  nephew of the famous Bahamian actor, Sir Sidney Poitier, premiered at the AMC Theater in the beautiful CocoWalk at Coconut Grove in October, 2008. The film  documents the earliest untold stories of the Bahamian and African-American people who were the original settlers and builders of Coconut Grove in Florida.

Grand Bahama Island - On December 12^th, Earnestine Moxyz, PR Manager, The Westin & Sheraton Our Lucaya Resort was awarded her gold pin, the highest honour in the Grand Life Ambassador program by Denise Adderley, Director of Marketing Services, Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board. 

The Bahamas Weekly News Team was on hand to capture this important milestone achievement at the Westin & Sheraton Our Lucaya Resort.

In this video Denise Adderley commends Earnestine Moxyz on her speedy achievements with the Grand Life Training Program and Moxyz shares her experience with the Program, and challenges other industry partners to also take the program...