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Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Week for May 3 – 9 New York Times Travel Show the scene for Bahamian revelry NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A Bahamian breeze is warming Manhattan as Valery Brown Alce, Senior Director of Global Marketing, Edward Archer, General Manager of the Bahamas Tourist Office, Atlanta and Mikala Moss, Manager of the Bahamas Tourist Office, New York and other representatives are promoting The Bahamas’ newest signature cultural event, the first “Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival ” that will take place in the Islands Of The Bahamas, May 7th to May 9th,Read More

1199SEIU PRESIDENT GEORGE GRESHAM TO RECEIVE AFUWI SPECIAL AWARD 18th Annual Awards Gala To Be Held on January 28, 2015 at The Pierre NEW YORK, NY – George Gresham, President of New York City’s largest labor union, 1199SEIU, is being honored with the 2015 American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Special Award. The union stalwart, who rose through the ranks to the helm of one of the most powerful trade unions, will be presented with the prestigious award at the glitzy Annual Legacy Awards Gala onRead More

(Atlanta, Georgia)… Randy E. Rolle, Bahamas Consul General to Atlanta and the surrounding area has confirmed that popular producer Will Packer is “very much interested” in The Bahamas for potential film projects. Packer is the Think Like A Man producer whose credits also include the upcoming Think Like A Man Too, Stomp The Yard, This Christmas, Takers, Three Can Play That Game and Obsessed. His new film Ride Along starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart and John Leguizamo hits theaters on January 17, 2014. Rolle attended a private screening of theRead More

(Atlanta, Georgia)… A two hour event intended to provide professional Bahamians with the opportunity to be interviewed and considered for a job in the tourism sector, exceeded the expectations of Baha Mar Human Resources personnel and officers at The Bahamas Consulate Office in Atlanta. The mega-development and the diplomatic arm were collaborators in the Discovery Day Mixer which took place on October 11 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on 265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. The affair not only drew Bahamians from Georgia, but also saw citizens from Tennessee, Alabama, the CarolinasRead More

(Atlanta, Georgia)… In an effort to lure Bahamians back home to render their skills in the tourism and business sector, Baha Mar and the Bahamas Consulate Office of Atlanta are teaming up to host a Discovery Day Mixer in the city. The event, set for October 11 from 6 – 9p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on 265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, will target Bahamian professionals, students, and more. According to Bahamas Consul General Randy Rolle, this direct approach will assist in combating what many have deemed a ‘brain drain’Read More