NASSAU, Bahamas -- A standing room only crowd packed the Palm Cay clubhouse Thursday to hear a new executive and operations team unveil plans for the upscale $200 million, 69-acre community at the eastern end of New Providence.

What they heard was a carefully laid out, four-year calendar that at the end would give owners of single family homes, townhomes and condos not just the largest inland marina in The Bahamas and other amenities, but a desirable seaside nautical community.       

If property owners had any doubt that the new team was serious about leapfrogging past any former hiccups that had beset the promising development, they only had to look as far as the beach outside the clubhouse windows. Fresh from a $1.52 million investment, the 1200 feet of white sand is more than 100 wide and protected in three half moon coves with the newest engineering guards against erosion, natural stone whale tail formations at end and middle intervals, enveloping arms deflecting waves and helping to accrete sand.

"We are here tonight to introduce you to the new Palm Cay," said Sales & Marketing Director Zachary 'Zack' Bonczek. "At the end of this meeting, when you walk away from this clubhouse, we want you to be as excited as we are about building a community that maximizes the true potential of this place."

Along with introducing a new team at the head table and a host of local professional firms, Bonczek led owners of home sites, townhomes and single family residences through the year-by-year schedule of construction plans.

NASSAU, Bahamas -- In recognition of literacy month, The Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology was the keynote speaker at a luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of South East Nassau held at the East Villa Restaurant on Wednesday, March 27.

(BIS photo/ Letisha Henderson)

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty is pleased to announce that Craig Pinder has joined its Nassau sales team.

Craig was born in South Africa and moved to the Bahamas in 1982. He attended the University of Western Ontario in Canada and Florida Southern College in the United States and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.

After working as an accountant for a few years, Craig realized that with his outgoing personality he would be better suited to a people-orientated career. Having always had an interest in real estate, Craig made a decision in 1997 to become a licensed Realtor and claims that it was the best decision he has ever made! He has a solid history of sales and in 2000 he was one of two Bahamian realtors selected for the position of on-site sales executives for the prestigious and world-renown gated golf course community of Ocean Club Estates on Paradise Island.

Craig prides himself on delivering outstanding service to both buyers and sellers and has thoroughly enjoyed assisting international and Bahamian clients in locating their dream property. He has developed lasting relationships with his past clients and has built a reputation of delivering exceptional service during every real estate transaction…from the initial property inquiry to the final closing details.

CORAL HARBOUR BASE, Bahamas -- Early Sunday Morning the RBDF Harbour Patrol Unit received reports of a stolen thirty two foot (32ft) cabin cruiser.  A patrol vessel was dispatched to investigate and substantiate the reports.

Further investigation directed the RBDF Marines into the Montague area where they identified the alleged stolen vessel attached to a wrecker being hauled out of the water. The wrecker driver took flight attempting to escape.

A chase ensued resulting in the recovery of the vessel and apprehension of the driver of the wrecker by RBDF Marines in the Village road area.

Subsequently, the stolen vessel and wrecker driver were turned over to the Police for further processing.

The RBDF remains committed to “Guarding our Heritage.”

NASSAU, Bahamas - Women of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority along with students from various Senior High Schools from throughout The Bahamas paid a courtesy call on Governor General His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes at Government House on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Seated from left are Mavis Johnson Collie; Neutalya McDonald; Sir Arthur; Ida Poitier and Bethsheba Gibbs.

(BIS/Photo Raymond A. Bethel)

NASSAU, Bahamas -- Leading environmental expert, Kathleen Sullivan-Sealey (Associate Professor at the Department of Biology. University of Miami), says:

“Clifton Bay is under massive threat. Coral reef is being destroyed, oil spills are increasing and the conch population risks dying out.  The root of all this damage is the lack of proper oversight and regulation of fishing, tourism, transport, coastal development and other human activities.  The conservation and protection of Clifton Bay is being sacrificed for short-term interests.”

To address these critical threats, Kathleen and other leading names in the field of environmentalism and conservation throughout The Bahamas and the United States have joined together to form the “Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay” which launches today.

The Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay (CPCB) is a group of highly-respected individuals drawn from a range of backgrounds, united by a shared desire to protect Clifton Bay and other marine environments surrounding New Providence Island and The Bahamas.