The summer festival season kicked off in Nassau at the weekend with hundreds of locals and visitors attending the Goombay Summer Festival. Watch a report on the event here.

An Amendment to the Immigration Act was passed in the House of Assembly to eliminate the five-year limit for a Resident Spousal Permit and allow spouses to seek citizenship in The Bahamas.

“We seek to provide an enabling power, as right now it is not possible to give anything other than the five years,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell (pictured), who introduced the amendment to the House of Assembly August 8, 2012.

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Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe in the driver’s seat. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith)

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Interest is growing in Exuma’s Grand Isle Resort & Spa thanks to increased marketing efforts and a new team at the helm.

According to the resort’s executive director, Grant Castle, the number of visitors to the exclusive getaway has doubled year on year.

“We have a very high rate of return,” he says. “There are three factors [that explain its success]: the quality and luxury of the resort; the island and its people; and our staff.”

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NEW YORK, NY (August 6, 2012) – The Bahamian American Association Inc (BAAI) will turn 100 years old next month.

Established September 17, 1912, by 10 people of Bahamian ancestry, the organization was created in the hope of filling the needs for fellowship and community among Bahamian families in the New York area.

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Bahamas is set to feature in the destination issue of the Mid Atlantic Fly Fishing Guide. Watch an interview with publisher Paul Moss.

Bahamian architects Construction Design Services Ltd has won the prestigious Star Building Systems 2011 Master Builder Award in the Large Commercial Category.

The company won the award for the rigid frame structure design of Solomon’s Fresh Market.

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The government is to amend the Bahamas Development Bank Act to make the bank “more responsive to the needs of clients in the modern environment,” Ministry of Finance’s Parliamentary Secretary Michael Halkitis confirmed August 8.

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PGA-related Cat Island Golf and Beach Resort project to kick start redevelopment of the Family Island’s infrastructure. Watch a ZNS news report on the plans here.

The 56th Annual Cat Island Regatta got underway at the weekend at an opening ceremony at Regatta Park, New Bight. Click on the thumbnails below to see the photos.