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The Bahamas Deepens European Market Engagement at WTM London 2026 to Drive Tourism Growth and Economic Opportunity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Bahamas Deepens European Market Engagement at WTM London 2026 to Drive Tourism Growth and Economic Opportunity Destination advances strategic airline...

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VAT Exemptions Apply on Charitable Relief Operations

The Ministry Finance advises the public that where disaster relief operations are carried out by charitable and non-profit organizations, provisions exist under the VAT Act for exemptions and refund...

List of Family Island airport openings

Family Island Airport Openings

The Department of Civil Aviation advises the public that the following family island airports have been inspected and are now re-opened:

Abaco -- Marsh Harbour, Treasure...

Stella Maris, San Salvador airports opened

The Department of Civil Aviation is pleased to advise the general public that 2 additional Family Island airports are now open for operations after the requisite inspections.

They are the airports at...

MOT Emergency Coordinating Committee's efforts continue, says DG

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has given the "all clear" signal for the Islands Of The Bahamas as Hurricane Joaquin moves away from the archiapelgo, but the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's (BMOT)...

Several Family Island Airports re-opened

The Department of Civil Aviation advises the public that the following
family island airports have been inspected and are now re-opened:

Exuma
Moss Town
Black Point
Farmers Cay
Eleuthera
North Eleuthera
Gover...

HURRICANE JOAQUN: All Clear for the entire Bahamas

LPIA Opens After Hurricane Joaquin

TOURISM TODAY: Ministry of Tourism's Emergency Coordinating Committee monitoring Hurricane Joaquin

The Ministry of Tourism's Emergency Coordinating Committee has fully activated its command center in Nassau where it is monitoring the storm and checking in with hotels and Bahamas Tourist Offices on...

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ITS DOPPLER RADAR

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ITS DOPPLER RADAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2ND October 2015

Statement from the Department of Meteorology on its Doppler Radar
The Meteorology Department wishes...

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: Civil Aviation announces airport closures

The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) has announced that all Air Traffic Services at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will close today (Friday, October 2, 2015) at 2:00 p.m.

The...

NAD Announces Flight Cancellations

As Hurricane Joaquin continues to churn slowly in the Central and Southern Bahamas, the National Airport Development (NAD) has announced flight cancellations at the Lynden Pindling International...

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: BMOT Fully Activates Command Centre

As Hurricane Joaquin storms into The Bahamas, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMOT) has fully activated its Emergency Coordinating Committee at the British Colonial Hilton to monitor visitors in all...