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On any given night Shima is the backdrop to a date, an important business meeting, a wedding proposal, a party for the newly divorced, and the like. (Shimas been my spot for a few of these reasons!) The food here celebrates the delicate, savory flavors of Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam and uses local ingredients, which makes it feel very Bahamian. The brunch is popular, but I go for dinner and order all the small plates, which change often. If you see the grilled rotiflaky and charred to perfectionget it.

Parents never openly admit to having a favorite child, although they surely have a stronger connection with one. Thats how I feel about this old-school Italian spot, where the food and service are consistently on point. Try the homemade ravioli with osso buco and roast gravy, or ask about the daily specials. Either way itll be unforgettable.

This is the premier craft cocktail bar of The Bahamas. The bartenders are not just adept but entertaining, and their drinks dont disappoint. I love the Big Major Smash, a Bahamian tiki-style rum concoction, and the Zephyr, a citrus-forward gin and tonic. A lot of restaurant folks come here after dinner or a shift to unwind. Just make sure your phone is chargednot only are the drinks stunning but so is the decor. Its Instagram overload

This decades-old mainstay is an earshot away from the crashing waves of the northern shoreline in the Delaporte community. Locals gather to talk about island politics, international news, and gossip, but they linger for the seafood. For breakfast there is an amazing stew fish, the catch of the day simmered in a velvety brown-roux gravy. For dinner there is lightly-floured-and-fried grouper seasoned with bird pepper.

Grand BahamaGo to the Dolphin Cove resort for gorgeous views, then drive to West End for pickled conch.

Great Exuma IslandVisit the world-famous swimming pigs in Big Major Cay and enjoy fried fish or roasted veg on the beach.

Harbour IslandFor a luxurious excursion stay at The Landing hotel and try the acclaimed restaurants spicy crab capellini.

North AbacoAfter Hurricane Dorian, Richies Restaurant has returned better than ever. Its still the spot for smothered pork chops.

BiminiErnest Hemingways hideaway is also renowned for its baked goods. Head to Charlies Bread and order a dozen dinner rolls.

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BLOOMINGTON Paid for, according to the university, entirely by friends of the program, the cost of IUs August trip to The Bahamas ran into six figures.

In response to a request from IndyStar, an Indiana University athletic department official outlined a breakdown of $363,665.60 in overall expenses for the weeklong foreign tour. Included in that total were a variety of costs, from meals, to charter air travel and additional transportation while on the island, money to pay for officials to travel to and work the games, and a $180,000 fee to a third-party company for arranging key aspects of the trip.

According to IU Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray, the trip was funded entirely by program donors.

That total cost lands IU in the middle of what appears to be the going rate for a preseason trip to The Bahamas, a popular foreign-tour destination for some of college basketballs premier programs.

According to a 2015 report in the Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky reported nearly $793,000 in expenses for a trip to The Bahamas the Wildcats, like IU, played their games at the Atlantis Resort. In the same summer, North Carolina reported expenses totaling $154,825.91.

For Indiana, about half of the cost of this summers trip came from the departments arrangement with Complete Sports Management (CSM).

According to documents obtained via records request, a contract signed between CSM and IU covered arrangements around staging of both the Hoosiers games against Serbian side BC Mega.

CSM also provided IU 13 rooms in the Atlantis Royal Towers, 20 in the Cove (the resort has multiple hotels on the property) and two suites. The contract covered most of the Hoosiers meals and team building activities during the trip, as well as ground transportation in Nassau and, crucially, COVID insurance for the departments entire traveling party.

CSM also covered BC Megas expenses in coming over from Europe, a departure from by way of comparison the structure of Kentuckys trip.

Another $125,000 of IUs total expenses covered chartered air travel to and from The Bahamas. Indiana University has employed more charter travel in recent years after getting rid of its school-owned private planes.

The rest of the expenses filled gaps not covered in the CSM agreement, according to Gray, things like officials travel and accommodations, added meals, unexpected transportation costs and other incidentals.

This was IUs first foreign tour since Tom Crean took his team to Montreal in 2014. According to a report filed at the time, Indiana logged $232,170.58 in expenses on that trip.

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THIS WEEKThe University of Iowa womens golf team closes out its fall season with a trip to the Bahamas for the White Sands Invitational from Oct. 22-24. The tournament will be hosted by the University of Miami (Fla.) at the Ocean Club Golf Course (par 72, 6,415 yards) with 18 holes being contested each day. Shotgun starts are scheduled for 7 a.m. (CT) each morning.

FOLLOW LIVEFans can follow the tournament via live scoring at http://www.Golfstat.com.

LINEUPThe Hawkeyes lineup will consist of freshman Paula Miranda, sophomore Klara Wildhaber, seniors Dana Lerner and Manuela Lizarazu and junior Lilly Gentzkow this week in the Bahamas.

THE FIELDThe Hawkeyes will compete in a seven-team field that includes Campbell, Florida International,Mercer, Miami (Fla.), Nebraska and Northern Illinois.

THE COURSEThe Ocean Club Golf Course is a Tom Weiskopf-designed course that offers guests of Atlantis every element for the perfect round. This 18-hole, par 72 championship course stretches over 7,100 yards on Atlantis, Paradise Island Oceansides peninsula, where crosswinds challenge even the most experienced players. This prestigious course has hosted Michael Jordan every year since 2001 for his celebrity charity event.

HAWKEYES SOAR IN COLORADOThe Hawkeyes closed out the Ron Moore Intercollegiate with a final round 287 (-1), the eighth-lowest score in school history. Iowa finished with a 54-hole total of 880, a score that ranks seventh in the record books. The 287 (-1) and 291 (+3) rounds are the teams best rounds of the season.

MIRANDA CONTINUES TO SHINEFreshman Paula Miranda fired a four-under par 68 in the final round of the Ron Moore Intercollegiate on Oct. 10 en route to a runner-up finish the best finish of her career. Miranda finished with a 212 (72-72-68) total, finishing at or below par in each of her three rounds. Miranda was named the Big Ten Womens Golfer of the Week on Oct. 13. It was her first career honor. The 212 score ranks second in school history behind Amy Ihms 211 at the 2016 Big Ten Championships. The final round 68 is tied for the sixth-best round in the record books. Mirandas career best 67 (-5) at the Badger Invitational is tied for second all-time. Miranda, who has a team best 72.78 scoring average, has back-to-back top 20 finishes and she has four rounds at or below par this season.

LERNER HAS CAREER-BEST SHOWINGSenior Dana Lerner fired a 221 (+5) a career-best by seven shots at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate to tie for 39th place. The Israel native had back-to-back 73s (+1) in the second and third rounds, which tied the top round of her collegiate career.

LOOKING AHEADThe Hawkeyes will return to action in 2022, competing in Big Ten Match Play from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Palm Harbor, Florida.

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By Margaret Butler

With the rise of smartphone adoption across the Caribbean, many industries have sought innovative ways to engage consumers by digitalizing their services.

The banking industry is no different, as companies seek to establish future financial trends. As proven by the launch of the Sand Dollar, the worlds first central bank digital currency, the Bahamas finance sector is now looking to transform its legacy infrastructure by going digital to improve its security, lower costs and grow its customer base.

Initially rolled out on Exuma and Abaco, as of March 2021, nine digital wallet providers circulated $130,000 worth of the Bahamas digital currency throughout the entire archipelago.

Several trends are pushing Caribbean banks to accelerate their digitization initiatives.

Firstly, mobile telephone and broadband rates have improved appreciably. Excluding Haiti, the share of individuals using the internet in the Caribbean rose from 27% to 53% between 2008 and 2016, while the average mobile-cellular penetration rate is over 110%, drastically increasing the need for reliable and secure digital banking services.

For example, MonCash, a mobile phone-based digital wallet, is used by households and rural farmers to increase access to financial services in Haiti. An estimated 14% of Haitians now own these accounts while 38% of adults receive or send domestic remittances through their mobile phones.

Likewise, the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed customers retail banking activities. This catalyzed a customer shift from traditional banks to fintech startups. The Bahamas relatively high banking rate of 80% is further expediting current trends.

A survey of 105 Latin American and Caribbean banking executives found that data security is their primary incentive for digitization. This has been a persistent concern for financial institutions, as the region is particularly vulnerable to cybercrime.

According to a report by the Organization of American States (OAS), at least nine out of 10 banking entities suffered cyber incidents during 2018, while 37% of banks in the region were victims of successful attacks.

The total annual cost of banking entities digital security incident response and recovery was approximately $809 million in 2017.

Digitization allows companies to base their infrastructure in the cloud through platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure, thereby ensuring constant security updates. In contrast, older legacy in-house systems lack of agility can make them more susceptible to hacks and other cyberattacks.

Digital banks leverage technology to reduce operating costs. Large traditional banking institutions have an average cost-to-income ratio (CIR) of between 45%and 55% while leading digital banks run a CIR of 32 to 40%. Though initial digitization and cloud migration costs may be high, they can drop up to 70% and deliver a return on investment (ROI) of 15% within the first years. Moreover, traditional banks spend an average of $150 to acquire each new customer.

Margaret A. Butler has led the Bahamas franchise of Citibank as Citi Country Officer since June 2005, with the responsibility to manage Citis interest in the country. She has responsibility for the Domestic Corporate Banking business and also leads the Offshore Booking Center which supports the offshore product delivery of Latam ICG businesses.

Margaret joined Citi in 1994 heading up the Legal Vehicle Management team of the Latam Offshore Processing Center and assumed the Legal Vehicle Controller role for the 14 booking entities in 1998.

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A stunning archipelago of over 700 islands, the Bahamas is a honeymoon hotspot and popular year round holiday destination. The region receives over 6 million visitors per annum, eager to laze on perfect powder white sands and frolic in sparkling turquoise waters. Peak tourist season runs from December to April, and the beaches of Nassau and Grand Bahama see an influx of U.S. students celebrating spring break during February and March. Here are seven sublime destinations you wont want to miss.

This chilled out, rugged island intersected by canals and mangrove swamps is the largest in the Bahamas, and less developed than many of its busier neighbours. A popular fly fishing and scuba destination, Andros boasts a 190 mile long barrier reef, the third largest on the planet. Hike through pine forest in Blue Holes National Park and swim in its natural pools. Land crab is a speciality here; if youre visiting in June check out the islands annual crab festival.

Only 55 miles from Florida, Grand Bahama presents a laid-back alternative to bustling Nassau and offers easier access than the remote Out Islands. A blissful 85 mile expanse of powder sand beaches and unspoilt cays, the islands untouched interior lies swathed in mangrove jungle. Freeport and Lucaya are the main visitor hubs.

Hike or kayak amongst 40 acres of mangrove swamps at Lucayan National Park, famed for its vast underwater cave system. Bask on the idyllic sands of Gold Rock Beach, which starred in Pirates of the Caribbean. Snorkel and dive in sheltered reefs or, if youre an experienced diver, explore shipwrecks on the seabed.

Located in the Out Islands, Long Island boasts a picturesque 80 mile tract of land with a diverse, spectacular landscape of jutting cliffs, corals reefs and wonderful beaches. Divers make a beeline for Deans Blue Hole, a pristine azure natural wonder. At 663 feet deep, its the second deepest saltwater hole known to exist. Visit historic Hamilton Cave, former home to the Bahamas indigenous Lucayan population, who inhabited the cave system over 1,500 years ago

Sitting just offshore from Bahamas capital Nassau, and linked by two bridges, Paradise is a beautiful compact island surrounded by fine white sand beaches. Focal point is the vast Atlantis resort, a sprawling complex which hosts an open air dolphin sanctuary, marine habitat, and numerous aquariums which are home to manta rays, lionfish, sharks, piranhas and jellyfish. Take the plunge at Aquaventure, a 140 acre water park featuring high speed water slides, snaking river rides and over 20 swimming areas. Enjoy the islands glorious beaches including Arawak Beach, and Smugglers Beach on the east coast. The island is also home to beautiful French gardens and the remains of a 12th century French monastery, dismantled and shipped from France to the Bahamas then painstakingly rebuilt!

Boasting a gorgeous coastline, superb restaurants and charming colonial architecture, Harbour Island is a compact (three miles long and half a mile wide) and laid back destination. Hire a golf cart to explore its delights, including a main street lined with pretty 19th century pastel cottages. Dont miss Pink Sands Beach, an Instagram favourite. This heavenly three mile stretch is renowned for its rose tinted sands formed from shells, coral and remnants of tiny ocean organisms.

New Providence Island is often referred to as Nassau, which is actually the name of its capital city. A bustling port, Nassau offers lively nightlife and abundant restaurants. Sample typical Bahamian cuisine at the Fish Fry strip. Climb the historic Queens Staircase. Hewn by slaves during the 18th century, the impressive 102 foot flight of limestone stairs links downtown Nassau with Fort Fincastle. Sink your toes into the white sands of beautiful and popular Cable Beach, six miles from central Nassau. Hire a boat or jet-ski, swim alongside manta rays and fish in the calm waters. 40 minutes from Nassau, Clifton Heritage National Park is a go-to for outdoor activities. Dive and snorkel amongst coral reefs and visit the underwater Sir Nicholas Nuttall Coral Reef Sculpture Garden.

Head to the tiny uninhabited island of Big Major Kay for a close encounter with its unlikely residents a herd of pigs. Opinions vary on when and how the non-native herd arrived, but they have adapted successfully to island life and enjoy regular swims in the surrounding waters. Visitors can swim with the porkers and feed them approved treats.

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The Central Bank of The Bahamas released its new $100 banknote on October 6, 2021, completing the phased-in approach of the CRISP Evolution family of Bahamian banknotes that began in 2016 with the introduction of its CRISP Evolution $10 banknote.

Under its strategy to issue modern and secure banknotes, the Central Bank continues to combine advanced design perspectives with industry-first innovations to create culturally relevant banknotes. On this occasion, another national herothe late Arthur Dion Hanna, former Governor General, former Deputy Prime Minister, and a former Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth of The Bahamashas been added to the Bahamian banknote landscape.

The new $100 bill remains true to the cultural posture of Bahamian banknotes while incorporating easily identifiable security enhancements to help promote continued public confidence in banknotes. Like the CRISP Evolution $50, this note is printed on Landqarts Durasafe substrate. It also includes Cranes MOTION Surface technology, making it one of the most secure banknotes produced by the Central Bank to date. The most noticeable change to this note is its predominantly brown color with shades of red and yellow. The bill maintains the same dimensions as existing banknotes. The front bears a portrait of the late Arthur Dion Hanna and an image of a partially open Royal Poinciana flower in the center, while the back introduces a redesigned likeness of a blue marlin surrounded by marine life. The design-to-issuance process for this banknote took almost four years to bring to completion.

To aid with public education, the Central Bank added this note to its banknote app, CBB Banknote MAP, which showcases the security features of all CRISP Evolution banknotes. The app may be used to assist with the authentication of genuine Bahamian banknotes.

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The Central Bank of The Bahamas has issued a new 100 dollar banknote into circulation from October 6, 2021. It has a unique combination of security features, including Crane Currencys MOTION SURFACE micro-optic stripe making it one of the most secure banknotes in the world.

The 12 mm wide micro-optic MOTION SURFACE stripe is integrated into the new 100 dollar banknote to make excellent use of its vertical design. Its secure and captivating effects include the 3D effect Topo the banknote industrys only visual effect scientifically shown to be authenticated by the public in a fraction of a second. But those lucky enough to hold the new banknote will want to take a longer look.

The MOTION SURFACE stripe also features schools of fish swimming at depths deep within the banknote, while others swim lazily near its surface in the famous blue waters of the Bahamas.

The banknote was printed by the Canadian Banknote Company on Durasafe, a paper-polymer-paper composite substrate produced by Swiss company Landqart. This is the first banknote printed on Durasafe to use MOTION SURFACE technology as its primary security feature.

In November 2020, the Central Bank of The Bahamas received the prestigious IACA Technical Award nomination for its 50 dollar banknote issued in 2019. It was the first implementation of Cranes RAPID security thread with the Durasafe substrate. The substrates unique construction provided the opportunity for showing off RAPID security threads dynamic and customized visual effects in the longest thread window as yet used on a circulating banknote.

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The Hawkeye mens team will travel to North Carolina as the Iowa womens squad flies to the Bahamas.

Paula Miranda practices her putt at Finkbine Golf Course on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021.

Both the Iowa mens and womens golf teams will play their last events of the fall season this weekend. The Hawkeye men will head to North Carolina for the Williams Cup. And the Iowa women travel to the Bahamas to compete in the White Sands Bahamas Invitational.

The White Sands Bahamas Invitational begins Friday morning, and the Williams Cup kicks off on Monday.

In the Bahamas, the Hawkeyes will compete in a seven-team field at the Ocean Club Golf Course that includes Campbell, Florida International, Mercer, Miami, Nebraska, and Northern Illinois.

Hawkeye head coach Megan Menzel said her team is pumped to get to warmer weather this weekend. Though it will have to make some adjustments to play well in conditions that are not traditionally seen in the U.S.

She said the team is excited for their first visit to the Bahamas.

Theyre all just, you know, pumped about the golf course to have the ocean right by you and definitely a little bit different golf with the winds and the grass, Menzel said. Well have a little bit of adjustments to make, for sure, when we get down there. I think, you know, youre in a scenery like that and you know youre pretty inspired to play some good golf.

Freshman Paula Miranda said shes excited to play in the Bahamas because its a similar setting to Mexico her home country.

The Hawkeyes lineup will consist of Miranda, sophomore Klara Wildhaber, junior Lily Gentzkow, and seniors Dana Lerner and Manuela Lizarazu.

The mens team will compete at Eagle Point Golf Club this weekend alongside Georgia, Houston, Indiana, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina State, North Carolina-Wilmington, Vanderbilt, and North Carolina. The Tar Heels are this weeks tournament hosts.

It looks great, mens golf head coach Tyler Stith said of Eagle Point Golf Club. They did have a PGA Tour event there. The Wells Fargo [Championship] was there in 2017. I think the winning score was not that good for a PGA Tour event. It was like 8-under-par. So, that tells me that, if they want, they can set up the golf course pretty hard. I doubt theyll do that this week, but I dont know what kind of challenge its going to be.

Freshman Ian Meyer, juniors Mac McClear, Ronan Kleu and Garrett Tighe, and senior Gonzalo Leal-Montero will represent the Hawkeyes in North Carolina this week.

Both teams have counted some impressive individual scores this year. Neither the Hawkeye men, nor women, however, have recorded a team finish higher than ninth this fall.

RELATED:Iowa womens golf finishes ninth at Ron Moore Intercollegiate

For the mens team, Kleu has registered top-10 finishes in both events hes played this fall. He hasnt carded a single over-par round this season.

Kleus teammate and reigning Big Ten champion Mac McClear is finding his stride again after a less-than-ideal start to the season.

Following back-to-back finishes outside the top 40, McClear rebounded with a tied-for-eighth showing at the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Classic earlier this month.

On the womens side, Miranda has been the Hawkeyes best player through three tournaments.

Miranda has grabbed ties for 32nd, 20th, and second as an individual.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS Minister of Works and UtilitiesAlfred Sears said yesterday that any report related to the disengagement of the former Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Board would be passed onto Attorney General Ryan Pinder and he as minister responsible for BPL would recuse himself of any deliberations concerning the matter to avoid a conflict of interest.

According to Press Secretary in the Office of Prime Minister, Clint Watson, the report was completed and turned over to the government last November.

He said he was contacted on Wednesday about asked by a reporter whether he has received a report on BPL that was commissioned by the Office of the Prime Minister under the Minnis administration.

Sears said he had not up to that point.

And any report that would come to me would be sent to the attorney general because clearly in that matter I would be conflicted

I could not deliberate over a matter in which I was the lawyer outside of the government.

And certainly, I have made and had no deliberation in this matter.

The matter is in the hands of the attorney general and any issue that would come to me and my substantive position as minister of works, I would have to recuse myself.

Asked about the completion of the report and its release, Sears deferred the question to the Office of the Prime Minister.

He said it commissioned the report and is in possession of the same.

As has been reported, former Prime Minister Hubert Minnis commissioned an independent probe into the 2018 controversy surrounding the replacement of Bahamas Power and Lights, including then chairperson Darnell Osborne.

At the time, then Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister told the media he intervened in the management of the power company after the relationship among board members had deteriorated with members locking horns on almost every critical issue at great cost to the company.

The then minister also claimed Osborne used BPLs funds for personal items such as makeup and a home security system.

Osborne denied the claims and sought legal action against the government on the grounds of wrongful dismal and defamation, along with two other board members Nick Dean and Nicola Thompson.

She said the makeup bill was covered by the company and related to public relations for BPL and the home security system was approved due to an internal matter that concerned her safety.

Sears represented Osbornes legal matter.

During his press briefing on Wednesday, Watson referred to the report as an interesting read that had been sent to the minister responsible for BPL for review.

He said: You want to read this and it may share a very clear picture as to why we never heard about this report which was presented in November of last year to the government.

It explains a lot. Ill say it and leave it as that.

While Minnis confirmed in mid-2019 that he had engaged a foreign entity to review the BPL board matter, he released no substantive details on the investigation since then.

It is unclear how the Davis administration or Attorney General Ryan Pinder intends to proceed with the matter.

Minnis engaged foreign management consulting firm FTI Consulting for the probe, which included interviews of BPLs former board, BPLs CEO and executive director, among others.

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS The Bahamas Agricultural Health & Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) on Thursday announced a recall for all red, yellow, and white onions packaged by United States firm ProSource Incorporated of Hailey, Idaho, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an investigation into a salmonella outbreak in the US linked to whole, fresh onions, imported from Chihuahua, Mexico.

The outbreak in the US is multi-state, with more than 650 illnesses in consumers.

The FDA and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised restaurants, retailers, and consumers not to eat, sell or serve red, yellow, and white onions supplied by ProSource Inc that were imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, dated July 1 through August 27, or products containing these onions.

ProSource has agreed to voluntarily recall such onions.

The FDA said it was issuing the update early in its investigation as part of its continued commitment to transparency and early communication.

On Thursday, BAHFSA advised that restaurants, retailers, any food service provider, and consumers do not eat, sell or serve red, yellow and white onions supplied by ProSource Inc for the import dates mentioned (July 1 through August 27).

Suppliers and distributors that repackage raw onions are advised to clean all surface and storage areas that come in contact with any contaminated onions from ProSource Inc and if potential cross-contamination or mixing of onions with the affected onions occurs, they are to discard the onions, it said.

In an interview with Eyewitness News, BAHFSA Director of Food Dr Patricia Johnson said the measure was a precautious step as the extent of imports in the country from the suppliers that use ProSource onions remains unclear.

Unfortunately, The Bahamas does not have a food registry in place as yet, so we are not able to determine in real-time if those onions would have come here and, of course, the investigation with CDC and FDA havent identified any other distributors or any other type of products that may have been implicated in this Samonella outbreak, she said.

Were unable to tell, but the warning to the public is specifically to restaurants and any food service provider, retailers, wholesalers, and what have you is to check their inventory to ensure the label doesnt say it is from ProSource. If its from ProSource Incorporated, they need to throw them out.

In addition to that, they need to ensure that they wipe down, wash down and sanitize any countertops or storage area they may have had the onions in, particularly any of the wholesalers who may have gotten it in bulk.

When contacted, SuperValue Owner Rupert Roberts said: Im talking to our supplier at the moment and I understand this has been way back in August, so nobody would still have onions from that.

Theyre claiming we never had any of this product and we dont think any of their competitors shipped any of this product to The Bahamas, but if it was shipped since August, theyve been sold or been thrown out.

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Last year, the pandemic proved to resort developers that wealthy New Yorkers want to put down seriously expensive roots abroad in the form of baller vacation villa sanctuaries. Now, new beach spreads are going up by the score in sun hubs like the Bahamas, Mexico and Grenada.

Bakers Bay Golf and Ocean Club, located on a three-mile sandy spec in the Sea of Abaco in the Bahamas, has been a real estate hub for loaded putters since it was built in 2004. But in 2019, it was virtually leveled by Hurricane Dorian.

After the catastrophe of Hurricane Dorian, the entire Bakers Bay family, our members, owners and team members, all banded together to restore Bakers to a level of greatness, Michael Meldman, the founder of Discovery Land Company, Bakers Bays developer, tells Alexa.

Now, what was old is new again. The resorts golf-centric, amenity-rich offerings include a 1.3-acre estate with a two-story, five-bedroom villa that boasts 10,000 square feet and is asking $32.2 million.

On the other side of the Caribbean, in Grenada, the 43-key luxury getaway Silversands has just debuted a new collection of eight private homes all on the islands best beach, Grand Anse starting at $7 million. Its top villa is a four-bedroom, 6,800-square-foot beach spread with bespoke furnishing, a private pool, 2,215 square feet of outdoor deck space and a $12.7 million price tag. With a focus on family entertaining, big efforts went into the kitchen, including Poggenpohl cabinetry and appliances by Gaggenau and Miele.

But if being anchored to a continent is your jam, head to Mayakoba, Mexico, just south of Cancun, where Rosewood just debuted its splashy signature private homes. These Rosewood Residences are decked out in costly travertine and local marble with double-height, all-glass living rooms. The largest among them is a five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bathroom beaut with 6,813 square feet, a private pool and access to all of Rosewoods luxe hotel amenities asking just $6.35 million.

Time to buy something hot.

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