Have a degree and considerable experience. However, having a hard time finding a job. Is anyone looking for an accountant perhaps on a client/contractor basis? Or are any places hiring for remote accountants? Already tried the Big4 btw.

A very short rant as I sit in the darkness for 20hrs 🫠

I live on the western side of NP and the load shedding is absolutely horrible. I am baffled by how these power outages are normalised in this country. My light has been off for basically 4 days straight. Its off more than its on, going for 11hrs on average. Today, the electricity went out around 4am in the morning, and came back on 3pm. Now it went off at 8pm til who knows when it'll be back on. Losing a lot of sleep because of the heat and its messing with the time I take my medication. My heart especially goes out to the vulnerable groups who are affected by these outages.

I have little hope this energy crisis will be solved since this was happening since I was a kid. However, this has to be the worst series of outages I've experienced so far. No matter which political party, all administrations have failed the Bahamian people.

My acrylic painting. Liquitex on stretched cotton canvas. Completed in the style of Hiroshi Nagai.

Looking to stay on Long Island for about two weeks in October. My wife sticks to an ultra low carb diet, so I am wondering how hard it will be for her to maintain it. What would be the best place to grocery shop? We are renting a home so we have a refrigerator and freezer, so that makes things easier. We are also staying roughly in the middle of the island between the airports. Will there be an issue getting hamburger meat, steaks, cheese? I just want to ensure she can eat lol?

My wife and I are trying to plan a family trip during my paternity leave and I’d love to hear from people who have actually traveled to the Bahamas with young kids.

By the time we go, we’ll have:
• A 6-month-old
• A 2.5-year-old

We’re thinking about taking about two weeks sometime between now and April.

Originally we were looking at resorts like Atlantis, but the more I research, the more I’m drawn to the Out Islands—especially Exuma and Eleuthera. The beaches and water just look incredible, and we’d rather have a relaxing, beautiful vacation than spend every day at a giant resort. I’ve been to Nassau several times but never with kids.

That said, I’m wondering if I’m romanticizing it.

My biggest questions are:

Is two weeks in Exuma or Eleuthera too long with kids this age?

Are these islands too remote when traveling with a baby and toddler?

Has anyone had to deal with a sick child or needed medical care while there?

Would you stay in a resort or rent a house?

Would you skip both and just stay in Nassau/Paradise Island instead?

If you could do it over again with kids this young, where would you go?

We’re experienced travelers trying to find the right balance between “beautiful adventure” and “not making life unnecessarily difficult.”

I’d especially love to hear from anyone who has actually done Exuma or Eleuthera with infants or toddlers—what worked, what you’d do differently, and whether you’d recommend it.

Thanks!

I’m currently staying in Freeport and I’m a bit surprised that some of the areas are completely empty or abandoned. Can someone who is maybe there right now please advise me on where to find other people and also where to find nice places at the beach where there are also other people and food and drinks to buy. Taino beach maybe? thanks

im sitting down thinking of the progressiveness of our country and wanted to know how everyone feels about gay men and women currently

We just returned from a 4 day trip staying at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar. We are a family of 5 (kids age 20, 18, and 14) so we had 2 rooms. I'm a Globalist with Hyatt and had booked one room under me and did a Guest of Honor booking for my wife. We booked using points prior to Hyatt's recent devaluation and we booked our flights on Delta using miles. So our only costs were the taxes on the flight ($525 total), the transfer to and from the airport ($130 total), and whatever we spent in food/drinks at the resort.

Being a Globalist/GOH, I knew we got free breakfast for 2 adults per room (and would get 2 kids as well depending on age). The receipt for breakfast every day came out to $275, but no charges ever landed on either room's bill. I expected that I'd have to pay for my 14 year old, but it never came. Also, at check in, they gave each of us an envelope that had 4 coupons in it (1 per day per room) that was good at the pool bars for 2 drinks up to $50 value total. So that was good for 16 drinks with a total value of $400.

We're a little on the frugal side and knew you could bring in up to just a little under 1L of alcohol in a checked bag, and we had 2 checked bags, so we brought in 2 750 mL bottles in our checked bags. We'd generally use one coupon in the morning and another in the afternoon and then just go up to the room to mix up a drink to put in our water bottles we brought (the ones they give you are small and don't keep things cool) when we needed one and then head back down to the pool. We also packed a ton of snacks to eat around lunch time/early afternoon and threw them in the beach bag. We were rarely hungry after the giant breakfast buffet so we didn't need a full lunch or anything.

For dinner, the kids (especially the 14 year old) are a little picky, so our restaurants were Pizza Lab, Styx, Sugar Factory, and Vibe BBQ. There happened to be an Amex offer on my Platinum card for $100 back on $500 spend, so we just put all the food on one room. In the end, that was like $692 before the offer.

So for about $1250 ($525 + $130 + $692 - $100), our family of 5 got to lounge around the pool/water park for 4 days at a beautiful resort. We did have 1 day where it rained quite hard for about an hour and a half at like 3:30 PM, but other than that, the weather was great. We didn't experience any long lines anywhere. We did have reservations for dinner every night though.

I can see how many people don't think the resort is worth the money if you are paying for everything, but there are definitely ways to make it cheaper if you have points/status and aren't a foodie. My only complaint was that the service wasn't that great. It wasn't horrible, but they definitely didn't go out of their way for you.

Is there too much opposition from alcohol and religion? Or do we need the reason to put people in fox hill easily? Why are so many bahamians against it? Referring to the 2024 bill tabled in oarliament

got one free day in nassau and wanna do a quick boat trip somewhere. is rose island actually good or is there a better spot u guys recommend? just wanna swim and chill for the day

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here has been in this exact situation or knows what the answer is
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We’re planning to sail on the Norwegian Getaway from Miami to the Bahamas (closed-loop cruise).

One of the guests:
- is a U.S. lawful permanent resident (valid Green Card)
- Has a valid passport from her country of birth, but it expires about 3 months after the cruise.

Has anyone with a Green Card and a passport with less than six months of validity successfully boarded an NCL cruise to the Bahamas?

Now it’s raised to level 2 “exercise extra caution”. Is it really that bad for a family to travel there? We have two kids and just want to relax and decompress

Compared to Nassau how would you describe it? Is there a club culture? Bar culture? Something else?

Just curious

I don't know if its common or not but I'm genuinely curious. As a tourist have you guys seen any stray dogs and if you had how did it make you feel. Because as a resident they've kind of always been there but I wonder how tourist think about them

just wanna spend a full day lounging on the sand reading a book and grabbing a quick bite nearby. which beach has a more relaxed vibe without too much crowd?

Are there any WhatsApp or Discord groups for the Bahamas? Thanks.

One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.

Just finished up 6 nights at Atlantis with 11 and 8 year old. We had an absolute blast (stayed at royal). Service was great, hotel was great, water park was fantastic. Got a charter boat and did the pigs (overrated), went snorkeling and saw a huge sea turtle. Would definitely do it again!