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  • The Exuma Cays, a string of islands off the coast of Florida, are attracting entertainers and CEOs with their sandy beaches, turquoise waters and remote location.

    Private Island Living 2011

  • Après-golf: Snorkel with turtles around Tobago Cays, a cluster of four uninhabited islands and a National Marine Park, or dive around Canouan Island for some of the finest scuba diving in the Southern Grenadines.

    Fabulous Fairways Linda Jackson 2011

  • Eduardo Martinez, a Miami-based architect who has designed homes and interiors for several island owners in the Exuma Cays, says that the first step is dredging a marina, then building temporary houses and dining facilities for staff, the majority of whom legally have to be local Bahamians.

    My Own Private Island Candace Jackson 2011

  • The Exuma Cays pronounced "Keys" by most locals and regulars have many of the ingredients for a destination for the extremely wealthy: sandy beaches, turquoise water and limited development possibilities—90% of the islands are either uninhabitable or protected as part of a 176-square-mile marine park.

    My Own Private Island Candace Jackson 2011

  • Besides the arrival of US troops, the United Nations has stepped up patrols in Cap-Haitien and Les Cays and positioned an armored vehicle near the Provisional Electoral Council headquarters in Petionville.

    Georgianne Nienaber: A 'To Do' List for US Troops Now Arriving in Haiti Georgianne Nienaber 2011

  • Islands in Exuma Cays, a 365-island archipelago in the Bahamas, have recently sold to producer/director Tyler Perry, spiritual leader Aga Khan and country singers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, joining earlier arrivals Johnny Depp, David Copperfield and Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH.

    Private Island Living 2011

  • Besides the arrival of US troops, the United Nations has stepped up patrols in Cap-Haitien and Les Cays and positioned an armored vehicle near the Provisional Electoral Council headquarters in Petionville.

    Georgianne Nienaber: A 'To Do' List for US Troops Now Arriving in Haiti Georgianne Nienaber 2011

  • Cays typically develop in gaps between stretches of linear reef, on more arched reef segments, or at prominent bends in the reef.

    Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, Belize 2009

  • Its called “A Cays Daze Christmas” and its based on “A Charlie Brown Christmas” except it stars me, my siblings and friends. david says:

    Merry Christmas, pt. 1 – The Bleat. 2009

  • In C. Ray, editor, (1961), Report of the Exuma Cays park project.

    Bahamian dry forests 2007

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