The global advance toward economic freedom has "ground to a halt," according to the editors of the 19th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released today by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. In the South and Central America/Caribbean region, however, The Bahamas stood out as the only country to improve in classification, becoming "mostly free".

Organizer of world's largest civil aviation event aims for further growth in 2013 following a record-breaking year including the successful 5th Routes Americas held in Nassau, The Bahamas.