Bahamian officials met with officials of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, France, March 16, 2017.

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Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie has handed over of the Certificate of Occupancy for Baha Mar resort to Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd (CTF) one month before the official soft opening.

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March 20, 2017 (CH-AVIATION) – Elite Airways (7Q, Portland, ME) has announced plans to begin scheduled international passenger flights to Canada and The Bahamas during the second quarter of the year.

In its application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for exemption and designation to provide foreign scheduled flights ferrying persons, property, and mail, the Maine-based carrier said it aimed to start a 3x weekly return service to Bimini Int’l, The Bahamas, from each of Newark and Melbourne, FL beginning in May this year.

This is an excerpt from ch-aviation.com as it appeared on March 20, 2017. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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Cloud Carib Ltd has announced that it has been selected as the 2016 Veeam Caribbean Impact Partner of the Year by Veeam Software, the provider of solutions that deliver availability for the Always-On Enterprise.

The winners of the 2016 Veeam Impact Partner Awards were announced yesterday.

Cloud Carib is recognized as the Veeam Impact Partner of the Year, Caribbean. This award is granted for demonstrating the best overall performance in areas of revenue, collaboration with Veeam, and proactive selling and promoting of Veeam solutions and adjacent technologies in the Caribbean region.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Silver Airways today announced it is continuing to further expand its Florida – Bahamas network by starting new non-stop service between West Palm Beach and Bimini and one-stop service between Tampa and Bimini on April 20, 2017. This marks the first time Palm Beach residents can travel directly to Bimini island without having to drive to Fort Lauderdale or Miami. In addition, Tampa area travelers will also benefit from the quick, one-stop connecting service to Bimini that this new route provides.

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Bahamas Industrial Technologies has purchased six rough terrain cranes worth $2.5 million to assist the Grand Bahama Shipyard with operations over the next five years.

During this period, five of the cranes will be permanently stationed at the Grand Bahama Shipyard with Bahamas Industrial Technologies assuming responsibility for maintenance.

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Jack’s Bay Developers, Beacon Land Development, and TGR Design have announced the development of Jack’s Bay – a luxury property complex and a private club in The Bahamas.

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Ministry of Tourism has been promoting The Bahamas in New Orleans at a Pelicans basketball game. Watch a report on the marketing event here.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Davis praised the developers of the $200-million The Pointe – an upscale lifestyle, residential and retail development on Nassau’s waterfront – during the Phase II groundbreaking ceremony March 11, 2017.

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Pictured: Prime Minister Perry Christie gives the keynote speeach at the opening of the 9th Annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook March 9, 2017 at the Grand Lucayan. (BIS Photo/Lisa Davis)

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie has said that his government has spent more than $100 million on specific capital and infrastructure improvements throughout Grand Bahama.

Addressing participants of the 9th Annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook, March 9, at the Grand Lucayan, the Prime Minister said that the money spent in Grand Bahama has to help strengthen the economy of the second city.

However, he noted that he would like to see sustainable economic growth and not the “boom and bust” experience of the past.

He said that his government has been laying solid foundations to achieve this kind of economic change for the second city, notwithstanding the unfortunate setback and delays as a result of Hurricane Matthew.

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