Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle welcomed local and international participants, presenters, organisers and stakeholders, to the United Nations Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Symposium on Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development being held in The Bahamas this week.

The event is being held at the Melia resort.

Two of the Caribbean’s premier tourism events will be staged concurrently in June in Miami during Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) announced that the Caribbean Hotel Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), usually held in autumn, will now take place during the first week of June alongside the popular Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition.

CHIEF will be held from June 2-4, 2017, while Taste of the Caribbean is slated for June 2-6. Both events will be held at the Hyatt Regency Miami.

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The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) hosted its 14th International Business & Finance Summit (IBFS) 2017 which took place at Lighthouse Pointe, Grand Lucayan Resort, Grand Bahama from January 26-28th, 2017 under the theme “Financial Services: Responding to Change through Innovation”.

The event attracted approximately 150 practitioners (local and international) regulators, government ministers and other public sector officials.

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Bahamas is taking steps to improve the ease of doing business with the establishment of a new trade portal to help companies access online information.
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The Ministry of Tourism has sales offices in London, Paris, Toronto, China and cities across the US to promote The Bahamas to new and expanding markets.
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Three separate apartment buildings and a neighbouring lot set on a combined 1.37 acres, including 475 ft of ocean frontage will sell to the highest bidder this month through Concierge Auctions.

Potential buyers can bid on all offerings separately or together.

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International Monetary Fund mission chief Jarkko Turunen says that the overall mid-term economic outlook for The Bahamas is positive. Watch a ZNS Network news report here.
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Scotiabank has been recognised as having the “Best Commercial Banking Capabilities in The Bahamas” in Euromoney’s annual global private banking survey.
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Director General of the Ministry of Tourism Joy Jibrilu offers some insight into the Ministry’s work and mandate.
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Baha Mar is only two months away form its soft opening in April. Baha Mar president Graeme Davis says that the Cable Beach megaresort is still on track for the scheduled date.
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