Prime Minister Perry Christie delivered remarks at the Mediterranean Shipping Company cruise port ground breaking ceremony, Ocean Cay, Bimini, 16 January 2017. Read his address here. (Stock photo)

Thousands of Bahamians are set to gain employment as the Baha Mar megaresort on Cable Beach gears up ahead of opening later this year. Watch a ZNS Network news report here. 

Blue Isle Markets announced that the Mediatrix Capital Fund Ltd (Bloomberg Ticker: MCFCLAA BM), has selected it to provide trading infrastructure support. The Mediatrix Capital Fund is an open-ended Bahamian hedge fund, with subscription of a billion dollars, which launched 2 January, 2017. 

The LPGA Pure Silk 2017 women’s golf tournament will be coming to The Bahamas for the fifth time 26-29 January, with around 120 female professional golfers competing for the trophy. The tournament will be shown on the Golf Channel and NBC bringing valuable exposure for Paradise Island. 

Prime Minister Perry Christie will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Bahamas Business Outlook conference to be held 23 January in Nassau. Watch ZNS Network business news segment. 

Bahamasair made its inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 14 January, 2017, touching down at Toussaint Louverture International Airport. 

Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville believes in a tripartite agreement for economic growth and development for the island of Grand Bahama – which is inclusive of the government, the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce. Pictured: Newly-appointed executives of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce pay a courtesy call on Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville January 12, 2017 at the Ministry of Grand Bahama. Left to right: Lawrence Palmer (2nd vice-president); Melvin Seymour (permanent secretary at Ministry of Grand Bahama); Michael Holding (Chamber president); Dr. Michael Darville (Minister for Grand Bahama); and Daniel Romence (1st vice-president). (BIS Photo/Lisa Davis)

The Chief Justice of The Bahamas, Sir Hartman Longley and Attorney General of The Bahamas, Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson, were in Grand Bahama 13 January, 2017, for the Opening of the 2017 Legal Year - Northern Region. Pictured: The Chief Justice of The Bahamas, Sir Hartman Longley (centre) and Attorney General of The Bahamas, Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson (right), visit Grand Bahama 13 January, 2017, for the Opening of the 2017 Legal Year - Northern Region. Also shown is Justice Petra Hanna-Weekes. (BIS Photo/Lisa Davis)

The Web.com Golf Tour being held in Exuma got underway earlier this week at the Greg Norman signature golf course at Sandals Emerald Bay. Watch a report on the event here. 

Karolin Troubetzkoy, president of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, has released a statement in support of the United Nations' International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development initiative. Read the statement here.