Callenders & Co Counsel & Attorneys this week announced that six new associates have joined the firm, which has offices in Nassau, western New Providence and Freeport.

“Callenders, the country’s oldest legal practice, was founded in 1903 and celebrated continuous service to local and international clients for more than 100 years over a decade ago. During all that time and for the next decade and more, there was a member of the Callender family at the helm,” said Chad Roberts, managing partner, Nassau.

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27 September 2016 (BPC) – Bahamas Petroleum Company, the oil and gas exploration company with a significant prospective resource in licenses in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Highlights

• Final passage of the new Petroleum Act by the Bahamian legislature, with the new law formally enacted as at 31 March 2016
• Gazettal and implementation of the attendant Petroleum Regulations took place during the summer (cont’d)

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MIAMI, September 2016 /PRNewswire/ — For the second consecutive year, Carnival Cruise Line has been named Most Trusted Cruise Line in America by Reader’s Digest.

The award is based on a poll of more than 5,000 Americans nationwide who were asked to rate products they trust across 40 different categories in areas such as quality, value, and reliability. Carnival received more votes than any other cruise line. The awards are featured in the October issue of Reader’s Digest.

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Here follows a September 26, 2016 press statement by Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie on progress on the remobilization, completion and opening of the Baha Mar Cable Beach resort:

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CBS producer says that The Bahamas is a great place to film and helps boost the economy of the country.
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Pictured: Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville gives the opening remarks at the 11th Annual Northern Bahamas Conference of The Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers, Grand Bahama, September 23, 2016. (BIS Photo/Vandyke Hepburn)

Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville has urged attendees of the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers to work with the government to revitalize Grand Bahama and empower the people.

The Minister was addressing BACO’s 11th Annual Northern Bahamas Conference at Pelican Bay earlier this month.

He said he looked forward to “BACO’s continued commitment to enhancing the integrity of The Bahamas’ financial services sector.”

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The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) will host the 2nd Annual Caribbean Exporter of the Year Awards at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Bridgetown Barbados September 27, 2016 in recognition of the contribution made by the region’s exporters to the regional economy.

The Awards were created support export across the region by encouraging CARIFORUM firms to either begin exporting, or to expand their exports and contribute towards the sustainability of regional economies.

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Here follows a statement from the office of the Attorney General regarding the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) leak:

The Government of The Bahamas officially launched its e-Services Business Registration platform at the Registrar General’s Department in January 2016 as a part of the government’s ongoing strategy to improve ease of doing business. It is important to note that the data required by law to be maintained in the companies registry is available to the public.

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As The Bahamas moves to adopt the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), the international community will be watching, warned Brian Moree, senior partner at McKinney Bancroft & Hughes, this week.

“There is much work to be done,” he said, addressing the Nassau Conference. “It will require a national commitment and structured collaboration between stakeholders. There is no room for missteps or delays.

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FIVE months after the country’s financial services sector was dragged into the spotlight as a top tax haven in the infamous “Panama Papers”, international watchdogs yesterday unveiled a free online database created from 1.3 million leaked files from the Bahamas’ corporate registry.

The database by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) circumvents the local register’s costly retrieval fee and incomplete online registry by providing, for the first time, a publicly searchable forum of the names of directors and some shareholders of more than 175,000 Bahamian companies.

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