During a courtesy call on November 12 in Tokyo, The Bahamas and Japan exchanged diplomatic notes relating to the Protocol to amend the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the to countries for the Exchange of Information for the purpose of the prevention of fiscal evasion and the allocation of rights of taxation with respect to income of individuals.

The Bahamas and Japan concluded a Tax Information Exchange Agreement in January, 2011.

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Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest addresses the 11th Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in Uruguay November 20. (Photos courtesy BIS)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest is attending the 11th Meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in Punta Del Este, Uruguay November 20-22.

Turnquest was invited to participate in a high-level panel discussion on the “Role of Tax Transparency in Enhancing Domestic Resource Mobilisation and Fighting Illicit Financial Flows”.

The Deputy Prime Minister was asked to give his view of international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Forum, and used the opportunity to again highlight how certain punitive measures used against small jurisdictions have a devastating often irreparable economic impact.

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The Islands Of The Bahamas were strongly promoted at this year’s World Travel Market, annually held at ExCel in East London. Top executives from the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation attended the travel show along with 24 tourism stakeholder representatives from Nassau, Eleuthera/Harbour Island and Exuma.

Director General of Tourism Joy Jibrilu, Deputy Director General Ellison ‘Tommy’ Thompson and other executives participated in a number of high level meetings and workshops with airline partners, travel agents, tour operators and media to promote the ease of travelling to The Islands Of The Bahamas and the increased number of developments throughout the destination.

This is an excerpt from Tourism Today as it appeared on November 21, 2018. For updates or to read the current version of this post in its entirety, please click here.

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, November 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading developer and operator of seawater desalination plants, today announced that it has appointed Linda Beidler-D’Aguilar, a partner at the law firm of Glinton Sweeting O’Brien, as a new independent director to its Board of Directors, effective November 14, 2018. She has been the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd., a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, since February 2010.

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The Bahamas is thrilled to celebrate 70 years of flights to paradise with Air Canada, Canada’s largest domestic and international airline. Air Canada first flew to The Islands of The Bahamas on December 2, 1948 and to this day provides scheduled daily service to Nassau.

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The busy holiday travel season is about to commence at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) with Thanksgiving in just a matter of days. Officials estimate that at least 44,000 passengers will move through the airport’s facilities over the Thanksgiving weekend and the Christmas holiday season is projected to be a record-breaking season for NAD.

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Independent trust and corporate services provider SMP Partners, which has offices in The Bahamas, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Solaris Corporate Services Ltd.

SMP Partners Group chairman, Steve McGowan said: “This acquisition further consolidates our position in Grand-Cayman following the acquisitions of the trust, corporate, custody, and fund administration business from Royal Bank of Canada and the trust and corporate book of business from Cayman National last year.”

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of The Bahamas Peter Turnquest has officially opened the Bahamas Maritime Authority’s (BMA) new office in Tokyo.

The office will provide direct service to the Japanese maritime market, the world’s second largest in terms of vessel tonnage.

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Minister of Public Works Desmond Banniste, along with director of works Melanie Roach, toured the GoldWynn Condo-Hotel & Residences construction site, opposite the Cecil Wallace Whitfield Centre November 15, 2018.

Construction manager Alexander Reed facilitated the tour.

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Pictured: Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar speaks at the event. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs)

Royal Caribbean International’s “newly minted” Symphony of the Seas completed its inaugural voyage to The Bahamas with a call on the port of Nassau November 14, 2018.

Senior government officials, led by Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar, officials of the Ministry of Tourism and tourism industry stakeholders and partners, were among those on-hand to welcome the Symphony of the Seas to the Port of Nassau.

Minister of Health Duane Sands, Minister of Housing and the Environment Romauld Ferreira, and Minister of the Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle, were among the senior government officials in attendance.

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