The Ministry of Financial Services Trade & Industry and Immigration was a major sponsor of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Global Conference held in Vancouver last week. Pictured: (standing, from left) Joanne Pyfrom, assistant vice-president, Lombard Odier & Cie (Bahamas) Ltd; Angelique Sawyer, financial and trade officer, Ministry of Financial Services; Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration; and Cecil Ferguson, chairman, STEP Bahamas. Seated: (from left) Anishka Lockhart, financial and trade officer, Ministry of Financial Services; and LaTonia Symonette-Tinker, consultant, Ministry of Financial Services. (Ministry of Financial Services Trade & Industry and Immigration Photo)

Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Ltd launched its Cornèrtrader, Direct Access Individual Trading Platform for Bahamians investing in global financial markets last week. Pictured: (in front) Christine Russell - Cornèr Bank (Overseas) Limited, chief executive officer (CEO) and (left to right) Cornèrtrader’s team: Myriam Larbi-McKenzie, Birgit Ludig-Dridi, Rosalyn Brown and Davide Bonetti. (Cornèr Bank Photo)

TGR Live and Tavistock Group have announced that India-based Hero MotoCorp has extended its title sponsorship of the Hero World Challenge. The 2018 Hero World Challenge golf tourney will be played at Albany, The Bahamas, November 29 – December 2, and will feature tournament host Tiger Woods and an invitation-only field comprised of the top ranked golfers in the world. 

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Carl Bethel gave an overview of the regulatory environment of the financial services sector at the AML/CFT conference September 17 being held at the Baha Mar Convention centre this week. Download his full address here. (Stock photo)

The Bahamas' first anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism conference opened in Nassau today bringing industry, government and regulators together to discuss how the country can deal with the complexities of current AML/CFT environment. 

Caribbean Development Bank executives paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest September 12, 2018 at the Office of the Prime Minister. Pictured: Prime Minister Minnis (second right), Deputy Prime Minister Turnquest (left), meet with CDB president Dr William Warren Smith (second left) and CDB director, Projects Department, Daniel Best. (BIS Photo/Yontalay Bowe)

Former Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Ministry Zhivargo Laing has been named as the new chief negotiator in talks with the World Trade Organization regarding The Bahamas' accession to the trade body. Watch an interview with Laing here. 

Stopover visitor arrivals to The Bahamas were up 15.2 per cent for the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to government figures released last week. Pictured: Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar addresses the press conference at the British Colonial Hilton on September 7, 2018. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs)

Participants of the Grand Bahama Micro and Small Business Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Incentive Programme Cohort III were awarded grants worth $180,000 during a press conference last week. Pictured: Minister of State for Grand Bahama Minister Kwasi Thompson speaks at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister September 6, 2018. (BIS Photo/Lisa Davis)

Ministry of Tourism and Aviation has partnered with The Bahamas Development Bank to host a series of workshops to encourage young entrepreneurs to set up businesses. Watch a video about the initiative here.