The Bahamas Investor

...ar addresses the audience. (BIS Photo) Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar welcomed the newest addition to Bahamasair ’s fleet yesterday morning. The new Boeing 737-790NG aircraft touched down for the very first time at Lynden Pindling International Airport at 11:05 am, February 14, 2019 after traveling from Anchorage, Alaska, to Opalocka, Florida before making its way to New Providence. A Commis......

...rder, with a view to construction getting underway this summer,” the Prime Minister stated. He pointed out that this major expansion is expected to result in some one million additional containers passing through Freeport annually. Furthermore, he said the initiatives being taken by his government are designed to grow other existing businesses, to attract major new investments and value added enterprises to Grand Bahama, all of which will have a s......

A Bahamian delegation led by Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson is currently on a trade mission to Washington, DC, with the aim of attracting more business and investment to The Bahamas. The delegation includes the Bahamas Ambassador to Washington, DC Sydney Collie, president of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation Edison Sumner and other chamber officials, officials of the Ministry of Tourism, the Bahamian......

...ness. (Photo/Yontalay Bowe) Pictured: (from left) Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama; Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Jeff Moseley CEO, Texas Association of Business, discuss business opportunities for The Bahamas. (Photo/Yontalay Bowe) Pictured: (from left) Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama; Prime Minister Minnis; Jeff Moseley CEO, Texas Association of Business; and Lynden Rose, Honorary Consul,......

...aniel Johnson. The stadium will be designed by architect Michael Foster. A state-of-the-art facility, the stadium is part of the nation’s current strategy to fully develop its sports tourism product. Pictured: (from left) Gina Rodgers-Sealy, daughter of baseball great, Andre Rodgers; Prime Minister Perry Christie, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Philip Davis; and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson. (BIS Photo/Peter......

...u (TCB), and INDRA Sistemas of Spain will facilitate the purchase of a new state-of-the-art Approach Radar System for Lynden Pindling International Airport , the refurbishment of the existing ASR-9 as a back-up secondary beacon only radar, and the installation of a 3D Tower Simulator for controller training purposes. He explained that the investment opens the door to greater airlift and opportunities for the Bahamian aviation sector. “It is design......

In the first of a series of Meet the Ministers sessions, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis spoke about the government’s strategy for economic growth with members of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation . The strategy includes diversifying the tourism and financial services industries, while fostering links between sectors, and to identify and remove impediments to growth, particularly in the business environmen......

...with other senior social services officials and those from the ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Education, and the Bureau of Women’s Affairs. “This meeting will allow The Bahamas to dialogue with the committee regarding what policies and legislation we have put in place for the protection of women, in fact all persons, who experience domestic or family violence,” says Griffin. “The dialogue will also allow us to state all of the advancem......

...cation, the Public Treasury, the National Emergency Management Agency, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Office of the Attorney General and other agencies. “To house other government agencies and to reduce the costs of rentals and leases, the government will need to invest over many years in new buildings and purchases,” the Prime Minister said. He noted that the Ministry of Finance set up a Special Purpose Vehicle to purchase the former UBS C......

...rpin the development of the 2019/20 Budget. He noted that this will be the first time in 12 years that The Bahamas will have seen projected growth of over 2.0 per cent for consecutive years. He said that the stronger US economy and the completion of a number of foreign direct investment projects last year, including the opening of the final phase of Baha Mar resort and the official opening of the entertainment complex at The Pointe , had also bols......

In a meeting ahead of the 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ), Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged tourism leaders to explore new ways to work with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO ) to grow tourism in the region and develop better data resources. Minnis is the representative for tourism in CARICOM’s Quasi-Cabinet. The Prime Minister and Allen Chastanet, the Prime Minister o......

...Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), pays a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson, July 29, 2019 at the Ministry. (BIS Photo/Raymond A Bethel Sr) Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL ), paid a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson, July 29, 2019 at the M......

...alise Family Island airports and make them “self-sustaining”, he said. The Minister is also eager for more non-stop international flights throughout the archipelago, opening the destination up to new markets and carriers and said building capacity was a priority for his Ministry. “We consider airlift to be a vital part of an integrated tourism plan,” he said. Caribavia takes place this week at Atlantis Paradise Island and brings together aviation......

Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson has told residents of Grand Bahama that developers of two major projects on the island have reconfirmed their commitment to the island. Minister Thompson made the announcement during a press conference, September 16. He said that partners in two major projects for Grand Bahama – the Carnival Cruise Port and the Royal Caribbean and ITM negotiations with respect to the Grand Lucayan – have been in c......

...king ceremony for GoldWynn Condo-Hotel and Residences on May 23, 2018 on Cable Beach. Prime Minister Minnis is pictured, centre, with Wynn Group CEO Paul Wynn, fourth left; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, third left; and Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar, second left, along with other officials. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)......