The Bahamas Investor

...airman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization , given at the opening of the State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC ) 2017 at the Radisson Beach Resort St George’s in Grenada 10 October: This year’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) comes at a trying time for Caribbean tourism. Never in the history of the planning of this event have situations, circumstances and conditions in our member destinations, and by extension, the Caribbean,......

...t. The meetings will be held at the Harry S Truman Building, US Department of State. The summit will be hosted by United States Vice President Joseph Biden (pictured). Accompanying the Prime Minister are the Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister for The Environment Kenred Dorsett and Bahamas Ambassador to Washington Eugene Newry will also attend. While in Washington, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet with the United States Secr......

...renovation of the existing facilities, which will begin immediately. A new state-of-the-art golf practice facility will be added, in addition to a new marina and boathouse. The Abaco Club was previously owned by a Marriott affiliate and managed by the Ritz Carlton. It was subsequently acquired by Southworth Development of Newton, Massachusetts, along with a consortium of Abaco Club members and homeowners in December 2014. The club sits on 453 acre......

...al Insurance and Minister of the Public Service Shane Gibson along with attorney general and Minister of Legal Affairs Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damien Gomez and others are expected to attend the event.......

...rime Minister Perry Christie (third from left) is pictured introducing his ministerial delegation to the President of China, Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing January 7, 2015. Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell, second from left, shakes hands with the President. Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe is pictured far left. (Photos courtesy BIS)......

...y 26. Deputy Prime Minister Turnquest is fifth left. At centre is Minister of State for Finance for Jamaica Fayval Williams. At her immediate left is Minister of Finance for Trinidad & Tobago, Camille Johnson-Regis; to her left is the executive director for the Caribbean Region, Jerry Butler; and to his left Mavis Culmer. Behind Minister Williams, to her right is Minister of Finance for Guayana, Winston Jordan; and to her left Acting Financial Sec......

...t be minimized in the interest of keeping the tourism product competitive. Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, who also addressed the symposium, underscored the importance of safeguarding the tourism product. “Our great country depends on the work, commitment and how much we love and appreciate each other,” he said. According to the Minister, the country has come along way in its 41 years of independence, as there are many accomplished Bahamians......

...during her official courtesy call on Prime Minister Perry Christie at the Office of the Prime Minister upon her return home 26 August. Pictured (from left) Shaunae’s mother, Mabelene Miller; Shaunae; Prime Minister Christie; Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson; and Shaunae’s father, Shaun Miller. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) Pictured: Shaunae Miller (front row, fourth from left) poses with the Prime Minister (front row, third fro......

...d in the Act. Also under the Act, Parliament is to debate the FSR and to inform the Minister of Finance, no later than January 31, of any recommendations on the report. The Minister may amend the FSR, as applicable, and table it in Parliament, and then publish it. The FSR will then set the parameters for the preparation of the Annual Budget. “I remind the House that the FSR will also lay out the government’s medium term fiscal targets, detailing w......

...g effort.” The Prime Minister was accompanied by Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Dionisio D’Aguilar, Minister of Tourism and Aviation; Camille Johnson, secretary to the Cabinet; David Davis, permanent secretary, Office of the Prime Minister; and staff of the Bahamas Investment Authority, Office of the Prime Minister. Pictured: Signing of Heads of Agreement for $300 million development in South Abaco, February 13, 2020 in Sandy Point.......

...services will be having a very dynamic and immediate impact on recovery efforts. Minister Melanie Griffin stated that teams from Nassau will be conducting assessments as early as Sunday. This includes determining not only the physical needs of persons, but their psychological needs as well. Dr Hubert Minnis said: “We always try to take an approach to this that is based on national challenges and appreciation that we have to work together to overc......

...tration centre; and provision of institutional strengthening to the newly established Standards Bureau. Pictured: (from left) EY Bahamas managing partner Michele Thompson; Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan; and Ernst & Young regional partner Dan Scott. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)......

...e by the government. “Our policies are starting to pay a dividend in terms of transforming the way government operates. We are pleased to see that the efforts are being recognized by the IMF and others. However, our economic recovery still is not as buoyant as we would like to see it; we recognize that our policies, which are really groundbreaking in many respects, still need to fully set in.” “It has not been easy to cut the fiscal deficit by som......

...the water in the area reported. A further report was made to the Port Controller of oil in the water on Saturday 4th October, whereupon a further inspection was conducted. It was then reported that a boomed-off area at Clifton Pier was full of oil and spilling out of the boom and that rocks along the coastline and at the marina facility of Stuart Cove was oiled. The Minister of Transport & Aviation and myself were informed of the on-going inciden......

...and plan to have this wonderful day and have this wonderful celebration.” Minister Wilchcombe also thanked the dozens of top New York writers who attended the event. “Last year, more than 100,000 people came to The Bahamas to enjoy this romantic experience, and over the past 10 years, more than a million came who were connected to some wedding. So, just imagine what we can do with your support,” he said. The launch coincided with the unveiling of......