The Bahamas Investor

...ves of The Bahamas Institute of Financial Services paid a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services Brent Symonette May 25, at the Ministry. Pictured: Khaliah Brown, Financial and Trade Officer; Tanya Murray, Project Manager; LaTonya Symonette-Tinker, Consultant; Sherrylee Smith, Permanent Secretary; Minister Symonette; Kim Bodie, executive director, BIFS; Hubert Edwards, Acting President; Jane Major, Education Officer; Peggy Knowles, Consul......

...and Immigration Brent Symonette at the offices of the Ministry June 8, 2017. (BIS Photo/Kristaan Ingraham)......

...ribbean, Mario Otero, paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwasi Thompson June 15, 2017. Accompanying Otero were Suzanna Epps, Balearia Caribbean; Spencer Mallory, consultant, Balearia; and Ann Knowles, a local manager for Balearia. They met with Thompson along with permanent secretary, Melvin Seymour and senior under secretary, Harcourt Brown. Balearia is a fast ferry......

...in tourism and the boosting of new and other industries; and through the reform of public finances and the public sector.” Prime Minister Minnis said the government has developed a number of strategies to achieve its goals. These include the establishment of an Economic Council of The Bahamas which, the Prime Minister said, is providing advice on job creation and growth “that are critical to economic recovery.” An Ease of Doing Business Committee......

...Executives of PriceWaterhouseCoopers made a courtesy call on the Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes 19 October, 2017 at the Ministry of Labour. Pictured: Shavonne Symonette, administration officer, Ministry of Labour; Cecilia Strachan, permanent secretary (Acting), Ministry of Labour; Minister Foulkes; Kevin Cambridge, director PwC; Claudene Lofters, senior manager, PwC; and Adrian Tait, partner advisory-consulting, PwC. (BIS Photo)......

...r Hubert Minnis, while on Grand Bahama October 27. Accompanied by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Grand Bahama, Kwasi Thompson, the Prime Minister was taken on a tour of the Memories resort by general manager, Veronica Clarke and Graham Torode of Hutchison Lucaya Ltd. The government has put forward a proposal to purchase the hotel. Before purchasing the hotel, the nation’s leader said it was important to tour the facility. W......

...rtner Christopher Anand. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs) Pictured: D’Aguilar greets golf legend Tiger Woods. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs) Pictured: Hero World Challenge at Albany, Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Dionisio D’Aguilar is interviewed by NBC’s Golf Channel. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs)......

...Minister of Transport and Local Government Renward Wells is in London this week to address the 31st Session of the International Maritime Organization Assembly, which is being held November 25-December 4. Minister Wells addressed the assembly on behalf of the government of The Bahamas November 25. The Bahamas is up for re-election to the council in Category C. Regular sessions of the assembly are conducted every two years.......

...017 at the Ministry’s offices. Pictured: Lombard Odier partner Marc Lopez (centre) and Lombard Odier and Cie (Bahamas) Ltd managing director Renaud Vielfaure (right) pay a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette, November 23, 2017 at the Ministry’s offices. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)......

...unsecured creditors to accommodate the request of the Government. Hundreds of former Bahamian employees of Baha Mar have received the outstanding amounts due to them: unpaid salaries, severance pay, accrued vacation pay, and notice payments due to termination. Sums deducted from employees and former employees’ salaries and pension contributions are also being paid. Other Bahamian creditors and contractors have been receiving a significant part, an......

Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest (left) meets Sir Richard Branson at the 7th Annual Consultation Meetings with Caribbean Governors of the IDB February 27, 2018. (Photos courtesy BIS) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, in his capacity as one of the Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB ), attended the 7th Annual Consultation Meetings with Caribbean Governors of the......

...The Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry, and Immigration Brent Symonette has launched the first round of World Trade Organization (WTO ) consultations. Read/download the launch statement here:  MINISTER OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, TRADE & INDUSTRY, AND IMMIGRATION LAUNCHES FIRST ROUND OF WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) CONSULTATIONS......

...Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar continues to push the message that The Bahamas is open for business, appearing on Canadian TV show Global News Morning BC with reporter Sonia Sunger. The daily morning television news program is broadcast from the Global News Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pictured: Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar and Global News Morning BC with reporter Sonia Sunger broadcasting live. (Photos courtesy BIS)......

...ed and tourism is their number one industry,” said Andrew Doole, president of US Boat Shows at Informa Markets. Pictured: WSVN Channel 7 (FOX) reporter Andrew Dymburt (left) interviews Minister D’Aguilar on the status of the Bahamas, post Dorian. (Photo courtesy of MOTA, FLIBS and J. Christopher) The opening ceremony to the boat show was conducted in conjunction with the Bahamas Consul General in Miami Linda Mackey, to symbolize the unique partner......

...stry and industry professionals from The Bahamas attended the 2019 Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP ) LATAM conference held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 17- 18, 2019. The conference provided an overview of the financial services industry with a focus on wealth management geared to “Building Knowledge Across Borders Advising Families Today and Tomorrow”, along with bringing together estate planning and trust practitioners in Latin A......