The Bahamas Investor

...Hope Strachan was sworn in as Minister of Financial Services at Government House January 13, 2015.......

...er will also take the opportunity to meet with private sector investors in the tourism area in connection with the Baha Mar project. Additionally, the nation’s chief will have discussions with the chairman of Genting/Resorts World Group . Christie will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe and Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna Martin. The ministerial delegation will be suppor......

...The Bahamas China Friendship Association (BCFA) paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson at the Ministry’s offices, November 17. They discussed their respective relationship and goals in promoting cultural diversity and education through partnerships that benefit China and The Bahamas.......

...Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe has won the APEX Award for distinguished service and making an outstanding contribution to the tourism and travel sector.......

...Minister of the Environment Kenred Dorsett has said that there are still issues around Bahamas Petroleum Co’s (LON: BPC) full conformity regarding offshore oil exploration in The Bahamas. Watch a ZNS report here.......

...Equity partner, Pictet Wealth Management, Alberto Valenzuela, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson at his office August 21, 2019.......

...the enhanced regulation of the industry were some of the matters raised by Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes during discussions with executives of The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB ) and the Association of International Banks and Trusts (AIBT ) 5 October 2017. The BFSB executives were led by chief executive officer and executive director of the board Tanya McCartney . Bruno Roberts , co-chairman of the AIBT along with Antoinette Russell , d......

Pictured: Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, addresses students at the 16th Model United Nations Sessions. (BIS Photo/Kris Ingraham) Mastering international debate prepares future delegates for scholarship and research opportunities in global negotiations, according to Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell. Speaking at the 16th Model United Nations Sessions (MUNS) April 22, Mitchell encouraged students to......

...ontractors. Prime Minister Christie also announced that Exuma is being reinstated for eligibility under the Family Island Development Encouragement Act. Under the provisions of the act, duty free importation of building materials is permitted up to June 30, 2013, for the construction of new buildings or the rehabilitation, remodelling or extension of existing residential and commercial buildings. Islands which benefit under the Family Island Devel......

...zing preparations, with the assistance of the Canadian Bank Note Company , for the introduction of Excise Stamps on all tobacco products. Prime Minister Christie explained that the stamps will attest to the payment of excise taxes, facilitate audit and compliance activities to combat smuggling and secure an important source of government revenue. The Prime Minister also said that the government intends to initiate negotiations with the US in respe......

...ur visit to The Bahamas in July, we sat down with Obie Wilchcombe, Bahamas Minister of Tourism, to discuss the country’s unique past, the key to its success as a tourist destination, and how it can keep on growing. “I think what we should appreciate is our history,” he said. “When we began the tourism industry 50 years ago many of the Caribbean countries thought it was more to do with servitude than service. They didn’t want to focus on it. They c......

...Minister of Transportation and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin delivered an address at the official opening of the final stage of the redevelopment of the Lynden Pindling International Airport last week. Watch excerpts from her speech here.......

...International Association of Athletics Federations Council Bob Hersh; and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Daniel Johnson. (second row) The National Dance Troup performs at the 42nd CARIFTA Games. (Prior photos/Letisha Henderson/Following Derek Smith) A dancer performs while the Bahamas All Star Marching Band plays at the 42nd CARIFTA Games. (7) Austin Sealy of Barbados, one of the inaugurators of the CARIFTA Games, was honoured at the openi......

...opment Philip Davis (left) receives Monica Lanzetta Mutis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, for a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, April 15. (BIS Photo) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Davis received Monica Lanzetta Mutis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Colombia, for a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and......

...nt interface. These will include further expansion of the e-government platform for a number of government programmes and services, including the e-submission of declarations to customs as of June 1, the e-submission of correspondence to the Ministry of Finance as of July and the e-submission of requests for exemptions as of August. He added that reforms are underway to make key government agencies more customer-friendly and their services more ea......