The Bahamas Investor

...Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguillar has urged entrepreneurs and small businesses to get involved in the tourism sector to boost growth. Watch an interview here.......

...18. Construction manager Alexander Reed facilitated the tour. Groundbreaking for the $120 million beachfront development took place in May this year. The mixed use luxury complex is the vision of Paul Wynn of The Wynn Group of Companies . Pictured: A sign-board shows an artist’s impression of the finished mixed-use complex. (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna)......

...Turkish Airlines and Nassau Flight Services held a meeting with Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar August 30, 2018 at the Ministry’s offices.......

...the UN to discuss matters that arose at a previous meeting with the Prime Minister of Singapore on the proposed digital transformation of The Bahamas. The Prime Minister’s schedule also includes a courtesy call on Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations. They are expected to engage in discussions on how the UN can assist The Bahamas through developmental grant that may be available. The Prime Minister will serve as Patron at a s......

...Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference just over one week away, Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister Kwasi Thompson says the event will be a “marketing tool to allow the world to know that Grand Bahama is open for business”. The conference, scheduled to be opened by Prime Minister of The Bahamas Dr Hubert Minnis, is being held June 20-22 at the Grand Lucayan resort. The official opening will be held at 10:00 am.......

...Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe says that Bimini has untapped potential and has reiterated the government’s commitment to marketing the Family Islands more aggressively. Watch an interview with Wilchcombe here.......

...Members of FxPro Group paid a courtesy call on Brent Symonette, Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration at the Ministry March 26, 2018.......

...retail area and the exterior of the Casino, with work expected to begin before the end of the year. “I am also informed by The Ministry of Tourism that its public relations and advertising agencies are promoting the resort to generate additional room occupancy in partnership with Bahamasair , American Airlines , Balearia Caribbean and Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line through summer 2019.” He added that airlift to Grand Bahama is being addressed by th......

...nal crime, violence and tourism were also on the agenda. Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield, who took over the chair as head of delegation for The Bahamas on Tuesday following Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’s departure for New Providence Monday night, said the discussions “went extremely well.” “I believe the Community is in a position to determine a couple of matters,” Minister Henfield said. “Yesterday, we looked at disaster p......

...Pictured: Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette (left), welcomes Lombard Odier & Cie executives, Christophe Hentsch, partner/head office, (centre), and Renaud Vielfaure, local managing director, in a courtesy call at the Ministry February 19, 2018. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith)......

...e and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC ) with support from the Organization of American States (OAS ). “This Centre will provide a resource for all Bahamians to receive advisory and technical support when seeking to open a business or expand their operations,” Prime Minister Minnis said. “The Centre will steer entrepreneurs to available funding opportunities through government or private means. It will also assist business owners in navigating the......

...e to be the best in order to attract the business we want to attract.” The Minister also spoke of creating an international arbitration centre where business disputes could be resolved quickly and inexpensively, without the burden of resorting to court proceedings. “That is something the international community will be looking for. It is an attractive tool that helps you sell the jurisdiction,” he said. In August, the Ministry of Financial Service......

...t, on an expeditious basis,” Prime Minister Minnis added. The deal was one of several major announcements Prime Minister Minnis made with regards to the restoration of the Grand Bahama economy during his National Address Monday night. Prime Minister also announced that there is new investment in East Grand Bahama, at the oil refinery, which will help to provide a number of jobs and that the private acquisition and management of the Grand Lucayan a......

...ourage both domestic and foreign investment in The Bahamas, while allowing for the creation of certain economic zones where deemed necessary throughout the country. The Prime Minister said the Act will help to encourage investment in The Bahamas, and places a high level of prioritization on Bahamian labour and talent. The Act targets specialized businesses in captive insurance, nanotechnology, computer technology, software design, data storage, ma......

Prime Minister Perry Christie said the performance of Recurrent Revenues in 2012/13 was not as robust as had been expected at the time of the last Budget, because of weaker than projected growth of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). “That weakness has persisted and we now expect Recurrent Revenues this year to come in at $1,380 million, down by 11 per cent or $170 million from the $1,550 million Budget projection,” the Prime Minister said as h......