The Bahamas Investor

...endees from the Bahamas to our annual summit. We have noted with interest recent developments on the island, including the development of its central bank digital currency.” The IOHK Summit takes place April 17-18 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. For more information visit www.iohksummit.io The Bahamas Investor is teaming up with summit organisers IOHK to offer our followers free tickets to the event, worth $750 each. To find out more follow......

...The training program will consist of morning and evening courses taking place three and a half days per week for up to eighteen weeks. Trainees should be at least 18 years old and submit an application to the careers section at www.bahamar.com with the title Dealer – Trainee Program by May 10, 2014. Classes are scheduled to begin in July 2014. Participants who successfully complete the programme will be extended an offer to join the Baha Mar Casin......

...es. Mr. Bacon is the founder and CEO of Moore Capital Management, LP and received his B.A. in American Literature from Middlebury College and his M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School. For more information about Moore Charitable Foundation please visit: www.moorecharitable.org For more information about Louis Bacon please visit: www.louisbacon.com......

...the PRECISE trial). The literary name Okyanos (“Oceanos”) symbolizes flow. For more information, go to www.okyanos.com The International Stem Cell Society, STEMSO, is a member-based, international, non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association for the purpose of promoting the interests of the global, adult stem cell healthcare industry while linking patients and stakeholders with member medical organizations. STEMSO provides information, education, resour......

...nges in assumptions or changes in other factors, except as required by applicable securities laws. This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com......

...nd Scott Edelstein. Dr. Beneby is an appointed member of the National Task Force for Stem Cell Research in The Bahamas, and chairman of the National Consultative Committee, leading the consultative process for the Stem Cell Research & Therapy Bill 2013. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recognized Beneby as a Health Hero in 2002. In 2005 he was given a citation from the American Embassy for medical service in the Caribbean region. Scott......

...the PRECISE trial). The literary name Okyanos (“Oceanos”) symbolizes flow. For more information, go to http://www.okyanos.com. The International Stem Cell Society, STEMSO, is a member-based, international, non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association for the purpose of promoting the interests of the global, adult stem cell healthcare industry while linking patients and stakeholders with member medical organizations. STEMSO provides information, education......

...ctor is currently good, with a lot of interest from high-net-worth individuals who are looking to relocate to a more relaxed environment and willing to be flexible on cost. “There is a lot of interest in the market now because people are more negotiable on prices,” she explains. “People are coming for the lifestyle. They want to be relaxed, to see something beautiful every day and they do not want any stress.” “The Bahamas has a lifestyle unlike a......

...t in the coming months, the Department of Tourism would begin updating its website to better encompass the Family Islands and market each with its own unique brand. He also called for better infrastructure on the islands and improved transportation links. “We have to make sure people have access to these islands… where people can move around freely and easily.” In the meantime, the Minister said, he was optimistic about the sector’s performance in......

...tive Entertainment Management (CEM) based in Los Angeles, California. “I am confident that this will help thrust IWFS to where it needs to be–competing with larger shows,” says Moss. tblair@dupuch.com......

...ion of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) , which is due to come into full force next year. At a regional FATCA conference held in Nassau yesterday, Danielle Rolfes (pictured, left), International Tax Counsel with the US Treasury, told members of the Bahamas’ financial community that the new legislation was the result of extensive consulation with the private sector and had been drafted to minimize the administrative burden where po......

...(CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)–is developing the “best website that has ever been made for the Caribbean.” “The CTO and CHA have come together and said: ‘we’re going to own the Caribbean brand and then we’re going to shape it and drive it to the benefit of the people of the Caribbean,’” said Vanderpool Wallace, who is a former CTO secretary-general. “The image of the Caribbean transcends the image of any individual country. So,......

..., saying: “It is an amazing privilege to work with each and every one of you.” A successor has not yet been appointed, but chairman Winder said he looked forward to welcoming the new CEO “in the not too distant future.” cboal@dupuch.com......

...e-to-market performance around delivery of new solutions leveraging Parcus’s proven service creation and product management methodologies. For more information refer to Parcus Group website.......

...The website myoutislands.com promotes the Bahamas’ Family Islands. Watch a video about the islands of The Exumas here.......