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...y’s hotels, which consume around 40 per cent of the electricity generated nationally, could save up to 53 per cent of their energy costs through more efficient practices. Download Promoting Sustainable Energy in The Bahamas report here. cboal@dupuch.com......

...ay. BTC’s Vice President of Brand & Communications Marlon Johnson said the company has completed 35 of 41 cell sites in Abaco and expects the island to be fully connected by the end of April. “When the work is done customers will enjoy greatly improved service, fewer dropped calls and much faster speeds as Abaco goes from a 2G platform to the blazing speed of 4G,” he said. “Abaco was a large territory to cover because of all the small cays and the......

...burdens and rigorous standards in transparency. “With this new world order comes new opportunities for The Bahamas,” she said. “The battle for Latin America is heating up. It sparked a turf war on a global scale. There is a race on and that race is to position your centre as the hub for Latin America.” Allen said the LatAm region was benefitting from a growing population of ultra-high-net-worth individuals and called it “lower hanging fruit than A......

...oing to be able to make that shift. As long as the debt to GDP ratio continues to rise, we are getting a worse and worse situation.” Attendees also heard from Michael Lightbourn, owner of Coldwell banker Lightbourn Realty, who enthused about the benefits of relocating to The Bahamas in his welcome address. Branded “the free market alternative to Davos”, the Global Financial Summit runs until February 4 and will hear from speakers such as Wall Stee......

...d, such as improved staff engagement and pride.” This week, the company is preparing for one of the busiest weeks at the airport. Last year, during the Easter holiday weekend, an estimated 10,000 passengers were processed through the facilities. Officials are encouraging travelers, particularly those bound for the United States, to arrive at the airport three hours ahead of their scheduled departure time allowing passengers to clear all customs an......

...o Initial Public Offerings–the Arawak Development Port and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company. “The opportunity for Bahamians from all walks of life to own shares in vital sectors, such as shipping and telecoms, at generous initial price offerings, is a ground-breaking achievement in terms of national and economic development,” said Ingraham. The Prime Minister said he was of the conviction that the FNM government had successfully navigated th......

...packaging; Personal anecdotes of the film industry from the financing, producing and distribution perspective; Question and answer session. For more information contact leslie@bintlfilmfest.com......

...o protect the dignity of the House and urged members to debate “factually, forcefully and respectfully.” For his part, he promised to be “fair, yet fearless.” Deputy Speaker Dion Smith pledged to execute his new duties “with the utmost integrity.” During the proceedings parliamentarians took the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Qualification. Shortly after members exited the House and proceeded to Parliament Square where Governor General Sir Art......

...tic and international check-in hall and domestic arrival facility schedule for completion in fall 2013. The final terminal will have eight retail locations and six restaurants/bars/lounges, in addition to a bank and post office. Once completed the overall LPIA terminal capacity will increase from three to five million passengers per year. The capacity for accommodating large aircraft will also increase. Prime Minister Perry Christie called the tou......

...y the government to sweeten the pot on hotel packages. “We’ve been able to combine the fourth night free programme that we offer with the air credit programme and we’ve seen very strong bookings,”?said Markantonis. The resort’s programme was due to end this week, but will be extended for another two weeks due to high demand. So far, November is about 10-12 percentage points higher than last year due to special events and prestigious conferences he......

...s to promote economic development.” Minister Pinder also highlighted the need to look at tax structures in place in other jurisdictions, to see how The Bahamas could refine its approach in attracting new business. “Gone are the days when we can say: ‘we are a tax free jurisdiction, come park your money here,'” he told the seminar delegates. “Tax policies have changed. We must understand how we can leverage the tax policies of other jurisdictions t......

...el Stern, chief executive officer of Stern, Stewart & Co and Fox Business commentator Lenore Hawkins. The conference will feature workshops, speeches and panel discussions, for a complete agenda visit http://freedomfest.com/gfs2012/ and, for further details view the event’s promotional video:......

...as SPT’s STS base 800 miles south in Aruba, providing a flexible location for oil companies and traders to make deliveries to the US Atlantic Coast, US West Coast, island refineries and storage in the Caribbean and ports in South America, providing advantage of economies of scale for customers to utilize larger ships including VLCC’s and ULCC’s, trading cargo to or from the US Gulf and the Caribbean markets. SPT has an outstanding safety record a......

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...e sector to grow, while remaining sufficiently rigorous to prevent their becoming a target for criminal groups. According to Mickey Charles, “The Caribbean is a destination for tourists world-wide and being able to gamble at their leisure, whether casino games or sports, presents an enormous opportunity for the whole of the Caribbean. A change in the laissez-faire attitude that permeates the islands will afford them a new, and lucrative, revenue s......