The Bahamas Investor

...to get the most out of your engagement,” advises Zhivargo Laing, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. “You can’t be too wide in spreading your net, otherwise, you may not get the benefit of what it is you’re trying to do. We tend to use existing forums where we have opportunities to have targeted meetings and talk about issues that might be of common interest for us,” Laing continues. “That [might] relate to the signing of investment pro......

Here follows remarks by Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis during the Second Reading of the Value Added Tax Bill 2014 in the House of Assembly August 19, 2014. The following is reproduced verbatim: Mr. Speaker, I wish at this time to move for second reading and committal of the Value Added Tax Bill. To that end, I will in this contribution make observations on a number of vitally important matters in respect of the Bill that I trust w......

...t small and medium-sized businesses in Grand Bahama, according to Minister of State Kwasi Thompson during the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA ) Business Innovation and E-Commerce Boot Camp last week. The one-day event was held at the Grand Lucayan resort June 7, and attended by a cross section of business owners in Grand Bahama. In making his first official speech in this new capacity, Thompson said the state of the Grand Bahama economy is wel......

...y arena located on-property at Atlantis. The Imperial Arena, equipped with state-of-the-art regulation facilities, is just one of the iconic resort’s extraordinary features, in addition to other amenities such as the world’s largest open-air marine habitat, a 141-acre award-winning water park, the most exciting casino in The Bahamas, and a variety of guest accommodations and activities for everyone. Last year’s winners Syracuse University secured......

...vote of confidence in the Port of Baltimore, the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland as one of the top cruise markets in the nation, providing approximately $90 million in economic activity and generating about 200 direct jobs in Maryland.” Grandeur of the Seas is fresh from a $48 million bow-to-stern revitalization, which incorporated six new specialty dining options, technological upgrades and new entertainment features, as well as a ref......

...erence Centre, Police Headquarters on East Street. Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, right, with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States Department of State, Liliana Ayalde. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna) From left: Minister of National Security Bernard Nottage; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs, United States Department of State, Liliana Ayalde; Prime......

Pictured: Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis addresses Andbank’s top executives November 2 at the Ocean Club Resort on Paradise Island. (Photos courtesy Andbank) Speaking at Andbank ’s annual Worldwide Managing Directors Meeting held in Nassau earlier this month, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said that The Bahamas’ financial services industry must remain client focused and committed to continuing the culture of robust co......

...ts. “I don’t believe that any country in this hemisphere has had the level of foreign direct investment dollar value, as well as per capita, that The Bahamas has had over the past 20 years,” says Rolle. “But, when you look at the downstream benefits of that foreign direct investment, The Bahamas has not lived up to its obligations. It’s not maximized its potential. We hope this dialogue really begins a sincere process to get the economy back on tr......

.... Upon its January 1 launch, the officers of BCCEC were named as: chairman Khaalis Rolle; vice chairman Gershan Major; treasurer Yvette Sands; secretary Chester Cooper; and chief executive officer Winston Rolle. BCCEC consists of twelve divisions. Each division will be chaired by a director, except for the CEO division, which will be chaired by the chief executive officer. The BCCEC divisions are as follows: • Education & Training Division, which......

...Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle welcomed local and international participants, presenters, organisers and stakeholders, to the United Nations Small Island Developing States (SIDS ) Symposium on Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development being held in The Bahamas this week. The event is being held at the Melia resort.......

...y. Accompanied by Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe and Investment Minister Khaalis Rolle, the Prime Minister said during the tour that the government is determined to turn the Bahamian economy around and that The Bahamas is open for business and is investor friendly. “We want to make things happen quickly in The Bahamas. This is an example of making things happen quickly in The Bahamas,” he said. The current upgrades to the property have created 1......

...and is packed, there is not another golf cart available until January 5 and people who love it here are showing real interest in buying.” Pictured: (from left) franchise holder and leading broker Mario Carey; Minister of Investments Khaalis Rolle; Harbour Island agent for BHG MCR Bahamas Group Adell Farquharson; and RBC vice president, business development, Northern Caribbean Robert Pantry. (Photo by June Collie/©MCR Group)......

...Minister Perry Christie, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, and Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle took a seaplane to Highbourne Cay, at the northern end of the Exumas, May 27 to tour the facilities. Highbourne Cay offers luxury cottages and a marina for high-net-worth individuals. Pictured: Prime Minister Perry Christie (centre) arrives at Highborne Cay for a tour of the facilities May 27.(BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) (BIS Photo/Peter R......

...Grand Bahama will host a major investment and economic forum this week. The Bahamas International Investment and Business Forum runs February 20-21 at the Grand Lucayan Freeport. Watch an interview with Minister of State for Investment Khaalis Rolle here.......

...The government is set to unveil its 25-year the National Development Plan, Minister of State for Investment Khaalis Rolle said yesterday during a television interview.......