The Bahamas Investor

...ied, which may require new regulations and laws.” He said the transformed, state-of-the-art Nassau Cruise Port will be situated at the historic Prince George Wharf. The Prime Minister also emphasized that Prince George Wharf will remain wholly-owned by the government. He said: “The new world-class port will include a new terminal, a waterfront park, a harbour village, new inner harbour, amphitheatre, Junkanoo Museum, shops, restaurants and an impa......

...rders Advising Families Today and Tomorrow”, along with bringing together estate planning and trust practitioners in Latin America. Minister Johnson, his team and industry professionals dialogued, promoted and networked with over 400 industry experts worldwide on The Bahamas as a choice destination for financial services. Bahamian basketball star, actor and now entrepreneur Rick Fox was the keynote speaker on the second day and spoke about the new......

...escribing his experience at the show as an incredible and educational one, Minister D’Aguilar said the show was very successful and reaped opportunities for The Bahamas. He capitalized on every available moment at the show. While there, the Minister met with media professionals and conducted one-on-one interviews with reporters from WSVN Channel 7, WPLG Channel 10, Boating Magazine and N&J Yachting, reinforcing the message that “15 of The Bahamas’......

...Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar continues to push the message that The Bahamas is open for business, appearing on Canadian TV show Global News Morning BC with reporter Sonia Sunger. The daily morning television news program is broadcast from the Global News Studio in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pictured: Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar and Global News Morning BC with reporter Sonia Sunger broadcasting live. (Photos courtesy BIS)......

...Minister of Transport and Local Government Renward Wells is in London this week to address the 31st Session of the International Maritime Organization Assembly, which is being held November 25-December 4. Minister Wells addressed the assembly on behalf of the government of The Bahamas November 25. The Bahamas is up for re-election to the council in Category C. Regular sessions of the assembly are conducted every two years.......

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar was interviewed by NBC’s Golf Channel as part of promotional activities around the Hero World Challenge held at Albany in The Bahamas last week. The event brings invaluable exposure for the islands of The Bahamas and sports tourism. Pictured: D’Aguilar greets chairman/managing director/CEO of Hero MotoCorp Dr Pawan Munjal. (BIS Photo/Kemuel Stubbs) Pictured: D’Aguilar chats with Albany’s managin......

...Minister for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson delivered a keynote address at the recent ID Cyber Security Conference held in The Bahamas. “It is predicted that 38.6 billion devices will be connected by 2025, and 50 billion by 2030. In 2019, the number of devices connected is more than twice the size of the world population. Let this sink in.” Read/download his full address here: CYBERSECURITY SPEECH, MINISTER J KWASI THOMPSON......

...Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar addressed the media January 23 in Nassau announcing record breaking figures in visitor arrivals to The Bahamas in 2019. Pictured: Members of the media listen to Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar’s address January 23. (BIS Photos/Kemuel Stubbs) Read/download his comments here: Record Breaking Numbers (89kB)......

...Pictured: Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands addresses members of the media at the ministry March 26, 2020. (BIS Photo/Kristaan Ingraham) Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands held a short briefing to update the media on the Covid-19 outbreak. Read/download his full comments here: Ministry of Health Press Statement (237 kB)......

...concessions to east and west Grand Bahama. Michael Darville has been named Minister for Grand Bahama. “The Minister for Grand Bahama will engage in wide-ranging discussions with the various stakeholders in Grand Bahama, as well as with other government ministries to advance our priority of restoring the economy of Grand Bahama.” “This will entail an evolving process as we go forward and the ministry’s organization and budget allocation will evolve......

...Minister of Education Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald toured the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute and the College of The Bahamas outlining the government’s plan for the institutions. Watch an interview with the Minister here.......

...try more non-stop connections to more destinations, according to the Prime Minister. This includes new flights from North and Central America, and restored non-stop flights from Frankfurt, Germany, after an absence of more than 20 years. New flights from Toronto to Grand Bahama came on stream after more than a 30-year hiatus. The Prime Minister noted that foreign reserves registered an increase of $26 million for the year, bringing reserves to $88......

...tendees at the annual Abaco Business Outlook conference today, Environment Minister Earl Deveaux highlighted government efforts to minimize the impact of the recession through infrastructure and telecommunications initiatives. The Minister said the infrastructure projects and advances in technology increased The Bahamas’ attractiveness to investors, bolstering capital inflow and creating employment. To read the entire speech, download the PDF here......

...Executives of PriceWaterhouseCoopers made a courtesy call on the Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes 19 October, 2017 at the Ministry of Labour. Pictured: Shavonne Symonette, administration officer, Ministry of Labour; Cecilia Strachan, permanent secretary (Acting), Ministry of Labour; Minister Foulkes; Kevin Cambridge, director PwC; Claudene Lofters, senior manager, PwC; and Adrian Tait, partner advisory-consulting, PwC. (BIS Photo)......

...nister, Dr Hubert Minnis, while on Grand Bahama October 27. Accompanied by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Grand Bahama, Kwasi Thompson, the Prime Minister was taken on a tour of the Memories resort by general manager, Veronica Clarke and Graham Torode of Hutchison Lucaya Ltd. The government has put forward a proposal to purchase the hotel. Before purchasing the hotel, the nation’s leader said it was important to tour the fa......