The Bahamas Investor

...Mackenzie. Clubhouse amenities include the sportsman’s bar, locker rooms, comfortable lounges and screened porches. The golf course was recently named the best in the region by an international golf magazine. The Abaco Club on Winding Bay is 25 to 30 minutes by car from Marsh Harbour and its International Airport. Pictured: Prime Minister Perry Christie with a delegation of Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials at a ceremony marking t......

...t of group and corporate administration and company secretary of the BISX-listed parent company. In 2008, she established a consultancy practice providing accounting and business consulting services to companies in a range of industries, including insurance. Fields has served as a Commissioner at the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas since its inception in 2009. The commission was established as the regulatory and supervisory body for the insura......

...alent body. Western Atlantic will also work toward receiving accreditation for its students to be able to practice medicine in the US, Canada and The Bahamas. Pictured: Secretary to the Cabinet Camille Johnson (left) signs the Heads of Agreement on behalf of The Bahamas government October 21, 2019 in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Prime Minister Minnis sits at right. (Photos courtesy BIS) Pictured: Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis (left) with CEO, Western......

...nstant disembarking.” Feeding that growing trend is opening up new avenues for commerce. “The projected continued growth is dependent upon adequate funding vehicles and all the legal parameters,” Cartwright said. “It’s very exciting to be on the cutting edge of this emerging industry and to be invited to help shape its future.” The Washington meeting under the auspices of the Legal Aviation Workshop program follows two others in London and Dubai a......

...o had recent exchanges with their Cuban counterparts, namely, my Ministers for Foreign Affairs & Immigration, Financial Services, Agriculture & Marine Resources, and Youth, Sports & Culture, respectively. Speaking for myself and my delegation, it gives me great pleasure to be here once again in the same year. Thank you for having me, and for the warm hospitality that you have extended to me, my delegation, and indeed the other attendees at this im......

...ce and financial services practice,” David Brown said.......

...nment, The Central Bank of The Bahamas officials and regional policymakers for finance. Topics for discussion included – International Experience with Fiscal Rules: Criteria of Good Practice and Effectiveness, The Long View: Fiscal Anchors, Medium-Term Fiscal and Budget Frameworks and Growth, Fiscal Institutions to Ensure Fiscal Sustainability and Stability, Design and Implementation of Fiscal Rules, Stabilization Funds and Transparency, Credibili......

...ould be doing now. Mechelle Martinborough, legal counsel at the Securities Commission of The Bahamas , will discuss the information sharing provisions of the directive and examine how select regulators from other international financial centres are addressing it. The Office of Legal Counsel at the SCB is responsible for providing legal advice to the various departments of the commission, assisting in the review of financial sector legislation, and......

...afford symbiotic activities in a whole raft of areas across the business. For example, during peak periods, such as Christmas, the hotels can spread marketing and booking operations across the separate brands, providing equitable accommodations and services throughout the resort to a particular market segment. Collaboration also adds significant clout to marketing efforts. The combined resources of these hospitality heavyweights bolsters Baha Mar......

...te registry in 2011. Now, she says, it is time to re-focus on the registry for commercial vessels, re-affirming the high standards it represented when the Bahamas Maritime Authority was launched in 1995. According to the government’s reports, The Bahamas has more than some 1,500 ships on its registry. “We never wanted to be a flag of convenience and I am pleased that, in principle, we are maintaining that standard. But without signing onto treatie......

...that this high school will have a lasting, positive impact on this country for generations to come.” Construction of the school began in June 2016. On August 26 this year, the school held its first official open house event. Later, that evening it hosted a soiree in the school’s courtyard for parents and investors. Most of the new school’s student population is matriculating from its sister, middle school, Windsor Preparatory at Old Fort Bay . Pic......

...ve no doubt that the hard worker that Ms. Zonicle is will see the benefits multiple fold in the months and years to come. I thank all of you for coming and I now declare the office officially open.......

...in the Bahamas as an attractive and secure place for investment, not only by foreigners but by Bahamian entrepreneurs as well. If confidence is eroded by lax fiscal policies, we all bear the consequences: credit downgrades and higher interest rates for the Government and Bahamian businesses and citizens, as well as the potential for further downgrades and higher interest rates if we fail to act decisively and stop mortgaging the future to support......

...sold for $18.7 million, while Peace Ranch, a 610-acre property surrounded by national forest near Aspen, Colorado, sold for $17.2 million. These monumental sales showcase Concierge Auctions’ dominance in the luxury real estate auctions sector. In the last six months alone, the firm has closed four homes valued over $10 million, three of which were more than $15 million. “We created and dominate the auction space for properties valued over $10 mil......

...ns throughout North and Latin America, Europe and Asia each year. In 2013, for example, Landfall events were held in the UK, Switzerland, Brazil, the US and Canada, with customized briefing visits to Uruguay and Mexico. Although the itinerary was not confirmed at press time, Allen says the focus this year will be on Latin America, with return visits to Brazil and possibly Mexico. The events are primarily targeted at financial services intermediari......