The Bahamas Investor

...creation of additional employment opportunities. Addressing the budget performance for the year 2012/13, Prime Minister Christie said the evolution of recurrent revenues in the first six months of that fiscal year reflected the economic developments during that period. “Our intake was not as strong as expected because the growth of the economy in current dollar terms, which is our effective tax base, has not been as robust as anticipated.” He add......

...ve a digital platform where you will be able to search our islands, search for the hotel you want, search for the airlift you want to get to the islands, search for rental vehicles, or whatever else you want to do. It is all free, none of the islands have to pay for it; none of the hotels have to pay for it; it is being done by the Ministry of Tourism,” Minister Wilchcombe said. “It is a way to get people to discover the islands and get them here......

...Minister of the Environment Kenred Dorsett told reporters yesterday that the recent oil spill in the Grand Bahama area has been contained and the clean up is nearing completion.......

...s is now moving in the right direction as it relates to Grand Bahama, said Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville during an address at the Career Tech Exhibition 2013 March 21. The exhibition was sponsored by the Grand Bahama Campus of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) . “As a trained engineer who understands the complexities of industry and the importance of technical training, I am certainly grateful for this opportunity......

...The Bahamas, and with Grand Bahama Island, in particular, he said. “As the Minister for Grand Bahama, I am happy that His Excellency’s fact finding mission has led him to our shores, as Grand Bahama island has so much to offer in terms of tourism, trade, cultural exchanges and investment opportunities,” he said. “In touring our industrial zone, you will see that our maritime industry encompasses a wide range of sectors including ship registry, shi......

...Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe has been in Canada recently to launch a new marketing campaign. Watch an interview with Wilchcombe here.......

...Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe has been in Canada recently to launch a new marketing campaign, which includes radio and television ads and billboards, as well as train and tram collateral.......

...Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Aviation Hope Stachan met with members of the Bahamas Insurance Association (BGIA) at the Ministry November 8, 2012.......

...Pictured: European Union Ambassador Designate, Paola Amadei (left) pays courtesy call on Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration December 5, when she presented him with the Copie d’ Usage of the Letter of Credence. (BIS/Photo Raymond A. Bethel)......

...Bringing remarks on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, Minister of Transportation and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin told hospitality industry graduates that the number of visitors to the nation will be around six million by the end of this year, a five per cent increase year on year.......

...Attorney General; Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security; Allyson Maynard-Gibson, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs; and Fred Mitchell, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Justice)......

...CARIFTA Games, was honoured at the opening of the 42nd CARIFTA Games. Also pictured at left: Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Daniel Johnson; and right, Prime Minister Perry Christie. (last) Prime Minister Perry Christie talks with one of the Bahamian athletes.......

...Minister of Transportation and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin delivered an address at the official opening of the final stage of the redevelopment of the Lynden Pindling International Airport last week. Watch excerpts from her speech here.......

...y for touristic and other commercial developments. tblair@dupuch.com Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and State Minister of Finance Zhivargo Laing unveil the plaque to officially open the new Nassau Container Port at Arawak Cay, May 3. Also pictured from left: Minister of the Environment Earl Deveaux, James Mosko, and Michael Maura Jr, CEO Arawak Port Development. At far right is National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay) S......

...ur visit to The Bahamas in July, we sat down with Obie Wilchcombe, Bahamas Minister of Tourism, to discuss the country’s unique past, the key to its success as a tourist destination, and how it can keep on growing. “I think what we should appreciate is our history,” he said. “When we began the tourism industry 50 years ago many of the Caribbean countries thought it was more to do with servitude than service. They didn’t want to focus on it. They c......