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Bloomberg TV anchor to speak at BFSB summit
Friday, January 3rd, 2014 | Filed Under: News & Press...rations where this has proven to be the case. BFSB chief executive officer Aliya Allen notes: “IBFS 2014, under the theme ‘Survival of the Fittest,’ will explore how The Bahamas continues to evolve as a preeminent international centre for business and finance, adapting to the ever-changing regulatory environment as necessary. It will look also at changes on the financial horizon, and showcase the best practices and strategies for success adopted b......
E-government key to improving financial services
Friday, March 22nd, 2013 | Filed Under: News & Press...s.” Chief executive officer of the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) Aliya Allen echoed this, saying that international clients were accustomed to a high level of service and that the bar must be raised to meet this demand. “There are very few industries that are as invested in having an efficient and effective framework for e-government as the financial services industry,” she said. “Our clients interact with every single government departm......
Strong Bahamas presence at Brasil Investment Summit
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013 | Filed Under: News & Press...ard (BFSB) as the event’s Gold sponsor and its CEO and Executive Director, Aliya Allen, as chairperson for Day 1 of the conference, The Bahamas certainly will have the attention of the nearly 400 domestic and international funds, investors, traders and corporations in attendance to discuss key trends and investment strategies in the region. BIS is Brazil’s largest and premier investment conference attracting leading international and Brazilian fun......
BFSB briefing draws Brazilian fund managers, investors
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 | Filed Under: News & Press...eceived speaks to the headway we are making in the Brazilian market,” said Aliya Allen (pictured), BFSB’s CEO and Executive Director. “Our consistent presence at this event and in Brazil generally and the independent efforts by member firms, combined with our recent IOSCO A signatory status, have created real momentum for The Bahamas in this market.” Wolfgang Reichenberger from Inventages Whealth Management opened the briefing by welcoming guests......
Call for renewable energy financing
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 | Filed Under: News & Press...ster of Financial Services Ryan Pinder and chief executive officer and managing director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board Aliya Allen . cmorris@dupuch.com......
Freeport poised for Panama business
Thursday, February 21st, 2013 | Filed Under: News & Press...e, who delivered the keynote address, GBPA chairman Ian Fair and chief executive officer of the Bahamas Financial Services Board Aliya Allen. cmorris@dupuch.com......
The Bahamas–playground for the uber rich
Thursday, January 1st, 2009 | Filed Under: Features...money people get, the bigger the boats become.” Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen has docked his $200-million plus, 416-ft behemoth Octopus at Prince George Dock, usually reserved for gigantic cruise ships. Playground of the wealthy For the uber rich, finding something to do in The Bahamas is limited only by the scope of their imagination. Island hopping is a popular pastime. Landing at the exclusive Harbour Island, visitors may bump into such “loc......
CARICOM summit official photo
Friday, July 6th, 2018 | Filed Under: News & Press...British Virgin Islands, Dr Orlando Smith; President of Suriname Desire Delano Bouterse; Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith C. Rowley; Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Allen Chastanet; Premier of Bermuda David Burt; and Premier of the Cayman Islands Alden McLaughlin. (BIS Photos/Yontalay Bowe)......
Sector leaders meet with FS Minister – photos
Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 | Filed Under: News & Press...rican Development Bank Group; Alexandria Newbold, Project Manager BFS; and Allen S. Wright, Economist/Senior Specialist, IDB. (BIS Photo/Raymond A Bethel, Sr) Pictured: Deltec Bank & Trust Ltd executives pay a courtesy call on the Minister of Financial Services Brent Symonette, May 25, 2017. Pictured from left during the courtesy call are: Angelique Sawyer, Financial and Trade Officer MFS; Tanya Murray, Project Manager; Sherrylee Smith, Permanent......
Four Seasons to run Ocean Club
Thursday, November 2nd, 2017 | Filed Under: News & Press...our global portfolio as we extend our presence in the Caribbean,” says J. Allen Smith, President and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. “We are proud to work in partnership with Access to bring luxury travellers a Four Seasons experience in the Bahamas. The genuine warmth of the Bahamian people matches perfectly with the personalised service that only Four Seasons can deliver, creating a truly authentic Caribbean experience unlike anything e......
Newsletter
Thursday, January 31st, 2013 | Filed Under: Main Pages...ts and better the lives of our citizens,” he said following a meeting with Allen Chastanet, the Prime Minister of St Lucia and CARICOM chairman. Other items on the CARICOM agenda included international blacklisting, the Small Island Developing States Resilience Foundation, and the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. Back in The Bahamas, it was a busy month for the Central Bank as it published its Q1 review and celebrated its 45th anniversary. It......
PM urges collaboration between CARICOM and CTO – photos
Thursday, July 4th, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press...resentative for tourism in CARICOM’s Quasi-Cabinet. The Prime Minister and Allen Chastanet, the Prime Minister of St Lucia and CARICOM chairman, met with ministers of tourism and senior officials July 2, ahead of Wednesday’s specially convened meeting of the CTO Council of Tourism ministers and commissioners. “Prime Minister Chastanet and I challenged CARICOM ministers of tourism to develop a strategy paper on how member countries might use the re......
Consolidated Water appoints new chair
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press...18. The company also announced that long-serving board member, Sir William Allen, has stepped down. Consolidated Water Bahamas Ltd board chairman, Wilmer Pergande said: “The Board warmly welcomes local Bahamian businessman, Ethan Adderley. We look forward to his contributions including his proven fresh, often innovative solution-based approach which will greatly assist us in our goal to expand our business beyond New Providence and the island of B......
OPIC concludes regional tour
Friday, May 24th, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press...nel Moise, Dominican President Danilo Medina, and St Lucian Prime Minister Allen Chastanet. Bohigian led an OPIC delegation to the Caribbean region to explore investment opportunities in energy and other critical sectors, and strengthen relationships with countries who are key partners in fostering stability and security in the Western Hemisphere. OPIC’s current portfolio in the region includes more than $250 million invested across projects rangi......
Regional leaders arrive in The Bahamas – photos
Friday, September 6th, 2019 | Filed Under: News & Press...he wake of Hurricane Dorian , 5 September 2019. On their schedule is a briefing by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, and NEMA; and a flyover of Abaco and Grand Bahama. Pictured: Photos show St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, and CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque being greeted upon arrival; and welcomed by Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. (BIS Photos/Yontalay Bowe)......