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London Landfall boosts the brand

Bahamas Landfall: London has celebrated the country’s 40 years of independence, emphasising its security as a financial services jurisdiction to more than 100 intermediaries and Friends of the Bahamas..

GB 'breaks ranks' on Chambers deal

The Grand Bahamas Chamber of Commerce will today ‘break ranks’ with its fellow bodies and decline to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to foster greater co-operation between all Chambers in the Bahamas.

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Christie hails increased airlift to Grand Bahama

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said his administration intends to carry out every commitment it has promised for Grand Bahama in its Charter for Governance.

Conference to explore key financial services topics

Local and international financial services experts will explore several key issues at next Wednesday’s Nassau Conference at the British Colonial Hilton.

Popeyes Bahamas Bowl set for December 24 at Thomas a robinson Stadium

POPEYE’S Louisiana Kitchen has been announced today as the title sponsor of one of college football’s newest postseason bowl games, the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, to be played December 24 in Nassau.

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Team Bahamas falls short of the bronze-medal game

THE Bahamas’ under-11 national baseball team to the 2023 Pony Baseball Bronco-II World Series fell short of getting into the bronze-medal game yesterday in Chesterfield, Virginia.

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Endangered bird uses the Bahamas as a winter home

RESEARCH has shown that The Bahamas is a critical winter home for the Piping Plover, an endangered bird species.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser

THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser

BAHAMASAIR TO SLASH GB AIR FARES BY 50%

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Bahamasair is expected to begin a full schedule service between Grand Bahama and five US cities in two-and-a-half weeks' time, the Ministry of Tourism's director-general yesterday s

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes

PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el

GBPA president says the port is not for sale

GRAND Bahama Port Authority president Ian Rolle said yesterday that the port is not for sale.

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Freeport to get a school of medicine

A DEAL to open a school of medicine in Freeport is expected to make a $60m impact on the island of Grand Bahama.

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Ministry of Tourism inks five-year deal with Washington Redskins

THE Ministry of Tourism recently inked a deal with a major National Football League (NFL) team - a move that will undoubtedly lead to increased exposure to the Islands of The Bahamas.

Port assesses Haiti trade possibilities

Haiti’s Ambassador to the Bahamas has undertaken a first official, fact-finding visit to Grand Bahama to coincide with the Bahamas International Investment and Business Forum.

'Priceless Bahamas' merchants 'double' since launch

The number of Nassau/Paradise Island retailers participating in MasterCard’s "Priceless Bahamas" has "more than doubled" since its launch in 2008, according to regional executives, who said the programme was helping the Bahamas move to a cashless society.

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Grand Bahama concerns about Cay dismissed

ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett dismissed concerns yesterday about possible dredging at Buress Cay, Grand Bahama.

Beauty pageant's call to would-be competitors

THE Miss Grand Bahama Beauty Pageant organisation is extending an open invitation to young women on the island to compete in this year’s pageant.

Course in business empowerment

Course in business empowerment THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation, in conjunction with the College of the Bahamas, is hosting a six-week "Business Empowerment for Entrepreneurs" lecture series. The lectures, which began last night, will