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Terms of WTO membership ‘to be negotiated by Bahamas’
WHEN the Bahamas signs on as a member of the WTO next year the success of Bahamian businesses will depend on the terms negotiated by the government of the Bahamas.
PM highlights importance of tourism at Mexican conference
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday highlighted the importance of tourism to The Bahamas during a visit to Mexico.
PM: Grand Lucayan sale a ‘positive step’
Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that the Government views the impending sale of the Grand Lucayan as a “positive step forward”, with major hotel and casino investors and operators potentially creating “renaissance in Grand Bahama tourism”.
Bahamas told: ‘Dig a well before you become thirsty’
A world-renowned equity investor has urged the Bahamas to “think differently” and position itself now for future growth opportunities, rather than become mired in “survival” mode.
Experts say Cuba tourism may not harm The Bahamas
THE belief that Cuba’s re-emergence in the North American travel market could infringe on The Bahamas’ visitor numbers may be a rush to judgment, travel and leisure experts have warned during the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s (CHTA) Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference.
Bahamas’ debt to ‘stabilise’ near 70%
The Bahamas’ debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to hover near the IMF”s 70 per cent ‘danger threshold’ in 2016, although an international credit rating agency believes it has “stabilised”.
FIFA U-15 CentroBasket: Two defeats for Bahamas
THE Bahamas’ team at the FIFA Under-15 CentroBasket Championships got a rude awakening in the first two games they played over the weekend at the Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez Coliseo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
CARIFTA countdown
The countdown is now officially on for the 2024 CARIFTA Aquatics Championships slated to be held right here on home soil at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatic Centre March 28 to April 7.
Study: Living wage in New Providence is $2,625 and $3,550 in Grand Bahama
A 2020 study by the Government and Public Policy Institute of University of The Bahamas concluded that a living wage in New Providence and Grand Bahama is $2,625 and $3,550 per month respectively.
Marinas eye ‘five-fold’ yacht charter growth
A SENIOR marina executive says he expects The Bahamas’ yacht charter business “to grow five-fold within the next five years” based on rapidly-increasing interest in the destination.
LETTER TO THE BUSINESS EDITOR: Baby thrown out with bath water on Freeport incentives
In reviewing the Free National Movement’s (FNM) 2021 manifesto issued on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, special note was taken of their plans for Grand Bahama, wherein the party promised inter alia to “work with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to improve Grand Bahama’s business processes, especially for micro-enterprise.”
Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85
A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.
Minister: GB needs a 'tourism identity'
GRAND Bahama must be given a signature tourism identity, a Cabinet Minister saying yesterday: “We cannot continue to proceed with stop gap measures.”Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, told the Senate that the Minnis administration wi
$1m investment to help business in Grand Bahama
MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson revealed that an investment unit to mirror the Bahamas Investment Authority in New Providence is planned for Grand Bahama so that investment projects will be processed on the island.He also announced
'Highly efficient' Bahamas: OECD praises 85% tax mark
The Bahamas has been praised by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) for the “highly efficient manner” in which it deals with tax information requests, processing 85 per cent within six months of receipt.
Grand Bahama Junior Junkanoo to be free to spectators
YOUTH Sports and Culture Minister Daniel Johnson has announced that the Junior Junkanoo parade will now be free of charge to all spectators in Grand Bahama.
On Da Hook
FISHING around the islands of the Bahamas has been spectacular again this week, according the Bahamas Sport Fishing Network’s (BSFN) experts.
Grand Bahama Junkanoo Corporation receives $90,000 donation from Carnival
CARNIVAL presented $90,000 to the Grand Bahama Junkanoo Corporation for the promotion of Junkanoo on the island.
GB power officially opnes its $80M generation plant
The Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) has officially opened its $80 million West Sunrise Plant (WSP).
US gives speedboats to drug fight
US Charge d’Affaires John Dinkelman and US Embassy’s narcotics affairs officer David Jea visited Grand Bahama to present the Marine Services Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force with three new Mercury Verado engines for marine interceptor speedboat to assist critical anti-drug smuggling efforts in the northern Bahamas.