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Unity to be the focus of GB Independence events

MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson announced plans for this year’s 44th independence celebrations in Grand Bahama, emphasising that the focus of the festivities will be about uniting all Bahamians.The theme this year is: “Toward the Ri

Ex-Minister: Use presence ‘reset’ for financial services

THE Bahamas needs a ‘value proposition’ “reset” based on physical presence, ‘managing minds’ and substance, a former financial services minister is arguing. Ryan Pinder, now a Graham, Thompson & Company attorney partner, told the International Business and Finance Summit (IBFS): “Our value proposition of financial privacy has all but been eliminated. The Bahamas requires a new value proposition.

Second airline targets pre-flight COVID test

Another airline yesterday announced it was working with the Government to implement pre-flight COVID-19 testing for all passengers travelling to The Bahamas.

Tiger’s Hero World Challenge cancelled

Another major event on The Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar has been cancelled due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Samaritan’s Purse aims to help 20,000 children this year

SAMARITAN’S Purse Operation Christmas Child Bahamas has touched hundreds of children’s lives with shoebox gifts and their goal is to reach 20,000 children throughout The Bahamas this year.

Bahamian analysts in excellence award win

The Bahamas’ Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society has received the global network’s 2018 Excellence Award for its initiative to build market integrity.It received the CFA Institute’s 2018 Society Excellence Award on May 10, 2018, at its global l

Bahamas-China Friendship Association welcomed by Governor General

EXECUTIVES and members of the Bahamas-China Friendship Association paid a courtesy call on Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Government House on Wednesday. The Bahamas-China Friendship Association was founded on September 29, 2004, to dee

Scholar Shanea sets her sights on film and TV

GRAND Bahama’s Shanea Strachan is this year’s Bahamian Chevening Scholar, the British High Commission in Nassau has announced. Selected from a competitive field of candidates, Ms Strachan will travel to the UK to pursue a master’s degree in producin

Colebrook: Bahamas entitled to international financial support

AS a member of the Union Cycliste Internationale, Bahamas Cycling Federation president Roy Colebrook said the Bahamas is entitled to some international financial support. So he’s off to appeal for the cycling community affected by Hurricane Dorian.

Bahamasair makes first GB departure to us post-Dorian

Bahamasair’s first international departure from Grand Bahama since Hurricane Dorian was hailed by a Cabinet minister as “a really positive step for residents”. Senator Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, who greeted passengers on the

Davis: Change needed in Grand Bahama

PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis admits that a change is needed for Grand Bahama to live up to its potential.

Bahamas removed from EU blacklist

THE Bahamas has been delisted from the European Union’s anti-money laundering blacklist more than a year after it was placed there, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder.

Japanese grant helps disaster management

THE National Emergency Management Agency has received the remainder of equipment which is part of a $1.8 million Japanese grant aid project to The Bahamas in support of the country’s disaster management programme.

We are in a right mess over honours

JUST why do our politicians refuse to comply with what is so obvious - time and time again contradiction in action and process.

Don’t increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor

AMID economic challenges on Grand Bahama, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling for a halt of rate increases by the Grand Bahama Utility Company in water supply and garbage collection fees.

New mobile game takes Bahamas to the next level

A Bahamas-based mobile game in the style of popular apps Subway Surfers and Temple Run is now available on the Google Play and iOS stores.

Waterkeepers Bahamas dives into summer swim schemes

TWO swim programmes in Grand Bahama have received a welcome boost with donations from Waterkeepers Bahamas, the local licensee of the world’s largest and fastest-growing non-profit organisation solely focused on clean water.“We were pleased to show o

Bahamas ‘fortunate’ over Registry leak

The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) chief executive yesterday said the Bahamas had been “fortunate” in that the 1.3 million files ‘leaked’ from its Companies Registry were already public documents.

Bahamas ‘cannot afford’ to lose family businesses

The Bahamas and other countries “cannot afford to lose” the economic impact and job creation stemming from family-owned businesses, an expert in the field believes.

Accountant backs VAT as 'viable'

CAPTION: Kendrick Christie, president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Bahamas Chapter, a Grant Thornton Bahamas partner and past president of the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants, weighs in on the discussion over a proposed Value Added Tax, calling it ‘viable for The Bahamas’.

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