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The Bahamas National Trust Elects 15 New Extraordinary Council Members at Annual General Meeting
The Bahamas National Trust Elects 15 New Extraordinary Council Members at Annual General Meeting
The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Spring Council meetings to elect its new Council and Officers for the year to review progress over the past year and to discuss plans for the work of the organization, for the year ahead.
The BNT membership elected fifteen members at the Annual General Meeting to serve on the twenty-nine-member council.
Foll...
Bahamas First Holdings hosts Directors Training
Bahamas First Holdings hosts Directors Training
Bahamas First Holdings Limited (BFH) recently hosted a Training Seminar for Company Directors on sound Corporate Governance principles...
BOB's Amani Stuart wins JA New Providence's Annual Speech Competition 2018
Amani Stuart, president of Bank of The Bahamas? SPARK INNOVATION JA Company recently won Junior Achievement New Providence?s 2018 Annual Speech Competition. Amani beat out more than 100 entrants and twelve finalists to win the competition...
Some Bahamian industries will 'die a slow death'
Some Bahamian industries will 'die a slow death'
By ALISON LOWE
Business Reporter
alowe@tribunemedia.net
The Bahamas' chief negotiator for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership has outlined how he will seek to reduce the "pain" associated with the multitude of changes this nation's business climate will be forced to undergo, describing strategies he has to protect Bahamian industries, but warning that some will inevitably "die a slow deat...
Over 400 issues in wto accession
Over 400 issues in wto accession
More than 400 issues need to be addressed by The Bahamas as a part of the accession process to the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the country is to progress its application.
Raymond Winder, Managing Partner of Deloitte and Touche and The Bahamas' chief negotiator for the accession process to the WTO, said that some of those issues highlight the legislative changes or national commitments these ...
10 MPs heading govt boards
10 MPs heading govt boards
The government has appointed 10 members of Parliament as chairpersons on its statutory boards and committees for 2017.
The Cabinet Office announced the full list of boards and committees yesterday.
Centreville MP Reece Chipman is chairman of the Antiquities Monuments and Museum Corporation; Fort Charlotte MP Mark Humes is chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority; MICAL...
International financial services association recaps busy year during annual general meeting
International financial services association recaps busy year during annual general meeting
The Association of International Banks and Trust Companies in The Bahamas (AIBT) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on June 22, 2017 during which Co-Chairman Bruno Roberts recapped a busy and productive year for the association.
AIBT highlighted the growth of its professional development efforts including successfully holding the 11th annual Nassau Conference, which achieved record attendance i...
Enrique Pyfrom claims Most Distinguished Achiever title
St. Anne's School's Enrique Pyfrom walked away with the title of Most Distinguished Achiever during Junior Achievement Bahamas' 38th annual awards ceremony. He took home an $8,000 scholarship from Cable Bahamas.
Malachi Munroe, a graduating Queen's College senior and president of JA company KPMG Key$, was second. Tying for third place were Kingsway Academy graduating senior Makayla Hanna, also of ...
Singularity University Establishes Local Chapter in The Bahamas
Singularity University Nassau to Explore and Foster the Use of Exponential Technologies for Impact, Innovation and Change to Address the Grand Challenges Communities face in The Bahamas and Surrounding Region.
Report: Baha Mar delay led to 2.5B GDP loss
Report: Baha Mar delay led to 2.5B GDP loss
A new economic impact assessment on the delay of Baha Mar shows the extent to which the government has forfeited hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue, and the grim outlook on the country and resort's reputation due to the handling of the receivership of the property and its recent sale.
The report, sent to Guardian Business by sources associated with the resort but who wish to remain ano...