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September 16, 2016
Innovation needs to drive more than just the financial services industry
Market responsiveness has long been a part of The Bahamas' DNA as a forward-thinking international financial center (IFC), and has been the basis of legislation creating innovative, client-centric products and services in a modern, compliant regulatory regime.
Turnquest: UK magazine attack 'unfortunate'
September 13, 2016
Turnquest: UK magazine attack 'unfortunate'
Shadow Finance Minister and Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest, citing an increasingly competitive and threatening environment in international financial services, called it "unfortunate" that UK publication The Economist has characterized The Bahamas as a recalcitrant jurisdiction in respect to the automatic exchange of information (AEOI) under the OECD Common Reporting St...
The media and the linguistic divide
September 09, 2016
The media and the linguistic divide
In the middle of last month Danilo Medina was sworn in as president of the Dominican Republic for a second term.
Zika training targets neurological danger
September 05, 2016
Zika training targets neurological danger
As Bahamian authorities wrestle with an increase in the number of Zika cases confirmed in the country, a Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) official has participated in the effort by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) to train Caribbean health personnel in the clinical management of severe neurological complications related to Zika virus, such as Guillain...
Excitement brewing over 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
September 02, 2016
Excitement brewing over 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup
Excitement continues to build ahead of the 2017 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Beach Soccer World Cup, which will be played in the Caribbean for the first time since its inception.
August 31, 2016
Securities commission developing rules for crowdfunding
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) is "in the white paper stage" of developing rules to address crowdfunding; SCB Executive Director Christina Rolle said the aim is to create platforms that would enable small businesses and entrepreneurs, who are often not able to secure funding through the banks, to go directly to the public to raise funds for their ventures.
August 29, 2016
Commentary by Elcott Coleby - This Week in The Bahamas (22-26 August, 2016)
On Monday, what was clearly the biggest news of the week Prime Minister Christie delivered a nationally televised address on the successful outcome of the Baha Mar negotiations.
August 26, 2016
Minister Fitzgerald announces COB's transition to the University of The Bahamas
?The Road to University? has begun at The College of The Bahamas (COB), with November 10, 2016 as the Charter Day on which COB will officially become the University of The Bahamas.
August 15, 2016
STB: "Mr. Speaker, please bring and end to this madness."
We, the members and directors of Save The Bays (STB), would like to publicly offer our heartfelt thanks to you and communicate the overwhelming sense of relief we feel following your recent declaration that our private correspondence and financial information should have never been read and tabled in the House of Assembly.
U.S. judge tells Bacon to pursue case in the Bahamas
August 11, 2016
U.S. judge tells Bacon to pursue case in the Bahamas
A NEW York judge ruled yesterday that billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon ought to pursue his $100m defamation case against his Lyford Cay neighbour in The Bahamas rather than in US court.
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