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Electronic Single Window system to be implemented in April 2018
The Electronic Single Window (ESW) system will be implemented in April 2018, allowing certain processes within the Customs Department - that would usually take up to "two to three" hours - to be done in just "minutes", according to Superintendent of Customs Jasmine Hudson. The [...]
Francis: Time for govt to allow new electronic banking services
Government should not protect large commercial banks in The Bahamas, but open up the banking sector in order to allow new electronic banking services to enter the market, Julian Francis, former governor of The Central Bank of The Bahamas, said yesterday. Francis, who was a [...]
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Lloyd explains electronic tablet program for preschoolers
The government is in the process of choosing the schools and students to participate in its $2 million electronic pilot program to be implemented in September, said Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday.
Following a tour of Stephen Dillet Primary School, Wulff Road, on Wednesday, Lloyd announced that the school was chosen to be a part of the government's pilot program of introducing iPads ...
Consultation on Measures for the Collection and and Reporting of Market Data by Specified Licensees in the Electronics Communication Sector
Addendum to Document ECS 05/2017 ?Consultation on Measures for the Collection and Reporting of Market Data by Specified Li
Sebas Bastian's Investar to apply for remittance, electronic banking licenses
Director of Investar Securities Ltd. Sebas Bastian revealed yesterday that the company will be applying to The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) for remittance and electronic banking licenses in light of the regulator's proposal to regulate e-money activities.
Bastian, who is also CEO of Island Luck, told reporters that he is interested in expanding Investar's product offerings.
Investar Securiti...
Central Bank to complete non-banking electronic payment framework by year-end 2017
This year The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB) is looking to wrap up its initiative to implement a regulatory framework for non-banking electronic payments providers, given the rise in mobile technology used in today's banking industry.
In its 2016 Annual Report released this week, the regulator said the mobile payments sector has shown "significant potential globally as a rapidly growing compon...
Government introduces electronic bail management system
The government's new bail management initiative will introduce electronic processing for bail applications, persons who are granted bail, suretors, and registration at police stations.
The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator Allyson Maynard-Gibson described the move away from manual to electronic processing as a "red letter day" in The Bahamas as the new system was officially la...
UK flight ban on electronic devices announce
UK flight ban on electronic devices announce
The UK government has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia...
No electronic devices for your child
No electronic devices for your child
I must address once again a great concern of mine, which is seeing so many little children habitually using electronic devices like tablets, smartphones, etc. Far too many parents are giving their little ones these devices mostly to boost their own egos and to show their friends and family that they have "smart children" and that they can afford such expensive toys. More and more the research is t...
ICS boss defends electronic monitoring
ICS boss defends electronic monitoring
Had the government properly utilized the electronic monitoring system, it would have seen better results in the fight against crime, according to the head of the firm formerly in charge of the ankle bracelet system for monitoring accused people on bail.
I.C.S. Security Concepts President Stephen Greenslade was responding to Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade, who at a press conference on Monda...