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Jamaican on drug charge
Jamaican on drug charge
A 34-year-old Jamaican national has been charged with a drug seizure at Grand Bahama International Airport earlier this week.Clifton Garth Tomlinson stood before Magistrate Subsola Swain faced with one count each of possession of dangerous drugs with...
The opening of the IDB Caribbean Governors Meeting
The opening of the IDB Caribbean Governors Meeting
President Luis Alberto Moreno, Honourable Ministers, IDB Governors from The Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Jamaica, Guyana, Mr. Warren Smith, the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), senior IDB staff, public officers, members from the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Ladies and Gentlemen: Good morning!...
Port vice chair highlights investor relations
Port vice chair highlights investor relations
At the Grand Bahama Business Outlook, a spotlight was shone on the question of investor relations when the vice chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) pointed out that - in words quoted from a banking legend - 'capital goes where it is welcome, and stays where it's well-treated.' Sarah St. George said she and her associates at the GBPA have been feeling "a bit like insects under a micr...
GBPA assessing microenterprise development and business incubation for Freeport
Business incubation has become a growing trend in Caribbean countries over the past 1-15 years.
Emera Executes Natural Gas Plan
Emera Executes Natural Gas Plan
The Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) is executing a plan to import natural gas that could dramatically change the fortunes of the country's second city. GBPC, a subsidiary of energy giant Emera Inc., has secured a parcel of land in West Palm Beach, Florida, and made arrangements to bring...
Cuban Ambassador Welcomed to Freeport
Cuban Ambassador Welcomed to Freeport
Freeport - At the monthly general meeting of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the president, directors and members said they were delighted to welcome Cuban Ambassador Ernesto Soberon Guzman during his first official visit to the island.
Cuban Ambassador Welcomed to Freeport
Cuban Ambassador Welcomed to Freeport
Freeport - At the monthly general meeting of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, the president, directors and members said they were delighted to welcome Cuban Ambassador Ernesto Soberon Guzman during his first official visit to the island.
BTC Seeks Public Help To Stop Copper Thefts
BTC Seeks Public Help To Stop Copper Thefts
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company called on the public to do its part in maintaining land and cell phone services by helping stop the copper thefts at BTC sites.
Grand Bahama's Construction Sector Holding Steady
Grand Bahama's Construction Sector Holding Steady
Freeport Grand Bahama -Since onset of the global recession in 2008, economies world-wide have experienced the trickle-down affects.
Pinder Tours Island Bedding
Pinder Tours Island Bedding
Husband and wife team Bruce and Mora Chee-a-Tow are one of several business owners in Grand Bahama now exploring new ways to improve operations following an official visit by Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder to their Island Bedding warehouse.