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March 04, 2014
Report recommends expanded anti-money laundering protocols

The United States has again urged The Bahamas to expand anti-money laundering protocols in light of an expected growth in the gaming sector this year and the "possible" legalization of web shops...

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August 29, 2013
New direct flight service to Haiti launched

A travel company launching direct flights between Nassau and Haiti expects the new service could stimulate increased Bahamian investment in the Caribbean country and Haitian investment in The Bahamas.

The Voyage Flight Group is looking to bridge the gap by offering several flights weekly between the two countries...

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March 22, 2013
E-Govt portal for business up by June

The government is looking to ensure that firms can become incorporated online through its e-government site by June.
Speaking at the Ministry of Finance's E-Government and Business Forum yesterday, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson told attendees that the Registrar General's Department is in the process of ensuring that deeds and documents can be received, scanned and indexed within a 30-day...

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February 12, 2013
Pinder Touts Potential of Bahamas in Insolvency at Conference

The Bahamas' financial services industry has great potential in the areas of insolvency and debtor/creditor matters, according to Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder. During his presentation at the recent 9th Annual Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, held in Miami...

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February 08, 2013
McCartney: Bahamas business stuck in 19th century

Businesses are the backbone of the country's economy and change must be applied across the board from the resident to the foreign investor, according to a prominent attorney. In an address to the Rotarians of Nassau Sunrise Club yesterday, Democratic...

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February 04, 2013
Remarks by Attorney General at BFSB Conference

It gives me great pleasure to be here with you this morning, on this 10th Anniversary, during our 40th Anniversary Celebrations and to see your enthusiasm as you work with Minister Pinder to restore Bahamian financial services to a leadership position.

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December 06, 2012
Council To Tackle Ease Of Doing Business?

The newly-formed Companies Advisory Committee seeks to improve the efficiency and ease of doing business in The Bahamas and hopes to have systems in place within the next six months.

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December 06, 2012
Council to Tackle Ease of Doing Business

The newly-formed Companies Advisory Committee seeks to improve the efficiency and ease of doing business in The Bahamas and hopes to have systems in place within the next six months.

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News Article
March 04, 2012
Financial service executive settles on 615k 'offer'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

A BAHAMIAN financial services executive has settled an action brought against him by Canadian regulators over a "false, misleading" $615,000 securities offering, agreeing to accept "the reduced charge of acting against the public interest".

Gaye Knowles, described in documents obtained by Tribune Business as a Bahamas resident and "principal and directin...

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March 01, 2012
Success is a matter of trust in your abilities

Industry Position: Ops. Product Specialist (Trust Officer), UBS Trustees (Bahamas) Ltd.
 
What attracted you to the sector?

Can I simply say "faith"? Thereafter, everything else helped to guide me into my current growth in the industry.  It has not been all easy, but thankfully, I have gained a multitude of experience and friends.  It's funny that a few years ago, I found a dream w...

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