Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama, Kwasi Thompson, on Monday, touted the government’s efforts to revive the tourism product in the nation’s second city, which he said reflects a marked improvement. Thompson said according to the Central Bank of the Bahamas latest Monthly Economic and Financial Developments for […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The hassle of having to find the correct change to give a bus driver will soon come to an end as some 12-15 busses will be outfitted with a cashless system that would allow riders to use top-up cards. The change is expected to come on stream for several bus routes in […]
The second installment of the Grand Bahama Tech Summit kicked off in the nation’s second city on Wednesday morning and according to Kwasi Thompson, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, the event attracted a larger number of participants than initially expected. “We are actually oversubscribed. We had to close off online subscription and at that […]
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) officials were unable to say yesterday how soon two critical assets that were being assessed by insurers as part of their investigation into several fires at the Clifton Pier Power Station in September, could be put back online. The loss of the DA-11 and DA-12 generators has forced BPL to […]
As there is little information available about persons who are addicted to gaming, The Bahamas Gaming Operators Association has partnered with government to study the gaming patterns of players, said Chief Executive Officer of the BGOA, Gershan Major. “There has to be a prevalent study that shows the empirical data of those that may have […]
Canadian-based Royal Bank of Canada, remains optimistic about a seamless transition into digital banking for its scores of clients around the globe, according to David Hewick, Senior Director of Channels, RBC Caribbean. Digital Banking has been on the banking institution’s agenda for a number of years now and Hewick was recently introduced to the RBC […]
As the country moves towards becoming more technologically proficient, Kristie Powell, a young and talented Bahamian employed at Tech giant Google in Silicon Valley, is giving back to The Bahamas by passing her knowledge, passion and experience to other young Bahamians. When the Government’s hosted its first Grand Bahama Tech Summit in 2017, Bahamians working […]
Since the initial Grand Bahama Technology Summit a year ago, Grand Bahama – Freeport in particular – moved to make technology aspirations a reality and is firmly on the path to becoming the nation’s technical hub. The establishment of a Technology Hub Steering Committee was the first step. Technology-focused companies and businesses, such as GIBC, […]
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Senator Kwasi Thompson, one of the pioneers of the Grand Bahama Technology Summit, said during the second such summit, focus will be on showcasing education programs and highlighting the efforts and achievements of government and the Grand Bahama Technology Hub Steering Committee over the last […]
Despite much talk that the proposed opening of the IMAX theatre would put Galleria Cinemas out of business, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Galleria Cinemas Chris Mortimer said he welcomes the competition. “I will go on record again to say that I commend them for what they have done,” Mortimer told Eyewitness News on Wednesday. […]
GIBC Digital, a global technology firm that is slowly transitioning The Bahamas from archaic ways of record keeping to a more efficient platform. GIBC opened its first office location in Freeport, Grand Bahama back in June to serve as the company’s global training headquarters, which houses its new data and artificial centre. GIBC’s Chief Executive […]
Chairman of the Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Corporation (BAIC) Michael Foulkes announced that the BAIC would be hosting a technology workshop for small businesses in an effort to gear them in the right direction as The Bahamas gears towards becoming a Technology Hub. The BAIC conducted this workshop on Tuesday led by former GOOGLE INC. employee […]
