Airport expected to maintain traffic levels in 2019 NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) on Wednesday released its CY2018 passenger figures, revealing a significant jump in traffic at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Last year, the airport served 3.7 million (3,693,146) passengers, an increase of 11 per cent over the calendar year […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas’ rosy projections for tourism growth this year is being backed by The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with forecasts of six to seven per cent growth in tourism arrivals around the region for 2019. “The outlook for Caribbean tourism in 2019 is cautiously optimistic,” said the CTO’s Director of Research & […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – With its innovative “Creative Conversations”, the Grand Bahama Business Outlook (GBBO) is putting the spotlight on the value of creative industries, with a focus on the arts. Scheduled to be held at Freeport’s Grand Lucayan Resort on February 21, the forum is marking its 21st anniversary under the theme “Connecting Resources, Maximizing Opportunities, Transforming […]
PORT EVERGLADES, Florida – Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar were among special guests at the dedication ceremony of Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam cruise ship on Saturday. Holland America Line is a division of Carnival Cruise Corporation & plc., the world’s largest leisure travel company. Carnival cruise ships call […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Ministry of Works revealed on Thursday that a number of public works projects are currently underway throughout The Bahamas. Melanie Roach, Director of Public Works, revealed that massive road repairs, which began in early 2018, are still underway and will continue throughout the remainder of 2019. “On a continuous basis we […]
RBDF could feel loss of mutual cross border protection NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Ambassador to The United States Sidney Collie yesterday expressed concern about the impact the unprecedented 25-day partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government could have on The Bahamas and its mutual assistance programs, particularly cross-border patrol and emergency assistance. Speaking to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Mobile technology aims to improve customer experiences with the introduction and promotion of the My Grand Bahama app launched by the Invest Grand Bahama (IGB) unit of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), Ltd. The new My Grand Bahama app is the latest technology tool strategically designed and developed to improve customer […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Tourism and Aviation Minister with responsibility for gaming, Dionisio D’Aguilar, on Tuesday revealed that the Gaming Board is currently compiling a report on the prospects of introducing a national lottery. D’Aguilar told reporters outside of Cabinet that government is preparing to look into implementing the idea, but would first have to consider […]
Conference set for Jan. 17 at Baha Mar NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO), the country’s premier economic conference, will feature an impressive list of speakers addressing issues which have dominated national headlines in recent months. Organizers say that the goal of each presenter is to move these national conversations forward, revealing solutions […]
Group launches petition to lower power bills NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A power company has made application to the government to create solar power plants that will reduce Grand Bahama’s electricity bills by 33-43 per cent, Pastor Eddie Victor, a member of the Coalition of Concerned Citizens (CCC) claimed on Friday. “We shared with the […]
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, […]
