BTC officially announces that the company has signed a Heads of Agreement with the leadership of the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU). The deal was made official last week as both parties signed off on the long anticipated agreement.

The Bahamas Insurance Association recently named Orry J. Sands as its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Honouree for the Property and Casualty sector.

Officials at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) are recapping a successful Easter holiday weekend, touting seamless passenger movement through the country’s major gateway.

As a busy spring break travel period comes to a close, key stakeholders at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will continue operational measures to manage heavy traffic anticipated over the Easter holiday weekend.

Today, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) officials revealed the top Airport Service Quality (ASQ) performers at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). During the final quarter of 2018, airline partners Bahamasair (Domestic Sector), Air Canada (International Sector) and United Airlines (US Sector) earned high marks on passenger survey scores.

Contrary to media reports on March 18, 2019, the interview waiver program is already in place in The Bahamas, and has been for several years.  Under the interview waiver program, those who are renewing a previous U.S. visa, or who meet certain other age-related criteria, may qualify for a waiver of the visa interview.  Eligibility is determined based on the answers provided to questions during the appointment scheduling process...

The Bahamain Contractor's Association (BCA) was honored to receive representatives of Global Ports Holding as they recently made an official visit to meet BCA board members. The group discussed potential opportunities for BCA members to participate in the redevelopment of Prince George Wharf. Global Ports Holding executive, Colin Murphy, reinforced the company's commitment to collaborating with local stakeholders like the BCA in recognition of level of professionalism and expertise among its members, as was emphasized by Michael Pratt, President of the BCA, and others present...

Executives of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU) and the Prince George Wharf Taxi Association formally met with representatives of Global Ports Holding and the Downtown Nassau Partnership last week regarding the redevelopment of Prince George Wharf. The group included Perry McPhee, Prince George Wharf Taxi Association Trustee; Davinci Simms, Bahamas Taxi Cab Union Trustee; Sulayman Khalfani, General Secretary, Bahamas Taxi Cab Union; Frederick Wallace, Chairman, Prince George Wharf Taxi Association; Colin Murphy, Head of Business Development (Americas), Global Ports Holding; and Ed Fields, Managing Director, Downtown Nassau Partnership. Global Ports Holding will operate the new cruise port, Nassau Cruise Port Ltd...

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2018 with comparison to the same period of 2017.

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U.S. Embassy Nassau congratulates Ms. Davinia Blair, Executive Director of the Small Business Development Center on being selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) with a focus on “Entrepreneurship as the Engine of Prosperity and Stability, Small Business Development.” The program is scheduled for March 16-April 6, 2019. Prior to her departure, Ms. Blair visited the U.S. Embassy for an informational meeting.  She met with U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Stephanie Bowers and representatives from the Political/Economic and Public Affairs Sections...

Engel & Völkers Bahamas, recognized as one of the world’s leading service companies specializing in the brokerage of premium residential property, commercial real estate, yachts and aircraft, has researched, developed and released a new report on the new luxury real estate opportunities on New Providence and Paradise Island.

The Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) is celebrating “Insurance Month” for the month of February 2019 under the theme, Embracing Change. The members began the month of activities with a church service at Christ Church Cathedral. Pictured are attending members with new BIA Chairman, Warren Rolle, Deputy Chairs, Anton Sealey and Tina Cambridge and Rhonda S. Chipman-Johnson, Ph. D., BIA Coordinator...

Today, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) 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% over calendar year (CY) 2017. This is the highest year-over-year increase and the largest number of passengers recorded since 2007...

The Hon. Don Saunders, MP for Tall Pines and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly recently gave a stirring commencement address at Master Motivator Spence Finlayson Speakers Academy in Nassau at its location on Prince Charles Drive.

In February – the month of love – thousands of couples around the globe will pause to celebrate all the ways they cherish their significant others and thousands more will take the plunge into marital bliss. For many of those very couples however, matrimonial money matters threaten to end their happily ever after prematurely. According to a 2015 financial study, money can be a huge source of conflict in marriage with more than eight hundred thousand of the two million annual marriages ending in divorce because of it...

Bahamas Realty, a staple in the Bahamian economy and a standard bearer in the real estate industry, is marking its 70th anniversary this year with a record of more than $10 billion in sales and a history so long it predates the birth of its own CEO.

If you’re a resident of New Providence then you’ve probably seen them: mounds of uncollected trash and overflowing trash bins far too often; which become the perfect targets for stray dogs and a breeding ground for rodents. While challenges related to public sector trash collection services are not new, many more residents have noticed, longer than usual delays in the weekly collection of their garbage.

The Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) recently announced the election of Warren Rolle as Chairman and Felicia Knowles as Secretary of the Association. They join the BIA executive team comprised of Anton Sealey, Deputy Chair (Property & Casualty), Tina Cambridge, Deputy Chair (Life & Health) and Cardinal McCardy, Treasurer.

The Charter Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Bahamas branch held a luncheon to discuss the latest developments in the field of arbitration and mediation and to prepare for an upcoming Summit. The 7th Annual Arbitration and Investment Summit will be take place on Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.

"Several times a year, The Bahamas Branch of CIArb offers training courses in mediation, arbitration and construction adjudication in Nassau and in Freeport,” said Williams Higgs, Chair of education and training...