SkyBahamas
Airline has announced a special flight for the Second Annual Andros Business
Outlook. The flight leaves Nassau at 7am on Wednesday, May 11 and returns at 6:30pm
that day. The Andros Business Outlook is a half-day event running from 8:30am
to 3pm.
“I’m
an Androsian and I am all about the development of Andros. So that’s why we are
partnering with the Andros Business Outlook in this way. This programme is
about the ‘Andros Assignment’, to innovate, invest and produce, and SkyBahamas is
about innovating, investing and producing in Andros. So it’s a perfect match,” said
Captain Randy Butler, president, SkyBahamas.
Under
the theme,
The
Andros Assignment: Innovate, Invest, and Produce, the Second Annual
Andros Business Outlook is expected to attract 100 attendees.
Andros
Business Outlook 2011 speakers include the following:
·
Edison
Key,
Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) executive chairman
will give the keynote address;
·
Paul
Crevello, CEO, Bahamas Petroleum Company Plc will discuss
the potential for the discovery of oil in the Bahamas;
·
Algernon
Cargill, director, National Insurance Board (NIB) will
provide an update on NIB initiatives and how they relate to Andros;
·
Eleanor
Phillips, director, Northern Caribbean Programme, The Nature
Conservancy will highlight the economic benefits of Andros’ natural resources;
·
Frank
Lam,
agri-business specialist with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on
Agriculture (IICA) speaks about ways to link the farm with the market;
·
Johan
Rostad, president of Cariluxe (Bahamas) Ltd will speak
about the potential of the lumber industry in Andros;
·
Captain
Randy Butler, president, SkyBahamas Airline will share
his vision for Andros;
·
Edmund
Rahming, president of the South Andros Chamber of Commerce
discusses various investment opportunities in Andros;
·
Leroy
Sumner, Treasurer, T&SWCCU, past president of the
Bahamas Cooperative League
will discuss the need and the value
of cooperatives;
·
Benjamin
Pratt, senior manager, Ministry of Tourism will address
sustainable tourism in Andros; and
·
Zendal
Forbes, president, First Derivatives Counselling Limited,
will address the topic, “The Future of Andros: Innovation and Sustainability”.
While
SkyBahamas does not have a regular flight to Andros, Capt. Butler is excited
that his company is able to provide this special flight. He is confident that
the Andros Business Outlook will go a long way in generating public interest about
the economy of Andros.
“So
come join us as we showcase Andros. We
want to get people down there to see all that Andros has to offer. And we have
a lot to offer. It’s a renaissance. Andros is ready,” said Capt. Butler.
For
reservations, passengers can visit www. skybahamas.net, or contact SkyBahamas at
377.8993.
