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Grand Bahama Chamber congratulates Jumpstart awardees - Jan 30, 2012 - 12:22:34 AM
Freeport, Grand
Bahama – The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce under its new President,
John Swain has chartered a course for 2011-2012 under the theme, ‘Reset,
Restart, and Restore’. A very gloomy business outlook with rough seas
ahead has been painted for Grand Bahama over the past several years.
The GBCC as the premier organization that brings together the business
community has taken the helm to guide businesses safely to shore with
its various programs and initiatives.
To this end, The Grand
Bahama Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the first 25 Grand
Bahamians who recently received their Jumpstart Government Grant. Small
Businesses as is frequently stated plays an integral role in boosting
our economy. We look forward to 25...
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Swain installed as new president of GB Chamber - Dec 1, 2011 - 2:43:44 PM
The Freeport News:
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce has a new president after the
annual election of officers and directors were held at Ruby Swiss
yesterday.
John Swain, the
former first vice president went uncontested and was instated as
president, taking the reigns from former president, Peter Turnquest, who
served two terms consecutively.
Swain addressed the Chamber for the first time as president yesterday...
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(Photos) Grand Bahama Chamber Business Excellence Awards - Nov 18, 2011 - 11:53:07 AM
The Freeport News: Companies,
businesspersons and entrepreneurs were lauded Saturday evening during
the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Award
ceremony, for their contributions to the development of the island and
the economy, particularly during the economic downturn being experienced
worldwide.
Award recipients included Raymond Jones, Erika Gates, Brian Botham, Jeremy Cafferata and MSC, Bahamas.
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Peter Turnquest, GB Chamber of Commerce president congratulated the
nominees, finalists and winners who continue to aspire to build a better...
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GB Chamber of Commerce announce finalists for upcoming Business Excellence Awards - Nov 11, 2011 - 3:41:26 PM
Freeport, Bahamas -
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the
Finalists it has selected this year for their prestigious
Business
Excellence Awards set for November 12th, 2011. The Chamber’s annual
event is now in its fourth year and has again been well supported with
an outstanding selection of very worthy nominees.
The judging
panel has had great difficulty in selecting the finalists and subsequent
winners from the extensive number of nominations. This event has now
become the premier event in the Grand Bahama Business Calendar and in
these difficult times on our island there are those companies that have
bucked the trend. They have not just survived but have managed to find
new opportunities to grow, managing to find...
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Nominees being accepted for the Annual GB Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards - Sep 27, 2011 - 8:53:25 AM
 Freeport, Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce is now
accepting nominations for the Business Excellence Recognition Awards.
These prestigious awards are designed to honour outstanding Grand
Bahamian businesses and executives.
The
deadline for nominations is October 2, 2011.
Entries for nominations should include the completed entry form and a
summary of 100 words or less that a) explains why this nominee merits
being the winner of the award; b) highlights specific business and
management practices relevant to the award; and c) illustrates the
company’s commitment to employees and the community...
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GB Power CEO speaks to Grand Bahama Chamber Members - Sep 5, 2011 - 12:16:29 AM
Freeport, Grand
Bahama – Sarah MacDonald, President & CEO of Grand Bahama Power
Company spent part of her second week at the helm meeting members of
the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday. MacDonald,
who was making good on a promise to speak at the Chamber, took the time
to give the filled room her take on events since her arrival on island.
Noting that protestors
and a Category 3 Hurricane heralded her arrival she felt she had been
on a lightning speed learning curve about GBPC. “The hurricane
allowed me to work along with my staff and I must say I was impressed
with their work efforts and their care to get the customers back on
line.”
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(VIDEO) Bradley Armbrister, discusses the benefits of a Gr-Abaco bridge - Jul 15, 2011 - 2:57:49 PM
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The Bahamas Weekly is
pleased to present herewith this third video of the multi-part series
of presentations delivered at The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’
Economic Development Summit that took place June 10th, 2011. In this
segment you will get the opportunity to hear from Bradley Armbrister,
Island Administrator, East End district discuss the Gr-Abaco bridge, a
bridge between Abaco and Grand Bahama Island and the great economic
potential of such an undertaking and how the pros outnumber the cons.
Abaco could prosper greatly through the utilization of The Grand Bahama
International Airport, The Freeport Container Port, The Grand Bahama
Sporting Complex and more. He elaborates on the added revenue stream
that would be generated by the trucking industry for both Islands and
the tremendous tourism opportunities that would be made available. Mr.
Armbrister fervently expresses the grand benefits that would happen for
the wider community as opposed to special interest persons that seek to
protect their niche business interests at the expense of greater
progress for the whole. He expresses it thusly “Competition is a global
phenomenon, GET USED TO IT!”
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New Grand Bahama Power Company Chief addresses GBCC Summit - Jul 1, 2011 - 3:39:22 PM
Freeport, Grand
Bahama Island - The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to present herewith this
second video of the multi-part series of presentations delivered at The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’ Economic Development Summit
that took place June 10th, 2011. In this segment you will get the
opportunity to hear from Sarah MacDonald, the newly appointed President
and CEO of the Grand Bahama Power Company.
Mrs. MacDonald discusses improved reliability of electrical service as a
result of the new temporary generation rental units, stabilizing power
rates, the new 52-megawatt power plant that will better manage
electricity costs and reduce oil barrels consumption by 20%, renewable
alternative energy sources and more. Additionally, Mrs. MacDonald spoke
of GBPC becoming more transparent and expressed her openness by inviting
customers large and small to present their ideas
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(VIDEO) Polymers COO discusses challenges facing industrial investors on Grand Bahama - Jun 17, 2011 - 1:30:28 PM
Freeport, The Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce held a highly successful and well attended free
Economic Development Summit on June 10th at the
Pelican Bay Resort's Canal House under the theme
"Creating a Sustainable Economy."
The Bahamas Weekly is pleased to present herewith the first of a series
of video segments from the summit. This first segment is the
presentation made by Mr. Greg Ebelhar COO, Polymers International as he
discusses the topic, Problems facing industrial investors on Grand
Bahama Island. Mr. Ebelhar summarizes those challenges as being; the
high cost of power, Education, Accountability and what he terms as 'The
murky future of the Grand Bahama Port Authority'
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GB Chamber of Commerce FREE Economic Development Summit, June 10th - Jun 10, 2011 - 7:20:23 AM
Freeport, The Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce will
be holding an
Economic Development Summit on June 10th at the
Pelican Bay Resort's Canal House conference center from 9am to 12noon. The topic is "
Creating a Sustainable Economy."
The Summit is aimed to unveil the survey
of several forums held that gathered information from various sectors on their
views concerning the issues they felt are impeding the growth of the Grand
Bahama economy.
The
Summit will be
free and open to the public...
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Grand Bahama Chamber installs new members - Jun 3, 2011 - 1:58:25 PM
Freeport, Bahamas -
During the recent Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce meeting about four
new companies were installed into this organization. Joining were
Terreve College, Better Care Janitorial, Blade, and Parriswhittaker Law
Firm.
During the meeting renowned Bahamian architect/poet/writer Patrick
Rahming was the speaker addressing the topic The Branding of Freeport:
You Can't Market What You Don't Have. He told the room of business persons that he and two others are
presently looking at bringing to Grand Bahama a new attraction for which
they are hoping to get the community to invest in....
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GB Chamber gives update on economic plan - Jun 1, 2011 - 3:28:36 PM
The Freeport News -
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) is
eager to move forward with the next phase of its economic plan and is
looking forward to having maximum cooperation from the public in that
venture, officials say.
Following months of consultation with the public, the GBCC's Economic
Development Committee will present what it has determined to be the
main obstacles to economic growth on the island during a summit on
Friday, June 10.
The event will be held at the Pelican Bay Hotel from 9:00 a.m. -12 noon and is free to members of the public...
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You are invited to the GB Chamber of Commerce Business Luncheon, March 30th - Mar 29, 2011 - 12:40:47 PM
Freeport, Bahamas - Each month the
Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce presents a guest
speaker and topic of interest to the business community of Grand Bahama
Island. The
business luncheon is held on the last Wednesday of each
month at Ruby Swiss Restaurant.
Their next meeting is
Wednesday, March 30th at 12:30pm and the presenters will be
Greg Walker, Vice-President, Corporate Finance, Royal Fidelity AND
Leroy Archer, Managing Director, Commonwealth Brewery Limited.
Persons are asked to reserve their place for the luncheon. Click [Read more...] to view further information and print the reservation form.
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St. Bonaventure University joins with GB Chamber to present Small Business Empowerment Series - Jan 7, 2011 - 10:57:37 AM
Freeport, Grand Bahama -
The
Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the Pineridge
Small Business Association and
Bonaventure University will host a
series of business seminars
on
January 10, 11 & 12
, 2011 from 6:00
p.m. - 8:30 p.m. These 2.5 hours seminar are designed for business
persons. Due to limited seating, registration will be taken on a first
come first serve basis.
Sessions are FREE and include the following
topics:
Creative Problem Solving / Decision Making. How we look at a problem influences how it is solved. Unblock personal
creativity by learning to think freely, and be open to new
possibilities. Explore barriers to creativity and discover techniques
that can be applied to virtually any problem ( a structured problem
solving process)...
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Part 2 of the Pineridge Small Business Empowerment Initiative Announced - Jan 6, 2011 - 5:00:24 PM
Freeport, Grand Bahama - Pineridge Small Business Empowerment Initiative will be held on the 10th
January to 12th
January, 2011 at the Calvary Temple Youth
Chapel facilities between the hours of 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
The Pineridge Small Business
Initiative was started sometime in August, 2010 with an empowerment workshop
which assisted Pineridge residents who are business owners or persons
interested in starting their own business.
The participants were educated in accounting techniques, given free
legal advice and marketing skills...
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Technical Workshop on the Economic Partnership Agreement , December 9th, 10th - Dec 8, 2010 - 8:32:08 AM
 Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce
in conjunction with Caribbean Export Development Agency and the CARICOM
EPA Implementation Unit will be hosting a two day
Technical Workshop on
Market Access and Trade in Services / Investments to be held on
December
9th
and 10th.
The workshop is designed to provide a deeper appreciation of the
CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement and to assist the various
Countries with the EPA implementation.
The workshop will take place at the Sheraton Cable Beach Resort...
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