A former Free National Movement Minister has met with the government to discuss a Chinese investment proposal for Grand Bahama, which he claims would bring around a thousand jobs. Watch a ZNS news report on the initiative here.

Prime Minister Perry Christie travelled to the US at the end of last week to address attendees at the 16th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit and Trade Show held in Miami, Florida. Watch a ZNS news report on the event here.

Minister of the Environment and Housing Kendred Dorsett, right, welcomes Hu Shan, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China July 27. (BIS Photo /Patrick Hanna)

Kerry Fountain, Bahamas Tourist Office executive sales director in Plantation, Florida, says that the Ministry of Tourism sees social media as key to how The Bahamas will define its tourism product moving forward. Watch an interview with Fountain here.

The One Eleuthera Foundation, Cancer Society of Eleuthera (CSE), Family Medicine Center (FMC) and other partners, will host Eleuthera’s first Health and Wellness Symposium under the theme “The Pathway to Wellness, Reversing the Trends.”

The symposium will run August 2-4.

One Eleuthera and its partners are joining forces to formerly adopt the Ministry of Health’s Healthy Lifestyles initiative and develop a strategy that will eventually lead to a reversal in the trend of increasing numbers of individuals dying from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

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College of The Bahamas students attended the 16th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit and Trade Show held in Miami, Florida, at the end of last week, along with Prime Minister Perry Christie and Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe.

From left: Kristin Johnson, Rick Ferguson, Mia Marshall, Prime Minister Christie, Chantelle McIntosh, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe, Rhoda Jackson, Consul General Bahamas Consulate Miami, Florida, Lou McPhee and Andy Ingraham. (BIS Photo / Peter Ramsay)

(Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – July 12, 2012) – Authoritative, and easy to read, the newly released The Bahamas Investor magazine contains something for everyone – from Bahamian professionals to foreign investors and wealth managers.

With the needs and wants of foreign investors and wealth management practitioners at the top of its editorial agenda, the biannual magazine focuses on offshore wealth management strategies, opportunities for direct investment and the lifestyle advantages available in The Bahamas.

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Lillian Smith, vice president of the Glass Bottom and Ferry Boat Association, says that the group has signed an advertising agreement with Porthole magazine to benefit operators. Watch an interview with Smith here.

Bahamas Telecommunications Co (BTC) has doubled returns to the government and reduced running costs since Cable & Wireless Communications obtained a 51 per cent share of the company in 2011. Watch an interview with chief executive officer Geoff Houston here.

The Ministry of Tourism and the Out Islands Promotion Board are attempting to boost the number of visitors to the Family Islands this holiday season by extending the Companion Fly Free offer to domestic travellers. Watch an interview with Janet Johnson of the Domestic Tourism Unit at the Ministry of Tourism here.