Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced the closing of schools and travel restrictions following the first confirmed case of coronavirus on the island of New Providence.

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NASSAU, Bahamas, March 12 2020 — The Government of The Bahamas has been closely monitoring the progress of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, over the past few weeks. On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) took the decision to declare COVID-19 a world health pandemic as there are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 people have lost their lives.

To date, international organizations such as the United Nations (UN) and World Bank have cancelled or postponements meetings with large gatherings and the numbers of such are increasing daily.

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The Bahamas was one of the top performing markets in the Caribbean last year, according to the Expedia Group which said demand for the destination soared by 20 per cent in 2019.

The most in-demand islands last year were The Bahamas, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Aruba, according to the travel giant’s recently released 2019 update. These markets saw a 25 per cent jump in standalone demand with most travellers coming from the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, France and Mexico.

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The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, Nassau Airport Development Co and other officials welcomed United Airlines’ Denver inaugural flight to Nassau, March 7, 2020.

Visitors were also treated to a Junkanoo performance upon their arrival at Lynden Pindling International Airport.

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This week Silver Airways, America’s leading independent regional airline, is introducing its new state-of-the-art ATR-600 series aircraft in the Caribbean.

The ATR-600 series aircraft is specifically designed for short-haul markets, but with the same look, feel and customer amenities of larger jetliners.

Silver is scheduled to launch a total of four new ATR-600 series aircraft in its Caribbean operation this year, including one ATR 72-600 starting March 4, 2020, one ATR 42-600 in April, one ATR 42-600 in June and one ATR 42-600 in July.

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In the midst of an unprecedented decade of Caribbean tourism growth when hoteliers, tourism-related businesses and destinations successfully tackled a number of challenges, industry stakeholders are gearing up to address anticipated new challenges and share active solutions to help steer a course through uncharted waters.

Drawing upon the theme Riding the Wave–Smart Actions in Uncertain Times, challenges and solutions will be front and centre at the Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), the Caribbean region’s annual networking, education and best practice sharing event for hospitality and tourism business stakeholders.

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The Central Bank of The Bahamas has released its Monthly Economic and Financial Developments report covering January 2020.

The report says preliminary indications are that the domestic economy exhibited mildly expansionary trends during the review month. Gains in the high value-added stopover visitor segment, mainly in New Providence and the Family Islands not damaged by Hurricane Dorian, supported the rise in tourism sector output.

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The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, along with industry partners, attended the Routes Americas 2020 conference recently held in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attending from the Ministry of Tourism were Tyrone Sawyer, Senior Director – airlift development and Faye Cash, general manager – airlift development.

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The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has announced that it will be postponing its Landfall breakfast briefing events in the UK and Switzerland scheduled for later this month.

In a statement the BFSB said:

“We regret to advise that we have made the decision to postpone our Bahamas Briefing sessions which were planned for London (March 24) and Switzerland (March 25/27).”

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