A survey of top trust specialists in Geneva and Zurich conducted by leading fiduciary services provider International Protector Group (IPG) has found that 83 per cent of respondents believed that the newly launched Bahamas Executive Entity (BEE) would be an important tool to strengthen, as well as simplify, their clients’ international estate and estate planning structures.

The survey of 40 of the top investment advisors, lawyers and senior banking executives in Switzerland was conducted following a series of introductory presentations on the BEE given by IPG’s specialists in Geneva and Zurich.

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Sandals Emerald Bay held a lavish awards ceremony to recognize its best employees, according to a ZNS news report. Watch an interview with general manager Jeremy Mutton here.

Mario Carey Realty (MCR), a leading Bahamian property residential and commercial sales, leasing and appraisal firm, has been named in the Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate by LuxuryRealEstate.com, the award-winning network of real estate professionals of residential luxury estates and property brokerages in 80 countries throughout the world.

“It is a great honour for us, as a relatively new firm founded less than five years ago, to be admitted to the LuxuryRealEstate.com website for listings and referrals and to be named to the site’s Who’s Who list,” said MCR founder, Mario Carey.

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International expert Matthew Cohen, managing director of Track Masters International, is this week carrying out a certification assessment of the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Watch an interview with Cohen here.

Many small and medium sized hotels, particularly those in the Family Islands, are now able to take advantage of volume purchase discounts afforded to chain hotels and large resorts due to a new discount programme unveiled by American Hotel Register, an allied member of the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA).

The new initiative, the American Independent Advantage Program, was announced at BHA’s recent membership meeting by Marcus Guara, director of sales for the Caribbean, Latina America and the cruise lines for American. American is the world’s largest supplier of hotel products including, linens, towels, sheets, bath amenities, case goods, outdoor furniture, uniforms and tens of thousands of other products.

American’s director for sales Marcus Guara (left) presents the Hotel Industry Partners Scholarship Fund contribution to BHA president Stuart Bowe (right) and executive vice president Frank Comito.

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The Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) has been working to develop the downtown area of the capital city in line with the government’s revitalization plans. Watch an interview with Gevon Moss, project manager at DNP, here.

TAMPA, Fla., May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Syniverse today announced a multi-year contract that makes it the preferred roaming, messaging, network and real-time intelligence solutions provider for The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC). The numerous new service additions — many of which are significant competitive takeaways for Syniverse — and renewal of existing services will strengthen BTC’s quality of service, enhance operational efficiencies and speed problem resolution to improve quality of experience for both BTC’s subscribers and the millions of inbound roamers who visit the Bahamas each year.

“At BTC, we are constantly exploring new ways to enhance the mobile experience for our end users rather than managing the endless complexities that arise from having a multitude of vendor relationships,” said Geoff Houston, Chief Executive Officer, BTC. “Syniverse brings the best of both worlds — providing the in-region expertise and solutions to optimize the experience of our subscribers and inbound roamers while also serving as a preferred provider for so many of our mobile support needs, allowing us to remain focused on our top priority: our customers.”

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Callenders & Co law firm partner Chad David Roberts has been nominated by CorpINTL as the first real estate law expert in The Bahamas. Callenders & Co was also nominated as the “recommended firm” for real estate law in The Bahamas.

“The CorpINTL accreditation process is by invitation only,” according to the nomination document sent to Roberts advising him he had been nominated by the international research arm of the organization and approved by a panel of judges for web-based referral listing.

No fees are involved for the nomination and the background research leading to nomination is done without a firm’s knowledge.

Roberts said he was completely surprised, but pleased, by the honour.

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Kendred Dorsett sworn in as Minister of the Environment and Housing during an Appointment Ceremony of Cabinet Ministers at Government House on Friday, May 11, 2012. (BIS photo Letisha Henderson)

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Melanie Griffin sworn in as Minister of Social Services during an Appointment Ceremony of Cabinet Ministers at Government House May 11, 2012. (BIS photo Letisha Henderson)

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