The Bahamas Investor

...iciary and the private sector.” Since the reinstitution of the Ministry of Financial Services & Investments in 2012, the Executive Committee of The Bahamas Branch has participated in numerous consultations with Minister Ryan Pinder and made recommendations to implement an arbitration commission, which will be constituted of key stakeholders and international commercial and maritime arbitrators. Cooper-Rousseau contends that positioning the......

...Agency. The two-day event, which takes place at the Hilton resort in Bridgetown March 20-21, brings together industry leaders to discuss means of increasing export-led growth in the Caribbean. Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder will speak at the conference and attendees will also hear from Caribbean Export executive director Pamela Coke Hamilton, Prime Minister of Barbados Freundel Stuart and David Jessop, managing director of the......

...se they may be comparing doing business in The Bahamas with doing business elsewhere,” says Greene, “and that counsel can range from employment to taxation matters.” Earlier in November, estate planning specialist Mikia Cooper, a Halsbury Chambers associate, attended the 1st Annual Private Wealth Latin America and the Caribbean Forum in Miami, helping to boost the profile of The Bahamas. Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder was among the......

...ives of their team sponsor, Bank of The Bahamas (BOB), yesterday in Nassau. “You made an entire nation proud,” said BOB deputy managing director Vaughn Delaney. Gold medalists Chris Brown, Ramon Miller, Demetrius Pinder and Michael Matthieu were accompanied by Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA ‘s) president Mike Sands and first vice president Shervin Stuart. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Daniel Johnson......

...ourselves operating.” “I’d like to thank our executive team headed by HR director Sian Bevans for working with the union representatives in the best interest of NAD and our employees. I’d also like to thank John Pinder, president of BPSU, and his team for their committed efforts in this exercise.” Pinder has termed the agreement “very fair, very progressive, and an example that we would wish for all employers to......

...h Services, the Ministry of Transport and Aviation and the Port Department, the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Health. This inspection comes following several oil spill incidents in the Pinder’s Point area involving the BORCO facility. BORCO has been notified and is cooperating with government officials. In addition to this inspection process, the technical team will engage in a walkabout of the Pinder’s......

...VMware-certified partner in the Bahamas, offers a range of world-class cloud computing and IT solutions, with a core focus on infrastructure and application virtualization. Headquartered in Nassau and servicing the Caribbean region, Cloud Carib enables huge cost savings and operational improvements in organizations of all sizes. The company provides cloud computing solutions and services to customers in the government, financial, hospitality and......

...virtualization. Headquartered in Nassau and servicing the Caribbean region, Cloud Carib enables huge cost savings and operational improvements in organizations of all sizes. The company provides cloud computing solutions and services to customers in the government, financial, hospitality and healthcare markets. For more information, visit http://www.cloudcarib.com. Connect with Cloud Carib on twitter: @cloudcarib and Facebook:......

...nt of Statistics and the US Embassy.” The new managers come at a time when the airport is undergoing a $409.5-million redevelopment. Bevans, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management, will report directly to Chris Ryan, vice president of finance and chief financial officer. She will focus primarily on staff training and coaching. Newton, a 2004 graduate of York University’s Economics and Business programme and a level one CFA......

...verage of the Web.com Tour. Web.com players also had the opportunity to join up with the Sandals Foundation – the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International – to make a meaningful contribution to the local community. Ryan Brehm and Michael Johnson attended a Reading Road Trip excursion at Roker’s Point Primary School, where they read with local children, while Rico Hoey and Paul Imondi helped local children perfect their swings at......

...Windsor, Ontario – Grand Bahama Island Nicole Vogel & Michael D’Aoust of Sherwood, Alberta – Abaco Kristen Cormier & Adam Morris of Burlington, Ontario – Grand Bahama Island Alycia Park & Ryan Yaremko of Stoney Creek, Ontario – Cat Island Dawn Saunders & Darryl Flowers of Pickering, Ontario – Eleuthera Katrine Martyn & Curtis Streeter of Pickering, Ontario – Nassau Tiffany Jones......

...to avoid the summer heat, the event was held in the much cooler evening, over cocktails and Hors D’ouvres. More than 45 Bahamian IT professionals participated in the event, asking questions and engaging with the presenters. Ryan Austin, Citrix Business Manager with Cloud Carib, demonstrated the Virtual Computing Environment, which allows executives to roam seamlessly between devices when accessing their organizations' applications. Mariano......

...ased its Caribbean Tourism Performance Report 2017 and Outlook, showing that the number of stay-over or tourist visits to the region reached 30 million in 2017 and bringing an estimated $37 billion in total visitor spending. Ryan Skeete, director of research and IT at the organization, presented the findings February 15, 2018, at CTO Headquarters, Warrens, St. Michael, Barbados. Here follows the presentation: Overview We are delighted to report......

...t to the position of senior vice president of investments over her 14-year tenure there. She ultimately was responsible for the investment department, encompassing portfolio management and pension administration. A chartered financial analyst (CFA) charterholder, Sweeting went on to serve as vice president of the board of directors of the International Society of Financial Analysts (ISFA), which has now merged with the CFA Institute. She also......

...son Danyluk of Windsor, Ontario – Nassau 5. Nicole Vogel & Michael D’Aoust of Sherwood, Alberta – Abaco 6. Kristen Cormier & Adam Morris of Burlington, Ontario – Nassau 7. Alycia Park & Ryan Yaremko of Stoney Creek, Ontario – Cat Island 8. Dawn Saunders & Darryl Flowers of Pickering, Ontario – Eleuthera 9. Katrine Martyn & Curtis Streeter of Pickering, Ontario – Nassau 10.......