The Baha Mar resort on Cable Beach has welcomed 300 new employees, as SLS Baha Mar opens its doors to hotel guests for the first time, along with three new culinary outlets and bars.

The government is "aggressively" pursuing ways to boost the economy, according to the Minister of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration Brent Symonette. The Minister made the remark while addressing stakeholders during the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants Accountants Week opening ceremony this week.