ZNS Network news recently conducted an in-depth interview with Minister of Financial Services, Trade, industry and Immigration Elsworth Johnson.
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Private companies, governments, regional and international institutions, and philanthropic individuals have pledged approximately $1.5 billion in financing and in-kind services to support recovery in The Bahamas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

The pledges were made Monday at the Hurricane Dorian Private Sector Pledging Conference organized by the government of The Bahamas, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Chief executive officer of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Frank Comito has said that he is confident that tourism will continue to grow in the region.
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The government is looking to simplify a number of investment requirements and expedite investment applications for Bahamian and international investors for Abaco, the Abaco Cays, and East End and West End, Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday.

“We will liberalize the process of investment for the affected areas,” the Prime Minister told local and international delegates attending the Hurricane Dorian Pledging Conference January 13 at the Baha Mar Convention Centre.

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The New York Times listed The Bahamas as one of its top “52 places to go in 2020.”

The article listed The Bahamas at number 22 among the other countries.

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The Ministry of Finance in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank and the Environmental Resources Management group held a public consultation on Advancing Renewable Energy and Reconstruction of the Energy Sector at the University of The Bahamas January 8, 2020.

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The Bahamas is today celebrating a national holiday to commemorate The Bahamas gaining majority rule for the first time on January 10, 1967.

To mark the achievements and sacrifices made by Bahamian men and women to create an independent sovereign country, January 10 is a public holiday in The Bahamas.

The Bahamas Investor would like to wish everyone a pleasant and peaceful day off. Posts will resume January 14.

Chief Justice Brian Moree brought remarks during the opening of the legal year ceremony held in Nassau yesterday.

Here follows remarks by Chief Justice Brian M. Moree QC at the opening of The Legal Year on 8TH January 2020:

My Lords, My Ladies, other Judicial Officers, Mr. Attorney, President of the Bahamas Bar Association and members of Bar Council, Counsel and Attorneys, invited guests, ladies and gentlemen.

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The Bahamas has been nominated for several accolades in the 2020 USA Today Caribbean Readers’ Choice Awards.

The Islands of The Bahamas has landed nominations in seven different categories, namely Best Caribbean Beach, Best Caribbean Resort, Best Caribbean Attraction, Best Caribbean Golf Course, Best Caribbean Rum Distillery, Best Caribbean Restaurant and Best Caribbean Beach Bar.

Bahamas Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar said: “I am extremely proud and excited that The Bahamas has received seven nominations in seven different categories, which is an indication that our destination continues to be competitive in the global market.”

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