Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder (right) tours the new Coca-Cola plant July 19. Pictured at left conducting the tour is Walter Wells, president and chief executive officer, Caribbean Bottling Co. (BIS Photo/Raymond Bethel)

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Recently introduced high-speed ferry service between Freeport and Fort Lauderdale is now offering discounted tickets and shipment services. Watch an interview with Pilar Lecha, area manager at Bahamas Express, here.

Members of the Maritime Boundaries Delimitation Committee with the Commonwealth Secretariat Assessment Mission paid a courtesy call on Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Allyson Maynard Gibson on July 20 at the Post Office Building in Nassau.

Pictured from left: Rosemarie Cadogen; Josh Brien; Minister Maynard Gibson; Deborah Fraser, director of legal affairs; and Loren Klein. (BIS Photo / Patrick Hanna)

The Inter-American Development Bank is set to extend two loans totaling $24 million to help improve trade and customs operations and fight poverty. Watch a Channel 13 News report here.

The Prime Minister of The Bahamas Perry Christie addressed the CANTO 28th Annual Conference & Trade Show July 22, 2012.

The telecommunications conference runs 22-25 July and is being held at the Miami Hyatt Regency Hotel under the theme “Accelerating broadband experience in the Caribbean, transforming the way we live.”

Read the Prime Minister’s full keynote speech here:

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Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes will leave The Bahamas July 24 to travel to London where they will attend the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics.

They will attend a reception at Buckingham Palace prior to the event.

Sir Arthur and Lady Foulkes will also visit the Bahamian contingent at the Olympic Village in London.

Anita Johnson-Patty, Ministry of Tourism communications general manager in Plantation, Florida, says that the government has stepped up efforts to engage the US market through social media, as well as reopening an office in Atlanta to help tap niche markets. Watch an interview with Johnson-Patty here.

MIAMI, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach Resort, located in Freeport on Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, is offering a special rate to locals and visitors attending a line-up of community and international events this fall taking place on the island. The events will take place from September through November. The Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach all-inclusive rate is $104 per person, per night, double occupancy.

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The Ministry of Tourism is set to launch a major campaign to help promote the multi-million dollar Baha Mar mega-resort on Cable Beach. Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe says the campaign will focus on Asia and Europe, as well as the Americas. Watch an interview with Wilchcombe here.

Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe spoke to members of the Marina Operators Association about changes being made at the Ministry to promote marina use and how he intends to spend the $85-million government tourism budget. Watch the full address here.