The Bahamas Investor

...a and offices in Manassas, Virginia; Nassau, The Bahamas; London, UK; and, George Town, Cayman Islands, brings the first large scale multi-applications of Seawater District Cooling (SDC) and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) systems to global markets. OTEC utilizes the natural temperature gradient in tropical and sub-tropical oceans to generate base-load (24/7), clean electricity, as well as great volumes of fresh drinking water. SDC provides......

...uld be the front door for The Bahamas, for Nassau and the Caribbean,” says George Casey, president and chief executive officer of Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS), which staffs NAD’s management team. “We believe the airport needed to provide the incoming traveller with a sense of what they can expect from the Caribbean. It needed to put them in the right mood for the adventure they were about to have. The airport also needed to leave the departi......

...ur global solutions and excellence in advice to each of our clients,” says George Lewis, group head, RBC Wealth Management & RBC Insurance. “The fact that we are repeatedly identified as leaders amongst our peers is a strong testament to the commitment and expertise of our people around the world.” These awards follow RBC Wealth Management’s recent success at the 2013 Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards held in London last month, wher......

...Nassau, Bahamas — Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island St. George’s, Grenada — Sandals LaSource Grenada Resort & Spa Ocho Rios, Jamaica — Sandals Grande Riviera Beach & Villa Golf Resort & Sandals Royal Plantation, Ocho Rios, Jamaica Whitehouse, Jamaica — Sandals Whitehouse European Village & Spa Castries, St. Lucia — Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa & Beach Resort Providenciales, Turks & Caicos — Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Village......

...Cruise Ship Overnighting Act. The act allows cruise ships docked at Prince George Dock in Nassau for at least 13 hours or travelling to or from designated ports to operate casinos and shops and sell liquor 7pm-12 midnight. The act also provides discounts on port taxes. Cruise lines transporting more than 600,000 passengers per year are charged a reduced departure tax for every passenger exceeding that number over the course of a year. “Cruise pass......

...sity of Western Ontario, Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He completed post-graduate studies in business administration at George Washington University in Washington, DC.......

...t idea” that has growing appeal to both buyers and sellers in The Bahamas. George Damianos of Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty says title insurance is the first thing that some American buyers ask about. Title insurance is growing in importance, and it “is definitely something for the future of this country to have,” says Damianos. Sidebar: Firms offering title insurance in The Bahamas include the following: First Bahamas Title Insurance T......

...ice: Hawkins Hill, PO Box N-831, tel (242) 322-7530/32 or (242) 322-8504, www.bahamas.gov.bs Registrar General’s Dept (Civil Registry): Apsley House, Frederick St, PO Box N-532, Nassau, tel (242) 323-0596, www.bahamas.gov.bs Treasury Dept: British American House, George St, PO Box N-7524, tel (242) 322-4561/5, www.bahamas.gov.bs Lands & Surveys Dept: Bay and Armstrong Sts, PO Box N-592, (242) 502-1200, www.bahamas.gov.bs Professional Architects Bo......

...t has contracted the dredging of Nassau Harbour and an extension to Prince George Wharf, where the ships dock, to accommodate the next class of cruise liner that will be sailing the region. These superliners will carry around 3,000 passengers and will, in some cases, be 43 per cent bigger than existing cruise ships. Contributing an estimated $150 million annually to the Bahamian economy, these ocean-going behemoths should be cruising Bahamian wate......

...marked decline in vacationers, so too will the food and beverage industry. George Myers, a pioneer in the food and beverage industry in The Bahamas and chairman and chief executive officer of Myers Group Ltd, which owns a raft of Bahamian eateries including Luciano’s of Chicago and Anthony’s Grill, says: “The Bahamas is tied directly to tourism and that makes or breaks everything that goes with it.” According to The Bahamas Department of Statistic......

...iderable uptick in sales of existing properties throughout New Providence. George Damianos, chief executive officer and managing broker of Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty says that: “the most popular sales are taking place within the gated communities, including Sandyport and Old Fort Bay,” with the highest number of sales in the high-networth and ultra-high-net-worth markets at exclusive Lyford Cay and Albany, both found in western New Pr......