The Bahamas Investor

...Leading by example Director of financial planning and analysis at Baha Mar Vaughn Kerr was working as an emerging market dealer with BGC Partners in London when he got the call from the resort and, at 29, found himself with a high-level position at one of the largest resort projects the Caribbean region has ever seen. “I was extremely intimidated,” he says of the moment he realized he had got the job. “But my past roles gave me a good feel for the......

...and Chief Executive Officer, MZM Construction & Management, Inc. Pamela S. Robertson, Partner, Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Angela Roseboro, Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle Sandra Sims-Williams, Chief Diversity Officer, Publicis Groupe Stephanie P. Smith, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co. Sharon C. Taylor, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Chair of The Prudential Foundation, Prudential Financial......

...h Bimini–with artist, conservationist and renowned fly fishing personality Vaughn Cochran–which offers back-country fly fishing programmes. A full-service fuel dock is expected to be fully operational by this spring and plans are underway for the Guy Harvey Theater, which will feature guest lecture series and interactive sessions with Harvey. Conservation efforts Before committing to the resort’s redevelopment, and attaching his name to it, Harvey......

...ed Ivan Hooper and director at The Private Trust Corporation Limited Bruno Roberts as co-chairs. Between them they have more than 40 years collective experience in financial services, with expert knowledge in accounting, management, investments, trust administration and corporate consultancy. In an exclusive interview with The Bahamas Investor, the two executives offered some insight into the state of the industry and AIBT’s role in it. Q: What do......

...a clifftop bar overlooking a spectacular beach on Great Guana Cay. Johnny Roberts, the great grandson times 10 of the first white man to step foot on the island in 1773, is the proprietor and he makes a mean Nipper’s Tripper. The drink comes in an innocuous plastic cup and is a pretty pink colour, but it’s secret frozen blend of four types of rum and various fruit juices is lethal. Man-O-War Cay, population 350, is a small boat building and maint......

...on in the country,” commented Bahamas Realty chief executive officer Larry Roberts at the recent NAI Global Regional Conference held in Nassau. “These three things are really the catalyst that is going to grow the economy and let’s hope developers will piggyback on the development that is going on. We are already beginning to see some of that.” With four decades of growth and development behind it, The Bahamas is looking to continued economic grow......

...The Chairman of the Cacique awards’ Blue Ribbon Panel, Antonius Roberts has revealed the nominations for this year’s public categories.......

...wide clientele by offering “accessible” luxury brands, according to Duane Roberts, chief executive officer of the John Bull Group of Companies. “These are brands like Pandora and Michael Kors,” he says. “Very popular, very nice brands at affordable luxury price points.” In fact, many of the brands carried by John Bull have globally unveiled less expensive versions of their high-end merchandise, perhaps with the thought that loyal customers will s......

...ere is no doubt that the Audit Committee, under his leadership, has sharpened management’s skills over the years and made us a stronger bank.” Co-director and chairman of the Board’s Nominating Committee Rupert Roberts Jr described Culmer’s work as “an immeasurable contribution” and co-director Dr Marcus Bethel said Culmer’s contributions during the 32-year history of the Bahamian bank were unparalleled.......

...Rolle; Deputy Permanent Secretary Emma Foulkes; BFSB Executive Director and CEO Tanya McCartney; and AIBT Deputy Chairman Bruno Roberts. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith)......

...at The Toronto Board of Trade. Canadian attorney Lorne Saltman of Gardner Roberts provided insights in to the Canadian legal and regulatory environment in Toronto and shared some views on what Bahamian financial services firms can do to attract Canadian business. In addition to the landfall events which took the format of a seminar, private meetings were held with Canadian service providers to outline the products and services offered as well as......

...ew of Technology and Financial Services (FINTECH) was presented by Carlyle Roberts, Vice President of Enterprise & Government at BTC, who gave an overview of the type of technology that supports FINTECH and how FINTECH can approve the client experience. Kristoffer Haleen, Sales Executive and Cyber Practice Leader of Willis Towers Watson, Stockholm, Sweden presented on “Cyber Security and Data Protection” discussing the type of data that needs to b......

...y results, many other cabinet members have also been ousted from their seats, with former Minister for Financial Services Hope Strachan, former Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe and former Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald all expected to lose to the FNM. PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts called the results “unexpected” and said the party would now focus on rebuilding. The country’s third largest opposition party, the Democratic National Allian......

...inette Russell, chairman, Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB); Tanya McCartney, CEO & Executive Officer, BFSB; Michael Paton, partner, LennoxPaton; and Bruno Roberts, co-chairman of the Association of International Banks & Trusts. (BIS Photo/Patrick Hanna)......

...oined the company in 1994 and, along with fellow executive directors Bruno Roberts and Charlene Y Storr, has worked hard to maintain close personal relationships with the company’s clients. “This business is all about developing and maintaining strong relationships with people. We are almost part of the family. We become the family’s financial butlers so to speak.” As with all families, relationships have to be adaptable and some requests can be r......