The Bahamas Investor

...s and the Association of International Banks and Trust Companies in The Bahamas , included: Minister of State for Investments Khaalis Rolle; deputy chief executive of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners George Hodgson; Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers president Shasta Treco-Moxey; and Tanya McCartney, past president of the Bahamas Institute of Financial Services . cmorris@dupuch.com......

...be accompanied by several other top-ranking persons, including Ambassador George Staples, who served as ambassador to the Republics of Rwanda, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The Ambassador worked as the senior US civilian aide in NATO and his final State Department position was director general of the Foreign Services with responsibility for policies affected some 50,000 personnel. Also in attendance will be Carnival chief communications officer......

...ndia Sands, Ava Burke, Cecile Torrence, Earnestine Moxyz and seated Rachelle Powell-Stover, Freda Malcolm, MOT director of romance, and George Stover. (Photos courtesy Felipe Major)......

...ing acquired by the owners of February Point adjacent to the settlement of Georgetown, the Government proposes to enter into a joint venture through the vehicle of The Hotel Corporation, to facilitate the uses to which the undeveloped land would be put. The new owners of February point have already started to spruce up the landscaping and proceeding with some preliminary construction work which will involve local contractors and employees. The com......

...ub in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. The auction, held in cooperation with George Damianos of Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty, who represented the seller of Innocence Island, and Lamond and Robyn Davis of Sterling Bahamas Realty, who represented the seller of The Boat House and Ship Owner, brought together a mix of high-profile bidders from around the world. “This is an important transaction for me and my family, and I hired Concierge Auct......

...this advisory relationship continuing into the future.” The BISX Board consists of Mr. Andrew Strachan, Mr. Ian Fair, Mr. Michael Anderson, Mr. George Farrington, Mr. Anthony Ferguson and Mr. Simon Wilson.......

...e client & wealth management group. Pictured: Jo-Anne Stephens (left), an associate at Higgs & Johnson, receives the STEP Student Award from STEP chief executive George Hodgson at the STEP Caribbean Conference in Grand Cayman. (Photos courtesy Higgs & Johnson)......

...Buddy Hield, who is a native of Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama on his joining the National Basketball Association (NBA), being selected by the New Orleans Pelicans. We offer our warmest support to his mother and wider family. Mr. Hield now enters the league of Bahamian NBA players such as Mychal George Thompson, Rick Fox, Dexter Cambridge and Klay Thompson. Mr. Hield has been an inspiration to all Bahamians, but especially our young men. He is a t......

...Pictured: The 65th Annual National Family Island Regatta, George Town, Exuma took place April 26. (BIS Photos/Patrick Hanna)......

StarPort Resorts has released more details about the planned Port St George marina and waterfront destination on Long Island, which it announced towards the end of last year. The 640-berth facility will be the largest in The Bahamas and will be able to accommodate vessels up to 100 ft. The marina will offer services including customs, immigration, boat cleaning and repair facilities, fuel, supplies and chandlery, alongside a retail and entertainm......

...e Prime Minister Harcourt Brown (second from left), and (centre) Vice-Chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Sarah St George. (BIS Photo)......

...y, Global Ports Holding won the bid to redevelop the cruise port at Prince George Wharf. Plans for the $250 million project include a new welcome centre and state-of-the-art entertainment pavilion. It will also add berths, allowing Nassau to accommodate the latest and biggest cruise liners. With over 120 new ships taking to the seas between 2019 and 2027, competition for port space is heating up, according to Cruise Industry news. The biggest play......

...as to Central Bank for the building of a new bank. “The redeveloped Prince George Wharf, the new Supreme Court Complex, and supporting offices, and the new Central Bank will boost the revitalization, renewal and restoration of downtown,” the Prime Minister said during the morning House session on February 13, 2019. “We are conveying the land and the property for the purpose of constructing a new complex for The Central Bank of The Bahamas , which......

...provides nonstop flights from Miami and Charlotte to Freeport, and nonstop flights from Miami (and now, Charlotte) to North Eleuthera, George Town, Exuma and Marsh Harbour, Abaco.......

...The Bahamas’ success as a leader in regional tourism and the new eco-resort at Port St George dominate the news at the start of the year in The Bahamas.......