The Bahamas Investor

...rograms that assist talented Bahamian students to get the best possible post-secondary education and training. Ms. Beidler-D’Aguilar received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 1984 and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1988.......

...f The Bahamas via Bahamasair’s new Houston to Nassau direct service out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The some 25 travel agents on the trip included agents from top tour operator companies in the west and southwest such as Funjet Vacations, Virtuoso, AA Vacations, Apple Leisure Group, Pleasant Holidays, Travel Impressions, Inteletravel, VAX and Classic Vacations. The agents hailed from various cities in Texas, Los Angeles, California an......

...Acting Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs, assembled at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street, January 11, 2018 to celebrate the opening of the legal year. The service was marked with scripture readings, songs of praise and prayers for those in authority, the courts of justice, law and order and the administration of justice. Following the service, members of the legal profession, led by the Royal Bahamas Police Force Band, walked to the Supreme Court,......

...ted to discuss the issue at their upcoming meeting scheduled to be held in George Town, Guyana from 4-6 July 2016. Minister Strachan, when asked how the UK’s exit from the EU would impact the financial services sector of The Bahamas, noted that she expected very little impact, if any. “London is still expected to continue to be one of the leading international financial centres. However, The Bahamas will have to continually monitor all development......

...e of the Industry Conference (SOTIC ) 2017 at the Radisson Beach Resort St George’s in Grenada 10 October: This year’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) comes at a trying time for Caribbean tourism. Never in the history of the planning of this event have situations, circumstances and conditions in our member destinations, and by extension, the Caribbean, changed so dramatically, so drastically, and so disturbingly in such a short sp......

...teady demand for waterfront properties in luxury communities, according to George Damianos, president of Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty. Damianos’ son and niece followed him into the business founded by his father in 1945, making it a third-generation Bahamian company. Specializing in the sale of private islands, gated communities and resort properties, the firm’s average sale price is $1.5 million. A 45-year veteran realtor, Damianos won......

...nference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM ), St. George’s, Grenada, this week. The 38th regular meeting takes place July 4-6. It will be Prime Minister Minnis’ inaugural CARICOM meeting as Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. Accompanying the Prime Minister are his wife, Patricia Minnis; Darren Henfield, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Jeffrey Lloyd, Minister of Education; Joshua Sears, senior policy advisor to......

...at theUniversity of Denver specializing in child engagement and education. George Arthur Bloom, who has more than 20 years of experience in children’s media and programming including writing for longtime favorites such as Magic School Bus, My Little Pony and the original Transformers TV series. Matt Brown, recognized expert in play who has been vice president of LeapFrog and senior vice president of Scholastic, is an advisor for PBS Kids, and curr......

...Lodge Australia/Pacific New Zealand Hoshinoya Tokyo Asia Japan Hotel Saint George USA Texas Hotel William Gray Canada Montreal Il Sereno Hotel Europe Italy Jumeira al Naseem Middle East UAE Katamama Indonesia Bali Killiehuntley Farmhouse & Cottage Europe Scotland KK Beach Asia Sri Lanka L’Hotel Africa Marrakech La Granja Europe Spain Le Barthélemy Hotel Caribbean/Atlantic St. Barts Roch Hôtel & Spa Europe France (Paris) Le Saint Europe France (Par......

...tage Airport Group as its partner to help bring this vision to life,” said George Casey, Chair and CEO of Vantage Airport Group. “Our partnership also included the creation of local jobs and opportunities for Bahamians to gain global experience across Vantage’s airport network. I’m proud to say that we accomplished what we set out to do, together. As we celebrate this anniversary, I would like to thank the Government for trusting us to deliver on......

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, Jan. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cainvest Bank and Trust Ltd (“Bank Cainvest”) today announced it has acquired Dartley Securities Business from Dartley Bank and Trust Ltd. (“Dartley”). As part of the acquisition process, Dartley Securities Limited, a Securities Company regulated by the Securities Commission of The Bahamas, is now 100% controlled by Bank Cainvest. Furthermore, all the accounts at Dartley Bank and Trust Ltd.......

...euthera from its Atlanta hub. These flights join the successful Atlanta to George Town, Exuma nonstop scheduled flight which was launched a few years ago. Because of this, Exuma, Abaco, Harbour Island and Eleuthera enjoy tremendously improved market access. Delta continues to operate a very robust schedule of daily nonstop flights to Nassau/Paradise Island and Grand Bahama Island from its Atlanta hub. In addition, Delta continues to operate nonsto......

...Eleuthera), the Abacos (Marsh Harbour and Treasure Cay), and Great Exuma (George Town). Meanwhile, travelers from Silver’s destinations in Florida are also benefiting from easy interline access to JetBlue destinations across the U.S., including Austin, Texas; Boston; Los Angeles; New York; San Francisco; and Washington, DC; as well as cities across Latin America and the Caribbean. Since launching its own silverairways.com website and stand-alone......

...g the management and administrative and commercial structure of the Prince George Dock, the country’s premier cruise ship docking facility, which caters for around four million visitors annually. “At the end of this review we expect to see a modern, efficient and self-sustaining port facility that will be the envy of the world,” she stated. Additionally, she said that her Ministry is reviewing port facilities nationwide with a view to creating a m......

...heard from Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, Minister for Grand Bahama Michael Darville and vice chairman of GBPA Sarah St George. cmorris@dupuch.com......