JUNKANOO TO BE SHOWCASED AT NEW ORLEANS JAZZ FESTIVAL
NASSAU, Bahamas, February 6, 2019 — The more than 500,000 persons who will be in New Orleans for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival from Apr 26 – May …
Read MoreDPM TURNQUEST FORMALLY PRESENTS GOVERNMENT’S 2018 FISCAL STRATEGY REPORT
By LLONELLA GILBERT NASSAU, Bahamas, February 6, 2019 (BIS) — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest formally presented and debated the Government’s 2018 Fiscal …
Read MoreTOURISM’S “MIND-BLOWING” GROWTH ACCOUNTS FOR $300 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SPENDING; HAS ADDED IMPACT ON JOB CREATION
By MATT MAURA NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) — Tourism’s “mind blowing” growth for the eleven months ending November 30, 2018 accounted for $300 million in additional spending into the Bahamian economy, …
Read MoreLARGEST SINGLE ALLOCATION OF INVESTMENT FUNDS FOR ENTREPRENEURS ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNMENT
By LLONELLA GILBERT NASSAU, Bahamas (BIS) — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest said by bringing in additional funding from Access Accelerator Small Business …
Read MoreLABOUR MINISTER SAYS CARNIVAL CRUISE PORT IS “VERY GOOD NEWS”
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Prior to the Cabinet Meeting in Freeport on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Minister of Labour Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes said that with the upcoming Grand …
Read MoreGRAND PORT PLANS REVEALED
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Residents were asked to join the government and Carnival Corporation on the road to 2021, when proposed plans were revealed for the island’s newest cruise port, …
Read MoreHIGH COMMISSIONER MEETS WITH SECRETARY GENERAL OF IMO
LONDON, England — His Excellency Ellison Greenslade, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, met with Mr. Kim Kitack, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), on …
Read MoreCABINET MEETING HELD IN GRAND BAHAMA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Prime Minister the Hon. Dr Hubert Minnis and members of his Cabinet met in Freeport on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in the aftermath of an information …
Read MoreMINNIS UNVEILS GRAND BAHAMA PORT REVOLUTION
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and members of his Cabinet attended an information meeting in Grand Bahama last night for Carnival’s proposed “Grand Port” which is …
Read MoreCRUISE VIDEO IS “PATENTLY UNTRUE”
NASSAU, Bahamas — A Cabinet minster last night said he was “not particularly bothered” by a widely-circulated video labelling The Bahamas’ the world’s most unsafe cruise destination because it was …
Read More