The Bahamian government is standing by its decision to implement the nation’s first corporate income tax, with Prime Minister Phillip Davis emphasizing that this new law...
AP | The Bahamas is stuck in a financial pickle, much of it because of the whims of climate change, bureaucracy and the fossil fuel industry,...
Patricia Deveaux elected as speaker of the House of Assembly while Senator J. Lashell Adderley appointed as president of the Senate
It is time to re-think the integration project, based on practical realities.
The Bahamas has moved up an internationally-renowned ranking of global financial centers. According to the report, the Bahamas has risen to spots in ranking to 65th...
The Perry Christie administration in the Bahamas says the country is well advanced in finalizing the compliance arrangements with regards to the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance...
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and the Perry Christie administration in the Bahamas have concluded a deal that will result in the government acquiring majority control...
The World Bank has rated the Bahamas as the wealthiest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The financial institution said that the Bahamas is most economically prosperous country...
The Caribbean Development Bank has admitted Suriname as a full member of the financial body. As a result, Suriname will now have easier access to subsidized...
The U.S. Coast Guard found a man Wednesday who survived the deadly capsizing of a boat packed with migrants in the Bahamas as a search continued...
The Bahamas dropped once place to fourth spot among Specialized Financial Centers in the 2013 ranking of International Financial Centers according to a report published by...
The Perry Christie administration in the Bahamas, has revealed that the state-owned Bahamasair continues to suffer from high labor costs; an ageing fleet; escalating fuel costs;...
(Marketwired) – Sigma Systems, the leader in catalog-driven service fulfillment solutions, announced today that Cable Bahamas, a leading communications provider and first to offer Triple Play...
Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie. PHOTO/File The ruling Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of The Bahamas is celebrating its first year in office reminding citizens that they...
(PRNewswire) – Resort property developments throughout The Bahamas have reported a huge boost in sales in the first quarter as investor confidence returns, with some developments...
(PRNewswire) – Secure Hosting, a data hosting company that provides secure dedicated servers for offshore hosting has opened a second data center in the Caribbean region...
The Bahamas is providing a tax amnesty to property owners ahead of the June 30 deadline. The Christie administration says effective immediately, the Real Property Tax...
The Bahamas Ministry of Financial Services will be hosting a workshop on the United States’ Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) on April 9-10, 2013 in...
The Bahamas can exploit developed country “overreaction” to become a leading international jurisdiction for commercial data storage, a top industry specialist adding that its client base...
Bahamas ministry of Transport and Aviation has reported another oil spill on Grand Bahama – the same area that an oil spill occurred this past February....
Offshore oil exploration will be allowed off the Bahamas, the environmental minister said Sunday, adding that a voter referendum on whether to go forward with full...
People of The Bahamas voted overwhelming in a national referendum on Monday to reject proposals legalizing web-shop gambling and a national lottery. Preliminary results showed that...
Government officials in The Bahamas have revealed that they are reviewing the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in a move that suggests that the...
The owner of a salvage company in the Bahamas says crews are trying to contain roughly 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) of oil that spilled into the...
(Reuters) – Moody’s Investors Service on Friday downgraded its sovereign credit rating for the Bahamas by one notch to BAA1, leaving the Caribbean nation in the...
A meeting of the Caribbean’s investment promotion agencies (IPAs) is scheduled to take place on November 27 and 28, 2012, in The Bahamas. Entitled “Strengthening our...
A stem cell emerging from rat bone marrow. PHOTO/Imperial College London Former Bahamas Minister of Health Dr. Marcus Bethel has warned of the potential for abuse...
The economic toll of Hurricane Sandy on The Bahamas could be as high as US$ 300 million, according to a regional insurance organization. The Caribbean Catastrophe...
Satellite image of Hurricane Sandy moving over The Bahamas. PHOTO/Reuters Hurricane Sandy raged through the Bahamas early Friday after leaving 29 people dead across the Caribbean,...
Projected path of Hurricane Sandy. IMAGE/U.S. National Hurricane Center The Meteorological Service has discontinued the Hurricane Warning for Jamaica as significant improvement in weather conditions are...
The Bahamas is gaining momentum in the financial services industry, rising into the top three for specialized financial centers. The Bahamas ranks third behind the Cayman...
Doctors in the Bahamas will perform the country’s first stem cell procedure essentially opening the flood gates to a cutting-edge technique with serious medical tourism potential....
(Reuters) – Bahamas Petroleum Company Plc said its oil drilling permits were renewed by the newly elected government of Bahamas, ending months of speculation that they...
SkyBahamas a Bahamian carrier, is considering an exit from the international market if business does not improve – the effect of which will be to operate...
The Bahamas government says it will hold a referendum on gambling but it will not extend to casinos. Prime Minister Perry Christie told legislators that his...
The government of Bahamas will get an opportunity to discuss its plan to regain control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) with Wall Street credit ratings...
Acinetobacter Bamannii. PHOTO/Wikipedia The Bahamas Public Hospitals Authority has reported that two babies have died and another six are being treated following a bacteria outbreak at...
Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas., Hubert Ingraham. PHOTO/BIS/Sharon Turner Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Hubert Ingraham has handed his resignation letter to House Speaker...
Rental Cottage at North Palmetto Point in the Bahamas. PHOTO/File With the government of Bahamas recent approval of a 2 percent reduction in the country’s stamp...
Haiti is targeting up to US$600 million in foreign investment in the 2012/2013 financial year, and according to its trade ambassador, The Bahamas has a tremendous...
A new report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has assessed The Bahamas platform as holding up to 4.3 billion barrels. The study, entitled “Assessment...
An American investor has received approval from the Bahamas Ministry of Health to develop a cutting-edge clinic on Grand Bahama specializing in stem cell therapy. Okyanos...
A boat packed with Haitian migrants headed for the United States sunk and 11 bodies have been recovered from the ocean, a Bahamas police spokeswoman said...
The new government of the Bahamas is making its financial services industry a priority. This was revealed by the new Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder. Pinder...
The company hired by the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) to plan and execute an exploratory well in Bahamian waters says it believes it will be drilling...
Citizens of the Bahamas begin voting for a new government today under the “Advance Poll” system with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stressing that it is important...
Haitian migrants found in overcrowded boats near The Bahamas have been returned home following two separation operations by the US Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Cutter...
Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham opened the first Caribbean HIV Conference this weekend to discuss the multi-faceted issues facing the region’s battle to combat the disease....
THE US Department of State yesterday announced the creation of the Caribbean IdEA Marketplace (CIM), partnering with Scotiabank, the bank with the largest commercial footprint in...
