experienceGrand Bahama Press Conference Media Query Response THE PRIME MINISTER: I had a very good chat with Sir Jack Hayward and I am of the view that Sir Jack is going to be cooperative with the Government. The Government will be cooperative with him and the Port Authority. They have some plans that they will [...]
Bahamas Receives $612,000 Grant From Japan To Improve “Revenue Collection” with emphasis on “Tax Administration”
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Zhivargo Laing, and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative Astrid H. Wynter have signed a $612,000 technical co-operation grant to support strengthening The Bahamas’ fiscal policy. The resources were provided by the Japan Special Fund to the IDB. Japanese Ambassador to the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize, Hiroshi Yamaguchi also [...]
PM Statement on Grand Bahama Economy and GBPA
Grand Bahama Press Conference Media Query Response THE PRIME MINISTER: I had a very good chat with Sir Jack Hayward and I am of the view that Sir Jack is going to be cooperative with the Government. The Government will be cooperative with him and the Port Authority. They have some plans that they will [...]
Prime Minister’s Statement on Atlantis Resort & Recent Developments With Brookfield
Transcript: Grand Bahama Press Conference Media Query Response THE PRIME MINISTER: You know, when I came to office in 1992 Resorts International on Paradise Island was in bankruptcy. We did not panic in The Bahamas at that time. When Kerzner came in he bought it out of bankruptcy; meaning that they couldn’t pay all of [...]
New Stamps That Depict Bahamas Marine Life
Nassau, Bahamas – The Bahamas Postal Service released a new Definitive Stamp series today (Jan. 3, 2012) that depicts the marine life of The Bahamas in a 16 stamp series. The new issue will remain on the market until the year 2017. The stamps range in price from five to 80 cents and from one [...]
