Authored by: Bahamas Information Services Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 12, 2016   STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES RE: Mossack Fonseca Information Leak The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) recently published the names of structures formed in The Bahamas and other international financial centers.  The publication…

Authored by: Bahamas Information Services Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 11, 2016   NASSAU, The Bahamas — Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie addresses the Opening Ceremony of the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Sixth Meeting of the North American,Central American and Caribbean Directors of…

Authored by: Bahamas Information Services Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 11, 2016   NASSAU, The Bahamas — Minister of Tourism the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe, pictured at the podium, welcomed a large group of Rotarians from The Bahamas and countries around the world, at a luncheon at Atlantis recently.  Visiting The…

Authored by: Matt Maura Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 10, 2016   Minister of National Security the Hon. Dr. Bernard Nottage, at podium, addresses the Citizen Security and Justice Programme launch, May 9, 2016, at the British Colonial Hilton. Dr. Nottage said a more modern and progressive correctional system…

Authored by: Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson Source: Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs Date: May 9, 2016 Greetings Today marks an important moment in the fight against crime in the Bahamas. It would not be possible without the hard working team at the Inter-American…

Authored by: Eric Rose Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 9, 2016   NASSAU, The Bahamas — Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie said in the House of Assembly, on May 9, 2016, that because of the changes contemplated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

Authored by: Matt Maura Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 9, 2016 Minister of National Security the Hon. Dr. Bernard Nottage addresses the new Citizens Security and Justice Programme launch on Monday, May 9, 2016 at the British Colonial Hilton.  (BIS Photo/Raymond A. Bethel, Sr.) NASSAU, The Bahamas – The…

Authored by: Bahamas Information Services Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 6, 2016 Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville, on Thursday pledged his support to members of the Lupus Bahamas Grand Bahama Committee as they celebrate Lupus Awareness Month. Residents are asked to wear purple each Friday…

Authored by: Simon Lewis Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 6, 2016   FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville on Thursday expressed appreciation for the 2016 Disaster Management Workshop series currently underway on Grand Bahama island. He told participants attending the opening ceremony…

Authored by: Robyn Adderley Source: Bahamas Information Services Date: May 6, 2016   The University of Miami is in talks with the Government of The Bahamas about establishing a School of Medicine in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, pictured left, announced on Friday.…