Category: BHA News

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) demands more resources and tax exemptions than the Bahamas and other Caribbean countries ought to give away, while redirecting revenues away from sectors that need them, such as education, a former finance minister has argued.
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A Bahamas-based investor who has injected $22 million into his resort project over the last two years is preparing to file a legal action against the Government “early this week”, amid fears it will not honour his Heads of Agreement, and said: “I feel as if the rug has been pulled out from under us.”
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The Bahamian resort industry is “hoping and praying” that a sustained business recovery will come “no later than the third quarter next year”, with occupancy and room yields under sustained pressure due to the weakness in group business.
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A slim upturn in the Bahamas hotel trade shown in September’s figures has been cautiously welcomed by the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation and the Bahamas Hotel Association.
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The Government could continue research on finding the best alternative energy sources for the Bahamas’ into 2016, the director of the Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission said yesterday, while six of this country’s first possible alternative energy providers have now been selected from a list of 13.
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The Bahamian hotel industry yesterday warned that the year-over-year 7.9 per cent room revenue and occupancy gains achieved in September were still “considerably below pre-recession levels”, with 12 of 14 properties included in the survey reporting net losses for the year-to-date.
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An environmental and global energy consultant said yesterday that the Bahamas could set the trend in the Caribbean for renewable energy production because of the diversity of its islands, and the wide variety of energy sources that could be implemented.
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More than 5,000 visitors are expected to come through the doors of a major two-day conference and trade show starting today.

The 2009 Energy Conference and Business Trade Show (view the agenda here – PDF) opens today at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort with around 50 vendors offering their wares to visitors.

Today sees the conference organized by a partnership of Bahamas Hotel Association, the Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Embassy aimed at discussing energy solutions for businesses.

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The U. S. Embassy, in conjunction with The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and The Bahamas Hotel Association held its first Alternative Energy Marketing Competition on Friday, October 30 at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Hotel.
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Copious amounts of hair and makeup, tall, lanky beauties shimmying around, reams of silk chiffon, cutting and sewing sprinkled with fabulous styling — fashion week is here!

Islands of the World Fashion Week (IWFW) is huge for fashion enthusiasts in The Bahamas, around the Caribbean and other island nations of the world. Voted Best Fashion Show or Fashion Week attended at the Caribbean Fashion Awards earlier this year it is the foremost local fashion week attracting local and international designers as well as international press, buyers and stylists. Though only in its second year, it provides a viable fashion outlet not only for local designers, but also for stylists, models, fashion journalists, fashion retailers and a host of other fashion and entertainment professionals.
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