On Friday, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB), the regulatory agency responsible for authorising persons to operate in the investment funds and securities markets, issued Guidelines for the staledating … Read More
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Combatting Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering
**Paula J. Dobriansky Under Secretary for Global Affairs US State Department** The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Department of State has released its … Read More
Education and Training for Competitiveness
**Hon. Alfred Sears, M.P. Attorney General & Minister of Education** The Ministry of Education, in cooperation with IBM Bahamas Limited, yesterday sponsored a half-day programme to announce a new *”Education … Read More
Trinidad Declaration on the Fight Against Terrorism
Coming out of a fifth regular session, held in Trinidad and Tobago, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism (CICTE) of the Organization of American States (OAS) has renewed commitments to combat … Read More
Record Full Year Earnings for Butterfield Bank
In Hamilton, Bermuda this past week, the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited reported net income of $90.5 million for the full year ended 31 December 2004 – a … Read More
Terrorist Financing Threat
**Juan Carlos Zarate US Treasury Assistant Secretary Terrorist Financing** The US Treasury says the terrorist financing threat is evolving, with terrorist financiers constantly adjusting to international efforts to obstruct them. … Read More
Grand Bahama Business Outlook
The 2005 Grand Bahama Business Outlook will be held on March 2nd at Our Lucaya Resort, Freeport. Under the theme ***“Grand Bahama: Resilience in Action”***, the one-day programme will include … Read More
Economic Developments
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has undertaken to release monthly reports on economic and financial sector developments in The Bahamas – to provide the public with more frequent information … Read More
Leading Financial Centre
**Hon. Alfred Sears, M.P. Attorney General** Addressing delegates at a recent “Special Programme for Intermediaries in Nassau” (SPIN), hosted by the Bahamas Financial Services Board and the Association of International … Read More
BISX Listing Fee Adjusted
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) has approved an increase in the fee for Domestic Primary Equity Listings on the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) from $2,500.00 to $5,000.00. … Read More