The Hon. Ryan Pinder today contributed to the debate on the 2012/2013 Mid-year Budget in the House of Assembly, saying that the Government is taking a “balanced approach” to ensuring … Read More
The Economy
Moody’s Issues Revised Credit Rating for The Bahamas
Moody’s Investors Service today downgraded its sovereign credit rating for The Bahamas by one notch to Baa1, citing limited economic growth prospects. The credit outlook remains negative, but the rating … Read More
National Symposium on Tax Reform
This civil society initiative is being spearheaded by a Steering Committee comprised of private sector businesses, civil society organizations, professionals, educational institutions and multi-national agencies. [The National Symposium of Tax … Read More
CIBC FirstCaribbean Opens 14th Branch
Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie delivered the keynote address at the official opening yesterday of a [CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank](http://www.cibcfcib.com) branch in the Southwest Shopping Plaza on Carmichael … Read More
Standard & Poor’s Raises Short-Term Foreign Currency Sovereign Credit Rating for The Bahamas
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its short-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on The Commonwealth of The Bahamas to ‘A-2’ from ‘A-3’. At the same time, it affirmed … Read More
WTO Working Party Praises The Bahamas for Progress Made in its Accession Process
The WTO Working Party on the [Accession of The Bahamas](http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_bahamas_e.htm) met for the second time this week to examine The Bahamas’ trade regime, its trade-related reforms and to assess conformity … Read More
Speech From The Throne
His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes, Governor-General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas delivered the Speech from The Throne on the occasion of the Opening of Parliament today. New Governments traditionally … Read More
New Prime Minister for The Bahamas
The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie was sworn in today as the new Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas at a ceremony held at Government House. The Prime … Read More
Bahamas Elections 2012
The May 7 2012 [elections](https://bfsb-bahamas.com/news.php?cmd=view&id=3096&pre=y) are being contested by three parties, including the Governing Free National Movement (FNM), the Official Opposition the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and the Democratic National … Read More
National Elections 2012
National Elections are scheduled to be held in The Bahamas on May 7, 2012. The Bahamas achieved Independence from Britain on July 10, 1973 with a new Constitution representing the … Read More