Minnis pledges to take politics out of public service
August 13, 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday pledged to take “politics out the public service” and warned his Cabinet and parliamentary colleagues that their job is to shape policy and not politically micro-manage their respective ministries and departments. During the orientation of parliamentarians at the Grand Hyatt, Baha Mar, Minnis said employees will no longer be victimized in the public service because of their political beliefs.
Flowers: International opinions on local gaming sector ‘ill-informed’
October 28, 2017
CEO of FML Group of Companies Craig Flowers said comments from international institutions about The Bahamas’ gaming industry are “certainly not factual”, adding that they are “ill-informed”. A recently released International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper that included a case study on The Bahamas stated: “Anecdotal evidence suggests that international correspondent banks are uncomfortable providing services to domestic banks that do business with either money transmission businesses (MTBs) or online gaming operators (so called web shops), which are perceived as a higher anti-money laundering/counter terror financing risk.