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LIVING & WORKING
Economy,
Industry, Development
Financial
Institutions, Regulations etc.
Doing
business in the Bahamas: National investment policy, Chambers of
Commerce
etc
Living,
Working, Residence: Government and other info sources, stories, find a
job
Schools,
Education, Teaching
Hospitals,
Medical info
see here
for
statistics
see here for "doing
business"
see also Earth
Trend Country Profile > Economics
see here
for consumer organizations
Overviews
Bahamas Government: Economy of the Bahamas etc.
http://www.bahamas.gov.bs
> About the Bahamas > The Economy !! sometimes only the
links in
the pop-up-menu will work. The direct link might work, too: http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/BahamasWeb/welcome.nsf/subjects/About+The+Bahamas
The Washington
Times reports 2000
- 2003
- articles about various topics
!! lots
of details !! US Dep. of State: State
Post Report 2002 http://foia.state.gov/MMS/postrpt/pr_view_all.asp?CntryID=9
(no more available on Embassy website - copy of
report available here http://www.ediplomat.com/np/post_reports/pr_bs.htm
)
US Dep. of
State: Background Notes Bahamas http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1857.htm
(XenuErr)Wikipedia
overview "Economy of the Bahamas" http://www.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Economy_of_the_Bahamas
US
State Department 2001 Country Commercial Guide http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/2001/wha/bahamas_ccg2001.pdf
(also
other years are available!)
+Books
(more books) - articles see below
Laing Zhivargo, Who Moved My Conch? Understanding
the Implications of Free Trade Agreements for the Bahamian Economy http://www.pldsystems.com/myconch.htm
- about the
author
Regional and International
Organizations,
Institutions, Unions etc.
ACP states - Introduction http://europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/r12100.htm
ACP-EU
Relations with Bahamas http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=bs&lng=en&status=new
ACP-EU
Courier Dez99/Jan00: Bahamas - The great outdoors
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/publications/courier/courier178/en/en_014.pdf
ACP-EU
Courier Dez99/Jan00: Bahamas - Carl Bethel, Min. for Economic
Development
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/publications/courier/courier178/en/en_018.pdf
AOSIS
(SIDSNet) Alliance
of
Small Island States http://www.sidsnet.org/aosis/
BECon Bahamas Employers Confederation http://www.bahamasemployers.org/
BIS Bank for
International Settlements http://www.bis.org/index.htm
> search result "Bahamas"
CARICOM
Caribbean
Community http://www.caricom.org/
CSME CARICOM (or Caribbean?) Single
Market and Economy http://www.caricom.org/archives/2spcsmebackground.htm
CAIC Caribbean
Ass. of Industry and Commerce
http://www.trinidad.net/caic/
CANTO Caribbean Association of National
Telecommunication
Organizations http://www.canto.org/
CARTAC Caribbean
Technical Assistance Cooperation http://www.cartac.com.bb
CHA Caribbean
Hotel Association http://www.caribbeanhotels.org/
CTO Caribbean
Tourism Organization http://www.onecaribbean.org/home/
EIA Energy
Information Administration (US Gov) - Caribbean Fact Sheet http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/carib.html
EIA more data
about Bahamas http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/bahamas.html
EU
Country Strategy Paper and National Indicative Programme - Bahamas -
2003-2007
http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/csp_rsp/print/bs_csp_en.pdf#zoom=100
EU
Regional Strategy Paper and RIP Regional Indicative Programme -
Caribbean
- 2003-2007 http://europa.eu.int/comm/development/body/csp_rsp/print/r9_rsp_en.pdf#zoom=100
(page IV: Abbreviation list)
FTA Free Trade
Areas of the Americas http://www.ftaa-alca.org/busfac/ctyindex/BAHmnpge.asp
GCFI Gulf
and Caribbean Fisheries Institute http://www.gcfi.org/
IDB "Bahamas
and the IDB" http://www.iadb.org/exr/country/eng/bahamas/
IDB
Country Paper 2002-2002 http://www.iadb.org/regions/re3/bh/cpbheng.pdf
IDB
"Economic Development in 2001" http://www.iadb.org/regions/re3/sep/bh-sep.pdf
IMO
International Maritime Organization
http://www.imo.org.index.htm
see also BMA
+++Article
07.06.04 "Port facilities ISPS-ready" Nassau
Guardian
JA
Junior Achievement (Economic Education) http://www.jaintl.org/membernations/mnat_p.asp?cty=Bahamas
Lloyd's
Register Fairplay http://www.lrfairplay.com/
search for Bahamas or port (Nassau, Freeport etc)
US Gov MAC Market Access and Compliance > CBI
> Bahamas http://www.mac.doc.gov/CBI/ForeignEmb/bahamas.htm
MDG Millennium Development Goals - UN document
http://193.194.138.190/housing/MDG.doc
OAS
Organization
of American States - search for Bahamas http://www.oas.org/
OAS for
children
http://www.oas.org/children/members/natSymbols/bahamas.html
19.3.04 broken
PROMALCO
International Labour Organisation to promote management-labour
cooperation
http://www.promalco.org/
SIRC
Seafarers International Research Centre http://www.sirc.cf.ac.uk/
SIRC
Flag State Audit 2003 > press release http://www.sirc.cf.ac.uk/fsa.html
SIDSNet Small
Islands Developing States Network http://www.sidsnet.org/
UN
Sustainable Development http://www.un.org/esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/bahamas/
UN
Sustainable Development, National implementation of agenda 21 (other
layout,
data?) http://www.un.org/esa/earthsummit/baham-cp.htm
(for freshwater see e.g. under Chapter 18)
WOCCU
International Credit Union Leadership Institute and the World Council
of
Credit Unions, Inc.
http://www.woccu.org/
August 2004 WOCCU Conference in Nassau https://programs.regweb.com/premier/woccubahamas/generalaudience/
+++Article 03.08.04 "Bahamas to host 1000 at
WOCCU Leadership Institute" Nassau
Guardian
"Historical Industries ... but some of them are not
history at all"
(under construction)
Piracy, Slavery, Wrecking, Blockade Running
(during
US Civil War), Whisky/bootlegging (during US Prohibition), Stevedores
(Hafenarbeiter)
Tourism
Sponges, Salt (Inagua)
Cotton (e.g. see Exuma
history), Citrus Fruits, Pineapples, Sisal, Tomatoes
+++Articles
14.02.05 "A bridge to the past
– the Tsakkos' and sponging
" Nassau
Guardian
10.03.05 "Sand business - an
expensive enterprise to operate" Nassau
Guardian
11.03.05 "Sponging - a thriving
industry in Mangrove Cay" Nassau
Guardian
|
Economy general |
Financial Industry, Regulation, FATF |
Taxes |
|
02.10.03
"Ideas to help
stimulate the economy" Nassau
Guardian/Freeport |
17.11.03
"U.S. would
bring Bahamas 'to knees' over money laws" Nassau
Guardian |
tax news.com, latest news about Bahamas jurisdiction http://www.tax-news.com/asp/newsjba.asp 01.11.03 "Tax
information Act 101"
by Nassau Institute Nassau
Guardian |
<>"BAIC/Korean
Fishing
Venture"-affair
(more soap than economy related):
20.11.03 "Gray posts 'No Fishing' sign for
nonBahamians"
Nassau
Guardian
27.11.03 "Stubbs 'Jumps Ship'"
Nassau
Guardian
28.11.03 "Fishing boat venture a rip off?" Nassau
Guardian
01.12.03 "Sidney Stubbs tells all" Nassau
Guardian
08.12.03 "Frank Smith to head BAIC" Nassau
Guardian
09.12.03 "Those Korean boats" Nassau
Guardian
11.12.03 "PM: Boat issue 'under control'" Nassau
Guardian
11.12.03 "Koreans seeking new pastures " Nassau
Guardian
11.12.03 "Boats 'will go' " Nassau
Guardian
08.01.04 "Gray: Korean boats must go; Rolle:
Not necessarily" Nassau
Guardian
20.01.04 "Gray - "Unfortunate" Korean boat issue
has not tarnished ministry's image" Nassau
Guardian
30.01.04 "MP wants status on Korean fishing
boats"
Nassau
Guardian
05.04.02 "Righteous indignation" Nassau
Guardian
16.03.04 "Customs Comptroller says Korean boats
'not for sale'" Nassau
Guardian
07.05.04 "Korean boats report 'surprises' legal
official" Nassau
Guardian
08.09.04 "Let Korean fishing boats stay - Wells"
Nassau
Guardian
19.08.04 "Six Korean boats leave, nine to go"
Nassau
Guardian
31.03.05 "Status of vessel hinders
licence [the presence of the vessel has raised concerns reminiscent of
the 2003 Korean Boat situation. ]" Nassau
Guardian
|
Financial Institutions & Industry, Regulations etc. |
see also economy - press articles re economy, taxes etc.
Government
Central Bank
of the Bahamas http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/
+++Article:
02.06.04 "Central Bank launches electronic payment system - BISS" Nassau
Guardian
SCB Bahamas
Securities Commission of the Bahamas http://www.scb.gov.bs/
Bahamas
Development
Bank http://www.bahamasdevelopmentbank.com/main.php
BIA Bahamas Investment
Authority
http://www.opm.gov.bs/bia.php
(from time to time, the opm-website will
be
off-line,
just try again later...)
Investourism http://www.investourism.com
- "Investourism Ltd. represents an innovative creation by the financial
services and tourism industries and agents of the Government of The
Bahamas
to present The Islands of The Bahamas as an attractive international
investment
center."
Bahamas Compliance Commission
http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/compliancecommission
FIU Financial Intelligence Unit
Description, Guidelines Gov-Website
The FIU Act Central
Bank Website
The FTRA (Financial Transaction Reporting) Act
Central
Bank Website
+++Articles:
19.12.2003 "Ingraham disagrees with FTRA
amendment"
Nassau
Guardian
15.04.2004 BFSB
Article re Memorandum of Understanding with AUSTRAC
14.06.2004 "Quality of reports to FIU improved"
Nassau
Guardian
Other
institutions
see also here
for more institutions / sources of information
BFSB
Bahamas
Financial Services Board http://www.bfsb-bahamas.com
!! BFSB
brochure (pdf, in English/French/Spanish) and information sheets http://www.bfsb-bahamas.com/bahamas.lasso
FATF/CFATF see also articles
CFATF Caribbean Financial Action Taskforce http://www.cfatf.org/eng/
FATF (OECD) http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/or
http://www.fatf-gafi.org./
2004 FATF Report http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/pdf/AR2004_en.PDF
NCCT List
http://www1.oecd.org/fatf/NCCT_en.htm
Money
Laundering
Report CH (d/e) http://internet.bap.admin.ch/e/themen/index.htm>
Money Laundering > Reports
Riser Report
- March-April 2001 special report on legislative and regulatory changes
in the Bahamas, act for download
http://www.riserreport.com/Archives/rr0301.htm
ACAMS
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists http://www.acams.org/
BACO Bahamas
Association of Compliance Officers
http://www.bahamascompliance.com
BISX Bahamas
International Securities Exchange
http://www.bisxbahamas.com/
+++Article 07.01.04 "BISX to become more
useful " Nassau
Guardian
BSFA Bahamas Society of Financial Analysts http://www.membersocieties.org/bahamas/
CICAD document "Bahamas legal provisions / draft
/ in force / proposed", in connection with money laundering (exact
context
of the document?) http://www.cicad.oas.org/Lavado_Activos/eng/BAIREScountries/Bahaingrev.doc
SPGI Security Policy Group International http://www.spgi.org/speeches/default.shtml
List "Public
Banks and Trust Companies licensed in The Bahamas"
http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/
> publications > use [Search Publications] function > search for
"Bank Supervision Notes", Keyword "Banks and Trust Companies
Licensed in The Bahamas"
List "Authorized
Dealers and Agents"
http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/
> Bank Supervision > Notes & Notices > Regulated Entities - click
on the pdf-icon of the latest list
(search with "http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/
publications > use [Search Publications] function > search for
"Bank Supervision Notes", Keyword "Authorised Dealers and
Agents" " doesn't bring up the latest list anymore.....)
Warning
Notices of the Central Bank
http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/
> Bank Supervision > Warning
Notices
maybe try quick search with google: [name of the bank]
bahamas
warning
btw: Some info about fake banks ... http://www.artists-against-419.mugus.com/419-fake-bank-websites.shtml
Some
websites
of Banks and Financial Institutions
SCC Royal
Bank of Canada http://www.royalbank.com/caribbean/bahamas_list1.html
SCC Overview
and News re Offshore places
http://www.tax-news.com/asp/newsjba.asp
! SCC
Landfall
Centre (sector news, infos) http://www.landfallcentre.com/html/
Acts
and Legislation - related to Financial Industry
other
laws & acts, see here
|
1st
Source:
"Bahamas Compliance Commission" 2nd Source: "Central Bank of The Bahamas" Legal Framework http://www.centralbankbahamas.com/legal_framework.lasso |
+++Article
03.03.04 "Grand Bahama Business Outlook 2004"
by Zhivargo S. Laing BahamasGuideForum
in German Auf der Webseite des Honorarkonsulats der Bahamas in Berlin findet man eine Übersetzung eines Teils der weiter unten erwähnten Informationen betr. Investieren auf den Bahamas http://www.hk-bahamas.de/investieren.php
z.B.
-
welche Informationen der Projektvorschlag enthalten muss, den man bei der BIA (Bahamas Investment
Authority) einreichen muss und
-
Liste der Geschäftsbereiche, die Bahamesen vorbehalten sind
usw.
National Investment Policy
(from time to time,
the opm-website will be
off-line, just
try again later...)
Introduction
to The Bahamas
Economic
Policy
The
Investment Environment
International
Financial Centre
Preferential
Trade Incentives
Administration
of The Investment Policy
Establishing A Business In
The
Bahamas
(from time to time,
the opm-website will be
off-line, just
try again later...)
Project
Proposal Guideline
Areas
Especially Targeted for Overseas investors
Local
Partners in joint Ventures
Areas
reserved for Bahamians
pdf-documents
with detailed info about investing
http://www.opm.gov.bs/documents/investinginfo.PDF
Requirements,
License, Acts and Laws etc.: Government Main Site
go to http://www.bahamas.gov.bs
>
Business, Finance and E-Commerce > Establishing a Business in the
Bahamas
> e.g. "Nature of Business and Their Requirements"
Business and Company Registrations and
Incorporation,
Corporation Act, IBC Act http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb/Compliance+Commission/sitehome.nsf/Subjects/Legislation+Framework#Registrations
+++Articles:
18.03.04 "IBC "fee order" coming shortly " Nassau
Guardian
14.06.04 "'Govt sneaks in new taxes - Business
License" Nassau
Guardian
Chambers
of Commerce & GB Port Authority
Bahamas
Chamber
of Commerce http://www.thebahamaschamber.com/
GBCC The
Grand
Bahama Chamber of Commerce (Freeport-Lucaya, Bahamas schools, health
services,
history) http://www.thegrandbahamachamberofcommerce.com/
+++Article
18.01.05 "Chamber of Commerce
group
headed to Florida" Freeport
News
25.02.05 "Chamber establishes
economic council" Freeport
News
Grand Bahama Port
Authority http://www.gbpa.com/index.lasso
- see also here
Abaco Chamber of
Commerce
http://www.abacochamber.org/
Other
institutions / sources of information
see also overviews
especially overview by US State Dep.
see here for yellow pages phone directory
BAIC
Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation - quasi-government
agency
http://www.bahamasb2b.com/baic/
BAIC > List (directory) of SME's !http://www.bahamasb2b.com/baic/directory.htm
(large file)
ITIO International Tax and Investment
Organisation
http://www.itio.org/news.htm
STEP Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
(Bahamas) http://www.stepbahamas.org/
AIBT
Association
of International Banks and Trusts - Bahamas http://www.aibt-bahamas.com
BIFS (and ABIFS Associate of BIFS) Bahamas
Institute
of Financial Services http://www.bifs-bahamas.com/
BICA Bahamas
Institute of Chartered Accountants http://www.bica.bs/
CIPE Centre
for International Private Enterprise http://www.cipe.org/index.htm
CBC Commonwealth Business Council http://www.cbcglobelink.com/cbcglobelink/index.jsp
+++Article
16.6.2008
Bahamian Yellow Pages / Bahama Journal
| The government hopes to boost its revenue collection this upcoming budgetary year by hiking the price of work permit fees; funds that will be poured into training Bahamians. Come July 1, work permit fees, which ranged between $10,000 per annum at scale 1 will increase to $12,500 per annum. As it stands, work permit fees for labourers brought in at scales 10 through 12 – gardeners, housemaids, etc - are now pegged at $650. Registered farm labourers pay a reduced fee of $350. According to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, work permits for labourers in scale 8 will now be hiked to $1,000. As far as the government is concerned, the hike in work permit fees would translate into the country reducing its dependence on foreigners. “The Free National Movement has always believed that Bahamians ought to be given preferential treatment as regards employment in our country so long as they are suitable and qualified for the employment contemplated,” the Prime Minister said while leading off debate on the 2008/2009 budget in the House of Assembly Wednesday. “We also accept that there are occasions when special skills and expertise may not be available or not available in sufficient numbers to meet the requirements of our economy.” Mr. Ingraham said in such cases work permits ought to be granted in a clear and transparent way and at a fee to cover the cost of the application process and to contribute toward the government’s revenue. During its first term in office back in 1993, the Ingraham administration increased immigration fees by 50 percent in some scales. Those fees were again increased in 1999. “Having not been increased during the tenure of our predecessors in office, it has been left for us to once again increase immigration fees,” the Prime Minister reasoned. An increase in immigration fees is not the only hike reflected in the 2008/2009 fiscal plan. [...] Source: Bahama Journal |
26.10.2007
Press Release "Minister Campbell Addresses Work Permit Issues"
Government info
opm-website (still) not
available (anymore) .... Sept 2008
Work
Permits
International
Owner of Second Homes
Annual
or Permanent Residence
Other sources of
information
Work permit - as a summary
| Employment Employment in the Bahamas
for non-Bahamians is extremely difficult! The best possibility is if your
employer arranges to transfer you to a branch in the Bahamas and pays for
your work permit. This usually happens with bank and insurance company
employees. Another possibility is if a foreign man/woman marries a
Bahamian man/woman and acquires Permanent Residency status. The Bahamas is
geared towards hiring mainly Bahamian people. Unless you have special
skills i.e. speak several languages, etc. employment in the Bahamas is
almost impossible. Work permits are quite costly, therefore businesses in
the Bahamas hire 99% Bahamian people. http://www.bahamasgateway.com/bahamas_faq.htm |
Bahamas High Commission, London
Fact Sheet No. 14 "Residence" (dated?)
http://www.hk-bahamas.de/files/Residence.pdf
BFSB Bahamas Financial Services Board
http://www.bfsb-bahamas.com/newsletter.lasso
| [...] Immigration Immigration laws and regulations allow non-Bahamians to reside in The Bahamas under several scenarios. A Permanent Residence Permit provides accelerated consideration to applications from major international investors and owners of residences valued at a minimum of $500,000. There is a one-time government fee of $10,000 and $100 for spouses and dependent minors. There also is an annual Residence Permit that does not require the applicant to purchase a 'second home'. The government fee for this permit is $1,000 for the head-of-household and $25 for each dependent. Under terms of the International Persons Landholding Act, non-Bahamians who own homes in The Bahamas may apply for an annual Home Owners Card, which entitles the owner, spouse and any minor endorsed on the owner's card, to enter The Bahamas and reside here for the validity of the card. The government fee for this Card is $500.00 per annum. Home Owners Cards facilitate entry into The Bahamas; for example, there is no need for a return ticket and entitles the holder to stay up to one year. [...] |
Living and
Working in The Bahamas
The Bahamas Investor July 2008 http://www.thebahamasinvestor.com/investor-resources/relocating-to-bahamas.php
| Reprinted from the 2008
edition of the Bahamas Handbook
Renowned as one of the most politically stable countries in the western hemisphere, The Bahamas has enjoyed uninterrupted parliamentary democracy for 276 years since its introduction in 1729. The Bahamas, a former British colony, gained its independence on July 10, 1973. The government is committed to an immigration policy aimed at ensuring the reasonable security, well-being and economic progress of The Bahamas and its people. The government gives consideration to citizenship, permanent residency and work permits for non-Bahamians provided there is compliance with the immigration laws of The Bahamas and policies of the government. Accelerated consideration is given to applications for annual or permanent residence by major international investors and to “fit and proper” owners of residences valued in excess of $500,000. As The Bahamas is a major tourist resort, every effort is made to keep visitors’ immigration formalities to a minimum. Non-Commonwealth citizens should inquire at the Ministry of Tourism for entry requirements, as they vary from country to country. Visitors must have a return ticket to their homeland or to some other country where they would be accepted. Visitors may visit The Bahamas for up to eight months, provided they can indicate means of financial support for this period. Visitors are not allowed to engage in any form of gainful occupation while in The Bahamas. Obtaining an annual residence permit People who wish to reside in The Bahamas on an annual basis may qualify under one of four categories, subject to a formal application and approval process: 1. Spouse or dependent of a citizen of The Bahamas. If an applicant is married to a Bahamian citizen, a resident spouse permit may be issued, provided the marriage has existed for less than five years. The resident spouse permit is issued for up to five years. An application can be made for permanent residence or citizenship after five years or more of marriage. 2. Spouse or dependent of a permit holder. In addition to the usual application process, a copy of the sponsor’s work permit, permit to reside, certificate of permanent residence or other lawful authority to reside in The Bahamas must be included. 3. Independent economic resident. As part of the application process, a financial reference is required from a reputable bank verifying economic worth, and two written character references are required. For an annual residence permit, a head-of-household pays $1,000 and each dependent, $25. 4. Resident home owner, or seasonal resident home owner. Under this category, non-Bahamians who own
second homes in The Bahamas may apply to the director of immigration
for an annual home owner’s residence card. This card is renewable
annually and entitles the owner, spouse and any minor child/children
endorsed on the owner’s card when travelling with the owner, to enter
and remain in The Bahamas for the validity of the card. The fee is $500
per year and is intended to facilitate entry into The Bahamas with minimal
formalities, entitling the holder to visit for a stay of up to one year. |
KPMG Bahamas - Taxation of Internation Executives http://www.kpmg.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/TIES/BAHAMAS_2008_TIES.pdf
Discussions
about procedures
for obtaining a work permit see here
!!! very
detailed US
Dep.
of State: State Post Report 2002
tourism/activities
overviews about the Bahamas here
US Embassy in Nassau
Background notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1857.htm
! Callenders
(large law firm) about immigration http://www.callenders-law.com/immigration1.htm
Labour
Standards
in the Bahamas http://www.interknowledge.com/bahamas/investment/labour01.htm
Immigration
- Bahamasguide http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/immigration.htm
Immigration
- BVG Bahamas Vacation Guide http://www.the-bahamas-islands.com/immigration.html
Rainbow
Property
Owner Association (Eleuthera)
http://www.rainbowbay.org/
YBIZ Young
American's Business Network http://www.ybiz.com/aybizweb/Internetwork/projects/Bahamas.html
ISSA International Social
Security Association, June 2002 "Recent developments in Health care,
selected
experiences in Central America and the Caribbean" http://www.issa.int/pdf/tunis02/2perezmontas.pdf
Wichtige Informationen für Schweizer / informations importantes pour citoyens Suisses
u.a. über Sozialversicherungen / entre autres concernant Sécurité sociale
d "Im Ausland leben" http://www.swissemigration.ch/themen/auswanderung/00036/index.html?lang=de
f "S'établir dans un autre pays" http://www.swissemigration.ch/themen/auswanderung/00036/index.html?lang=fr
!! Cost of
living>
browse through the advertisements in the online-(pdf-)version
of The Nassau
Guardian
Import a car? see here
I'm a resident / have a working permit, what
about my girlfriend/partner/husband/wive? here
++Discussion
03.11.04 started by jp "Retirement on Abaco"
Abaco
board - about "annual residency permit" (sometimes called
the
"Home Owners Permit") and "Permanent Residency", costs,
time
etc.
Buy a house, apartment
find an apartment, see here
Real estate companies etc. see here
++Discussions
19.07.04 "Moving personal items to the bahamas"
Geographia/GB
board
30.07.04 "Buy /invest in a property, pro and
cons" Geographia/GBI
board
03.11.04 "buying a holiday/retirement home on
GB" Geographia/GBI
Board
|
Excerpt from the above thread: Slow
down!
(Jeff) |
+++Articles re "Work Permit Policy"
Situation
22.09.03
"Immigration tightens up on fees,
expatriate
hiring" Nassau
Guardian
05.12.03 "Immigration goes after work permit
'facilitators'" Nassau
Guardian
19.04.04 "Second home market touted" Nassau
Guardian
Stories, articles and
discussions
about living/working in the Bahamas
see also Books
- trip reports - overviews
Under
the Dillie Tree - from an american's perspective http://bahamiansonline.com/d/dilly.html
+Book:
Under the Dillie Tree - "Moving to the Bahamas", David Reeve
(&
Andria) , and other books which can be bought (as PDF file download)
over
the internet, another description http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/59/Moving_to_the_Bahamas.html
Real Post
Reports/Tales from a Small Planet http://talesmag.com/rprweb/the_rprs/west/bahamas.shtml
Matthew
Stories
http://www.botos.com/matthew/bahamas/
see also here:
Biscottiland (Bruce Scott) - Bahamas updates
+++Articles
1987
"Easy Living: My Two Years in the Bahamas" Mark
Skousen
09.2002 "The
Bahamas - the tax-free alternative to Florida" Henly
Global
Looking for a job?
see also
comment
here
search:
- !!!
Nassau
Guardian on-line > Online PDF pages > Classifieds
- Message
Boards, some have job/classified sections
- Guides/Portals
- !!
JITS
Job in the Sun, with forum http://jobinthesun.com
> Job Seekers > Current Vacancies > pick [Bahamas] > search
(further seach
parameters
- http://www.resortjobs.com/>
enter Bahamas (10.6.03: 1 entry)
Business and Relocation
Service
SCC http://www.escapeartist.com/efam20/Residence.html
SCC www.bahamasrelocation.com
SCC http://www.investorsoffshore.com/html/faq/faq_expat_tabletemp.html#bahamas
Au
pair
English
for Foreign Learners
http://www.eaupair.com/
(03/03 3 offers for Bahamas)
http://www.findaupair.com/
(03/03 1 offer for Bahamas)
http://www.aupairforum.com/
http://www.greataupair.com/
FAQ http://www.immigration.com/faq/aupair.html
Schüleraustausch?
es gibt keine besondere Institution (wie z.B. in der Schweiz), die Schüleraustausche in den Bahamas organisiert, d.h. nicht, dass es nicht vorkommt, es muss einfach mehr selbst organisiert werden.
St-Andrews (siehe Link unten, Privatschule) hat ausländische Studenten (z.B. aus Deutschland), z.B. für ein Semester. Die Schüler wohnen z.B. bei den Lehrern
Ministry of Education / Special Services / Student Affairs > Student Exchange
http://www.bahamaseducation.com/Special%20Services/student_affairs2.asp
Contact details: http://www.bahamaseducation.com/Contacts/contactus.asp
Links....
Schweizer Organisation http://www.afs.ch/
Deutsche Organisation http://www.ausgetauscht.de/ (mit Forum)
noch ein Forum http://30167.rapidforum.com/
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Schools, Education, Teaching |
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"The Ministry of Education provides free pre-school, primary and secondary education to all residents of The Bahamas. Private school education is also available. Secondary education offered by the government is run on the British examination system. The Ministry of Education in consultation with The University of Cambridge Local Syndicate introduced The Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) in 1993. Private Schools vary between the British and US education format. Four government operated institutions in the Bahamas offer higher education: The College of The Bahamas, The University of the West Indies (Regional), The Bahamas Hotel Training College and the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute." (source: kpmg.com.bs, text not available anymore) |
+++Articles
23.01.04 "Daphne Barr's education formula
Northern
District education..." Nassau
Guardian/Freeport News
31.01.04
"Three
peat " (Spelling Bee contest) Nassau
Guardian - more about Spelling Bee: Bahamas
- US Spelling Bee
(lots
of details)
04.01.04 "Foreign Language Cadets Launched to
Tap New Tourism Markets"
Nassau
Guardian
02.03.04 "Nat'l Spelling Bee officially launched"
Nassau
Guardian
30.07.04 "Eight Bahamians get OAS scholarships"
Nassau
Guardian
19.08.04 "Two get scholarships to study medicine,
finance in China" Nassau
Guardian
09.11.04 "Teaching language to minority students"
Nassau
Guardian
04.02.05 "Significant changes for
Government schools in GB" Freeport
News
17.02.05 "Moore's Island [Abaco] has limit on education - stops at the
ninth grade [...] so does their high school education. " Freeport
News
23.02.05 "Creole classes for Carmichael Primary School staff" Nassau
Guardian
23.02.05 "Forum to address education and skills gap begins Thursday" Nassau
Guardian
02.03.05 "Do boys learn differently? - Finding an alternative to male
underachievement" Nassau
Guardian
17.07.07 "College costs discourage many" Nassau Guardian
| The rising costs of education and the minimal returns are possibly the reason some new graduates are opting not to attend college, says a recent high school graduate, however, this is a problem that Labor Minister Dion Foulkes wishes to address. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Minister Foulkes said that the shortage of students receiving tertiary education is a growing problem for both the government and the nation. [] According to recently-released reports from the College Board, most students and their families in the United States can expect to pay, on average, from $90 to $1,238 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees, depending on the type of college. In The Bahamas college fees are also expected to increase. With some 6,300 students expected to graduate this year, this issue is truly a concern for many parents, says Michael Rolle, the parent of a recent Temple Christian graduate. "I have four children," he said. "One is in college now, one just graduated and I have two more to worry about. Whenever I hear that college expenses are increasing I get upset but I know that I have to find the money to help my children to get ahead in life. It's just something I have to do, but it's hard to do it all." [] "I don't want to attend COB. I would have liked to have attended college in Canada, but I know we cannot afford it, and the banks aren't that willing to assist persons like us. We have too many bills for me to get a college loan, so I really don't know what I will decide. Plus, most people I know with a degree either do not work in their field or their pay still sucks." Recently Minister Foulkes pointed out that a significant number of graduates will still go on to get tertiary education at the College of the Bahamas or other institutions of higher learning. "In terms of those returning from college, most of them — with their degrees and qualifications will get a job," said Foulkes. Pointing to the "significant developments in Nassau and Grand Bahama," Foulkes said that there are many ongoing and upcoming opportunities. Adding that the government is "confident" that these developments will provide jobs for many young adults, Foulkes said that he would like to see as many students as possible get a college degree. |
Overviews
!!! Bahamas
Ministry of Education (opens veeery slowly) http://webserv.bahamaseducation.com/index.html
US Embassy
in Nassau - description of school system http://nassau.usembassy.gov/download/2.Pre-ArrivalWelcomeLetter.doc
> sroll down to Education
Description
by Bahamianguide http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/education.html
List of
schools
with denominations (as most are private and church oriented) http://www.thebahamas.net/hschool/
!! various
course
outlines of Queen's college (history, religion etc.) http://www.qchenceforth.com/academics.htm
examinations at Bahamian schools (example Queen's
college) http://www.qchenceforth.com/examinations.htm
Higher
Education
College of
the Bahamas http://www.cob.edu.bs/
+++Article
20.05.04 "TUC wants industrial studies division at COB" Nassau
Guardian
UWI
University of the West Indies http://www.uwi.edu,
Campuses:
Cave
Hill Barbados (Faculties)
- Mona, Jamaica (Faculties)
- St Augustine, Trinidad
&
Tobago (Faculties)
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The University of the West Indies is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 15 different countries in the West Indies - Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Lucia, St.Vincent & The Grenadines, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. The University was founded in 1948 at the Mona campus in Jamaica, as a University College in a special relationship with the University of London. The University achieved independent status in 1962. The St. Augustine campus, in Trinidad, which was formerly the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, was started in 1960. The Cave Hill campus, in Barbados, was established in 1963. The University has three main campuses. They are: Mona - in Jamaica, Cave Hill - in Barbados, St Augustine - in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. In addition to the three main campuses, the University has centres in all of its non-campus Caribbean countries. The Bahamas is a contributing country. Although not the site for a full-fledged UWI campus, the Centre for Hotel & Tourism Management is located in Nassau and the first year of the Law degree is administered at the College of the Bahamas in Nassau. Source: http://www.uwi.edu/ |
Centre for
Hotel and Tourism Management at UWI http://www.chtm.uwi.edu
The COB School of Hospitality Tourism Studies
(ex the Bahamas Hotel Training College) http://www.cob.edu.bs/schools/hosp_and_touris_home.html
Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute http://www.btvi.org
Public & Private Schools (Nassau / Freeport)
St Andrew's
School (private school) http://www.st-andrews.com
Located on the East side of
New Providence. Grades Pr-reception – Twelve (corresponding U.S.
years
are Nursery – Grade Eleven)
Lyford Cay
School (private school) http://www.lyfordcayschool.net/
Located on the West side of
New Providence. Grades Nursery – Twelve (corresponding U.S.
years
are the same)
Tambearly
Private School http://www.tambearly.com/
Located on the West side of
New Providence. Grades Reception 1 – Nine (corresponding
U.S.
years
are the same)
Meridian School at Unicorn Village (private
school)
http://www.unicorn-village.com/Meridian.html
Located on the West side of
New Providence, Grades Pre-School – Year Three
(see also US
Embassy info)
IBO International Baccalaureate http://www.ibo.org/, - list of schools in the Bahamas which offer IB programms
Carmichael Primary School http://www.carmichaelprimaryschool.com/
St. John's
College (private school) http://www.jampine.com/school/sjc.html
Queen's
College
(private school) http://www.qchenceforth.com/
Lucaya
International
School, GBI (private school) http://www.lucaya-is.org/
Montessori
Bahamas (private school) http://www.montessoriconnections.com/cgi-bin/internationaldb/internationalsearch.cgi
- Montessori general info
Saint
Augustine's
College (private school) (Benedictine) http://www.osb.org/icbe/database/35.html
about CSB/SJUCollege
of Saint Benedict Saint John’s University press
release
Kingsway
Academy
Uniquely Bahamian (history, souvenirs etc.) (Born Again Christians) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/4647/kingsway.htm
Oakesfield
Primary School (7th Day Adventists)
http://www.oakesfieldprimaryschool.com
Galilee
College
http://4dw.net/galilee/gc/gc.htm
XX 19.3.04
broken Discovery Anglican Primary School
Freeport
http://www.discovery-primary.com/
Freeport
Anglican
High (brief info) http://www.internationalschools.net/istd-viewschool/4017-Freeport_Anglican_High_School-1.html
+++Article 01.12.04
"The little school that can [Cyber Learning Centre, Marsch Harbour,
Abaco] Freeport
News
Miscellaneous, other
institutions
(other Bahamian schools, Out Island Schools, Caribbean etc.)
Study
abroad, search result http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/Bahamas.cfm
English
as a Foreign Language
Grosvenor Academy, Nassau (not with Eurolingua anymore
02.2005) http://www.geocities.com/grosvenoracademy/
offers also courses such as "English and Scuba Diving"
Cactus Language (seems to refer to Grosvenor Academy) http://www.cactuslanguage.com/en/book/course.php?course_id=1867
College of the Bahamas http://www.cob.edu.bs/
see also Overview Golden Pages
- I couldn't find info on their webseite about "foreign students" and
"English as a Foreign Language", but this seems to be possible, one
might have to call and ask, also private schools offer courses
(semester), e.g. St. Andrews http://www.st-andrews.com
Internship
at CMRC http://www.cmrc.org/internships/
(CMRC see also here)
Famulatur
(in German) see here
Success
Training
College (Tech / Health / Business / IT / Social&Humanity) http://www.successbahamas.com/
+++Article
14.01.04 "Success Training College" Nassau
Guardian
Institute
of Business and Commerce http://www.lexbahamas.com/ibc.htm
Eugene Dupuch
Law School http://www.lexbahamas.com/edls.htm
McHari
Distance
Learning Online Education http://mchari-institute.com/
Island School,
Cape Eleuthera, Eleuthera http://www.islandschool.org/
+++Article
18.12.03 "The Island School to award an environmental scholarship " Nassau
Guardian
Academybahamas
Albania Christian Academy http://www.academybahamas.com/index.html
Paper re: Distance Education Bahamas 2000 http://www.col.org/resources/publications/SmallStates00/2_conf_proc_Bancroft.pdf
(Eleuthera) Harbour Island All Age School http://www.briland.com/topmenu/school/Index.htm
Samana College (Samana Training Center), Frank
Minaya y Willmore, (Aug 03: planned) "First United States,
Caribbean-Based
Higher Education Study Abroad Center, on Samana, Dominican Republic, http://www.samanacollege.com/
- updates
!!!Caribbean
Education on-line http://www.caribbeanedu.com/
COL
Commonwealth
of Learning (intergovernmental organization)
http://www.col.org
Educator
Bahamas
Yahoo Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educators-Bahamas/
Teaching in
the Bahamas - private website http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/4647/nassidx.htm
ACE American
Council on Education http://www.acenet.edu/
Homeschooling in the Bahamas
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12.11.04 birdy41: I homeschooled my children here for four years. Although they are presently going to the Lucaya International School (Check Google) they had a wonderful experience homeschooling in this environment. Although there are no laws in the Bahamas as yet in regard to homeschooling, the law states that all children must be schools. What I did was ensure I had good documentation of curriculum and also tested my children once a year with online testing services...that gave me and "if anyone asked" a feeler as to how my kids were doing. And of course they did very well! The beauty of homeschooling here is that within a small community my kids were able to meet lots of other kids at local events and functions. source: bahamasguide board |
Schüleraustausch ? siehe oben
+++Articles
29.07.04 "Barraduca accounts for over 76% of
fish poisonings in The Bahamas" Nassau
Guardian
30.07.04 "'Not a playground [for experimental
medical research],' says Minister" Nassau
Guardian
30.07.04 "Stem cell info 'misleading' -Researcher
says public needs clarity on issue" Nassau
Guardian
17.01.05 "Critical need for a CAT scanner"
Nassau
Guardian
25.01.05 "Is Abaco about to lose its only ambulance service?" Freeport
News
24.07.07 "Govt moving to reduce waiting time" Nassau Guardian
11.09.07 "PMH
to cut down on patients' waiting time" Nassau
Guardian
Vaccinations?
|
Vaccinations are not required for visitors to The Islands Of The Bahamas, unless arriving from an infected area. Travellers should ensure that their routine (childhood) immunizations are up-to-date (e.g.. tetanus, diphtheria, polio, measles) . |
Bahamas
Ministry of Health / National Health Insurance / UWI School of Medicine:
go to http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/
> Contacts > Agencies > go to "Health, Ministry of" (direct link http://tinyurl.com/q7tl7
)
+++Article 01.11.04 "Better staff-to-customer
relations for Ministry of Health" Nassau
Guardian
see also here for NHI National Health Insurance
School of Medicine UWI (Campus St Augustine,
Trinidad)
http://sta.uwi.edu/fms/schools_medicine.php
Clinical Programme, Bahamas http://sta.uwi.edu/fms/bahamas_prog.php
see above for more info about
UWI University of West Indies
Medical
institutions
Website of US Embassy in Nassau:
List of Hospitals and Clinics http://nassau.usembassy.gov/hospitals_and_clinics.html
List of Doctors http://nassau.usembassy.gov/list_of_doctors.html
Overview by Bahamasguide http://www.thebahamasguide.com/facts/hospitals.htm
Overview by US Department of State - Bahamas
Post Report > > scroll down to [Health and Medicine]
DHHS
Doctors
Hospital http://www.doctorshosp.com/
DHHS
Newsletter
http://www.doctorshosp.com/newsletter.html
+++Article
21.05.04 "New scanner improves care for patients" Nassau
Guardian
Dialysis in
the Bahamas at New Providence Dialysis Unit http://www.newprovidencedialysisunit.com/
Bahamas
Diabetic
Association
http://www.dota.org/Map/CentralAmericaCaribbean/bahamas.htm
The Department
of Anaesthesia, Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas http://members.tripod.com/~anaesthesiapmh/
Women's Health and Birth Centre
http://www.womenshealthandbirthcentre.com
The
Impact of Early Pregnancy...and in the Caribbean http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fsimpact.htm
Bahamas Crisis
Centre
http://www.bahamascrisiscentre.org/
Cancer Society Bahamas http://www.cancersocietybahamas.org/
Diving
Medicine
Scuba.doc great resource for diving medicine
http://scuba-doc.com/
Scuba.doc
- Bahamas Dive Accident Facilities
http://scuba-doc.com/divbah.htm
Insects
(No-seeums, noseeums, no-see-ums,
sand
flies, sand gnats, midges, mosquitos)
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Sometimes called no-seeums (You don't hear em and you don't see em), but you'll know when you're being attacked as you'll feel lots of itchy bity things on your scalp, arms, legs, etc. They are tiny, easily go through window screens, and love to bite. Again tend to be bad at sunset - take the same precautions as with dealing with mosquitoes. source gotocayman |
traveldoctor.co.uk
http://www.traveldoctor.co.uk/stings.htm
> scroll down to sand flies
scuba.doc,
about insects http://www.scuba-doc.com/insects.htm
bohard museum
about no-see-ums http://bohart.ucdavis.edu/InsectInfo.php
> Insects and Arachnid Information Sheets > No-see-ums
Mosquito.org http://www.mosquito.org/
+Discussion
... (lots of
interesting postings are lost because of new location of the best of the Bahamas
forums, new postings will be added as soon as possible)
AIDS
CATIN The Caribbean AIDS Telecommunications and
Information Network http://www.catin.org/country/bahamas.htm
+++Articles
5.3.04 XXX broken 01.12.03
"Drop in HIV rate claimed"
Nassau
Guardian
05.03.04 "Bahamas lauded for decline in HIV/AIDS
" Nassau
Guardian
29.11.04 "AIDS figures
'misleading' Bahamas may not be #1 in Caribbean" Nassau
Guardian
04.02.05 "Bahamas winning the fight against HIV/AIDS" Nassau
Guardian
16.02.05 "HIV/AIDS nutrition workshop, book launched" Nassau
Guardian
16.02.05 "AIDS super strain in the region - 3-DCR HIV 'alarming and
disquieting,' says Gomez " Nassau
Guardian
Famulatur
(Praktikum)
auf den Bahamas, 1998 (deutsch)
http://www.thieme.de/viamedici/laender/bahamas/famulatur_nassau.html
Miscellaneous
Ciguatera
(form of human poisoning caused by consumption of sea food) http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/groups/niehs/media/readings.jsp
search page for "Ciguatera"
GEIRS
Global
Ethnomedical Information Research System http://www.cieer.org/geirs/regions/carib/bah/ba.html
NHS Scotland
(official) - Immunisations Advice Bahamas http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/Country/Bahamas.html
CDC US
National
Center for Infectious Diseases - for Caribbean: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/caribean.htm
travmed
Disease
Risk Analysis - Bahamas http://www.travmed.com/maps/country.epl?c=Bahamas
mdtravelhealth
vaccinations http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/mamerica_carib/bahamas.html
Medical
Emergencies while cruising http://abacoguide.net/medical.htm
Caribbean
Epidemiology Centre (CAREC) http://www.carec.org/
WHO health
info sources Bahamas http://www.who.int/country/bhs/en/
WHO, various
information, choose country etc. http://www.paho.org/English/SHA/coredata/tabulator/newTabulator.htm
WHO
Environmental health risks http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241580364_chap3.pdf
e.g. aquatic animals page 14
PAHO Pan
American
Health Organization http://www.paho.org/English/DD/AIS/cp_index.htm
click on Bahamas to get the latest country factsheet
LACHSR Latin
America and the Caribbean Regional Health Sector Reform Initiative http://www.lachsr.org/en/index.cfm
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization Analysis of Health Sector
Reform
in the English speaking Caribbean Countries http://www.lachsr.org/documents/analysisofhealthsectorreformintheenglishspeakingcaribbeancountries-EN.pdf
Bush medicine
Bush Medicine (re: Laurel Richey) http://www.bahamasgateway.com/bahamas_bush_medicine.htm
A Bahamian Diet for What Ails You:
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Paw Paw Milk used for getting rid of worms, usually given with a dash of sugar on a spoon. Cancer Bush usually used by women because it heals the "insides" especially after having a baby. Blue Flowers used to bring up the cold of the chest. Pepper Leaf is very good for boils. Milk from Fig Trees used to slow the heartbeat and calm the nerves. Sour Sop Leaf calms the nerves. Crab Bush used for stomach pains. Hibiscus causes diarrhea and can be used to lose weight. White Sage used for itches on the skin. Sailors' Flowers are used for high blood pressure. Castor Oil Leaf is used for menstrual trouble. Pond Bush is used for arthritis. Fever Grass is used for the flu. Bonavas is good for ring worms. Earth Remover is a mixture of bushes that causes women to become fertile; also brings down high blood pressure and cures ulcers. Source: http://www.soulofamerica.com/isldfldr/nassau3.html |
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