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Culinary Team Readies For Caribbean Contest

Dinner guests gathered at Baha Mar to savour offerings by the Bahamas National Culinary Team, who are preparing to compete at the upcoming “Taste of the Caribbean” competition.

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association hosted the annual event to build support for the team ahead of the June 22-26 competition, and provide guests with a “taste of things to come”.
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Joy Jibrilu honored with CTO’s Allied Award

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Last Friday, during the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards Dinner and Fashion Show, a part of the annual Caribbean Week New York events, Ministry of Tourism and Aviation Director General Joy Jibrilu received the distinguished Allied Award for her exceptional work toward the sustainable development of Caribbean tourism.

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Hotels and resorts allowed to honor prior bookings at 7.5% VAT

After consultation with Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) members and stakeholders, government has allowed hotels and resorts with prior bookings at the 7.5 percent value-added tax (VAT) rate to honor that rate with their clients and to log those bookings with the Department of Inland Revenue.
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D’Aguilar leads delegation to Annual Caribbean Week events in New York City

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar will lead a delegation including Tourism Director General Joy Jibrilu and other representatives to the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week events in New York City this week.
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BHTA Executive Administrator Awarded

Charlotte Knowles-Thompson, executive administrator of the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), was awarded the Distinguished Administrative Professional Award at the Administrative Professionals Conference hosted by Island Human Resources Enterprises, a local human resources consulting and training firm, on Administrative Professionals’ Day, April 25, 2018.

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Bahamas Pursues ‘Gold Standards’ At Taste Of The Caribbean


The Bahamas National Culinary Team is looking to keep up that gold standard when it comes to The Taste of the Caribbean 2018. The fierce competition to be held June 22-26 at the Hyatt Regency Miami is a chance for countries of the Caribbean show their culinary prowess. …Continue readingBahamas Pursues ‘Gold Standards’ At Taste Of The Caribbean

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Public Sector Agencies Host Business License Training Workshop

The Bahamas Ministry of Finance’s Department of Inland Revenue, aligned with The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) and public-sector partners including The Bahamas Ministry of Financial Services, Trade and Industry and Immigration; The National Insurance Board (NIB) Department of Physical Planning, and Environmental Health held a “Business License Training Workshop” at the British Colonial Hilton.

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