The Tribune

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Installation Banquet for its elected Board Members will be held this Saturday at the Grand Lucayan Resort.

The guest speakers for the event will be Khaalis Rolle, minister of state for investments in the Office of the Prime Minister, and Alexander Sokoloff, political/economic specialist from the US Embassy in Nassau.

Barry Malcolm, the returning president of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, will be inducted for his second year of service and will be on hand to address the business community on pressing local issues.

The Banquet, under the theme, ‘The Future of Grand Bahama – The Way Forward’, will start with an official welcome by the Grand Bahama Youth Choir, followed by entertainment provided by the ‘Upper Cut’ Band.

“We are very excited about this year’s event,” said Mercynth Ferguson, executive director/administrator of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce.

“We are expecting a full house and are pleased with the support thus far. We encourage those who are not members to join the Chamber on Saturday to promote business here in Grand Bahama.”

The last year has brought the Chamber new members in a wide range of industries. The recent activities of the Chamber, challenging the Customs Management Act on behalf of the licensees of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, combined with an active Board of Directors and a new slate of business education programmes, has increased private sector interest.