InvestInGrandBahamaFREEPORT-WHEREBUSINESSANDLIFESTYLEBENEFITSAREENDLESSFor50years,forward-lookingcompanieshavebeenrelocatingtoFreeport,GrandBahama,takingadvantageofbusinessopportunitiesandlifestylebenefitsthatarenotavailableanywhereelseintheregion.FreeportisaninternationalportandindustrialcentreoperatedbytheGrandBahamaPortAuthority(GBPA)underthetermsoftheHawksbillCreekAgreement.Theagreementwasfirstsignedin1955betweentheBahamiangovernmentandtheGBPAtodevelopCrownlandasafree-tradezone.Thislandnowtotals149,000acres(233squaremiles).ThebenefitsofoperatinginGrandBahamaincludeproximitytothevibrantUSmarket(FreeportisashortflightfromFlorida'seastcoast),adeep-waterharbourcapableofhandlingtheworld'slargestocean-goingvessels,abusycontainerportwiththemostup-to-dateequipmentandaninternationalairport.GrandBahamaalsoboastsmanyfinelargeandsmallhotels,includingtheGrandLucayanandtheVivaWyndhamFortunaBeachhotels,bothonbeautifulbeaches,aswellasnumeroustimeshareproperties.Freeportoffersmanyofthesamebenefitsthatareavailableinanyfirst-worldcityincluding:state-of-the-artcommunications,accesstobroadbandInternetandmilesofwell- WHYINVESTINGRANDBAHAMA?ProximitytotheUSNoincome,corporate,capitalgainsorinheritancetaxesStableanddemocraticgovernmentEconomicstabilityProactiveinvestmentincentivesSkilledEnglishspeakinglabourforceIdealclimatewithhighqualityoflifeSametimezoneasNewYorkandTorontoIndependentnationwithcompliantlegislationEssentialserviceswithmoderninfrastructureBahamasOilRefiningCompanyInternationalLtd(BORCO):Tel:242-350-2100Fax:242-352-4029Web:www.borcoltd.comBellChannelClub&Marina:Tel:242-373-2673Fax:242-373-3802Web:www.bellchannelclub.comGrandBahamaPortAuthority:Tel:242-350-9000Web:www.gbpa.comPharmaChemTechnologies(GrandBahama)Limited:Tel:242-352-8171/2Fax:242-351-7078Web:www.pharmachemtech.comPolymersInternationalLimited:Tel:242-352-3506Fax:242-352-2779Thestrategicchoiceforforward-lookingcompaniesJointheserespectedcompanieswhohavechosenGrandBahamamaintainedhighwaysandroads.Butthere'smuchmore.Separateresidentialcommunitiesincludegracioushomes,condosandrentalproperties.Amongtheamenitiesarebicycleandwalkingpaths,golfcourses,schoolsandmedicalfacilities,easyboatingaccessbycanalstotheisland'sfamousclearoceanwaterswherethefishingisgreatand,arguably,someofthemostbeautifulbeachesintheworld.NOTEWORTHYNUMBERS:BahamasInvestmentAuthority:GovernmentComplex,TheMallDrTel:242-352-8525Fax:242-352-8520Web:www.bahamas.gov.bsGrandBahamaChamberofCommerce:TheMallDrTel:242-3528329Fax:242-352-3280OfficeofthePrimeMinister:GovernmentComplex,TheMallDrTel:242-352-8525Fax:242-352-8520Web:www.bahamas.gov.bs |