{"id":32910,"date":"2013-03-14T09:15:02","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=32910"},"modified":"2013-03-14T09:56:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T13:56:40","slug":"gbpa-chairman-to-speak-grand-bahama-business-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/03\/gbpa-chairman-to-speak-grand-bahama-business-outlook","title":{"rendered":"GBPA Chairman to Speak at Grand Bahama Business Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-32911\" title=\"ian-fair\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ian-fair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ian-fair.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ian-fair-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ian-fair-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Freeport, Bahamas \u2013 Ian Fair, Chairman of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) will bring remarks at this week\u2019s Grand Bahama Business Outlook slated to be held Thursday March 14, at the Convention Centre of the Grand Lucayan Resort.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking under the theme, \u201cThe Future: Grand Bahama Island \u2013 A Wealth of Opportunity!\u201d Fair intends to dispel the talk of doom and gloom that has pervaded Freeport\u2019s economic outlook in recent times.\u00a0 \u201cDespite the hardships, we have seen a series of numerous successes that when added together paint a picture of a steadily progressive economy that is surviving despite a challenging environment,\u201d he commented.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 15th year in Grand Bahama, the reputable forum boasts a cadre of speakers, each of whom are highly respected within their individual sectors.\u00a0 The conference\u2019s overall theme aims to point the way forward for future success as speakers propound their views\u00a0 on \u2018Discovering the opportunities in this challenging environment.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Along with Fair, other presenters include, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism; Hon. Dr. Michael Darville, Minister for Grand Bahama; Barry Malcolm, President, Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce; Gowon Bowe, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Merrit Storr, Managing Partner, Chancellors Chambers; Christopher Russell, Director of Forestry, Ministry of Environment; Sarah MacDonald, President &amp; CEO, Grand Bahama Power Company; Marlon Johnson,\u00a0 Senior, VP Marketing &amp; Communications, BTC; Robert Myers, President, V Trade Company, Ltd; and Eleanor Phillips, Director, The Nature Conservancy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day what attendees want to know is what is really going on in Freeport,\u201d Fair added.\u00a0 \u201cIt is evident that a change has already begun with renewed investor interest, public private partnerships and a commitment to taking full advantage of opportunities for further growth and development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interested persons are encouraged to register for the informative sessions at the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Deloitte on East Sunrise Highway, or at the resort on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>By The Grand Bahama Port Authority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Fair, Chairman of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) will bring remarks at this week\u2019s Grand Bahama Business Outlook slated to be held Thursday March 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[153,81,1319],"class_list":["post-32910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-business-2","tag-grand-bahama","tag-grand-bahama-business-outlook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}