• Waiver of business license fees

• Waiver of real property tax payable on all eligible properties that are reconstructed Restored or are otherwise inhabitable by October 2020.

• A VAT credit of up to 50% on the sale of all property.

• Establishment of 10 million dollar loan guarantee and equity financing program.

• Bahamian small and medium sized businesses can secure up to $500,000 in financing under the government program to fund the restoration of businesses or the creation of new businesses.

• Establishment of a business assistance One stop shop in GB and Abaco that will house reps of SBDC, Bahamas Investment Authority, Ministry of Finance, Dept of Inland Revenue, Dept Environmental Health & building permits unit of various agencies.

• East GB & Abacos will be extended the bonded items facility similar to The GB Port Authority

For more information and details on any of this information, please contact one of the Bahamian diplomatic missions. Here is the list: Bahamian Diplomatic Missions List Link

Graphic by IG: @katrinacreates

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Contact Listing for Overseas Missions

 

HEADS OF MISSIONS

 

Canada

His Excellency Alvin Smith
High Commissioner
The Bahamas High Commission
99 Bank Street, K1P 6B9 Ottawa, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-1724
Emergency Hotline: 613-790-6801
Facsimile: (613) 232-0097
E-mail: ottawa-mission@bahighco.com

 

China

His Excellency Sterling Quant
Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
4th Floor, Tayuan Diplomatic Office Building,
14 Liangmahe Nan Lu,
Chaoyang District
Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100600
Telephone: 011-86-106532-2922
Emergency Hotline: 011-86-13718784319
Facsimile: 011-86-10-6532-2304
Website: www.bahamasembassy.cn
E-mail: info@bahamasembassy.cn

 

Cuba

His Excellency Brent Dean
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
3006 5th Avenue 3/30 y 32
Miramar, Playa
Havana, Republic of Cuba
Telephone: 011-537-206-9918
Facsimile: 011-537-206-9921/23
E-mail: aaa41emb@gmail.com

 

Haiti

His Excellency Jeffery Williams
Ambassador
Embassy of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
12 Rue Goulard
Place Boyer
Pétion-Ville, Haiti
Telephone: 011-509-257-8782
Facsimile: 011-509-2256-5759
E-mail: bahamasembassy@hainet.com

 

United Kingdom 

His Excellency Ellison Greenslade
High Commissioner
The Bahamas High Commission
10 Chesterfield Street
London W1J 5JL
England
Telephone: 011-442-07-408-4488
Emergency Hotline: +44 07342 882 551
Facsimile: 011-442-07-499-9937
E-mail: info@bahamashclondon.net

 

MISSIONS ACCREDITED TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Geneva, Switzerland

Vacant
Permanent Representative

Mr. Frank Davis

Chargé d’affaires
Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to
The United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
15b Chemin Louis-Dunant (3rd Floor)
1202 Geneva
Telephone: +41 (0) 22-730-1750
Facsimile: +41 (0) 22-730-1753
E-mail: 

 

New York

United Nations

Her Excellency Sheila Carey
Ambassador/Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United Nations
231 East 46^th Street
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 421-6925/6/9
Facsimile: (212) 759-2135
E-mail: mission@bahamasny.com or Consulate@bahamasny.com

 

Washington

The Organization of American States (OAS)

His Excellency Sidney Collie
Ambassador/Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the Organization of American States
2220 Massachusetts Avenue, North West
Washington, DC, 20008
Telephone: (202) 319-2660/7
Facsimile: (202) 319-2668
E-mail: bahemb@aol.com

 

CONSULATES GENERAL

 

Atlanta

Mrs. Astra Armbrister-Rolle
Consul General
Consulate General of The Bahamas
Park Central Building
2970 Clairmont Road, NE
Suites 690
Atlanta, Georgia, 3302
Telephone: (404) 214-0492
Fax: (404) 214-0497
E-mail: bahamasconsulatega@bahconga.com 
Social Media : Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bahconga242/

 

Miami

Mrs. Linda Treco- Mackey
Consul General
Consulate General of The Bahamas
Ingraham Building Suite 818
100 N Biscayne Blvd Suite #900
Miami, Florida 33132
Telephone: (305) 373-6295
Facsimile: (305) 373-6312
E-mail: bcgmia@bellsouth.net

 

New York

Mr. Larry Cartwright
Consul-General
Consulate General of The Bahamas
Bahamas House
231 East 46th Street
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 421-6420
Emergency Hotline: 201-320-1145
Facsimile: (212) 688-5926

 

Washington , DC

Mr. Theo Neily
Consul General
Consular Annex
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC, 20005
Telephone: (202) 734-6578
Emergency Hotline: (202) 679-9045
Emergency Cellphone Contact 1 : (202) 679-9046 -(Vice Consul)
Emergency Cellphone Contact 2 : (2023946262 – Vice Consul)
Facsimile: (202) 595-8251
Toll-free: 888-745-3243
E-mail: info@consulateofthebahamasdc.com