BCCEC In Action Blog

The BCCEC is pleased to welcome our newest members to the Chamber for July: Afri-Caribbean Trade and Logistics Consulting Group Best of The Bahamas 242 Covenant Legal Services J.Co Charters Woodside Insurance Brokerage, Ltd. Afri-Caribbean Trade and Logistics Consulting Group is a consultancy activating trade relations between African and Caribbean nations. We are actively doing this through the facilitation of national development projects we have been recruited to manage in

Back to School VAT Holiday is back for 2026! The Back-to-School VAT Holiday makes school shopping less expensive for parents while supporting local businesses throughout The Bahamas. Business Owners its now time to prepare; Shoppers its time to save Check out this year's procedure below!

Published by ONWRD Advisors, July 2, 2026 If you check your inbox right now, it is probably a war zone. We are deep in the December rush. The initial frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday has settled, but the noise hasn’t stopped. In fact, it has often just changed frequency. It shifts from doorbuster shouting to "last chance" urgency and sentimental year-end reflections. For consumers, it is exhausting. For business leaders and marketing teams, it is a high-stakes environm

Published by ONWRD Advisors, July 2, 2026 Can a tool that writes your emails also predict your next million-dollar pivot? Most organizations treat AI as a basic content generator, a way to churn out faster emails or social posts. But for CEOs and CMOs in high-stakes industries like finance, tourism, and real estate, the true value of intelligence lies in shifting from simple automation to strategic acceleration. ‍ Why AI Marketing Strategy Matters While 85% of marketers now u

Published August 6th, 2026 As part of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture's National Summer Youth Programme, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) was pleased to welcome Dasya McKenzie for a summer internship through the Job Placement Programme. Although Dasya is pursuing a degree in Biology at the University of The Bahamas, she embraced the opportunity to gain experience in a professional office environment. We sat down with her to reflec

Published by Chester Robards, The Nassau Guardian, August 6, 2026 The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) is calling for direct talks with the government, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) and Bahamas Grid Company (BGC) on the country’s worsening electricity situation, arguing that the business community has practical ideas to help ease the crisis, but should not be expected to shoulder the burden for failures it did not create. Chamber Chief Executiv