Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) President, Ian Rolle is encouraging Bahamians to take advantage of the opportunities available on the island.
Rolle described 2025 as a turnaround year for the island’s economy and said shared his excitement about this year. He told ZNS News, “as a result of the Carnival announcement, you have Royal Caribbean wanting to do more, MSC now wanting to do more and other major brands wanting to do more in Freeport, 2026 is going to be a very exciting year for Grand Bahama.”
On the opportunities now available on the island the GBPA President said, “I really want to encourage, not only foreign direct investment but also, most importantly, domestic investments. So those Bahamians who’ve saved a lot of money in Nassau, save a lot of money in Exuma and the other family islands take note of what’s happening here. You don’t want to be too late to join the party.”
Rolle also addressed what the GBPA is doing to support entrepreneurship and the east of doing business on the island. “We need to work more with government in regards to the foreign direct investment to being more certainly in regards to the timeframe one can get involved in business. We also need to speak with the banks because a number of the foreign direct investors complain about the timing to open a bank account etc., so there’s work to be done,” he said.
