Domestic Investment in the Bahamas
Areas Reserved for Bahamians
The following business areas/sectors have been reserved for Bahamian Nationals only:
- Wholesale and Retail Operations
- Commission agencies engaged in the import/ export trade
- Real estate and domestic property management agencies
- Domestic newspapers and magazine publications
- Domestic advertising and public relations firms
- Nightclubs and restaurants, except specialty, gourmet and ethnic restaurants and restaurants operating in a hotel, resort complex or tourist attraction
- Security services
- Domestic distribution of building supplies
- Construction companies, except for special structures for which international expertise is required
- Personal cosmetic/beauty establishments
- Shallow-water scale-fish, crustacea, mollusks and sponge-fishing operations
- Auto and appliance service operations
- Public transportation
- Water sport Activities
- Bonefish Lodges with 20 rooms or less