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- Notice – Security Council Sanctions Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) Amends 22 Names on Its Sanctions List- March 12th 2026
- Notice – FATF REQUEST FOR INPUT ON PROLIFERATION FINANCING RISK – MARCH 7TH 2025
- Notice – Release of GFSR’s Countering Proliferation Financing Guidelines – August 6th 2025
- Notice – Reminder to Regulated Entities: Nominee Transparency Requirements (Implementation of FATF Recommendation 24)- January 2026
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List- March 2nd 2026
- Notice – Security Council 1591 Sanctions Committee Adds Four Entries to Its Sanctions List – February 24th 2026
- Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, Strategic Initiatives and Continuation of The Russian Federation’s Suspension- February 2026
- Notice – “Urgent Reminder Notice- Fourth Quarter UN Sanctions Reporting (Form B) – February 2026”
IDENTIFICATION OF NOMINEES, DIRECTORS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS” – February 27th 2025
CC Website Links for Sectors Supervised – Lawyers, Real Estate, Accountants & Dealers in Precious Metals & Stones (DPMS) – February 27th 2025- Notice – REMINDER NOTICE- INTERNAL COMPLIANCE EFFECTIVENESS REVIEW- January 29th 2026
Notice – Updated awareness brochures 2026- Lawyers, Accountants, DPMS, Real Estate Brokers and Land Developers, Designated Government Agencies- January 19th 2026
Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List – Iraq – December 17th 2025
Notice – Guidance for Who Can Be a Senior Manager Required for Registration on the CC Portal – December 17th 2025
Notice – Updated Awareness Brochures 2025 – Lawyers, Accountants, DPMS, Real Estate Brokers and Land Developers, Designated Government Agencies – April 2025
Notice – Public Notice (DNFBPs) Registration with the Compliance Commission – Third Quarter
Notice – Public Notice (DNFBPs) Registration with the Compliance Commission – Fourth Quarter
Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, Strategic Initiatives and Continuation of the Russian Federation’s Suspension – October 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry to Its Sanctions List – October 24th 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry to Its Sanctions List – October 20th 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List – October 8th 2025
Notice – Quarterly Update of Registrant Information on the Compliance Commission Online Portal – Deadline October 6th, 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Five Entries on Its Sanctions List – August 26th 2025
New Publications – Human Trafficking – August 18th 2025
Notice – Haiti Sanctioned List of Individuals – August 6th 2025
Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – August 6th 2025
FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, Key Developments, Strategic Initiatives and Continuation of the Russian Federation’s Suspension – July 2025
Notice – Implementation of Online Sanctions Reporting Portal – July 22nd 2025
Virtual Training Session on July 24th 2025 (10–11am) – User Functionality of the Online Sanctions Reporting Portal
Publications – Red Flag Indicators for Terrorist Financing, Egmont Group Set of Indicators for Corruption Related Cases, FATF Guidance on Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment and Mitigation – July 21st 2025
Group of Financial Services Regulators Targeted Financial Sanctions Reporting Forms – Guidance Notes – July 21st 2025
Notice – Security Council 2653 Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List – Haiti – July 9th 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List – June 18th 2025
Notice – Compliance Commission Summer 2025 Newsletter
Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List – June 10th 2025
Notice – AML Typologies for the DNFBP Sector – May 2025
Annual Update of Registrant Information on the Compliance Commission Online Portal – Deadline December 31st, 2024
Quarterly Update of Registrant Information on the Compliance Commission Online Portal – Deadline May 2nd, 2025
Property and Related Services Threat Assessment – Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (HM Treasury – OFSI) – April 11th 2025
Notice – NRA Summary of Key Findings for the DNFBP Sector – April 9th 2025
United States Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs – International Narcotics Control Strategy Report – March 18th 2025
Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Twelve Entries on Its Sanctions List – March 13th 2025
Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, the Suspension of the Russian Federation Continues to Stand – March 11th 2025
Identification of Nominees, Directors and Beneficial Owners – February 27th 2025
Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List – February 24th, 2025- 2025 Public Notice – FCSP Agent Training 2025 (Finalized) – February 7th, 2025
- Notice – Reminder Notice – Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) – February 4th, 2025
- Notice – Registration with the Compliance Commission of The Bahamas – January 20th, 2025
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List – December 20th, 2024
- Notice – Bahamas NRA Summary of Key Findings – December 19th, 2024
- Notice – Bahamas National AML Strategy 2025–2028 – December 19th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List – December 6th, 2024
- Notice – Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2758 (2024), Security Council Renews Sanctions, Panel of Experts Concerning Yemen – November 20th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 1591 Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List – Sudan – November 13th, 2024
- Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, the Suspension of the Russian Federation Continues to Stand – October 30th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council Renews Sanctions Regime on Haiti for One Year, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2752 – October 18th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 2653 Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List – Haiti – September 30th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – September 19th, 2024
- Notice – Commercial Entities (Substance Requirements) Act 2023 (CESRA) Annual Economic Substance Reporting – August 30th, 2024
- Notice – Public Notice: Persons Acting in the Capacity of Trustee – September 2nd, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List – August 27th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 2140 Sanctions Committee Removes Two Entries from Its Sanctions List – Yemen – August 1st, 2024
- Notice – Horizontal Review of Gatekeepers’ Technical Compliance Related to Corruption – July 17th, 2024
- Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, the Suspension of the Russian Federation Continues to Stand – July 5th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council Al-Shabaab Sanctions Committee Adds Three Entries to Its Sanctions List – Somalia – May 22nd, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – Afghanistan – April 29th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – April 17th, 2024
- Notice – FATF Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons & Transparency of Legal Arrangements – March 18th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – March 11th, 2024
- Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, High-Risk Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action, FATF Statement on the Russian Federation – February 29th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 1533 Sanctions Committee Adds Six Entries to Its Sanctions List – Democratic Republic of Congo – February 21st, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 85 Entries on Its Sanctions List – February 9th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Fourteen Entries on Its Sanctions List – January 11th, 2024
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Seven Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – The Compliance Commission of The Bahamas 2023 Newsletter
- Notice – Annual Update of Registrant Information on the CC Online Portal 2023
- Notice – Security Council 2653 Sanctions Committee Adds Four Entries to Its Sanctions List – December 8th, 2023
- Notice – Security Council Renews Sanctions Regime, Arms Embargo against Al-Shabaab, Adopting Resolution 2713 (2023) – December 1st, 2023
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Amends Five Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Five Entries to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Guidance on Outsourcing of AML and Compliance Function and the Know Your Employee Guidance
- Notice – Security Council 2653 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List – Haiti
- Notice – Security Council 1533 Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List – Democratic Republic of Congo
- Notice – FATF Plenary Outcomes, Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, Jurisdictions Subject to a Call of Action – October 2023
- Notice – Security Council Renews Sanctions Regime, Targeted Arms Embargo on Haiti for One Year , Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2700 (2023)
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Bahamas ESS RA Portal release and the Training Agenda
- Notice – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea- Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends Nine Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries to Its Sanctions List – 7.26.23
- Notice – Updated awareness brochures and frequently asked questions
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends 16 Entries on Its Sanctions List – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
- Notice – Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, High Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call of Action- Outcomes FATF Plenary June 2023
- Notice – Security Council Renews Democratic Republic of Congo Sanctions Regime, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2688 (2023)
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes Two Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Countering Ransomware Financing
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 751 Sanctions Committee concerning Al-Shabaab Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council Extends Sanctions on South Sudan for One Year
- Notice – Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Compliance Commission’s AML Registrant Training April 2023
- Notice – Email Scammers Targeting Real Estate Sector, FinCEN warns
- Notice – CFATF publications and links on CC’s website
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes Two Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 1533 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, High Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call of Action and Jurisdictions No Longer under Increased Monitoring – Morocco and Cambodia – Outcomes FATF Plenary February 2023
- Notice – Security Council Renews Travel Ban, Assets Freeze on Specific Individuals, Entities Threatening Peace in Yemen, Unanimously Adopting Resolutions 2675 (2023)
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List – 1-31-23
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List – 1-18-23
- Notice – FATF Webinar on Money Laundering through the Real Estate Sector
- Notice – Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring, High Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call of Action and Myanmar’s Failure to Address Strategic Deficiencies – October 2022
- Notice – The Compliance Commission’s Newsletter: DNFBP Compliance Above and Beyond
- Public Notice- Persons Acting in the Capacity of Trustee
- Notice – Annual Update of Registrant Information on the Compliance Commission Online Portal – Deadline December 31st, 2022
- Notice – Reminder on CDD obligations for the Real Estate Sector.
- Notice – Financial Intelligence Unit – Consultation Documents
- Notice – Compliance Commission Alert on Real Estate and Precious Metals involving Russian Elites, Oligarchs and their family members
- Notice – AML Obligations for Real Estate Registrants
- Notice – Security Council 2374 Sanctions Committee (Mali) Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 2140 Sanctions Committee (Yemen) Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Amended Bahamian AML Legislations
- Notice – Joint Press Release from the Ministry of Finance and The Office of The Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs – The Government of The Bahamas Update on International Financial Services Compliance Matters
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee (DPRK) Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council Renews Mali Sanctions, Panel of Experts Monitoring Implementation, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2649 (2022)
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – FATF Global Efforts on Battling Terrorist Financing
- Notice – FATF Webinar on BO Transparency of Legal Persons
- Notice – FATF Publishes Guidance on Risk Based Approach for Real Estate Sector
- Notice – Security Council Renews Mandate of Expert Panel, Eases Arms Embargo on Central African Republic
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends 44 Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry On Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council Renews Democratic Republic of Congo Sanctions Regimes, Adopting Resolution 2641 (2022)
- Notice – Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action, Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring, FATF Statement on the Russian Federation – June 2022
- Notice – Security Council Extends Sanctions on South Sudan, Adopting Resolution 2633 (2022)
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Four Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Release of Research Paper entitled “AMLCFTCPF Controls within The Bahamas’ Real Estate Sector by The Compliance Commission of The Bahamas (CC) May 2022”
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes Three Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes Three Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 751 Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – FATF High-Risk and Other Monitored Jurisdictions plus Public Statement on Ukraine
- Notice – Directive on Russia Business Activities
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and AL-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes Two Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes Seven Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council Renews Arms Embargo, Travel Ban, Asset Freeze Imposed on Those Threatening Peace in Yemen
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Amends One Entry on Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Removes 3 Entries from Its Sanctions List
- Press Release -The Bahamas impending delisting from the EU AML Blacklist
- Notice – Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – October 2021
- Notice – ISIL & ALQAIDA Sanctions Removal of five entries
- Notice – ISIL & ALQAIDA Additional Enties 1.4.22
- Notice – ISIL & ALQAIDA Additional Entry 12.24.21
- Notice – CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Additional Entry 12.24.21
- Notice – Extension of Deadline for expiration of LOA
- Notice – ISIL & ALQAIDA Additional Entry
- Notice – FATF Meeting with the Private Sector on Beneficial Ownership
- Notice – FATF Webinar on Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Notice – Activation of the Commission’s Electronic Examination portal for Approved Accountants (Agents)
- Notice – Agent Training for Approved List of Auditors to conduct examinations using the Commission’s online portal
- Notice – The Compliance Commission’s AML Registrant Training
- Notice – Yemen additional entries
- Notice – Launch of CC Quarterly Newsletter
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
- Notice- FATF Public Statement – ISIL, Al-Qaida and Affiliates
- Notice – Iraq Removal 28 entries
- Notice – Removal ISIL ALQAIDA
- Notice – UN Security Council Renews Mali Sanctions
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends 92 Entries on its Sanctions List
- Notice- Additional Entry ISIL & AL-QAIDA
- Notice- Democratic Republic of Congo August 20 signed
- Notice- DRC Amendment
- Notice- ISIL & ALQAIDA Amends one entry
- Notice- Removal of entity
- Notice- Removal of Individuals
- Notice- UNSCR 2127 Central African Republic & UN Security Council Committee Sanctions’ List on Central African Republic
- UNSC ISILAL-QAIDA Addition
- Public Notice REGISTRANTS deadline
- Notice REGISTRANTS deadline
- Notice – Electronic Registration Portal is open for Registration from Friday August 13th, 2021
- Notice Online Registration for Registrants
- Notice – Procedures for Listing Delisting UNSCR 1373 – 7th May 2021
- Notice- FATF Call to Action and Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring
- Notice – CAR Renewal
- Notices – Democratic Republic of Congo Renewal & Iraq Removal
- Notice- Sudan Renewal
- Notice – Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Amends Two Entries on its Sanctions List
- PUBLIC NOTICE: Persons Acting in the Capacity of Trustee
- Notice – FATF Statements on High-Risk Jurisdictions Jurisdictions Under Increased Monitoring
- Notice- Central African Republic Removal
- Notice- UN Security Council amendment
- Notice – Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions amendments
- GFSR – NRA Notice to Financial Services Sector
- Notice- Sudan Removal
- Notice – ISIL and ALQAIDA Removal of two entries
- Notice – Central African Republic amendment
- Public Notice – Register of Beneficial Ownership Act 2018
- Iraq Sanctions List Removal of Two Individuals
- The FATF Delists The Bahamas from its Grey List
- High Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action – 21st Feb 2020
- Notice-Iraq Removal
- Procedures for Delisting – UNSCR 1267 and successive resolutions
- NPO S.2 EXCLUSIONS AND BODIES NOT REQUIRED TO REGISTER
- Codes of Practice- Accountants
- Codes of Practice- DPMS
- Codes of Practice Revision- Agents
- Codes of Practice-Government Agencies
- Codes of Practice-Lawyers
- Codes of Practice-Real Estate Brokers and Land Developers
- Notice – NON Profit Organisations
- Public Statement on Sint Maarten -July 2020
- Notice- Addition to Central Republic Sanctions List
- Notice- UNSC CAR Sanctions Regime Renewal/Entry Amendments
- Notice – Change of MLRO
- Notice-UN addition- Noor Wali Mehsud
- Notice- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Addition to the Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Quaida Sanctions List
- UNSC DPRK Sanction Amendment & UNSC Central African Republic Sanction Amendment
- Notice – Additional Entries and Amendments to the United Nations Security Council Resolutions Sanctions List
- Notice – Iran Order
- Notice – FATF countermeasures against Iran
- Notice – Follow up on Issuance of Afghanistan Order, Iraq Order, Iran Order and North Korea Order and frequency of review of Sanctions List
- PUBLIC NOTICE: Persons Acting in the Capacity of Trustee
- The Compliance Commission’s Policy on Administrative Penalties
- Statement by the FATF President: COVID-19 and measures to combat illicit financing
- Attorney General’s Directive 2019
- Guidance on Eligible Introducers (Third Party Introduction) for Lawyers, Accountants, Real Estate Brokers and Land Developers.
- Notice – Appointment of Licensed Accountants to conduct Anti-Money Laundering on-site examination.
- Notice – Requirements for DNFBPs to conduct a risk assessment
- Notice – The Implementation of the Risk Based Approach & Prioritization of On-site Examination
- Notice – Consolidated United Nations Security Council Sanctions List – Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea and Iran Orders