Deputy Chairman - Mr. Lester Turnques

Deputy Chairman Turnquest is presently the Managing Director of Green Bay Group Ltd. He began his career at the Ministry of Finance. He also worked at Cititrust (Bah) Ltd as an Accounts Officer, Bank Leu (now Clariden Leu) as Vice President of companies, trusts, and private banking,  Ministry of Health as Parliamentary Secretary and Hampton Insurance /Britannia Group as Managing Director. The former Chairman of Nassau Flight Services Ltd and Bahamasair Holdings Ltd hold a Bachelors of Science degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  

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Simple Ways to Improve Your Cooking Skills

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Holding a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Lester Turnquest of Nassau, Bahamas, has held such roles as accounts officer for Cititrust and vice president with Clariden Leu. Currently, he serves as the managing director of Green Bay Group, Ltd. Outside of work, Lester Turnquest enjoys cooking. Many beginning chefs want to improve their skills in the kitchen. Below are a few simple ways to help you improve your cooking ability: - Use your hands. You may have a kitchen stocked with the most sophisticated cooking tools around, but your hands are still one of the best ways to determine the status of a food. You can tell when meat is cooked by testing its firmness with your hand, or you can gently squeeze a fruit to tell whether it’s ripe or not. - Do not be afraid to use salt. Salt is one of the most basic seasonings used in cooking, yet you may not be adding enough of it. As you cook, you should salt nearly everything, including meat, pasta wat...
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Fishing for Blue Marlin in the Bahamas

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A financial professional in Nassau, Bahamas, Lester Turnquest has worked for such entities as the Ministry of Finance, Cititrust, Ltd., and Clariden Leu. Currently serving as the managing director of Green Bay Group, Ltd., he coordinates all of the financial services company’s operational activities. In his free time, Lester Turnquest enjoys fishing. Fishers can find a wide range of species in Nassau and throughout the Bahamas, but the country’s national fish, the blue marlin, remains one of the most sought-after game fish.  Blue marlin favor the warmer temperatures found in the Caribbean and are particularly active in June and July. Anglers may be able to catch a blue marlin as early as April, which is the beginning of the country’s marlin season. However, white marlin are most commonly seen in April and May. While this species still puts up a huge fight when caught, white marlin are much smaller than blue marlin. On average, blue marlin weigh around 225 pounds, but they can gr...
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The First Aid App Developed by the Bahamas Red Cross

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