Bahamas / Banks

Banks tend to open from 9.30am to 3pm, Monday to Thursday, with an extra two hour opening time on Fridays to 5pm. The main centres are Nassau and Grand Bahama (where there is considerable offshore finance), but there are high street banks on some of the larger Out Islands including Andros, Eleuthera, The Exumas, San Salvador, Long Island.

Below are the major branches on New Providence and Grand Bahama:

New Providence

Banco Popular International, Nassau, t 394 6231
Bank of Butterfield, Nassau, t 393 8622
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Nassau, t 302 6000
Scotiabank, Nassau, t 333 7826
Scotiabank, Cable Beach, t 327 7380
Scotiabank, Nassau, t 356 1400
Scotiabank, Nassau, t 325 4007
Scotiabank, Paradise Island, t 363 2591

Grand Bahama

Bank of The Bahamas, Freeport, t 352 7483
Commonwealth Bank, Freeport, t 352 8307
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Freeport, t 352 8391
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Freeport, t 352 6651
Royal Bank of Canada, Freeport, t 352 6631
Scotiabank, Freeport, t 352 6774