Security Services in Nassau and Paradise Island, The Bahamas

See the Caribbean page for coverage across the region.

Retail and Resort Districts in Nassau and Paradise Island

We manage security programs for retailers and properties across New Providence and Paradise Island, including:

• Bay Street, downtown Nassau
• Nassau Cruise Port at Prince George Wharf
• Marina Village at Atlantis, Paradise Island
• Baha Mar, Cable Beach
• Harbour Bay Shopping Centre

Security Considerations in Nassau and Paradise Island

Nassau handles several large cruise ships on many days, and passengers walk straight from Prince George Wharf onto Bay Street. Jewelers and watch retailers along that stretch see crowds arrive within minutes of docking and thin out before sailing time. Officers need to manage entry, watch high-value cases during the busiest hours and work from a weekly schedule built around ship arrivals.

Paradise Island and Cable Beach combine hotel lobbies, casino floors, marina berths and resort boutiques in one setting. Retail tenants in these properties need officers who follow both the store’s procedures and the resort’s own security rules, coordinate with hotel security teams and treat guests with discretion. Clear reporting lets the brand and the property work from the same information.

In The Bahamas, MGP manages the program and sets the Post Orders, supervision and reporting, while officers come from vetted local security companies. Winter is the busiest tourist season, and hurricane season from June to November calls for store closing and storm plans agreed with each site well before any advisory is issued.

How Coverage Works in The Bahamas

Coverage runs on the MGP Global Partner Program: MGP manages the program and officers are supplied by vetted, locally licensed security companies.

Security guards and inquiry agents in The Bahamas are licensed by the Minister of National Security under the Inquiry Agents and Security Guards Act. Source

Services in Nassau and Paradise Island

Security Officer Requirements in The Bahamas

• The Government of The Bahamas lists an Inquiry Agents and Security Guards (IASG) Licence, required for persons who wish to act as a security guard or inquiry agent, with a separate procedure to renew it. Source
• A business that provides security guard or inquiry agent services needs its own licence to operate, listed separately from the individual guard licence, and that licence must also be renewed. Source

Common Questions

Does MGP hold its own security license in The Bahamas?

No. In The Bahamas, officers are employed by vetted security companies that hold the local licenses, and MGP manages the program, its standards and its reporting.