Bahamas

  • July 3, 2013
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    BAHAMAS-ENVIRONMENT-Regional countries and companies agree to plan to protect marine and coastal env

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – At least 15 Caribbean countries and 17 companies have agreed to join forces to preserve and protect the region’s marine and coastal environment as well as accelerate the transition to renewable energy. “The Summit of Caribbean Political and Business Leaders will be forever etched in the history books of Caribbean conservation as a transformational event that…

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  • July 2, 2013
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    BAHAMAS-AVIATION-Government takes over full operations of Grand Bahama International Airport

    FREEPORT, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government Monday took over full control of the operations of the privately owned Airport Control Tower at Grand Bahama International Airport. “The Bahamas government is today taking over a critical function in aviation services on the island of Grand Bahama which up to this date was privately managed,” said Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Region discussing sustainable growth and development strategies

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Government and business leaders from across the Caribbean are gathered here this week along with international donor and lending agencies to take stock of how they have been collaborating on putting in place solutions to sustainable growth and development in the region. The driving force behind the two-day meeting that opened Monday is the Caribbean Growth…

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  • June 25, 2013
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    Bahamas PM warns crime and political agendas can hinder growth

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The prime minister of this archipelago of islands warns that crime, poor planning and the politicization of development agendas threatens the future viability of Caribbean economies. Addressing a gathering of leaders from the public and private sectors around the region, Perry Christie said it is important for the people of the Caribbean to “constantly work on…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    Artwork from Barbados, Bahamas added to IDB permanent collection

    WASHINGTON, CMC, CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has added three Caribbean paintings to its art collection. The Washington-based financial institution said the Caribbean Country Department (CCB) granted funds to the IDB’s Art Collection for paintings to highlight Caribbean talent. A painting dedication ceremony was held on Wednesday at the IDB headquarters at which “Mimosa pudica” by Bahamian Joscelyn…

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  • June 21, 2013
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    CARICOM Foreign ministers on fact finding mission to Turks and Caicos

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers are to visit the Turks and Caicos Islands on a fact finding mission next week. Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell is chairing the grouping that includes his colleagues from Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Haiti. A brief statement issued here said that the ministers “have embarked on a fact-finding…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    Government claims video showing beating of Cubans in detention centre is false NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has described as “a complete falsehood and an outrageous concoction” a video showing Cuban detainees being beaten by officers at a Bahamian detention centre. Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said the government has since referred the matter to its lawyers. He said he had seen a copy of the video purporting…

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  • June 18, 2013
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    In Bahamas, Arthur warns of threats to nation building

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – FORMER Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur is warning of social disintegration within the Caribbean if new lifestyles and consumption patterns promoted through globalisation, are allowed to go unchecked. Arthur gave the warning in an address at the 40th anniversary celebration of the Independence of The Bahamas, saying that it could also affect nation building in the region.…

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  • June 13, 2013
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    Former Barbados PM to deliver lecture on nation building in The Bahamas

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur will speak on the “philosophy of nation building” as part of the activities by the College of the Bahamas marking the country’s 40th anniversary of political independence. Arthur, who served as prime minister from 1994-2008, will deliver the lecture on Friday, the final day of The Bahamas at 40 Independence…

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  • May 31, 2013
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    Government announces new fiscal measures to help boost local economy

    NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The Bahamas government has announced a series of fiscal measures it hopes will turn around an economy that recorded slight growth last year but below the nearly three per cent figure that had been projected. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Perry Christie, presenting the 2013/14 “Budget Communication” to Parliament late Wednesday, said the prospects for…

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