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  • Photo of Bahamas, China Sign Memorandum on Air Services

    Bahamas, China Sign Memorandum on Air Services

    In what could be a major step for Bahamian tourism, the Bahamas and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for air service between the two countries. The move comes months after initial talks led by Prime Minister Perry Christie on the idea. The agreement was signed by Transport Minister Glenys Martin at Christie’s office in Nassau. It provides the…

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  • Photo of Bahamas Builds Resilience Against a Surging Sea

    Bahamas Builds Resilience Against a Surging Sea

    NASSAU, May 29 2015 (IPS) – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have championed the phrase “1.5 to stay alive” in demanding that global temperature increases be kept as far below 1.5 degrees C as possible to limit the anticipated devastating effects of climate change on the world’s most vulnerable countries. But for the countries of the Caribbean, the challenge associated with…

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  • Photo of The Bahamas signs on to major Agreements

    The Bahamas signs on to major Agreements

    The Bahamas used the occasion of the just-ended 18th Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) to sign Instruments of Accession to three agreements. Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Fred Mitchell signed on to the:  Agreement Establishing the CARICOM Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS);  Memorandum of Understanding for the Sharing of Intelligence among Member States of the…

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  • Photo of New and Optimized HIV Medicine Formulations for Children Living with HIV Developed

    New and Optimized HIV Medicine Formulations for Children Living with HIV Developed

    Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago are some of the countries that would benefit with this policy PANAMA CITY — Johnson & Johnson today announced that its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies have furthered their commitment to improve the health of children living with HIV through an expanded policy aimed at enhancing access to its HIV medicine darunavir. This policy…

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  • Photo of Accreditation and Metrology Services Given a Boost in The Bahamas

    Accreditation and Metrology Services Given a Boost in The Bahamas

    As the newest standards bureau in the region, The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) is now well on the way to enhancing its offering of accreditation and measurement standardisation services with the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) recently. Minister of Financial Services, Hon. C. V. Hope…

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  • Photo of Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT

    Caribbean Export, OAS partner to enhance businesses through ICT

    The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS) partnered with the Information and Communication Technology (CTIC) for the implementation of a training programme for ICT Advisors from 11 CARICOM countries. The countries are Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and…

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  • Photo of The Bahamas, CDB fund College of The Bahamas transformation project

    The Bahamas, CDB fund College of The Bahamas transformation project

    Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – Aimed at strengthening the institution in key areas that will undergird the future University of The Bahamas, The College of The Bahamas Transformation Project was launched on Wednesday, March 4th during a special ceremony held at the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre. The project is funded by the Government of the Commonwealth of the…

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  • Photo of Andros mangrove restoration project shortlisted to win exclusive European grant

    Andros mangrove restoration project shortlisted to win exclusive European grant

    ANDROS, The Bahamas – In 2014 ten million people were engaged to vote for fifteen projects from around the world supporting conservation projects to win one of the three coveted European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) grants. This year the only project short listed from the Caribbean region is a coastal/mangrove restoration project in Andros, Bahamas. This project was submitted by…

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  • CARICOM Agriculture Ministers tour cutting-edge Bahamian agri-project

    Llonella Gilbert Bahamas Information Services NORTH ANDROS, The Bahamas — Ministers of Agriculture of the Caribbean Community toured the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute just prior to CARICOM’s opening of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean in Nassau, February 26-27. The Bahamas Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government the…

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  • Photo of Prime Minister Christie Speaks for  Youth Development and Empowerment at CARICOM

    Prime Minister Christie Speaks for Youth Development and Empowerment at CARICOM

    By Betty Vedrine, Bahamas Information Services Nassau, Bahamas – The Caribbean has ‘extensive’ intellectual, cultural and sporting heritage that should be further developed Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie, who is Chairman of CARICOM, observed at the Opening Ceremonies of the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the…

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