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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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