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Bahamas PM urges continued IDB support for the Caribbean
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 20, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says Caribbean countries are still suffering from the effects of the recession but were continuing to put in place measures to ensure their future socio-economic development. Christie, who is also the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, told the opening of the opening of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean…
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CARICOM Heads of Government meet in The Bahamas next week
Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Perry Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, on Wednesday provided updates to the House of Assembly of The Bahamas on the CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting which he will host next week. The Meeting will be held on 26 and 27 February in Nassau. Prime Minister Christie told the House of Assembly that…
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Regional finance ministers meeting in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb 18, CMC – Caribbean finance ministers will meet here from Thursday for the Fourth Meeting of the Governors of the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The two-day meeting will discuss a number of issues including proposals for the organisational structure and capitalisation of the IDB’s private sector agency, and long-term financial policies of…
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At CELAC: PM Christie focuses on human development, migration, poverty reduction
The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Chairman of theCaribbean Community (CARICOM) on Wednesday focused on human development, migration and poverty as he addressed the opening ceremony of the CELAC Summit underway in San Jose, Costa Rica. The Summit is being held under the theme `Building Together’. I wish to identify with the…
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CARICOM Leaders and US in Energy Summit in Washington
During their one-day stay in Washington, the CARICOM Heads of Government will also engage in a follow up meeting with the Vice President to gauge progress on the issues agreed to during their meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in May 2013. Their day will begin with a breakfast discussion on climate change issues with the US. Keynote…
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Final push to launch U.N. negotiations on High Seas Treaty
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations will make its third – and perhaps final – attempt at reaching an agreement to launch negotiations for an international biodiversity treaty governing the high seas. A four-day meeting of a U.N. Ad Hoc Working Group is expected to take a decision by Friday against a September 2015 deadline to begin…
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Bahamas Eyes Future as Stem Cell Hub
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has big plans for stem cell medicine. The country’ has officially launched its “stem cell industry,” Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez announced at a ceremony last week. The first stem cell operation to have received provisional approval by the government is the Okyanos Heart Institute in Grand Bahama, which Gomez said was “state-of-the-art…
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The Bahamas pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, January 19, and as celebrations in honor of the legacy of the civil rights icon take place across the United States, Mrs. Joy Jibrilu, Director General of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, has stated, “The people of The Islands Of The Bahamas are extraordinarily proud of Dr. King’s visits to…
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Big Pink Garbage Truck Saving Lives in The Bahamas
Caribbean news. Last October, Bahamas Waste unveiled their big pink truck to raise awareness of cancer and during this special unveiling, Hon. Melanie Griffin, Minister of Social Services and Community Development said, “You cannot fight breast cancer – or any other form of cancer – with ribbons alone, you fight it with a team.” During the unveiling ceremony, Minister Griffin…
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Bahamas to raise Boko Haram assaults at CARICOM summit
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) – The Bahamas says it intends to place on the agenda of the next Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of government meeting, the attacks by the Boko Haram militant Islamist group on Nigeria. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, who is also chairman of the 15-member regional grouping, said that his country has already expressed “its profound sorrow and…
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