Nassau, The Bahamas -  Minister of
Labour and Social Development Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes said Prime Minister
the Rt Hon. Hubert Ingraham pushed through a major training initiative for
scores of Bahamians to the tune of $8 million overall during his recent visit
to China to discuss the Baha Mar project.

During his contribution in the Senate on
Wednesday Mr Foulkes said, "Such training will have a ripple effect throughout
the economy as workers leverage this training to take advantage of many other
opportunities to use their new skills for many years to come.

Thousands of Bahamians, contractors,
unskilled and skilled workers and their families will also significantly
benefit from the doubling of contracts from $200 million to $400 million, he
said...