Lloyd 'very satisfied' with education access

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he is "very satisfied" his ministry has provided students access to quality education during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bain, Access Accelerator Executive Director, Panelist at the Inaugural Women Economic Forum - Caribbean

Davinia Bain, Executive Director of the Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre, will speak on a panel at the first-ever Women Economic Forum-Caribbean, set for Puerto Rico next week. The Women Economic Forum (WEF) is an international platform that connects more than 250,000 attendees in 200 countries, and the WEF-Caribbean is expected to attract more than 30,000 virtual attendees fro...

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Access Accelerator and Royal Caribbean Group launch funding programme for small businesses

The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre and Royal Caribbean Group have pooled resources launching the Royal Caribbean Programme, which administers $500,000 in funding and training opportunities to support small businesses in the tourism sector on New Providence, Grand Bahama and the Berry Islands.

Royal Caribbean Group provided $250,000 in overall funding. That amount will be ...

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Research permits processed daily despite pushback over access and benefit sharing legislation

There has already been some international ire as a result of the government’s passage of the access and benefit sharing (ABS) legislation, Department of Environmental Planning and Protection Director Rochelle Newbold revealed yesterday, explaining that despite the push-back, permits are being processed daily.

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Ministry of Works and Urban Development paves access road to Bonefish Pond National Park

NASSAU, Bahamas -- The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) held a brief ceremony to thank the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development the Hon. Philip Davis and his Ministry for paving the access road leading to Bonefish Pond National Park off Cowpen Road on Wednesday, August 5, 2015.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the gift of nearly 2,500 feet of asphalt finished roadwa...

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Sandals beach access worries quickly rectified?

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One million dollars for small businesses through Access Accelerator and Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund partnership

The Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre (Access Accelerator) has partnered with the Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund Ltd. (BEVF) to assist with the execution of one million dollars in loans as a part of the Access Accelerator’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Loan Guarantee Programme.

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Beach vendors' fury as owners move to close off their access

CABBAGE Beach vendors were irate and shocked yesterday to see the Paradise Island beach entrance locked and their items relocated when they showed up on site in preparation for their return to work next month.

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Access Industries says access to beach blocked as development on condo-hotel project begins

Access Industries, the Paradise Island developer that blocked one access point to Cabbage Beach, said the decision was made for safety reasons as it forges ahead with plans for a multi-million condominium project. The developer added that "the public still can readily access the beach at Beach Club Drive, off Paradise Island Drive, or considerJunkanoo Beach or Montagu Beach on Nassau.”

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Cabbage Beach vendors uproot fence blocking access to beach

Cabbage Beach vendors and protestors uprooted a portion of a recently constructed fence that blocked one of the access points to the beach today.

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