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October 21, 2011
QUALITY GIVES BAHAMAS CRAWFISH EXPORT EDGE

By NATARIO McKENZIE

Tribune Business Reporter

nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net

THE BAHAMAS has remained dominant in the crawfish (spiny lobster) export industry due consistent quality and the self-regulatory standards of distributors, despite prices 20 per cent higher than the global average.

Adrian LaRoda, president of the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA), told Tribune Business yesterday:...

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News Article
October 04, 2011
CEDA urges higher export standards

Armed with 500,000 euros from the European Development Fund (EDF), the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) is encouraging Bahamian food exporters to apply for grants and training to help bring their operations up to international standards.
"The best approach is to be ahead of the curve," said Elliott Paige, the Manager of Trade and Export Development at CEDA.
"We're dependent on trade and ...

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News Article
August 02, 2011
Government will continue some scrap metal exports

Minister for the environment Earl Deveaux has said the government will continue to accommodate some scrap metal exports but will not lift its temporary ban on the scrap metal industry until it has the necessary regulations in place.

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News Article
July 29, 2011
Bahamas Government Statement on the Export of Scrap Metal

Nassau Bahamas -

On July 27 the Government imposed
a ninety day ban on the export of scrap metal and copper in response
to the widespread theft of copper and various metals.  

All legitimate Scrap Metal
Dealers are invited to a meeting at the Port Department on Tuesday August
2, 2011 at 11 am. The purpose of the meeting is to agree to a process
of certification to permit and accom...

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News Article
June 08, 2011
Xennix Ltd Blog: Export Regulations for IT Equipment and How it Affects The Bahamas

We all may be familiar with the following scenario: You develop a proposal to implement some additions or modifications to your network based on technologies that you need, then when placing the order to a manufacturer, you are told ?sorry, but we can no longer export to your Bahamas location because of US export regulations?.

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News Article
June 16, 2011
'More research needed' before increasing crawfish exports

By TANEKA THOMPSON

Deputy Chief Reporter

tthompson@
tribunemedia.net

CRAWFISH industry insiders said more research on fish stocks is needed before the sector can increase exports to new markets such as China.

The comments came after Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told a visiting Chinese delegation that he wants the country to capitalise on China's large appetite for crawfish.

"We're always in...

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News Article
June 09, 2011
67.9m in lobster exports as U.S. buyers demand MSC certification

Local exporters collectively distributed $67.9 million worth of lobsters in 2010, with this year's bottom line in trouble for some companies as U.S. buyers demand Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
It's a situation that exporter Tropic Seafood has found itself in as their buyers Walmart and Sams Club in the U.S. move to demand that their suppliers be MSC certified -- the new internati...

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December 06, 2010
Export plan could benefit 40 firms

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce expects more than 40 Bahamian companies will be in a good position to benefit from an export-boosting program, which aims to help firms currently exporting goods or services, or looking to do so, overcome barriers to expanding their trade across borders or within this nation.

The Chamber is encouraging smal...

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News Article
April 24, 2009
Department of Statistics to conduct import/export price survey

During the year 2009 the Department of Statistics will embark upon a project to produce export/import price indexes for The Bahamas.

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News Article
November 30, 2016
Tax receipts up deficit also increases

Tax receipts for the first three months of the 2016/2017 fiscal year stood at $398.6 million, according to The Central Bank of The Bahamas.

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