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January 28, 2015
Christie: LNG will be hot topic in Bahamas

The government of The Bahamas has renewed its conversations with liquified natural gas (LNG) producers to explore the prospects for that energy source in The Bahamas, and in fact, Prime Minister Perry Christie said in the margins of the Caribbean Energy Security Summit (CESS) that the government is talking with "one of the major players for natural gas who has just gone into Jamaica."

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May 01, 2023
Bahamian wine and spirit industry bolstered by British High Commission

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — On Thursday, April 27, the British High Commissioner hosted Bahamian industry leaders from the wine and spirits industry. Mixologists from Nassau's best bars; managers from Ocean Club, Albany, Dilly Club, and the Art District Lounge; Bahamian rum producers John Watlings; officials from the Trade Commission; hospitality lecturers from the University of The [...]

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March 27, 2023
Knowledge exchange at Energy Expo provides momentum toward sustainable development, says Minister of the Environment

The Hon. Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources addressed the Best Energy Bahamas Expo on the topic “The Impact of Energy on the Environment” Friday, March 24, 2023.

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February 18, 2023
US EXIM Bank looking to expand financing in The Bahamas and the region

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The US EXIM Bank is looking to expand its reach in the region according to its top executive who confirmed that meetings with the government on financing opportunities, particularly in the clean and renewable energy space. US EXIM President and Chair Reta Jo Lewis said during a Zoom interview with local journalists [...]

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January 16, 2023
World Bank projects 4.1% growth for Bahamas in 2023, 3% in 2024

Citing the possibility of a sharper-than-projected global slowdown, the World Bank in its just released Global Economic Prospects 2023 projected 4.1 percent economic growth for The Bahamas in 2023, nearly half of the eight percent growth projected in 2022.

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December 29, 2022
Lobster fishermen hit with price drop on int'l market

While spiny lobster fishermen have had a phenomenal catch this season, the price of lobster on the international market has slid slightly, depressing local exporters, Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resource and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting explained to Guardian Business yesterday. Sweeting said the price of lobster has had a minimal decrease from the pricing ...
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April 28, 2021
The Bahamas Development Bank hosts Blue Economy Think Tank

The Blue Economy Think Tank hosted by the Strategic Development and Initiatives Unit of The Bahamas Development Bank attracted over 340 registered participants and 20 panelists from the Bahamas and abroad. The event’s over-arching theme “From Small Island State to Big Ocean Nation” highlighted ways Bahamians can benefit from increased sustainable use of ocean resources in four areas: food, b...

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June 28, 2022
Food prices: the damage caused by Russia

Dear Editor, Your readers have seen that the prices of many foods and fertilizers rose sharply in 2020 and 2021. This was due to supply chain issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and changing demand.

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August 06, 2021
Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Bahamas Customs Dept. sign MOU to raise funds for conservation

Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) and the Bahamas Customs Department have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalizing their partnership to raise funds for protected areas and climate resilience.

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April 09, 2021
BAHAMAS EXPORT STRATEGY PLANNING AND RUM SECTOR TO BENEFIT FROM OVER $110M IN EU-SUPPORTED TRADE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CARIBBEAN

In an ongoing effort to support the Government of The Bahamas’ initiatives for t economic diversification, Ambassador, H.E. Maria O'Brien, Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary of The Bahamas to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union, sought assistance under the African, Caribbean, Pacific - European Union (ACP-EU) TradeComm II Programme to develop a trade export strategy ...

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