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New budgetary allocations for FDA could mean technical assistance for Bahamas exporters
New budgetary allocations for FDA could mean technical assistance for Bahamas exporters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January 2011, and the FDA expects fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to be crucial years for doing the up-front work that is needed to implement FSMA, which will be of great concern to The Bahamas, as the U.S. is one of the major destinations for Bahamian food exports.
Regional exporters face 'significant barriers' to China market
High trade barriers coupled with stringent tax policies and subsidies that form more protection for Chinese investors are some reasons why exporters in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region continue to find it hard to penetrate the Chinese market and promote trade liberalization.
Mr. Sulton Floyd "Pork" Sands
Mr. Sulton Floyd "Pork" Sands
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Sulton Floyd "Pork" Sands age 70 years Dundas Town, Marsh Harbor, Abaco will be held on Saturday July 22nd, 2023, 11:00 am, at Friendship Tabernacle Church Central Pines Abaco.
PM Davis: Fisheries Institute Conference will have dialogue that will lead to ‘a range of auspicious, actionable outcomes for the region’
While bringing Keynote Remarks at the 76th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute conference, on November 6, 2023, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis noted that that forum would be filled with “fruitful dialogue that, through sustained and considered collaboration, will lead to a range of auspicious, actionable outcomes for the region."
The Bahamas Hosts JMEA Companies with a Goal to Increase Trade in the Caribbean
The Bahamas is hosting several Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) companies following a trade and business fact-finding mission by representatives from the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC), The Bahamas Trade Commission and The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce in March 2023 to that country with a goal to increasing trade throughout the Caribbean.
IDB launches program to boost US business investment in region
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched a new program yesterday it calls Bid for the Americas, which is meant to strengthen and grow economic ties between the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, the IDB said in a statement.
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.
Bahamas Protected Areas Fund Bahamas Customs Dept. sign MOU to raise funds for conservation
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.
Bahamas lagging behind in profitable agricultural sector
While the Latin America and Caribbean region has become the largest exporter of agricultural commodities in the world, The Bahamas remains a minor producer and supplier of agricultural trade in the region. The sector contributes less than 2 percent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Opening of Crawfish Season Brings Renewed Focus on Sustainable Fishing and Expansion into International Markets
Opening of Crawfish Season Brings Renewed Focus on Sustainable Fishing and Expansion into International Markets
GOVERNMENT SET TO PUSH FOR INCREASED NUMBERS OF BAHAMIAN DIVERS IN LUCRATIVE LOBSTER INDUSTRY...