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Caribbean Export Development Agency meets in Grand Bahama
Delegates of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) are meeting in Grand Bahama to discuss matters of export development, trade and investment affecting the region. Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville welcomed them at a reception at Dolphin Cove Clubhouse on Wednesday evening.
Artisans get international exposure as handicrafts exported to Germany
MORE than $70,000 worth of Bahamian handicrafts were exported to Germany providing international exposure for talented Bahamian artisans, it was revealed this week.
Bahamas bucking contracting export trend
Bahamas bucking contracting export trend
Even as Latin America and the Caribbean struggle with trade - and 2015 will likely be the third consecutive year of increasing declines in regional export values - The Bahamas will likely buck that trend, depending on the final figures for 2015.
Pinder: Bahamas should explore marijuana export
Pinder: Bahamas should explore marijuana export
Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) President John Pinder has urged The Bahamas to consider getting a "jumpstart" on local marijuana cultivation for export
SCRAP METAL EXPORTS ARE HALTED AGAIN
SCRAP METAL EXPORTS ARE HALTED AGAIN
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net
THE SCRAP metal industry has been brought to a standstill once again, it was revealed yesterday, one leading operator telling Tribune Business that the Customs Department had its 'hands tied' because it had not received the new regulations that govern the sector.
Everette Rolle, proprietor of Caribbean Recycling and Tradi...
Nottage Doubts Miller Will Quit - But Agrees On Export Ban
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage said yesterday that he had "difficulty believing" Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller would threaten to leave the Progressive Liberal Party over the government's failure to ban copper exports...
Miller begs govt to ban copper, aluminum exports
Miller begs govt to ban copper, aluminum exports
Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller said the increased cost of doing business associated with value-added tax (VAT) pales in comparison to the costs associated with copper and aluminum theft.
WTO accession would protect oil exports
WTO accession would protect oil exports
Accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) is necessary to guarantee that any future Bahamian oil exports have access to key foreign markets, according to Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder.
Speaking at the Bahamas Energy Security Forum, Pinder stated that any future benefits of oil exploration in The Bahamas are vulnerable to discriminatory tariffs from WTO member states, with no cle...
BAHAMAS WINNING CRAWFISH EXPORT WAR DESPITE 20 HIGHER PRICING
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE BAHAMAS is "continuing to outdo" rival crawfish (spiny lobster) exporters even though its prices are 20 per cent higher than the global average, although it is in danger of losing "significant" share of the Canadian market to the likes of China and Brazil.
CARICOM's Office of Trade Negotiations (OTN), in a bulletin on the region's crawfish industry a...
SME export marketing training held in Grand Bahama
SME export marketing training held in Grand Bahama
Thirty-five small business owners in Grand Bahama successfully obtained certification last week for studies, which, it is hoped, will help them become more productive and successful exporters.
The module in which the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) operators participated was facilitated by internationally-accredited ProNet trainers, Donald Demeritte and Maxine Harris. The course provided p...