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Bahamian Spiny Lobster Certified by International Agency as a Sustainable Seafood Product
Bahamian Spiny Lobster Certified by International Agency as a Sustainable Seafood Product
IN a move to secure greater access to international markets for the country?s fishery, and in particular establish the Bahamian Spiny Lobster as a sustainable seafood product, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
Minister for Grand Bahama Leads Delegation on a Bahamas Trade and Investment Mission to West Africa
Minister for Grand Bahama Leads Delegation on a Bahamas Trade and Investment Mission to West Africa
Diversifying the economy of Grand Bahama and fostering economic growth through new partnerships in trade and investments continues to be the priority for the Government and was a crucial point of the Bahamian government delegation led by the Minister for Grand Bahama, the Honourable Ginger Moxey on a recent trade and investment mission to West Africa.
First national trade policy released, designed to lower trade deficit
The Bahamas Trade Commission officially released yesterday what it said is the country's first national trade policy, with the Commission's Chairman Philip Galanis saying during a press conference that the trade policy is designed to lower the country's trade deficit by not only empowering local businesses to carry out more trade in goods, but by improving ...
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Christie: LNG will be hot topic in Bahamas
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."
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 [...]
Knowledge exchange at Energy Expo provides momentum toward sustainable development, says Minister of the Environment
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.
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 [...]
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.
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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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...