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April 16, 2019
Anti-WTO group: Accession will wipe out 'all local manufacturing' and 'thousands of jobs'

Bahamians Against WTO (World Trade Organization) yesterday contended that The Bahamas' accession to the international trading body will wipe out "all local manufacturing" and "thousands and thousands of jobs". Super Value owner, Rupert Roberts, who was part of Bahamians Against WTO's press conference yesterday, said [...]

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January 02, 2012
Construction Manufacturing: 8,800 Jobs Lost IN 3-Year Period

THE BAHAMAS lost a total 8,870 jobs in its construction and manufacturing industries between 2007-2010 as a result of the global recession, a United Nations (UN) Body has reported, with per capita GDP only now beginning to recover after four successive years of decline.

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November 27, 2023
BTVI partners with Breezes Bahamas to manufacture staff uniforms

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) has ventured into a partnership with Breezes Bahamas to supply uniforms for staff of the resort.

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March 22, 2023
Press Statement from the Prime Minister Hon. Philip Edward Davis KC, MP on The Bahamas Filing a Brief in US Appeals Court to Hold US Gun Manufacturers Accountable

The guns used in the commission of violent crimes in The Bahamas are not manufactured here, but instead, are manufactured abroad and illegally trafficked across our borders. A critical element of the government’s effort to reduce violent crime in our country is cracking down on the proliferation of firearms, with particular focus on strengthening borders and entry points and on interrupting netw...

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March 22, 2023
BAHAMAS JOINS LAWSUIT DEMANDING US GUN MAKERS 'PAY UP $10BN': Case holds manufacturers accountable for harm caused by their products

THE Bahamas has joined a $10bn lawsuit to hold US gun manufacturers to account for the spread of firearms throughout the region, Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said last night.

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May 26, 2021
Station A engines manufacturer investigating island-wide outage

Wärtsilä, the company that manufactured and installed the seven new engines in Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) Station A, is working with BPL to find out what happened at the station to trigger an island-wide power outage last Thursday morning.

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November 02, 2016
Minnis: Local vendors will be impacted by PHA's use of international manufacturers

FREE National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday criticised the Public Hospitals Authority for extending its recent tender exercise for the "Provision of Medicines and Related Items" to international manufacturers.

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March 11, 2024
Eden Recycling & Manufacturing Signs Land Lease Agreement with BAIC Bahamas’ First End-To-End Recycling Facility Set to Open in Late 2024

Today, officials from Eden Recycling & Manufacturing Limited announced the signing of a new lease agreement with Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation (BAIC) to develop three acres of land at the corporation’s Gladstone Road industrial park. Once completed, the facility will be the first in the country to provide end-to-end plastic recycling services.

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December 11, 2023
Prime Minister: This Project Is Aligned With Blueprint For Change

GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS - Grand Bahama getting an economic boost recently. This as ground was broken for The Bahamas Mineral and Manufacturing Corporation Limited.

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June 07, 2011
'Door closed'on many topend car buyers

Bahamian new car dealers yesterday told Tribune Business that the Central Bank of the Bahamas' interest rate reduction would have minimal impact on vehicle demand, given the increased costs produced by Excise Tax and manufacturing cost rises.

Andrew Barr, Friendly Motors' sales manager, told Tribune Business that while the 0.75 percentage point reduction in the Discount Rate would help, it was ...

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