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Campbell to UN Body: Impacts of climate change on Small-Island Developing States must be acknowledged
July 24, 2020
Campbell to UN Body: Impacts of climate change on Small-Island Developing States must be acknowledged
The negative and indirect effects of climate change threaten the full and effective enjoyment of a range of human rights, including the right to life, education, food, health, water and sanitation, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Frankie A. Campbell told a (Virtual) United Nations Multi-Stakeholder Hearing...
October 21, 2019
GBPA Heralds Reopening of Grand Bahama International Airport
In the weeks since Dorian’s passage, Grand Bahama and its residents have made remarkable strides toward the Island’s recovery. The focus of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its partner service companies has been on restoring essential services - from electricity to water and sanitation - and increasingly more businesses are reopening their doors. Thus the airport re-opening to intern...
October 09, 2019
Second House of Assembly Communication on Hurricane Dorian by Prime Minister Minnis
Following my first communication to the House last week in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, I rise to offer a second communication on response and recovery efforts. I will provide further details and information to the House next week as additional information and reporting is made by government ministries and agencies.
Increasing Funding for Infrastructure and Disaster Management-Audley Shaw tells bilateral agencies
December 12, 2017
Increasing Funding for Infrastructure and Disaster Management-Audley Shaw tells bilateral agencies
Bilateral donors have been urged to reconsider the size of their current aid programmes to the region with a particular focus on infrastructure support and enhancement, Hon. Audley Shaw, Minister of Finance and Planning has said...
July 28, 2017
Wright: Challenges connected to low investment, timid entrepreneurship
One of the issues concerning the Bahamian public sector is providing adequate services across The Bahamas, especially to the southern-most Family Islands, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Economist Dr. Allan Wright told Guardian Business in a recent interview.
Wright lamented the challenges of the country's investor climate to date. And while The Bahamas has some ideal perks for doing...
June 18, 2017
IDB report outlines potential for public-private partnership growth
A recent Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report points out that there is significant potential for public-private partnership (PPPs) growth in the Caribbean, including The Bahamas, which has been successful with PPP operations in its water sub-sector.
The report, titled "Caribbean public-private partnerships (PPP) toolkit: developing infrastructure and improving service delivery", lists a nu...
June 14, 2017
United toward attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, world leaders adopted global targets as part of a new, ambitious and sustainable development agenda to meaningfully reduce poverty, protect the planet and bring prosperity to more of the world's population. Today, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals present us with an extraordinary yet challenging opportunity to improve people's lives throughout the Americas over the next dec...
Excitement Over Tourism Rebounding
November 11, 2016
Excitement Over Tourism Rebounding
Ministry of Tourism (MOT) Grand Bahama and Grand Bahama Island (GBI) Tourism Board officials are elated that the island?s tourism product is on the rebound, following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew last month (October 6).
May 02, 2016
97 fall ill on Disney cruise ship's trip to the Bahamas
The CDC is investigating an outbreak of a stomach bug aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship last week.
April 12, 2016
The State of the Nation: An Overview Presented by Mr. Felix Stubbs, Chair of the National Development Plan Steering Committee
Accepting the protocol which has been established,
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