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May 22, 2023
Memorandum of Understanding on Agricultural Cooperation Signed Between the Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture and the Chinese Embassy
The Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs signed an agreement with The Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hunan Province (China) to initiate agricultural cooperation in ceremonies at the Ministry on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Exports see nine percent drop in Q4 2022
April 06, 2023
Exports see nine percent drop in Q4 2022
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Total exports from The Bahamas saw a nine percent decline in the fourth quarter of last year, while imports increased by 16 percent according to the latest quarterly trade data report. According to The Bahamas National Statistical Institute's Foreign trade Quarterly Report for Q4 of 2022, the value of commodities exported (domestic [...]
April 04, 2023
Congressmen want review of guntrafficking from US to Caribbean
Three United States (US) congressmen have asked the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review into the illegal trafficking of firearms from the US to the Caribbean. Congressmen Joaquin Castro, Richard Durbin and Gregory Meeks said they have seen "high levels of gun violence and trafficking of illicit firearms across the Western Hemisphere". ...
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A grim national health prognosis
March 23, 2023
A grim national health prognosis
Although we knew the collective health of the nation was poor as evidenced in having one of the worst rates of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the world, we can now see the scope of the latest data - and it is frightening. The 2019 survey cycle of STEPS in The Bahamas was carried out ...
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'Startling findings'
March 23, 2023
'Startling findings'
The Bahamas has been identified among the countries in the Americas with the highest probability of dying too young from a non-communicable disease (NCD), according to volume one of the Bahamas STEPS 2019 report, which warns that The Bahamas is "not only off course, but is headed in the wrong direction relative to its health ...
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March 22, 2023
Minister outlines 'startling' findings from STEPS survey
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville announced today that the Ministry of Health and Wellness will launch a new wellness unit tomorrow in response to the "startling" statistics outlined in a 2019 STEPS survey, which shows that nearly 70 percent of respondents were either overweight or obese, nearly 30 percent were hypertensive and about half reported excessive alcohol use.
March 03, 2023
Value of imports in 3Q of 2022 up eight percent, reveals BNSI
Reflective of the continued pressures of global inflation, the Bahamas National Statistical Institute revealed an eight percent increase in the value of imports during the third quarter of 2022.
March 01, 2023
Cost of food was up 11% in January over previous year
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose five percent in January 2023 over the same period last year, but there was a slight overall decrease in prices when compared to December 2022, the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) reported last night.
Inflation rose 5.6% in 2022, reveals Central Bank
March 01, 2023
Inflation rose 5.6% in 2022, reveals Central Bank
On average, consumer prices rose 5.6 percent in 2022, up from the 2.9 percent seen the previous year, according to the most recent data released by The Central Bank of The Bahamas (CBOB).
February 22, 2023
BNSI data shows 8% increase in imports year over year
Data on trade for the third quarter of 2022 shows that the commodities imported into The Bahamas totaled more than $1 billion, representing an eight percent increase year over year, according to information from the Bahamas National Statistical Institute's (BNSI) Foreign Trade Statistics Quarterly Report.
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