Prime Minister Perry Christie has said that the Bahamian people will be asked to vote on major issues such as gambling and offshore oil drilling. Watch a ZNS report here.
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Prime Minister Perry Christie has appointed Alma Adams as Bahamas Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, resident in Havana; Eugene Newry as Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations, New York; and Ed Bethel, as Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, resident in London.

“Our foreign policy team is strengthened by these men and women who understand the need to be ambassadors for our country and also play a role in bringing new investment to our country,” the Prime Minister said during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs September 5, 2012.

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Sep 5, 2012 (IDB) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a supplemental loan of up to US$65 million to complete the expansion and rehabilitation of the road network under The Bahamas’ New Providence Transport Program.

The project seeks to reduce transportation costs for road users by providing a more rational and efficient transport system for New Providence Island, where the capital Nassau is located. The program is expected to improve road safety and public transportation and reduce environmental impacts caused by traffic congestion. Traffic accidents and road fatalities are expected to drop by 15 percent upon the program’s completion.

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Pictured: Alfred Gray, chair of the CRFM’s Ministerial Council, and Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government of The Bahamas, signs the Belize Declaration on Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Central America Fisheries and Aquaculture Organisation (Spanish acronym OSPESCA) Cooperation for Sustainable Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture Resources September 4. (BIS photo)

More than 60 high-level delegates from 19 countries spanning the Central American and Caribbean regions concluded a milestone meeting in Belize on September 4, with a comprehensive roadmap for collective action in tackling the biggest obstacles in fisheries and aquaculture.

The event was the first joint meeting to bring together so many countries to discuss the plight of shared marine resources and the uphill battle in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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Bahamas Hotel Association executive director Frank Comito says the recent seminar for the Hotel Licensing Board was a success. Watch an interview with Comito here.

The Bahamas Hotel Licensing Board has said that there needs to be more qualified hotel inspectors in the jurisdiction. Watch an interview with Hotel Licensing Board chairperson Tenisha Tynes here.

Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder’s tour of local industrial park and an uptick in the UK’s manufacturing output top the business news stories this week on ZNS television. Watch the full report here.
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Hundreds of new construction jobs are expected to come online, after developers of the Albany Resort broke ground for the new Marina Residences phase of the development. Watch a video of Prime Minister Perry Christie making the announcement here.
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Prime Minister Perry Christie welcomes owners of Bahamian Breweries and Beverage Co, Freeport, Grand Bahama, during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister, September 3. Pictured from left: James Sands, Prime Minister Christie and Everette Sands. (BIS Photo/Derek Smith)