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...Prime Minister, Perry Christie. Minister Mitchell is accompanied by State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis; State Minister for Legal Affairs, Damian Gomez; and foreign service officers Nicole Archer and Sharmaine Williams. Representatives are expected to discuss a wide range of topics including the challenges facing the regional economy. They will also discuss Trinidad and Tobago’s bid to have the Treaty of Chaguaramas revised to allow that......

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette represented Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, at the official opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Perth, Australia, on October 28, 2011. The ceremony took place at the Riverside Theatre of the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth. Invitees were w......

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...year. We are happy with him today.” “We have your best interest at heart and we are connected, we are involved, we are engaged and you can put your trust in us,” the prime minister added. Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham makes a public statement on Atlantis last week. (BIS Photo / Gena Gibbs)......

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...nk Caribbean Governors Regional Meeting at the Grand Lucayan resort. Prime Minister Perry Christie had officially opened the conclave the day before. Wilchcombe also called on the IDB to play a greater role in the promotion of the tourism in the region. The Tourism Minister said that Grand Bahama tourism is going through positive transformation with increased airlift and cruise passengers. He told the gathering that nationwide, tourism has for som......

...ssion. Pictured: (left to right) Capt. Phillip Renaud, LOF executive director; HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan, LOF president and chairman; Ian Fair, LOF chief financial officer; and Earl Deveaux, Minister of the Environment. (BIS Photo/Gena Gibbs)......

.../Letisha Henderson) The redevelopment has involved planting vegetation on the beach to help stabilize the sand dunes, constructing groynes and importing tons of sand. Viewing the changes at Montagu are from left: Colin Higgs, Permanent Secretary; Earl Deveaux, Minister of the Environment; Neko Grant, Minister of Public Works and Transport; and Ed Fields of Kerzner International. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson) Plans are being put in place to pave th......

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...The other major political parties are the Progressive Liberal Party led by former Prime Minister Perry Christie (pictured left), who served as leader of the country from 2002 to 2007, and Branville McCartney (right), leader of the Democratic National Alliance. McCartney once served as a Cabinet Minister in Ingraham’s administration. Ingraham says his government is making sure that those registered voters who are unable to vote on Election Day beca......

...e Minister said. “It is so refreshing, to see so many new persons stepping forward to take their part in the governance of our country.” Prime Minister Christie noted that those on his team not chosen to serve on the Senate, may be afforded the opportunity, later during this government’s current term. The Prime Minister said: “Now that the Parliament of The Bahamas is fully constituted, we all look forward to the opening of Parliament within the n......

...2013. Ambassador Hu leaves The Bahamas November 9. Pictured: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development Philip Davis (right) presents a painting by Bahamian artist the late Chan Pratt to the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to The Bahamas, Hu Shan, during a farewell courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 6, 2013. (BIS Photo/Eric Rose) Pictured: (from left) Permanent secretary at the Ministry of Fo......

...rence is part of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF), a two-year regional platform for dialogue to foster higher levels of economic growth with opportunities for all in the Caribbean. The CGF is a partnership between the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and Compete Caribbean, with support from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) and the Canadian International De......