Prime Minister Gives 2009/2010 Mid-year Budget Statement

BAHAMAS 2009/2010 MID-YEAR BUDGET STATEMENT ON THE SIX MONTHS ENDING 31st DECEMBER 2009Presented to the Honourable House of Assembly by The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, M.P. Minister of FinanceINTRODUCTION I have the honour to present the Mid-Year Budget Statement for...

Riu Paradise Island Hotel in Bahamas to Reborn as a Palace

Palma de Mallorca – RIU Hotels & Resorts re-opened on November 26th as the Riu Paradise Island after an intense renovation of 35 million dollars that upgrades the hotel’s category to a Palace, the most elegant and sophisticated RIU product line. The new Riu...

Fishermen Advised to “Cash In” on Lionfish

(Nassau, Bahamas) The Department of Fisheries has recommended that fishermen “cash in on harvesting” lionfish as a means of counteracting that voracious predator’s alarming growth rate. The meat of the lionfish is edible and “is in fact being...

Marine Cadets Graduate into Global Opportunities

(Nassau, Bahamas) The Ministry of The Environment and Bahamas Maritime Authority celebrated the graduation of 57 Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC) students during ceremonies at the British Colonial Hilton. Thirty-three of the graduates are off to Canada for...