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Bahamas Releases Preliminary Report on Abaco Helicopter Crash

Above: Baker’s Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas Ministry of Transportation and Aviation has completed its preliminary report on the Abaco helicopter crash that killed a New York businessman last week. The report, which was completed through the […]

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Bahamas Mourns Thomas Robinson, National Sporting Hero

Above: Thomas A Robinson with China’s Wang Lequan at the handover of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium last year (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is mourning the death of Thomas A Robinson, one of the […]

Bahamas Congratulates China on Appointment of New President

Above: Bahamian FM Frederick Mitchell By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas is looking forward to continue working with China in an “atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperation,” according to Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell. Mitchell was responding to the appointment […]

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Bahamas Government Postpones Gambling Referendum Until January

Above: Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (at microphone) speaks to the press By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of the Bahamas has postposed a planned referendum on a national lottery until Jan. 28, 2013, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced […]


Caribbean Hotel Pipeline Report: Bahamas, Dominican Republic Take Lead

Above: construction at the Baha Mar resort project in Nassau By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean/Mexico hotel development pipeline totaled 124 hotels and 19,318 rooms in October, according to the STR Construction Pipeline Report released this week. The active […]


Bahamas and Dominican Republic Considering Joint Business Council

Above: the Dominican Republic’s Jean Alain Rodriguez and the Bahamas’ Ryan Pinder (BIS Photo/Eric Rose) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic are considering establishing a joint business council with members of the private sector of […]

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Bahamas, Dominican Republic to Hold Talks on "Illegal" Fishing

Above: Bahamas Foreign Minister Frederick Mitchell (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic will be holding talks on what the Bahamian government has termed “illegal fishing” by Dominican nationals in Bahamian waters. The two […]


Op-Ed: Energy Generation Needs to Change in the Caribbean

By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor The Bahamas’ only privately-owned power provider – Grand Bahama Power Company – recently commissioned an additional 52-megawatt power plant.  Speaking on the occasion, Minister of Grand Bahama – Dr Michael Darville – urged the owners […]


Renardo Curry Wins By-Election for Seat of Former Bahamas Prime Minister

Above: Renardo Curry By the Caribbean Journal staff Renardo Curry of the Bahamas’ ruling Progressive Liberal Party has won the by-election for the seat of former Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham in North Abaco, according to unofficial results from the […]

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Bahamas Unveils Bust of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in Bimini

Above: the bust of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in Bimini (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has unveiled a bust honouring the late American civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King, who paid several visits to […]


The Bahamas Leads the Caribbean in Economic Freedom: Report

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Bahamas has the Caribbean’s freest economy, according to the Economic Freedom of the World rankings released by the Fraser Institute. The report examines a series of criteria, including the size […]


Bahamas Government: Ratings Revision Unfortunate, But Not Unexpected

Above: Nassau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s decision Monday to lower its outlook on the Bahamas to negative was unfortunate, but not unexpected, according to a statement from the Bahamian government. The government said it […]


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