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DECLARATION ON THE CRIMINAL AND GENOCIDAL BLOCKADE IMPOSED BY THE UNITED ST
2007-10-07 15:37:00
REPUBLIC OF CUBA National Peoples´ Power Assembly International Relations Commission: In a memorandum from the United States Department of State dated on June 24, 1959, the essence of the policy which was already being carried out against Cuba was stated. At that time, they were considering the lifting of the Cuban sugar quota on the U.S. market in order to bring about that "the sugar industry would promptly suffer an abrupt decline, causing widespread further unemployment. The large numbers of people thus forced out of work would begin to go hungry". At the same meeting, Secretary of State, Christian Herter, was defining these initial actions as "economic war measures". Several months later, on April 6, 1960, at a meeting headed by the President of the United States himself, a document, adopted by the State Department, was being discussed which textually read: "The majority of Cubans support Castro. There is no effective political opposition in Cuba?the only predictable measure ...
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The Dollars And Cents Of The Bahamas' "gay and lesbian lifestyle ban"
2007-10-06 00:26:00
Anti-gay campaign: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas : The Bahamas needs to decide whether it can afford the damage a "gay and lesbian lifestyle ban" would have on its $2-billion tourism industry, said a member of an international gay rights group. In an interview with The Guardian yesterday, Brian Winfield, communications director of Equality Florida ? the state's umbrella organization for gay and lesbian rights ? said The Bahamas was already treading on thin ice with the international gay community. The strained relationship has everything to do with the very vocal and highly publicized anti-gay protests against Rosie O'Donnell's Family Vacation Cruise Ship in 2004. "I do think that there is real sensitivity among gay Americans on how The Bahamas treats visitors and their own gay residents," he said. "A number of Caribbean destinations have been branded as being highly anti-gay, if not dangerous, like Jamaica, and for the vast number of gay and...
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Hubert Ingraham - Bahamas Prime Minister Voiced Concerns About The Legality
2007-10-04 18:23:00
PM Questions Legality Of Albany Concessions: By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas : Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on Wednesday tabled the heads of agreement between the government of The Bahamas and the developers of the Albany Beach and Golf Resort, and questioned in the House of Assembly whether some of the concessions granted to the developer were legal. In a deal struck by the Christie Administration, the developers of the $1.3 billion mixed-use resort are set to receive major customs duty and stamp tax exemptions, in addition to fast-tracked work permits and business licenses for non-Bahamian personnel needed to bring to fruition the 565-acre Albany Beach and Golf Resort. Among other high-profile investors, the development in southwest New Providence is backed by internationally renowned golfers Tiger Woods and Ernie Els. In the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham voiced concerns about the legality of some of the concessions granted. Acco...
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Bahamian Businesspeople Of Haitian Ancestry Urge Bahamians To Invest In Eme
2007-10-04 04:12:00
Businesspeople Urge Invest ment In Haiti: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamians of Haitian descent have added their voices to those urging locals to take advantage of Haiti?s emerging market and invest in the impoverished Caribbean nation as a means of stemming the flow of illegal migration to countries like The Bahamas. One of two business proprietors of Haitian descent who accompanied the Chamber of Commerce on its recent four-day trade mission to Haiti, Odley Aretis, principal of Top Builders International, said Haiti?s construction industry is one segment that Bahamians can tap into. "This has been a real life-changing experience for me?.When I saw what was happening in the construction industry in Haiti, it was really appalling. To the local contractors, we can really take advantage of the construction opportunities in Haiti," Mr. Aretis said. "Why do I say that? Port-au-Prince was designed for 150,000 people but there are presently over three million people li...
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Haiti's Path To Sustainable Development, Peace, Security And Democracy Is W
2007-10-04 03:37:00
Symonette Courts Support For Haiti: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: Bahamas Foreign Affairs Minister Brent Symonette has urged the international community to maintain the United Nations Mission in Haiti as a critical part of keeping that country on a progressive path. Haiti, devastated by poverty and ravaged by years of instability, remains one of the most crucial matters for members of the Caribbean Community. Countries in the region have been backing the piecemeal steps taken to make positive changes. "The United Nations Mission in Haiti continues to play a vital role in this process and The Bahamas supports the call for that mission to be maintained so as to consolidate the gains made to date and this places our CARICOM sister country on a firm and lasting path to sustainable development, peace, security and democracy," he told the United Nations General Assembly. "We urge the international community to support the people of Haiti in this quest." Successive Bahamian gover...
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Tommy Turnquest - Minister of National Security Announced That The Bahamas
2007-10-03 04:39:00
Drugs wreaking havoc on Bahamas: By KRYSTEL ROLLE, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Drug abuse and illicit trafficking threatens to "overwhelm the judicial system" and has contributed to the overcrowding of Her Majesty's Prison. These observations were made yesterday by Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest, who also announced that The Bahamas will increase its efforts to stamp out the drug trade, which has left in its wake "chronic drug abusers." His comments came during the handing over ceremony of the mission of Operation Bahamas, America and Turks Caicos Islands (OPBAT) in Georgetown, Exuma from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), yesterday at the Police Training College on Thompson Boulevard. After nearly 25 years of heading OPBAT the U.S. Army, together with the Defense Force, has seized 93, 808 kilograms of cocaine and 1,430,900 pounds of marijuana valued at over $3 billion. Despite the loss of the U.S. Army as the head of OPB...
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Haiti Is Poised For Economic Development And Rebirth... The Time Is Ripe To
2007-10-02 23:38:00
Haiti A Growing Market For Business, Chamber President Says: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: For years, Haiti has been dubbed an economic basket case, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and a troubled, lawless nation. But that is apparently not the Haiti Chamber of Commerce executives discovered last week during a trade mission to that island nation. In fact, the Chamber?s President Dionisio D?Aguilar insisted that Haiti is poised for economic development and a rebirth and that the time is ripe to seize some real opportunities there. He noted that since the election of President Rene Preval, Haiti?s political climate is settling and the investment climate is much more secure than two years ago Mr. D?Aguilar added that despite its economic condition and the significant amount of poverty that exists, Haiti is a large and growing market, the largest in the Caribbean by people volume. "I am sure it has its problems ? it has large infrastructural problems. It?s ...
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The Developers Of The Albany Beach and Golf Resort Have Been Granted Subdiv
2007-10-02 05:48:00
Albany Granted Approval: By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: The Ingraham Administration has granted subdivision approval for Phase One of the Albany Beach and Golf Resort , the Journal has learned; with the approval, the developers cross a major hurdle on the road to realizing that multibillion-dollar mixed-use resort. Public Works Minister Dr. Earl Deveaux confirmed for the Journal on Monday that the Department of Physical Planning had granted the approval. It appears the developers were assured of the subdivision approval last Monday by no less than Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham, and that the letter confirming the approval arrived by mid-week last week. Consultant for the Albany development Dr. Tyrone McKenzie welcomed the subdivision approval, but noted that there are other matters outstanding. "We are still awaiting the road rerouting permit," he said. "We have a couple of the approvals for parts of the project, but in terms of logistics and what is most practical, we need...
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Bahamas: HIV/AIDS Rally Targets Youth Awareness Of The Deadly Epidemic In T
2007-09-30 04:23:00
HIV/AIDS Rally Targets Youth Awareness : By Kendea Jones - Nassau, Bahamas : With sixty-nine new HIV/AIDS cases reported for the first quarter of the year health officials are targeting young Bahamians to educate them about the deadly epidemic. This is why Kerzner International, the National HIV/AIDS Centre of the Ministry of Health and Social Development and students of the College of The Bahamas hosted a youth rally for high school students at the National Performing Arts Centre. Jessica Stubbs, an official of the HIV/AIDS Secretariat, who was at the rally, said even though rallies are a good way to spread the message of prevention, there is more that can be done. "HIV testing should be made available in schools but because of the legal age of consent, in order for them to receive it parents have to sign on it," she said. "We are encouraging parents who know that their children are sexually active to bring them in for testing." She said young people should know what they are u...
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Sexual Immorality And Worldliness Plague The Bahamas - Says Anglican Archbi
2007-09-27 23:15:00
Gomez: Sexual immorality and worldliness plague the nation - By STAFF WRITER, Nassau Guardian: Nassau, Bahamas : Anglican s were beseeched to hear the call of Jesus like St. Matthew and follow Him, by Archbishop Drexel Gomez at St. Matthew's Church, as the historic parish celebrated its Feast of Title on Sunday. The televised service was celebrated by the Archbishop Drexel Gomez, Primate of the West Indies and Bishop of The Bahamas , as he congratulated the members of St. Matthew's for their continued service in the building up of God's Kingdom on earth. The Archbishop however noted that sexual immorality and worldliness in The Bahamas are things that bring great concern to him. "We have allowed our society to accept worldly values and worldly standards, and when we are going with the crowd we are going into the wrong direction," he said. "We are having a state of affairs in which it is alright to be immoral, and if we don't change, it would get worse, before it gets any bett...
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Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Seeks Trade Ties with The Republic of Haiti
2007-09-26 20:19:00
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Seeks Trade Ties with Haiti : By Lindsay Thompson Bahamas Information Services - Nassau, Bahamas: PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The Republic of Haiti, the first Caribbean nation to achieve independence in 1804, is ready for a rebirth, a chance to rebuild its economy with the help of The Bahamas. This can be accomplished through a sustained trade arrangement between both countries, an idea 10 years in the making. The purpose of a four-day fact finding mission organized by the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti, and the Centre for Investment Facilitations (CFI) is to form such ties. Since Sunday, September 23, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and some of its members have been with perspective business partners and toured various establishment to examine possible trade arrangements aimed at boosting both economies, particularly Haiti’s. The mission ends on Thursday, September 27. The Bahamas is represented in touris...
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Bahamas: AIDS Sufferers Lack Community Love And Support
2007-09-25 00:20:00
AIDS Camp Continues Struggle For Survival: By Kendea Jones - Nassau, Bahamas : Supervisor of All Saints Camp of St. John the Divine Theresa Glinton has a lot of work to do every day. That’s because Ms. Glinton is the only person who ensures the camp is operated smoothly on a day-to-day basis. "I get up at five every morning, take my children to school and then I am here to cook breakfast for everyone," she said. According to Ms. Gibson, there are 65 residents at the camp, which the late Rev. Glenroy Nottage started years ago to care for people with HIV/AIDS. "It was like a forest," Ms. Glinton said of the area the camp sits on, on Lazaretto Road, off Carmichael Road in New Providence. "Rev. Nottage got together with Scotia Bank and Royal Bank of Canada and he also got involved with the Kiwanas Club and they came to the agreement that they would help him build some cottages," she said. More than two years after Rev. Nottage’s death, the camp is still struggling and – acco...
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The Bahamas Is In The Dark Ages In Terms Of Diagnosis And Treatment Of Ment
2007-09-23 15:43:00
Mental Illnesses Still Taboo In The Bahamas : By Paige Ferguson - Nassau, Bahamas: One Bahamian mental health professional contends that history has shown that throughout the ages mental illnesses were considered taboo, and that to some extent, at least in this country, they still are. She said societies used to consider people plagued with the diseases to be possessed by spirits. In recent times, researchers have found explanations and new treatments for mental disorders making communities more sensitive to the conditions. However psychologist and lecturer at the College of the Bahamas, Dr. Stephanie Hutcheson said The Bahamas is still in the Dark Ages in terms of diagnosis and treatment. According to record keepers at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Center for Mental Treatment , every year over 1,000 Bahamians are admitted into the center; and those numbers are increasing. In fact, Dr. Hutcheson said during the time she worked at Sandilands she was surprised to see that the m...
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Bahamas: Doctors Raise Concerns Over Unhealthy Bahamian Population
2007-09-21 04:50:00
Doctors Raise Concerns Over Unhealthy Population: By Paige Ferguson - Nassau, Bahamas : As health fears worsen in the country, "early detection" is the message doctors at Imaging CT and Ultrasound Services are driving home to Bahamians. According to the latest Bahamas Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Prevalence Study and Risk Factor Survey conducted between February and March 2005, more than half of deaths in the country annually are the result of chronic non-communicable diseases. In an effort to detect serious illnesses, doctors are using computed axial tomography [or CAT] scan technology. The goal is to detect diseases during the early stages in patients and help doctors determine the best method of treatment before the diseases worsen. Radiologist Dr. Nitin Singh has been practicing in The Bahamas for just over six years and said too often Bahamians are debilitated because they do not take preventative measures to preserve their health. "When I came here to The Bahamas abo...
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Bahamas Government To Legislate Sentencing Guidelines For Murder Convicts
2007-09-20 00:29:00
Gov?t To Legislate Death Sentence Guidelines : By Myles Adderley - Nassau, Bahamas : The government plans to bring a bill to parliament, which would outline sentencing guidelines for murder convicts, Attorney General Claire Hepburn has revealed. The government plans to bring a bill to parliament, which would outline sentencing guidelines for murder convicts, Attorney General Claire Hepburn has revealed. Mrs. Hepburn?s revelation comes as the courts continue to face challenges in deciding what sentence a murder convict should get. After the Privy Council ruled last year that the mandatory death sentence in The Bahamas is unconstitutional, then Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said there was no need to amend any laws to provide guidelines for trial judges to follow before deciding what sentence to hand down to a convicted murderer. But President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer believes differently, and so does Mrs. Hepburn, who said the plan is to have such a law pas...
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Infant Baptism or Dedication? Many Parents Struggle With This Issue In Tod
2007-09-19 05:07:00
To bless or baptize the baby: By THEA RUTHERFORD, Guardian National Correspondent - Nassau, Bahamas: At eight months old her baby has not yet been christened, an unusual departure from the traditional six-week mark that she is used to. The new mom and her husband, who is not of the Christian faith, have struggled with the issue. "We talked about it for months," says (the mother who prefers to remain anonymous). Both parents agree that they want their baby to have a Christian background. They want him to experience Sunday School and they want him to know the Bible. They don't want him to be ostracized by others as someone who has not been christened. But they are torn. And they are not alone. Many parents put off either baptizing or dedicating their infants because they have trouble deciding which path to follow. Parent s may be from different faith traditions as well as from different religions. Others may no longer see the significance of baby baptism or dedication. But ...
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Bahamas: The Free National Movement (FNM) Administration Is Committed To Th
2007-09-18 06:51:00
Gov?t Still Committed To NHI: By Candia Dames - Nassau, Bahamas : Minister of Health Dr. Hubert Minnis assured on Monday that the Free National Movement Administration is still committed to the establishment of a National Health Insurance Plan. Dr. Minnis told The Bahama Journal that the establishment of a National Health Fund is now the focus, and will be the first element of NHI. Through the fund, people with various illnesses would be able to get free prescriptions. The health minister spoke with the Journal at police headquarters on East Street after the Cabinet met with representatives of the Nassau Airport Development Company. "I want to address National Health Insurance [at a later date] so that you know the total scope of it. I don?t want a stopgap measure so that you hear this; you hear that and the whole thing is distorted," Dr. Minnis said. Asked about the progress of the health fund, he said, "It?s all in discussions at this point in time. As I said, I?m presently t...
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THE CONVICTED CUBAN 5 ARE CUBAN NATIONAL HEROES
2007-09-16 15:19:00
THE CUBAN 5 - NATIONAL HEROES: By E. W. I. Watkins - Nassau, Bahamas: Since the terrorists' attack on the World Trade Centre in New York, President George W. Bush has committed America to a global war on terrorism. Using the excuse of weapons of mass destruction being built up in Iraq by Saddam Hussein; he, Bush, without the consent of the U.N., the majority of world leaders. In 1976, the bombing of a Cuban a Airliner over Barbados was masterminded by a terrorist of Cuban descent (Louis Posada Corrillies) which resulted in the death of 73 innocent souls. This man, Corrillies, is up to this present day, being given protection and succor by the U.S. authorities. During the height of terrorist attacks by American based terrorist organizations in the early 1960s, I was personally involved in the abortion of 5 such attempts, all involving terrorists from the group known as "ALPHA 66." This group was responsible for the sinking of a Cuban fishing vessel and the death of a number of it...
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Bahamas: Alleged Drug Kingpin - Bahamian Samuel "Ninety" Knowles Extradited
2007-09-15 03:50:00
Ninety?s Extradition Wrong: By TOSHEENA ROBINSON-BLAIR - Nassau, Bahamas : More than a year after alleged drug kingpin Samuel "Ninety" Knowles was extradited to the United States, the Bahamas? Court of Appeal on Thursday suggested that Fred Mitchell, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, erred when he signed off on the extradition warrant. "This must not happen again," President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer said. "It is clear in my mind that the executives must never do what they did in this case again, or a minister may find himself in contempt." Knowles? attorney, Roger Minnis, was seeking to have the high court direct Superintendent of Her Majesty?s Prisons Dr. Elliston Rahming to show cause why Knowles should not be released immediately. At the start of the proceedings, the court?s president said she did not understand what was being appealed, nor did she understand the basis for such an appeal. "You can?t be asking the superintendent to release somebody who is no...
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The Utter Hypocrisy Of Organized Religion Breeds ‘Atheists’
2007-09-13 16:16:00
Time to Think: Fundamentalism Creates Atheists - By Dr. D. Paul Reilly: Nassau, Bahamas - Let me say at the outset here today, that I don’t personally believe there is such a thing as a ‘Genuine Atheist’, that is a person who supposedly doesn’t believe in God, in a Supreme Being, an Entity which created the entire universe and everyone and everything in it. Why do I say that, you may say? Because, I believe that every single person who was born is in fact extremely intelligent; it therefore logically follows, that it’s impossible in my estimation, for any intelligent person not to believe in a First Cause, in a Creator. So, how can we have a whole bunch of people going around stating that they are Atheists? The answer, from my perspective, is that these people who refer to themselves as ‘Atheists’, are people who for the most part are completely turned off by the utter hypocrisy of religion. So, they rebel against religion and call themselves ‘Atheists’. I hav...
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Nicki Kelly Has lost It On The Albany Development
2007-09-09 01:30:00
I am compelled to respond to Nicki Kell y ’s: Between The Lines - dated September 6 2007, and published in her last resort – The Punch. Its title was: Bahamians are selling their birthright to foreign investors. Ms. Kelly made a very evil and criminally inciting description of Bahamian - Dennis Arthur Dames of Mount Pleasant Village - when she wrote this booboo voodoo piece. She expressed the following in the most uncontrolled fashion: “Then there was the loud mouth who created a public disturbance in his harangue against Albany during the first meeting, then had the brass a week later to stand up and read a prepared statement endorsing the project. That endorsement was later published as a letter in one of the dailies.� Firstly, Ms. Kelly needs to the provide factual proof about this Bahamian, Dennis Arthur Dames being against the Albany project on meeting #1 and engaging in harangue about it . If she is unable to, then she needs to withdraw the forgone sinful remarks ...
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Homosexuality The Bahamian Church
2007-09-07 04:56:00
Homosexuality the Church : By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Homosexuality is difficult to admit, especially for those people who profess Christianity, and attend church on a regular basis. For these men and women who have "given their lives to Christ", and who may or may not have heterosexual relationships as well, facing their "truth" is sometimes difficult. And living in a country where the reality of homosexual relationships is still considered taboo, as opposed to more liberal countries, Bahamian "Christian homosexuals" find themselves in a tough position. And this is no more true than for Angelo Douglas and DeAngelo McCoy (names changed to protect identities), who both profess to be Christians, but are homosexuals, and in a relationship. Douglas, 35 a married father of two, said he has been struggling with his sexual preference for 20 years, while remaining active in his Anglican church. "I was christened in the same church I was married i...
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More Public Consultation Needed On Land Developments In The Bahamas
2007-09-06 04:53:00
More public consultation needed: By ERICA WELLS, Guardian News Editor - Nassau, Bahamas : Beach access, land availability and foreign land ownership are historically very sensitive issues for Bahamians, especially those who feel as if more and more, The Bahamas is slowly being turned into an amusement park for the wealthy, leaving little left for the average Bahamian. The billion-dollar Albany Beach and Golf Club and the proposed New South Ocean Develop ment are two of the latest projects to bring this concern to the forefront. While it appears that the majority of residents and concerned citizens who attended the recent town meetings on the southwestern developments felt the benefits outweighed the disadvantages that the projects present, tensions ran high when it came to the critical areas of beach access, a proposed road diversion and opportunities for Bahamians arising from the projects outside of employment. But there are some who say that the town meeting was too little...
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Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) Positives for The Bahamas
2007-09-05 04:35:00
CSME can benefit The Bahamas : The Nassau Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: It is the view of many in The Bahamas that any significant involvement of the archipelago in the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is a bad idea, to say the least. It is also the view of many that The Bahamas would benefit the least from the CSME, if any benefits at all were to be accrued. It is difficult for the average Bahamian to see beyond the issues surrounding illegal Haitians and Jamaicans, and the threat posed by Caribbean nationals seeking employment in our nation. There are, however, a plethora of positives which The Bahamas could garner from such a trade alliance, from an economic point-of-view. Of course one can assume that those regional territories with higher standards of living, more stable political structures, and world class infrastructure, such as The Bahamas, would tend to attract significant numbers of regional workers seeking to take advantage of the free movement of pe...

The Bahamas Is The Richest Independent Country In The Caribbean
2007-09-04 04:51:00
Bahamas is the richest in the region, for now: By TERENCE MURRELL, Guardian Business Editor - Nassau, Bahamas: A popular Web site has compiled a list of the 10 richest independent countries in the Caribbean , and as expected, The Bahamas came out on top. Aneki.com, a well-known independent Canadian Web site which derives its information from numerous sources, including United Nations agencies and the United States' Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook, ranked The Bahamas at number one with a $21,300 per capita gross domestic product (GDP). Oil-rich Trinidad and Tobago was ranked as the second richest with a GDP of $19,700, a position which would usually have been held by Barbados, which ranks at number three with a GDP of $18,200. Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Cuba and Grenada were among the 10 in descending order. An interesting observation which can be made about the list, however, is the rise of Trinidad and Tobago a...
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Albany Beach and Golf Resort - Southwest Nassau, Bahamas: To Be or Not To B
2007-09-02 18:01:00
Albany: Start or pull the project - By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Staff Reporter : Nassau, Bahamas - Some quick decisions may have to be made after Albany Beach and Golf Resort officials recently announced that the government needed to immediately issue the final permits for the start of construction or the entire project will be pulled out of The Bahamas. If this happens, the promised 1,000-plus jobs for Bahamians as well as the jobs to be created through entrepreneurial and other spin-off activities, will never materialize. Currently, the future of the project, and by extension the jobs of many Bahamians, lie in the offices of the Ministry of Works as Albany developers wait on subdivision approvals in order to start working. "The challenge we have is that if we are not under construction shortly, we will have to pull the project shortly," managing partner of Albany, Christopher Anand said in an interview with The Nassau Guardian on Wednesday night. "I'm hopeful that it wi...
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The Proposed Albany Beach and Golf Resort - and The New South Ocean Resort
2007-09-01 17:41:00
Investors Get Support: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: Not everyone is enamoured with the idea of having some of the biggest names in golf collaborate on a huge, scenic project to the island’s southwest that would potentially drive many millions of dollars into the Bahamian economy and spur heightened commerce and development in the area. And they’ve made no secret of their opposition to proposed road changes and alterations in traditional coastal access. But just as passionate as the cautions have been against some of the changes that are planned to accommodate the Albany Beach and Golf Resort and the new South Ocean Resort proposed for nearby, are vehement appeals for the projects to proceed. The Albany project would be sprawled over 565-acres of land to accommodate a hotel, upscale residential dwellings, marina and golf course. The project has the backing of three of the top names in golf; Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Tavistock Group, a global private investment company ...

The New South Ocean Development: Economic Benefits Outweigh Socio-economic
2007-08-31 15:33:00
South Ocean EIA Says Environmental Impact Mimimal: By Juan McCartney - Nassau, Bahamas: The economic benefits of the New South Ocean Development outweigh any perceived socio-economic drawbacks of the change in environmental conditions in the southwestern area of New Providence, according to the environmental impact assessment for the 377-acre development. The EIA was completed by the Puerto Rico-based firm, Environmental Resources Management (ERM). The EIA states that any negative impact to the environment would be "negligible". It says the biggest change to the marine environment will be the dredging of at least 16 acres of land to create an inland marina, which is to be the centrepiece of the proposed 650-room hotel. According to the EIA, the dredging of the land and the expansion of the water basin will involve the removal of reefs from the area. In order to support marine life, the resort will be growing reefs from artificial pods as well as moving reefs from other locat...
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The New South Ocean Development and the Albany Luxury Resort Project in Sou
2007-08-30 15:18:00
The New South Ocean Development and the Albany Luxury Resort project in southwest Nassau are welcomed by the rank and file of peoples of nearby communities in particular - and the Bahamian community in general. They are on time, as the area has been in a state of economic decline for a long time. South Ocean and its profitable potential have never been as potent as they are with these two proposed projects. It is opportunity knocking, and this writer is prepared to embrace what looks to be a once in a lifetime break for the bright future of southwest Nassau, Bahamas. From what has been proposed by the developers, it is obvious that an economic revolution is in the making that is already appreciated by businesses in the surrounding vicinity, and entrepreneurs to be. It is anticipated that the unemployment situation in Adelaide, Gambier and Mount Pleasant Villages ? will be eradicated in short order. In other words, who will not be working, really does not want to work or can?t....
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Albany Development In Southwest Nassau, N.P. Bahamas - Endorsed By Webmaste
2007-08-29 05:45:00
The recent town meeting on the Albany Develop ment at St. Paul’s Catholic Church hall - is one that was appreciated by many of the surrounding residents present. This writer was in the front row, and was indeed attentive to the business at hand. It is my view that our new administration should give the developers its full blessings to proceed, as the project is indeed exactly what the doctor ordered for southwest Nassau. It’s a decent one in my opinion. I am fully aware of the economic impact on the nearby communities when South Ocean Hotel was in full operation over the years. It made restaurant and bar owners, shop keepers too - happy and busy in Adelaide Village – for example. The Oasis on Adelaide road was also lively with tourists, so was the Mom and Pop Shop in Mount Pleasant village. The Car rental business there -was also bustling. Let’s not forget the Western Transportation that use to be loaded on every run from South Ocean to down town. It was their bread ...
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