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US Donates Additional $20K to COVID Fight in The Bahamas - Nov 24, 2020 - 4:58:08 PM
On Friday, November 20, the U.S. Embassy in Nassau delivered $20,000 in
additional equipment to help the fight against COVID-19 in The Bahamas.
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) donated six custom-made internal
partitions for mobile shelters being used to screen COVID-19 patients,
allowing them to better isolate patients and prevent the spread of the
virus.
U.S. Embassy Senior Defense Official, Commander Kevin
Self, delivered the donation to Commander Sonia Miller of the Royal
Bahamas Defence Force, and Captain Stephen Russell, Director of the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)...
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State Department Travel Advisory for The Bahamas improves to Level 3 - Nov 24, 2020 - 9:44:36 AM
The U.S. Department of State has updated its Travel Advisory for The Bahamas to a Level 3 – Reconsider Travel.
Please
read the full language of the Travel Advisory at
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/the-bahamas-travel-advisory.html.
The
new Travel Advisory level and language reflect updated local crime
statistics and a decline in crimes that may affect U.S. travelers to The
Bahamas.
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Baleària Caribbean gears up for a busy holiday shipping season - Nov 20, 2020 - 8:27:31 PM
Today Baleària Caribbean has announced that they have set their
full attention to shipping and the upcoming holiday season. While
awaiting the green light from the Bahamas government to transport
passengers, they feel more than ever the need to reinforce the
importance of their Ft. Lauderdale to Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
connection.
Bracing themselves for a busy
Black Friday weekend, the company’s cargo team has opened up their
warehouse availability by opening Friday, November 27th...
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CDEMA launches new Caribbean Risk Information System Platform - Nov 13, 2020 - 10:50:34 AM
The Caribbean Risk Information System (CRIS) platform was officially
launched on November 12, 2020, by CDEMA, to fulfil its mandate of
enhanced knowledge management in the Caribbean. The CRIS was designed to
serve as the ‘one stop shop’ for hosting a wealth of information,
contributing to the evidenced based decision making processes to build
disaster resilient states and promote sustainable development in the
region...
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Commonwealth Blue Charter joins the search for first Earthshot Prize winners - Nov 1, 2020 - 10:31:36 PM
The Commonwealth Blue Charter, the Commonwealth’s flagship programme on
ocean cooperation, has been invited to join a leading line-up of
official nominators for the prestigious Earthshot Prize.
The
Earthshot Prize is an ambitious global environment prize launched by His
Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge, that seeks to stimulate
innovative solutions to the world’s most urgent environmental problems
while improving living standards, particularly for communities most
vulnerable to climate change...
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Baleària Caribbean postpones November 5th reopening sailing - Oct 30, 2020 - 4:55:27 PM
Today, the South Florida based ferry company, Baleària Caribbean,
has announced that they will postpone their scheduled November 5th, 2020
passenger transport reopening date until further notice.
The
company stated that they came to this decision after further
discussions with Government and Tourism officials. All parties agree
that it is important to ensure that they are ready to properly and
safely receive passengers in all areas, both air and cruise ports...
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Financial Institutions Sensitised on RE and EE Support Mechanisms - Oct 30, 2020 - 2:14:36 PM
Financial institutions across the Caribbean Community this week had the
opportunity to learn more about project support systems and tools
within the renewable energy and energy efficiency space.
Although
renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies have seen notable
decreases in cost, leading to significantly lower capital needed to
invest in new systems, financing renewable energy projects remains a
major difficulty in the region...
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St. Lucia Government announces Stricter Protocols to Address COVID-19 Community Spread - Oct 30, 2020 - 1:55:38 PM
Given the current status of active COVID-19 cases and projections, the
Government of Saint Lucia is implementing protocols in order to curb the
spread of COVID-19 to be effective today, Friday October 30th 2020 and
to remain in effect for the next 30 DAYS.
On the recommendations
by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), the Command Centre and following a
consultative session with the National Emergency Management Advisory
Committee (NEMAC) and various stakeholders...
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Port Everglades Names Bahamian Ricardo Charlton as Director of Operations - Oct 29, 2020 - 11:31:13 AM
Broward County’s Port Everglades Chief Executive and Port Director
Jonathan Daniels has appointed Ricardo D. Charlton, BSME, FSO, as the
new Director of Operations. Port Everglades is a self-supporting
enterprise fund of Broward County, FL, generating more than $170 million
in revenues in fiscal year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 1, 2019)
and is ranked among the nation’s leading container ports and a world
leader in the cruise industry.
“Ricardo is an outstanding addition and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge with him,” said Daniels...
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Announcements made on the sidelines of the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum - Oct 29, 2020 - 10:03:50 AM
During the third annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in Hanoi,
Vietnam, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief
Executive Officer Adam Boehler announced new plans to support
investments in multiple countries across the region, including Vietnam,
Myanmar, Cambodia, India, and the Pacific Islands.
"DFC is
committed to financing the modern infrastructure needed in these rapidly
growing economies,” said Boehler. “DFC’s investments...
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Commonwealth countries adopt statement on promoting human rights through sport - Oct 28, 2020 - 8:19:18 PM
Commonwealth member countries have unanimously adopted a statement to
promote human rights and tackle discrimination at all levels of sport -
from community games to elite sporting events.
The consensus
statement sets out 13 commitments and serves as a guide to protect and
promote the human rights of every individual involved in the sport
sector...
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Caribbean Export and WIRSPA partner on the Absolutely Caribbean Virtual Expo - Oct 28, 2020 - 7:34:04 PM
Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the West
Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA) are working
together to support increased trade of rum and spirits between the
Caribbean and Europe with the Absolutely Caribbean Virtual Expo,
scheduled for November 17-18, 2020.
The Absolutely Caribbean
Virtual Expo will host some 50 exhibitors from across the Caribbean that
manufacture products in the areas of sauces and condiments, natural
products and alcoholic beverages...
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