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From:TheBahamasWeekly.com International
WASHNGTON, D.C. - His Excellency Dr. Elliston Rahming, Bahamas Ambassador to the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS), and His Excellency Dr. Eugene Newry, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, on Thursday, February 4, 2016, met with Director Maryse Roberts and Ms. Renee Penco of the OAS Department of Economic Development to discuss assistance towards the potential establishment of a Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) in The Bahamas. The OAS Project to help expand the US’s Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) model throughout the Caribbean is funded by the US OAS Mission. The initial phase of the project was launched in 2012 and was executed in five countries: Barbados, Belize, Dominican, Jamaica and Saint Lucia. The meeting’s discussions, held at The Bahamas Embassy, 2220 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., focused on the importance of small business development in The Bahamas and throughout the wider Caribbean, the potential benefits for The Bahamas’ involvement in the project and the state of small business development in The Bahamas. Second Secretary Mikhail Bullard also participated in the meeting.
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