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Radio Cadena Agramonet

Cuba and Dominican Republic Hope to Boost Trade After Havana Meeting
Radio Cadena Agramonet
The ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Cuba, Luis Manuel Castillo, said his country could become the ideal bridge to show the world the Cuban scientific and technological development. In a meeting of business people from the two countries underway ...
Dominican Republic and Cuba for Greater TradePrensa Latina

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Overseas Property and Investment News

Cape Verde 'proving popular among property buyers'
Overseas Property and Investment News
There was a rise in the number of enquiries about property in Cape Verde during January. According to TheMoveChannel, searches for real estate in the island nation jumped by 2.8 per cent at the start of 2012, compared to the final month of 2011.


Bahamas: Monthly Economic and Financial Developments, December 2011
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release)
More favourable foreign investment activity, alongside ongoing public sector infrastructure projects, buoyed construction output and the tourism sector benefitted from stronger seasonal hotel earnings. The central Government's overall deficit ...

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Fernandez lauds Barrick's investment to extract gold
Dominican Today
COTUI, Dominican Republic. - President Leonel Fernandez on Tuesday defended the Government's contract with the miner Barrick Gold, which is poised to extract gold in Pueblo Viejo, Cotui (northeast). The chief executive said Barrick Gold pledges to ...

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thebahamasweekly.com

PLP: North Eleuthera Believes
thebahamasweekly.com
By myPLP.com Encouraging the people of North Eleuthera to believe in themselves, their abilities and in The Bahamas once again, Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie told hundreds of Eleutherans, all dressed in gold, ...
'PM made recession worse for Bahamians'Bahamas Tribune

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Tigers remain in running to land Cespedes
MLB.com
It's a significant investment for an organization that has traditionally spread out its international money over several small and mid-level signings, but has pursued and signed some bigger talent over the last couple of years.

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Website helps immigrants compare fees to send money home
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM SAN SALVADOR—Immigrants from Central America and the Dominican Republic can go online to compare the cost of sending money from the United States to relatives back home. Enviacentroamerica.org is a new service that shows how much ...
Home > News > Free Online Tool Empowers Senders of Rem...World Bank Group

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thebahamasweekly.com

Brave Davis remarks at North Eleuthera PLP Command Centre Opening
thebahamasweekly.com
I have come to reassure you that the PLP, led by Perry Gladstone Christie, will win the upcoming general election, and Clay Sweeting is among the cadre of dynamic young candidates we are depending on to help us return good governance to The Bahamas.
PLP urges gov't to scale back on stadium opening ceremonyNassau Guardian

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Can Bahamas brook new Atlantis owner
Bahamas Tribune
The "debt-for-equity" structure, whereby Brookfield or other lenders agree to "forgive" the debt owed by Kerzner International in return for equity ownership of the latter's Bahamas resorts, remains the most viable way out for all concerned.


Yahoo! Sports

Baseball's Identity Fraud Problem May Be More Prevalent
New York Times
I think that hit home with them.” Since Ozzie Virgil made his debut for the New York Giants in 1956, the Dominican Republic, with a population of less than 10 million, has produced 542 major leaguers, according to Baseball-Reference.com.
Sandy Alderson kidding us, himself about Dominican fraudYahoo! Sports (blog)
Baseball Executives Continue To Show They Have No Idea How Baseball WorksDeadspin

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Nassau Guardian

Property fund considers diversifying into retail
Nassau Guardian
Michael Anderson, left, said retail space is being considered for the ground floor at the Bahamas Financial Center. File Photo The Bahamas Property Fund has encountered some challenges in a shifting economic climate. But with low vacancies in key ...


Bahamas to build bridge, new port in Abaco with $41M loan from Chinese gov't bank
Washington Post
NASSAU, Bahamas — China's state-owned Export-Import Bank has agreed to finance a new port and a bridge in the Bahamas, the second major infrastructure project backed in recent months by the Chinese in the island nation. The Chinese bank will provide a ...

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Dominican showcase takes new approach
MLB.com
By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com | 02/03/12 9:56 PM EST BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic -- A large group of eager teenagers took their first step toward their big league dreams and Major League Baseball took another step forward in Latin America on the first ...

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Dominican Republic needs quality education
Baruch College The Ticker
By Paola Martinez '14 Public education in the Dominican Republic is in critical condition, threatening the wellbeing of the nation. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the World Forum, ...

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Dominican Delegation Visits Cuban Biotechnological Center
Prensa Latina
Eddy Martinez, secretary of State and director of the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic (CEI-RD), leads the delegation that will visit the scientific institution. They will receive detailed information of the island's medical ...

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Spain favourite property abroad destination, study finds
HiFX - The Financial Latest
Spain remains the top investment destination for individuals looking to make an international money transfer and purchase a property overseas. TheMoveChannel.com's Top of the Props report revealed the nation remains in the number one position for ...


Business Wire (press release)

Massachusetts' Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National ...
Business Wire (press release)
“When a child is taken out of a home because of a fire or abuse, they don't have anything of their own to comfort them,” said Grace. “My hope is that my blankets will help them to feel safe.” As State Honorees, Rebecca and Grace each will receive $1000 ...
Maryland's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Caribbean Journal

Bahamas Expanding Health Care Network
Caribbean Journal
By the Caribbean Journal staff The opening of the new Inagua Community Health Centre in Matthew Town, Inagua is part of a number of newly-built centres in the Bahamas aimed at consolidating access to health care, according to Health Minister Dr Hubert ...

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VIASPACE Director Purchases Additional 4 Million Shares of Common Stock on the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Investors who wish to receive The Green Baron Report for free can join at http://www.thegreenbaron.com/Join.htm . Question: Carl and Kevin, thank you for joining us for this audio-taped webcast interview. We at The Green Baron Report continue to be ...

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Report: Bahamas GDP poised for 2.5% growth in 2012
Nassau Guardian
The Bahamas is poised for 2.5 percent GDP growth in 2012, according to an island research and benchmarking firm, although high unemployment remains one of the country's biggest problems. Island Analysis, located in Guernsey, specializes in the ...


U.S. Energy Trade Mission to Visit Four African Countries
OilPrice.com
Except for Egypt, which remains under CENTCOM administration, AFRICOM is responsible for overseeing US military operations and relations across the whole African continent and the island nations of Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, the Comoros, ...


thebahamasweekly.com

Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham's 2012 Address to the Nation
thebahamasweekly.com
It is an investment in the quality of life, livelihoods, and life-spans of generations present and generations to come. It is an investment in the future of The Bahamas. My Government has worked tirelessly to preserve jobs in the public sector, ...

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Bahamas Tribune

Investing in the Bahamian people
The Freeport News
I wish also to give you a broader sense of the direction of our Bahamas in 2012. "There is a famous quote of which many are familiar. The poet John Donne reminds us: "No man is an island, entirely of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, ...
BAHAMAS' RIVALS GAIN 'ASTOUNDING'ADVANTAGE FROM FOREIGN LAWYERSBahamas Tribune
Support for the Medical Care Improvement BillNassau Guardian

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On introducing renewable energy
Nassau Guardian
So is it even feasible at this point in time for an investment in these so-called 'green' technologies for The Bahamas? Using an iPhone app that measures the UK Grid Carbon Intensity, developed by the University of Southampton called GridCarbon, ...


Wall Street Journal

Brookfield Asset Cancels Offer for Kerzner's Atlantis Bahamas Resort
Bloomberg
Kerzner in November agreed to hand ownership of its flagship property to Brookfield, a Toronto-based investment firm, as part of a debt restructuring. Brookfield at the time planned to forgive $175 million of junior debt for ownership of the ...
Creditor ends bid to acquire Atlantis in BahamasCBS News
Brookfield Ends Deal for AtlantisWall Street Journal
The future of AtlantisNassau Guardian
Bahamas Tribune
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The offshore banking nightmare
Canadian Lawyer Magazine
28, 2006, Michael Morris, a Canadian who runs a small offshore bank in the Bahamas, arrived at a bustling Starbucks in downtown Toronto expecting to meet a woman called Ginette Brown. The previous month, a woman by this name had called Morris at his ...


The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer

Buyers Up at Caribbean Marketplace
The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer
By Kenneth Williams and Geno Marcello The 30th anniversary of the Caribbean Marketplace, recently held at the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas, included a significant presence of Russian Buyers to give credibility to the hopes of Caribbean ...

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MLive.com

Miami Marlins reportedly emerge as front-runner to sign Cuban star Yoenis Cespedes
MLive.com
He plans to make his home in the Dominican -- not Florida, according to CBSSports.com. Cespedes, listed at 26, recently said the Marlins, Cubs, White Sox, Orioles, Tigers and Indians have expressed the most interest in signing him.

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Desalination capacity to increase up to eight times in Cape Verde
Water World
2, 2012 – The government of Cape Verde is planning to add a further eight desalination plants to boost drinking water capacity and meet booming demand from increased tourism, WWi has learned. Situated off the coast of West Africa, the Republic of Cape ...


Nassau Guardian

Where do we go from here? pt. 1
Nassau Guardian
It is common knowledge that investment in key social programs is important for the sustenance of our nation and will help minimize the rising social issues that plague our nation. Focusing on education, it is a given that an educated Bahamas will ...

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Asset sales power Packer's robust CPH profit
The Australian
< Prev of 2 Next > MORE than $300 million of asset sales and increased dividend income from its core gaming and media investments have helped billionaire James Packer's private company Consolidated Press Holdings post another year of robust profits.

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Dramatic Appeal to Combat Cholera in Haiti and Dominican Republic
Blottr
The event, organized by the UN World Health Organization's (WHO) regional arm, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) części zamienne, urged governments and international organizations to boost investment in the infrastructure and institutional ...


Kaufman Closes as Minority-Owned Investment Bank Succumbs
BusinessWeek
LP, the minority-owned investment bank that helped unwind US stakes in bailed-out financial companies, ceased operations as of yesterday, according to a notice posted on its website. Chief Executive Officer Benny Lorenzo told employees yesterday after ...

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Bahamas Tribune

PLP candsidate hits out at lack of tourism investment
Bahamas Tribune
"Instead of attempting to address that they (the government) have advertised Nassau as if it is the entire Bahamas and left out Grand Bahama and the other Family Islands," he said. Mr Moss was speaking to supporters on Friday at the Grand Lucayan ...
Philip Brave Davis responds to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham following rally ...thebahamasweekly.com

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EAGLETECH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. BRYN MAWR INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
Leagle.com
BRYN MAWR INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., a/k/a VALLEY FORGE SECURITIES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation; JOHN SERUBO, individually and as an agent of VALLEY FORGE SECURITIES, INC., f/k/a BRYN MAWR INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.; LLOYDS BAHAMAS SECURITIES, LTD., ...


AM Best Affirms Ratings of La Colonial, SA Compania de Seguros
MarketWatch (press release)
Partially offsetting these strengths are La Colonial's limited financial flexibility, geographic concentration of its business exclusively in the Dominican Republic and losses stemming from its property/casualty book of business.

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thebahamasweekly.com

Bahamas PM Ingraham pledges to protect Atlantis jobs
thebahamasweekly.com
It did put up Phase Three in Nassau, in Paradise Island, but it also used much of that money to invest outside The Bahamas. And it put up as security for the loan, Atlantis and the Paradise Island properties. That was a very bad decision because while ...
Too big to fail?Nassau Guardian
Bahamian PM: I Will Protect Atlantis JobsCaribbean Journal

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European Investment Bank Backs Caribbean Geothermal Energy
REVE
The European Investment Bank will provide 1.1 million euros ($1.4 million) in geothermal energy grants in the Caribbean. The European Investment Bank has agreed to fund preparations for possible use of geothermal renewable energy to replace fossil ...

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Business Wire (press release)

New York's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards ...
Business Wire (press release)
“I felt bad for the children I left behind who were not coming home for the holidays,” he said. “I felt I had to do something to take their minds off the pain that they were in.” He donated his Christmas toys to the kids in the hospital, and then asked ...


Public Servants Will Not “Get Shares First” in Arawak Port Development IPO
thebahamasweekly.com
By Eileen Fielder Nassau, Bahamas - Government workers will not receive priority over other applicants for shares in the Arawak Port Development IPO and the investing public will receive their dividend at the same time and rate as the founding ...

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thebahamasweekly.com

PLP Chiefs opens Sea Breeze PLP Command Centre on Joe Farrington Road
thebahamasweekly.com
Nassau, Bahamas - PLP chiefs Perry Christie and Philip Brave Davis last evening opened the Sea Breeze command centre on Joe Farrington Road opposite Galilee School. Party leader Christie encouraged the team in the community to continue their hard work ...
Christie: Economic resurgence must go beyond FreeportThe Freeport News
Grand Bahama PLP hopefuls unveiledBahamas Tribune

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Cruise ship revenue buoyant
Vancouver Sun
Not so, according to Robin Farley, a UBS investment research analyst who, through the company's cruise data tracker, can show that prices since the beginning of the year are up one per cent, with a small portion of that figure coming after the accident ...

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Call for re-establishment of Ministry of Financial Services and Investments
Nassau Guardian
The re-creation of a Ministry of Financial Services and Investments could provide an avenue for the government to identify unique ways to expand the sector, two industry insiders said yesterday. Their comments came after a recent campaign promise from ...


Spend Matters Afternoon Coffee
Spend Matters
How to Better Leverage Your ERP Investment with a Supplier Network -- Hear insights from Jason Busch on how organizations today use third-party supplier networks to optimize their ERP procurement technology. Learn how CONSOL Energy drove $44M in cost ...


Wind farm targets 2013 'commission'
Bahamas Tribune
By NEIL HARTNELL A RENEWABLE energy provider is looking to "commission" its Eleuthera wind farm by early 2013, having invested $250000 in completing the first project phase involving the construction of a Meteorological tower.
Eleuthera wind farm begins testing for financiersNassau Guardian

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thebahamasweekly.com

Perry G. Christie:"We Will Bring Grand Bahama BACK!"
thebahamasweekly.com
One job after another has disappeared: Island Palm Hotel, City Markets, Reef Village, Port Lucaya Hotel, Lighthouse Point, Old Bahama Bay, Gombay Park, Grand Bahamas Distributors…closed, closed, closed. More hotel rooms in Grand Bahama are closed than ...

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Proactive Investors Australia

PanTerra Gold conserves US$1m in working capital through share placement to ...
Proactive Investors Australia
PanTerra Gold (ASX: PGI) will issue about 5 million shares at an average price of A$0.1875 each to Harold Machinery SA, the civil engineering contractor on its Las Lagunas gold project in the Dominican Republic. Importantly, the agreement will ...

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This and that
MASNsports.com
You can decide whether that's a wise investment for a 26-year-old who's never played in the majors. Cespedes still hasn't obtained his visa after establishing residency in the Dominican Republic. I'd take Cespedes over Manny Ramirez, but nobody is ...

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thebahamasweekly.com

FNM Grand Bahama Candidates Event Remarks by Party Leader Hubert Ingraham
thebahamasweekly.com
Freeport, Bahamas - The following are remarks made by the Free National Movement leader, the Rt Hon Hubert A. Ingraham on January 15th during the introduction of the Grand Bahama Candidates: FNMs: We are making ready; it's time to register to vote.
NO CANDIDATE PROBLEMS: DNABahamas Tribune
PLP accuses government of wrecking GB's economyThe Freeport News

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HOTELS TARGET 'MODEST INCREASE' FOR 2012 Q1
Bahamas Tribune
By NEIL HARTNELL THE Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry is hoping to enjoy "a modest increase in all key metrics" for January and the 2012 first quarter, the Bahamas Hotel Association's (BHA) president last night pointing out that this nation's ...


You said it!
Virgin Islands Daily News
Our electric rates are the highest among similar sized utilities in the Caribbean including the Bahamas and Bermuda. A new experienced power utility owner would bring fresh ideas and fresh investment. WAPA could still remain as the distribution company ...


ChicagoNow (blog)

More thoughts on the Concepcion signing
ChicagoNow (blog)
The Cubs have made a large investment in the Latin American market, including a brand new state of the art facility. They need to improve the quality of prospects. They've made a foray into Venezuela and the Dominican Republic in the past two years ...

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The Nightly Turbo: Gus Hansen Loses $1.89 Million Pot, Tapie Comments on FTP ...
PokerNews.com
Who took home the biggest win? Find out in the Sunday Briefing. The PokerStars European Poker Tour Deauville Main Event played down to a final table on Sunday. Find out who was still in contention for the €875000 top prize in our Day 5 recap.

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FEATURE-Tunisia's economy still awaits post-revolt bounce
Reuters
"Invest in Democracy," read the tagline. The thinking behind the ads was to attract foreign investment and revive the economy by harnessing the feel-good factor attached to Tunisia after it ousted its autocratic leader, triggering a series of revolts ...

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AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Releases Monthly Portfolio Update
MarketWatch (press release)
... 5/29/18 4) Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA 6.51%, 3/07/22 0.92% 5) Dominican Republic International Bond 8.625%, 0.68% 4/20/27 6) Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital 0.65% SA 6.299%, 5/15/17 7) Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-IQ12, ...

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Proactive Investors UK

Bahamas Petroleum shares rise as it completes initial processing of 3D seismic ...
Proactive Investors UK
Shares in Bahamas Petroleum Co (LON:BPC) rose in morning trade after the company reported the completion of initial processing of the 3D seismic data from its licences in the Bahamas, confirming excellent data quality. Detailed interpretation is now ...

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Nassau Guardian

Vanderpool-Wallace pushes Family Island rebranding
Nassau Guardian
Caribbean Marketplace 2012 at Atlantis this week is buzzing with hundreds of investors and delegates. Jeffrey Todd / TNG Although Nassau is one of the biggest tourism gateways on the planet, it represents just two percent of this country's total land ...
Anguilla At CHTA's Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2012Anguilla LNT
PM'S HOPES FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERYBahamas Tribune
Moving towards green economyTrinidad Guardian
Bahama Islands Info (blog)
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Official opening of stadium pushed back
Nassau Guardian
The proposed February 11 date for the opening, which was being looked at by the Government of The Bahamas, is now pushed back to February 25 the earliest. It might even be pushed back to March. The change was done to ensure that the facility is ready.

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Nassau Guardian

Low crime and better education must come first
Nassau Guardian
PLP Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell is accusing the government of not having the vision to grow the economy or the energy that is necessary to attract fresh investment to The Bahamas in a difficult climate.


Port Times Record

Once a shark victim, now an advocate
Port Times Record
By Brittany Wait Celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary with his wife, AveMaria, in the Bahamas, Krishna Thompson decided to wake up early to go for a swim. The Suffolk County resident never would have thought he would come face-to-face with a shark.

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Nassau Guardian

40 percent of employers still dodging NIB
Nassau Guardian
About 40 percent of employers in The Bahamas do not pay contributions to the National Insurance Board (NIB) at all or without some form of 'prodding', according to NIB Director Algernon Cargill. Over the past several years, NIB has taken several ...

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Japanese grant to double property tax revenue
The Freeport News
A Japanese special fund administered through the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will overhaul tax administration in The Bahamas to the extent where annual property tax revenue could double. The result, according to Hiroshi Yamaguchi, ...


Popular (BPOP)'s "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed by Goldman Sachs (GS) Analysts
LocalizedUSA
Separately, analysts at Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Popular from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, January 3rd. Analysts at Sandler O'Neill initiated coverage on shares of ...

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The Guardian

Enda Kenny and the inconvenient truth about Ireland's economic crash
The Guardian
In between moans about there being "too many bleedin' foreigners" and who they had in the back of the cab once, Irish cabbies, particularly Dublin drivers, couldn't wait to tell you about their property portfolios. They would regale you with tales of ...

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The Winning Trade In High Yield Corporate Bonds
Seeking Alpha
An asset subsector providing higher absolute returns for lower variability of returns presents long-term investors the chance to generate alpha in the higher quality segment of the high yield universe. Below are annual total returns of the Barclays ...

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ROYALSTAR INVESTORS GET '200% PAY OUT'
Bahamas Tribune
Speaking to Tribune Business after AM Best, the international insurance credit rating agency, had reaffirmed the Bahamian property and casualty underwriter's top rating, Steve Watson said the average $4.2 million net income generated by RoyalStar ...


Full Carmichael plaza provides much-needed hedge
Nassau Guardian
Benchmark (Bahamas) Limited has experienced some volatility, but a recent move into commercial real estate and other possible avenues of diversification could make the firm a good play for prospective investors. Local and international swings in the ...


Kerzner debt fight resolved in 'short term'
Bahamas Tribune
By NATARIO McKENZIE KERZNER International (Bahamas) chief yesterday suggested the fight between the company's lenders over its $2.5 billion debt is likely to be resolved "in the short-term", with the original $175 million debt-for-equity swap proposed ...

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Breaking Travel News

Caribbean Marketplace underway at Atlantis Resort, the Bahamas
Breaking Travel News
Hundreds of delegates from across the region have been gathering at the 30th annual Caribbean Marketplace at the Atlantis Resort, the Bahamas. Following a sensational opening ceremony last night, it was down to business today with hundreds of buyers ...
Bahamas Tourism Being BoostedCompareAway

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Dividend.com

Grainger Reports Record Sales of $8.1 Billion and Record EPS of $9.07 for the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The years 2011 and 2010 included the following items: *The GAAP financial statements are the source for all amounts used in the Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) calculation. ROIC is calculated using operating earnings divided by net working assets (a ...
Grainger Sales Top RecordsDaily Markets (blog)

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Productivity survey being carried out throughout The Bahamas
The Freeport News
According to a release from the Inter-American Development Bank, they, along with The Bahamas Department of Statistics says this survey will gather this information from employers at 600 organizations across major industries in The Bahamas.


Stoughton Nurse Convicted of Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs and ...
Patch.com
Meetinghouse was the primary fulfillment pharmacy for Golden Island Investment or GoldenIGroup, an Internet pharmacy operation located in the Dominican Republic. Consumers who wished to obtain certain drugs, but who did not have a prescription from a ...

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ETF Daily News

iShares Files For iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund ETF
ETF Daily News
The iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Morningstar Emerging Markets High Yield Bond Index.

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74% 'PERSONAL' CREDIT IMPEDES DEVELOPMENT
Bahamas Tribune
By NEIL HARTNELL THE BAHAMAS' development is being "seriously impacted" because its citizens are unable to invest in key productive areas, such as energy and transportation, due to almost 74 per cent of credit going on 'personal' consumption items.


Nigeria's high import of finished goods hurting economy
Vanguard
China's Deputy Minister for Commerce, Mr. Chen Jian, had disclosed late last year during a meeting with the Nigerian Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga in Beijing that the trade volume between Nigeria and China will hit $10 billion by ...

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Everyday Bahamians respond to historic IPO offering
Nassau Guardian
APD Limited's tour of The Bahamas has proven effective among everyday Bahamians, Guardian Business has learned, with at least half of the share offering being snatched up by retail investors. Jamaal Stubbs, senior analyst at CFAL, one of the placement ...


$50M 'ritzy' hospital to offer niche care
Nassau Guardian
The Renaissance Harbour View Pavilion, sounding more like a resort than a hospital, plans to invest $5 million in phase one to create a 10-bed facility by mid-2013. The physicians are now seeking investment partners to take the project forward, ...


GTForum

Shell's downstream segment sees losses of US$244m in 4Q11, full-year earnings ...
GTForum
Company to invest US$6 billion in downstream operations in 2012, focusing on Brazilian biofuels and chemicals projects. Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) booked full-year earnings of US$28.6 billion in 2011 on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis, ...
Royal Dutch Shell plc: 4th Quarter and Full Year 2011 Unaudited ResultsMarketWatch (press release)

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Companies from Brazil and Cape Verde plan to produce shrimp on the archipelago
Macauhub
Fortaleza, Brazil, 12 Jan – A partnership between companies from the Brazilian state from Ceará and from Cape Verde has been set up with the aim of farming shrimp on the archipelago, according to Brazilian newspaper Diário do Nordeste.

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Younger Is Not Always Better In The Dominican
FanGraphs (blog)
Still, whatever the reason, teams are pouring money into 16-year-olds coming out of the Dominican Republic. Are teams garnering more value by investing more money these younger players? Looking at players signed as free agents out of the Dominican ...


Nassau Guardian

The role of unions in a changing economy pt. 1
Nassau Guardian
We also saw the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) celebrate a recent agreement and the award of long overdue healthcare benefits. Today's global economy is a constantly changing dynamic environment that has a profound impact on how we work.


Banks' June goal for direct credits
Bahamas Tribune
Paul McWeeney, who heads the Clearing Banks Association (CBA) committee charged with developing the sector's Automated Clearing House (ACH), said the move to introduce direct credits was another step to giving the Bahamas a "first world settlement ...


China textile and clothing set for further growth
just-style.com
If there has been a shift closer to home, the evidence is far from dramatic. In the 12 months to 31 October 2011, US apparel imports from member countries of the US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) were up by only 2.6% ...

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GazetteNET

Managing partner in Clarke Schools development group defends his record
GazetteNET
An arrest more than a decade ago, a foreclosure proceeding, a past business affiliation with a convicted arsonist in the 1980s and an investment in a stalled real estate development in the Bahamas are among the issues Demetrios N. Panteleakis addressed ...


TPG Capital LLP Offer for GlobeOp Financial Services
Wall Street Journal
The Offeror has also obtained letters of intent to accept the Offer from Aberforth Partners LLP, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC., Sageview Capital MGP, LLC and Standard Life Investments in respect of an aggregate total of 17006209 Ordinary ...

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Nassau Guardian

IDB: Labor survey to boost jobs and innovation
Nassau Guardian
The Bahamas Department of Statistics, with technical support from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), have launched the survey to assess employee productivity, training procedures, competency levels and innovation in the marketplace.


Emirates Adds Fifth US Gateway with New Service to Dallas/Fort Worth
MarketWatch (press release)
"Emirates' newest US destination is a thriving and dynamic metroplex, which is home to one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies in the country," said Nigel Page, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Americas.

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Cemex SAB de CV (CX) Shares Upgraded to "Buy" by Deutsche Bank (DB) Analysts.
LocalizedUSA
Cemex SAB de CV (NYSE: CX) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. Separately, analysts at Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF) reiterated ...

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FEATURE: Tunisia's economy still awaits post-revolt bounce
Reuters India
"Invest in Democracy," read the tagline. The thinking behind the ads was to attract foreign investment and revive the economy by harnessing the feel-good factor attached to Tunisia after it ousted its autocratic leader, triggering a series of revolts ...

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Caribbeat: Grenada sprint star Kirani James inks deal
Queens Courier
“LIME has had a long relationship with Kirani, through various avenues including sponsoring his home-club, Speedzone and through its now four-year sponsorship of the LIME Carifta games in which Kirani rose to prominence,” said Sheldon Keens-Douglas, ...


thebahamasweekly.com

Arawak Cay Port Development road show gains momentum
thebahamasweekly.com
“We have one port gate operated by APD in partnership with Bahamas Customs. What we do expect to see is as a result of this consolidation of shipping activities to Arawak Cay, Bahamas Customs is going to be far more comfortable in their ability to ...


Nassau Guardian

Hubert Ingraham's Quiet Revolution
Nassau Guardian
“The Bahamas Achieves a Quiet Revolution as Its First Black Government Takes Hold” was the headline of a New York Times story announcing the achievement of majority rule in the Colony of the Bahama Islands in 1967. The story began: “A quiet revolution ...

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Haiti: Ten Ambassadors to Haiti Stationed in DR Visit Port-au-Prince
Defend Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) - Ten ambassadors accredited to Haiti residing in the Dominican Republic visited Port-au-Prince on Monday and Tuesday where they met with the authorities on the topic of political processes, security, strengthening the ...

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REGULATIONS DELAY KEY MEDICAL BILL
Bahamas Tribune
Head of The Medical Pavilion Bahamas, and a heart specialist, Dr Conville Brown, told Tribune Business: "I'm not sure whether it's coming or not, but I am going to apply for it. Hopefully it does happen. It's very important that it does happen.


Health organizations join to help prevent spread of cholera in Haiti
The Prospector
By Salvador Guerrero Sanjay Wijesekera, left, of UNICEF; Mirta Roses Periago, director of PAHO, and Kevin M. De Cock, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, listen to Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez Reyna, ...

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(VIDEO) Statement on Grand Bahama economy & GBPA Grand Bahama press conference ...
thebahamasweekly.com
As Minister Zhivargo Laing had indicated before, we are willing to do specific investment promotions for Grand Bahama, and we made a half million dollars available from the government and asked the business community and the Port in Grand Bahama to ...


Nassau Guardian

PM defends borrowing
Nassau Guardian
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham declared that The Bahamas 'is on the right track'. TNG file photo Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham last night defended the level of borrowing undertaken by his administration amid the global economic crisis and declared ...

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ENDING SACRED COWS CAN BE CONSTRUCTIVE
Bahamas Tribune
They would like the Bahamas to become a developed model for the Caribbean to aspire to, and for the rest of the world to admire. That could take more than a dash of creative destruction, I should think. Back to Milton Friedman. He was a straightforward ...


Nassau Guardian

APD Limited hires new muscle for Arawak Cay
Nassau Guardian
Michael Maura Jr. told Guardian Business the first of two Liebherr 320s should leave Spain in the next two weeks, bound for its new home at Arawak Cay. Both cranes will cost APD Limited $4 million and represent the muscle of New Providence's front door ...


A new approach to UK Caribbean relations
Dominican Today
Opening the meeting, Mr Hague, made very clear that the UK wanted to invest in the relationship. “We want to build a new partnership between Britain and the Caribbean that creates opportunities on all sides – in development, climate change, ...

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