Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 5, 2008	The Proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) With The European Union Is Attracting Much Attention And Consternation In The Bahamas And Caribbean
A growing chorus against EPA: The Nassau Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas government has recently announced its intentions to hold a series of town meetings on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to discuss and hopefully, clarify matters of concern to the general...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 29, 2008	Bahamians and Other Caribbean Citizens Want More Information on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with European Union Countries
More information needed on EPA: Nassau Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: A number of concerned citizens have been expressing their opinions on the intriguing yet controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). While those who have some idea of what it entails, there are others...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 23, 2008	The National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB) Supports The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) - Designed to Open Up Trade Between ACP Countries (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and The European Union
Major labor union supports EPA: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: One of the nation's top umbrella trade unions has thrown its support behind the economic partnership agreement (EPA) while simultaneously calling for 17 recommendations in preparation for the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 26, 2008	Bahamian Parliamentarians Updated On The Bahamas Government’s Position To The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) With The European Union (EU)
Parliamentarians Get EPA Update: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: However, some – including members of Bahamians Agitating for a Referendum on Free Trade (BARF) – have argued that it amounts to The Bahamas giving up its sovereignty. Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 31, 2008	The Need To Have Bahamians Informed About The Economic Partnership Agreement [EPA] Between Caribbean and European Countries
Laing rejects EPA criticism: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: The minister of state in the Ministry of Finance has shot down claims that the economic partnership agreement (EPA) will shrink the local job market if The Bahamas becomes a signatory. The EPA...... [view]