NASSAU, The Bahamas – A significant stride was taken to strengthen tourism as the Ministry of Transport and Aviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People’s Republic of China for air service between the two countries on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the Office of the Prime Minister. Prime Minister of The Bahamas the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie said that the move came months after the Bahamian Government held discussions with the Government of the People’s Republic of China with a view to bring Chinese air service to the country. Pictured signing are Bahamas Minister of Transport and Aviation the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin and Administrator of the Civil Aviation Department of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Li Jiaxiang. Standing in background from left: Minister of Tourism the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works and Urban Development the Hon. Philip Davis; Prime Minister the Right Hon. Perry G. Christie; and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Yuan Guisen. (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)
