The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday that Bahamasair probably suffered a loss of millions of dollars by offering free evacuations to residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian. “It hasn’t been quantified into a number, but I’m sure for as many days they did it and the number of flights […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that it will contribute $1 million for Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts in The Bahamas. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last Friday 27, Prime Minister Minnis encouraged the UNDP to expand its network, which is already working […]

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Persons who squatted on land in the Pigeon Peas shantytown may have a hard time fighting the government’s building ban to sell and do business in the area. According to Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty President and former South Abaco Member of Parliament Mike Lightbourn no one owns Pigeon Peas. “Pigeon Peas is on a parcel of […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest stressed the need for Grand Bahama and Abaco business owners to return home if the hurricane bruised economies are to fully rebound. Following Hurricane Dorian, Grand Bahama and Abaco business owners have created serious concern for the government, as some of them are not willing to […]

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The government has accessed the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) $100 million contingent loan for natural disasters and according to Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest, it will be used to restore public utilities and to provide shelter.  “We’re also using some of that money to provide temporary shelter for residents as we try to encourage them […]

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Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) has connected four of the seven engines at its Clifton Pier plant.  BPL Executive Director Patrick Rollins said on Monday that BPL is in the process of connecting the other three. The engines need to be tested, which is scheduled for mid-October.  He added that the engines can run independently […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper urged persons living in The Bahamas with legal status to move to Abaco to assist with rebuilding and recovery efforts. “It is the PLP’s policy that you should have legal status if you want to live and work in The Bahamas.  We do not see any reason […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper said the government made a “tragic mistake” by only declaring East Grand Bahama as an economic recovery zone and urged the government to make Abaco and Grand Bahama VAT-free zones. According to Cooper, while he surveyed the government’s short-term economic plan for Grand Bahama and Abaco, there […]

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