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TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM) GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT
 
BAHAMAS INVESTMENT FORUM IN WASHINGTON, DC --  Photographed above are some the participants of the first Bahamas Business and Investment Forum in Washington, DC organized by The Embassy of The Bahamas. From left to right are Senator Barry Griffin; Central Bank Governor John Rolle; Senator Quinton Lightbourn; Senator Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs; Barbara Feinstein, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; The  Bahamas Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Wendall Jones; The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Investments; Ambassador Chet Neymour; Consul General Washington Patrick Adderley; Consul General New York Leroy Major; and Michael Fountain, Honorary Consul Chicago.

TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM)

The Deputy Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, I. Chester Cooper has announced that the government will execute heads of agreements this month for more than $1billion of new investments in major touristic developments. It is understood that these projects are slated for Paradise Island and Cable Beach. Mr. Cooper made the announcement […]

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GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT

Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and AviationChester Cooper visited the island of Eleuthera on Monday to sign a $55 million dollar loanagreement with the Saudi Fund for Development to facilitate updates to North Eleuthera’s airportterminal.The updates to North Eleuthera International Airport have been long […]

Englerston MP: Level of Violence Serious

01 July 2019

Following the mass shooting that shocked the Montel Heights community on Sunday, Englerston Member of Parliament Glenys Hanna-Martin said recent statistics that crime is down have ‘no relevance,’ as she believes the country has a serious problem of violence, which has caused an increase in the fear of crime. According to Hanna-Martin, the mass shooting […]

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WSC Chairman Refutes Victimization Claims

01 July 2019

Water and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson refuted claims of victimization this past Friday from APEX Underground Utilities and Construction Company Ltd. President Georgy Miller.  During a press conference, Mr. Gibson stressed that WSC’s board has nothing to do with deciding the winning bidder for three contracts recently awarded for Family Island water supply […]

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Mass Shooting in Montel Heights- -Four Minors among 17 Injured

01 July 2019

A house party took a tragic ending on Sunday morning as 17 attendees found themselves hospitalized following a mass shooting in the Montel Heights community.  According to Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson, officers received information that the incident happened shortly after midnight.  “The information that we are working with is that a male was walking […]

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Food Store Break-In

29 June 2019

Police are investigating a break-in at Super Value on Baillou Hill Road. According to police, shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to an alarm activation at the food store. Police said once they accessed the store, they discovered that culprits had cut a hole in the roof and with the use of ropes, […]

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Families Request Private Autopsies – Bodies Return Home

29 June 2019

The families of Blair John and Alrae Ramsey, the two Bahamians whose bodies were pulled from the Po River in Italy a few weeks ago, have requested and independent autopsy which the government supports. Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield confirmed as much yesterday, as the bodies of the two young men arrived aboard a […]

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Contractor Claims Victimization

29 June 2019

Water and Sewerage Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson was yesterday accused of victimization from the head of one of WSC’s approved companies. Pointing the finger is President of APEX Underground Utilities and Construction Gregory Miller, who made it clear that he is not a political contractor.  The 45-year-old father of three explained to reporters that upon […]

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Dame Marguerite Bids Farewell

29 June 2019

In a moving and thought provoking farewell speech, outgoing Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling yesterday called on Bahamians to put aside divisiveness and unite.  “I didn’t have lots of book learning, or a college degree, but I had a master’s degree in common sense,” she said.   As the self proclaimed barefoot girl from Andros, […]

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FNM Council Blackout

29 June 2019

The nagging load-shedding crisis struck last night, causing a blackout at the Free National Movement Headquarters which resulted in the cancellation of the FNM’s Council meeting. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and FNM members of parliament gathered at the Mackey Street headquarters with hopes of having a post budget debate council meeting, but that didn’t […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review – “His Contribution To The Athletes Is Monumental”

29 June 2019

Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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Viral Voice Note Suggests RBPF Corruption – -National Security Minister Denies Claims

27 June 2019

A scandalous voice note making its rounds on social media is fueling serious concerns about the procedures followed during police arrests and investigations. Reportedly, the voice of an ex-police officer, who identified himself as Bernard Swann, in the voice note spoke to fixed police reports, without proper investigations. Holding nothing back, Mr. Swann further charged […]

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