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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 […]

PMH UPGRADES DIALYSIS UNIT

13 June 2019

The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) outfitted its Dialysis Unit with twenty (20) new dialysis reclining chairs as part of its phased improvement works. The Champion 54 Series Dialysis Recliners were purchased by the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) at a cost of  $31,707.71. The chairs offer patients durable support, around-the-clock comfort during treatment, and contain key […]

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CA Smith Matter To Be Handled By Palace

13 June 2019

The  Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis says  that the matter of the  premature announcement of  a new Governor General is to be taken up by  Buckingham Palace.  Dr. Minnis  commented  yesterday on the  social media video of Deputy Governor General C.A Smith announcing that he would be stepping down as a Non Resident Ambassador and […]

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PM Expresses Confidence In Italian Probe

13 June 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has expressed  confidence in Italian authorities to conduct investigations into the deaths of the two Bahamian males whose bodies were found in a lake in Turin,  Italy. His comments came after the families of the young men asserted otherwise, saying that they  have no  confidence  in Italian officials. Speaking on […]

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Believing ‘Nothing’s Impossible’ Can Boost Business

12 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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PM extends sympathy to the Ramsey and John families.

12 June 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in a statement late yesterday evening extending his deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of Bahamians Alrae Ramsey and Blair John, who was found dead in a lake in Turin, Italy.  The Prime Minister noted that he spoke with both families this past weekend, assuring them that the government […]

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PLP ACCUSED OF POLITICIZING LABOUR DAY

12 June 2019

The Free National Movement (FNM) has accused the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party of politicizing Labour day.  Saying  that the PLP was reckless in doing so, the  governing party in a statement yesterday  said that the PLP is out of touch with the people of The Bahamas. “From day one, the Minnis Administration has worked to move […]

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Police Probe Security Officer’s Murder

12 June 2019

A Commonwealth Brewery security officer’s life was taken  when he was killed following an armed robbery in the early hours of Tuesday morning.  Police are now looking into the circumstances surrounding the armed robbery turned homicide.  According to police reports, shortly after 12:00 mid-night Tuesday, three security officers were on duty at a wholesale wine […]

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Flamingo Gardens clinic temporarily closed

12 June 2019

The Ministry of Health advising the general public of the closure of its Flamingo Gardens Health Facility, Carmichael Road.  However the facility is expected to reopen today,  according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands who added that the reason for the temporary closure is to protect both staff and patients. “There is a problem with […]

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DAMES FIRES BACK AT OPPOSITION

12 June 2019

National Security Minister Marvin Dames fired back at The Opposition’s scathing criticisms of the 2019/2020 budget this afternoon accusing them of appealing to the elite in the country and taxing the poor people.  In his address last week Opposition Spokesman on Finance Chester Cooper noted as much adding that this is a budget of special […]

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Construction Delays Cost Bahamians Millions

12 June 2019

The  delay in the construction of the Ministry of National Security’s new headquarters on  John F. Kennedy Drive  is said to illustrate the lethargic, convoluting and mysterious manner in which the former administration awarded and executed contracts, according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames. Mr. Dames said that upon coming to office, an assessment of […]

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