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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 […]

FOUR RBDF HEROES REMEMBERED

13 May 2019

Governor General, Dame Marguerite Pindling said the ultimate sacrifice of the four marines and the ongoing dangers encountered by crew and marines today are reminders that members of the RBDF and other security forces protect the nation by placing their lives in harm’s way. “For this they deserve a grateful nation, said the Governor General. […]

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WILSON TO SEEK RE-ELECTION IN B.U.T

10 May 2019

President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers Belinda Wilson said yesterday that she is most certainly running again for President in the upcoming BUT Elections on June 13th, 2019. She said that she was busy campaigning yesterday is on the campaign trail. Mrs.  Wilson said that negotiations for the new industrial agreement will begin on Tuesday, […]

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Joint walkabout in Kemp Road

10 May 2019

Senior Officers of The Royal Bahamas Police force along with members of  The Bahamas Christian Council conducted  a walk about in White’s Addition Kemp Road  yesterday following  a  double homicide.  According to Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, the RBPF is in control of criminal activity in New Providence. “Members of the public need not fear, there’s only one Royal Bahamas Police Force despite […]

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DNA SAYS PLP IS LATE ON MARIJUANA ISSUE

10 May 2019

The Vice Chairman of The Democratic Alliance (DNA) Jayson Braynen says that the Progressive Liberal Party is late on the marijuana issue. In a press statement  yesterday on the Marijuana law reform, he said  that the DNA  was the first Party to indicate support for Marijuana law reform in 2016.  The Free National Movement has been slow to address […]

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Potter’s Cay Vendors Say The Area Is Safe

10 May 2019

Business at the Potter’s Cay dock took another blow following Wednesday night’s double homicide, but vendors there are assuring the public that the dock is just as safe as anywhere else in the capital.  A few vendors expressed to The Journal that they do not want the area’s most recent murder to taint the image […]

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TWO KILLED ON POTTER’S CAY DOCK

10 May 2019

Blood splattered the entry of a popular hangout on Potter’s Cay Dock where two men lay dead this past Wednesday evening. Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Paul Rolle told reporters on the scene that officers got the call around 8:00pm. He said, “the officers assigned to the Potter’s Cay Dock area heard the shots and […]

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Double Homicide in Kemp Road

10 May 2019

Grief and anger filled relatives and residents of White’s Addition yesterday morning as two men were shot to death and another seriously wounded.    Police Superintendent Shanta Knowles told the Media,“what we got so far is that two vehicles were in this area and there was an exchange of words  between the occupants of  those two cars, resulting in the […]

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SBDC LAUNCHES ACCESS ACCELERATOR

09 May 2019

The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) yesterday opened its doors to a new branch called access accelerator at the Edmund Moxey Youth and Community Centre.  According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the goals are economic development and economic expansion for more Bahamians;the development of more Bahamian small businesses and entrepreneurs; and youth and community […]

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Four Former Officers To Investigate Security Issues

09 May 2019

As promised by the Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames, the Review Committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Veteran, Petty Officer Philip Perpall has been given their mandate and will begin their injury with immediate effect. The committee which comprises of four former Law Enforcement Officers include […]

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DNA LEADER: WTO ASSESSMENT REINFORCED BAHAMIAN CONCERNS

09 May 2019

Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Arinthia Komolafe yesterday expressed that the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) Impact Assessment reinforced the “widely held” concerns of Bahamians.  She said “In general terms, the Report did not reveal concerns that had not been expressed by the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) in our position paper on the […]

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