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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 […]

MINNIS GOV’T CALLED “A DISASTER”

29 January 2019

Calling the Minnis administration “ a disaster,” the leader of the Opposition, Philip Davis  says, “Bahamians were treated from their Prime Minister to a litany of non- performance”  in  a national address  last night.   Mr. Davis in a press statement  said,  “what a travesty this address was. A nothing burger trying to pass for […]

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PM: “SECURE OUR MIDDLE CLASS”

29 January 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis last night expressed that the country must expand more and increase efforts to secure the middle class and to move more Bahamians out of poverty. The Prime Minister gave the first of a series of three national reports last night covering economic growth, job creation, and greater opportunities for Bahamians. […]

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Minister Hopes For National Drug Plan

29 January 2019

Minister of National Security Marvin Dames told Law Enforcement Agencies gathered for a National Drug Planning Workshop with the Inter-American Drug Control Commission (CICAD) that he is looking forward to receiving a plan that can be implemented over the next 2years.  This follows the request of the government of The Bahamas, the Executive Secretariat of […]

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Customs Dept Being Modernized

29 January 2019

The Customs Department is in the process of modernizing in an effort to make all procedures at the department electronic.  Acting Comptroller in the Customs  Dr. Geannine Moss  said this process has been in the works since 2012. She said, “one of the driving things that we are looking to do is to make every […]

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GHS STUDENTS TOLD TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE

29 January 2019

The  National Security Minister, Marvin Dames  told students of  his alma mater – The Government High School (GHS) yesterday  that they should be about excellence.  Mr. Dames  was speaking at  Awards Day ceremonies where 60 plus students were awarded as top performers. Pulling from the theme, “Excellence Begins with Me,” Mr. Dames told the students […]

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Cat Island Traffic Fatality

28 January 2019

An American male is the latest traffic fatality in The Bahamas, after he succumbed to his injuries on Saturday following a traffic mishap on Cat Island.  According to Police, the man was driving a 2018 Sonyoung 125cc motor cycle, north along Queens Highway, in the settlement of Smith’s Bay, when he lost control of the […]

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POACHERS AND MIGRANTS CHANGE STRATEGY

28 January 2019

Royal Bahamas Defense Force Commodore Tellis Bethel  says  that officers have to pay closer attention the the vessels crossing our waters as migrants and poachers are changing their means of transpiration.  Commodore Bethel  said “The Defense Force continues to maintain a patrol in the Southern Bahamas, and of course, we would have has several incidents […]

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Gov’t Receiving Bids On Grand Lucayan

28 January 2019

The government of the Bahamas is  seemingly making a little headway with its bid to get the Grand Lucayan Resort off its hands. According to Minister of Tourism, Dionisio D’Aguilar, it’s hoped that the bids will be closed off by February 15th. “Then there will be an evaluation period pairing down those who have submitted […]

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Major Infrastructural Works On Tap

28 January 2019

A number of infrastructural improvements on tap for the family islands this year, starting with Grand Bahama.  Parliament Secretary in The Ministry of Public Works, Iram Lewis says “one of  the flagship projects is the Smith’s Point sea wall,” he said.  “We had to make a strong decision during our first few months in office […]

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Ground Breaking For $250 Million PI Project

28 January 2019

Branded as the new downtown Paradise Island, Sterling Hurricane Hole offers a unique live work play lifestyle, as touted by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, who brought the keynote address at the official ground-breaking ceremony for the project. The project’s expected to provide a $250 million boost to the economy. “It is projected to provide […]

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