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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 […]

Cold cases, not closed

09 January 2019

In the Police  Crime  statistics for 2018, cold cases – those that have not been fully solved were not included in the report. According to Police Commissioner, Anthony Ferguson, this is  due to the fact that they remain open. “There are any number of cases that are still outstanding. “We refer to them as cold […]

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Illegal Migrants Pose Security Threat

09 January 2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Darren Henfield, says unfettered and unchecked immigration is impacting the country on many fronts and that Bahamians have been tolerant so far.   Mr. Henfield made his comments  eight days into the new year as  more than 160 migrants have been apprehended in Bahamian waters.  Speaking with reporters outside  the Cabinet,  the […]

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Crime Decreased By 8 Per Cent

09 January 2019

The Royal Bahamas Police Force  reports  a decrease of 8 per cent in crime   in the country  over the past 12 months.   The information was revealed in a 16-page report released during  Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson’s Annual Meet the Press  yesterday morning.   Mr. Ferguson said,  “I am happy to report that the […]

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Davis: “PM Must Treat Unions Fairly”

09 January 2019

Opposition Leader Phillip Davis yesterday said Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson has the prime minister hypnotized. This comes  after the  success by the B.U.T  in  getting conditions improved at the C. H Reeves Junior High School, an extended Christmas break for teachers,  a newly renovated A. F Adderley Junior High School and  during […]

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New Oban Deal Soon

09 January 2019

The Minister of Labour  Dion Foulkes  says  that he anticipates the negotiations on the Oban heads of agreement to be complete in the next two to three weeks.  He added that the government is adamant about changing the terms of agreement for the heads of agreement regarding the Oban deal. Mr. Foulkes  told reporters  outside […]

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Immigration Bill To Be Amended

09 January 2019

Immigration Minister, Brent Symonette, revealed yesterday that an amendment to the Immigration Bill was scheduled to be presented to Cabinet yesterday for input and sent out for discussion.   “On the agenda [yesterday] at Cabinet, we’ll be getting a presentation from Dame Anita Allen from the Law Reform, the amended Immigration Bill, has been presented […]

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C.H. REEVES READY FOR CLASSES

07 January 2019

Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd assured  yesterday that the facilities at the C.H. Reeves Junior High School  are  ready for classes this morning.  Last week, the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) planned to conduct a walkabout of the campus to ensure that everything was in place, however that never happened.  The Minister instead conducted a walkabout […]

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BPSU Unaware Of Post Office Delay

07 January 2019

The  President  of The Bahamas Public Services Union, Kimsley  Ferguson says his union does not  think the government is addressing the matter  of relocating  the General Post Office as urgently as it should be. “There are ramifications with regards to health issues, persons are still challenged with respiratory issues in that environment and in my […]

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MOE ADVANCES TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION

07 January 2019

The country’s educational system is expecting to see some major technological changes this year as the Ministry of Education yesterday joined forces with Cable Bahamas and Sam’s Business Machines to commence the second installment of the  Ministry’s technology upgrades on the islands of Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.  The  Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said that […]

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Foreign entities get preferential treatment, says Attorney Alfred Sears

07 January 2019

Former Attorney General Alfred Sears is calling on the  government to remove “the ring-fencing” against  gaming houses  in the  Bahamas as the dispute on gaming taxes continues. Mr. Sears who now represents the Web Shop Owners in litigation in the Supreme Court,  yesterday addressed comments made by current Attorney General  Carl Bethel made recently  on […]

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