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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 […]

Bahamian Fugitive To Be Extradited

18 December 2018

A Bahamian man who is wanted in the United States for alleged sexual related crimes against a 13-year-old, was arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport attempting to leave the country.  The fugitive, Don Cyprian Martin, 45 of Martin Town, Grand Bahama, is wanted in the US State of Atlanta.  Martin, according to Atlanta Press, […]

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Twelve Migrants Arrested In South Bimini- -Bahamian Boat Captain In Custody

18 December 2018

Twelve illegal migrants are  in the custody of Immigration authorities after a joint operation between  officers from the Bimini Division of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers. They  apprehended the men while in a vessel was moored at a resort in South Bimini.  Assistant Superintendent of Police in Grand Bahama, […]

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SEVEN MORE DOMINICANS APPREHENDED

18 December 2018

Just days after seven Dominican poachers were picked up off Inagua and subsequently charged on several counts, Defense Force Officers apprehended another seven of them yesterday morning for allegedly  fishing illegally.  From all reports, officers were on routine patrol when they spotted the two Dominican small go-fast type boats just off North East Point, Inagua.  […]

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URBAN RENEWAL DONATES $5,000 TO BAHAMAS FEEDING NETWORK

18 December 2018

The Ministry of Social Services leaves a special holiday treat for The Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN), donating $5,000 towards the “Feed 5,000 Families” Campaign.  Minister Frankie Campbell said he is  grateful for the opportunity to help add quality to the lives of the people of The Bahamas, whom he proudly serves. He said, “I’m satisfied […]

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Another Homicide In Triple Shooting

17 December 2018

One man is dead and another two injured as a result of a triple shooting off Robinson Road on Saturday night.  According to police, shortly before 8:00pm, three adult males were standing in front of a home on Roland Street, Ridgeland Park West, in the area of Christ The King Anglican church, when the sounds […]

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Eleven In Custody For Drugs and Guns

17 December 2018

Police have recovered a quantity   of dangerous drugs and firearms in separate incidents over the weekend, resulting in three adult females and eight adult males being taken into custody.  According to police reports, the alleged suspects were taken into custody in three separate incidents.  Police say in the first incident, shortly after 5:00pm, Saturday, […]

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BPL Gives Christmas Reprieve

17 December 2018

Bahamas Power and Light is providing a much-needed Christmas gift for the thousands of consumers struggling to keep their lights on. The company’s Chairman Donovan Moxey on Friday announced that those customers in arrears can pay 25 per cent of their outstanding bills to avoid disconnection. On an equally positive note, customers already disconnected can […]

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PASTOR SAYS “ GOV’T OVERREACHING WITH NPO BILL”

17 December 2018

Pastor of Kingdom Life Church, Cedric Moss  yesterday said  the recently passed Non-Profit Organization Bill  “has difficult and troubling provisions.”    However, he said that he is grateful that there seems to be wider consultation among non-profit organizations, churches in particular.  He added that he is most concerned about section one which requires all organizations […]

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NPO BILL TO BE REVISED

17 December 2018

Civil Society Bahamas (CSB) and Attorney General, Carl Bethel met this past Saturday with agreement that  the  controversial Non-Profit Organizations Bill  will be revised  in order to comply with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).   The Attorney General also expressed his intention to continue to review the bill to shrink damage to the capacity […]

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Davis Chides Government On Labour Woes

13 December 2018

Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis slammed  the Free National Movement Government over recent and ongoing labour woes, charging that  “the government seems impotent and paralyzed to decisively address and resolve them.   “Maybe they are not focused; perhaps they do not know what to do, or they are simply tone deaf because they simply […]

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