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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 […]

Senate Welcomes Visitors

12 October 2018

The Senate  is an open door for the public, but many are not aware of this, which is why Senate President, Katherine Forbes – Smith, said the upper house is upping the ante with their public and community engagement. “You’d be amazed at the amount of people who don’t come to the Senate because they […]

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Eleutherans Support Disney’s Proposal

12 October 2018

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis told Eleutherans that he will make a decision on whether to approve Disney’s proposal to create a cruise port at lighthouse point, South Eleuthera next week. It is  an assurance he gave residents of that island  Wednesday  evening during a town meeting in Green Castle that saw the majority of […]

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International day of the girl celebrated

12 October 2018

International Day of the Girl Child – a day the United Nations launched some six years back to promote girl’s empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights, was recognized yesterday.  It also highlights the challenges girls all over the world face. Yesterday morning at the Senate, Social Services Minister, Frankie Campbell shared the importance of […]

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Slump in conch sales

11 October 2018

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, a term many are now familiar with since the conch poisoning outbreak that put a hole in the wallets of many Potter’s Cay Dock conch vendors. Three months after the outbreak,   vendors say business is still in a slump. “It really affected Potter’s Cay Dock businesses because we do conch salad, nobody […]

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When The Competition Has You On The Ropes

11 October 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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Battling discrimination and stigma against mental health

11 October 2018

Mental health is a serious problem spanning all ages all over the world, as staggering figures have proven.  It is  said that one in every four people are affected by mental disorders at some point, and the numbers continue to grow, leaving health systems across the globe struggling to respond. This is why Health Minister, […]

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CABINET MINISTERS WEIGHING IN CPSA STRIKE VOTE

11 October 2018

Labour Minister Dion Foulkes is hoping an upcoming meeting with the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) helps in averting strike action. The unofficial results indicated that 96 per cent of senior doctors opted  to follow through with  the industrial action in the face of longstanding grievances.  The group has decided to hold off on the […]

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PM speaks with Eleuthera residents about Lighthouse Point proposed development

11 October 2018

Junkanoo fanfare greeted Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister, who arrived to facilitate a Town Meeting to discuss with residents the state of the economy in southern and central Eleuthera. An excited crowd, sporting bright coloured T-shirts with the words emblazoned on the front, “We Love Disney” and ”Disney Loves Eleuthera,” embraced the […]

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MARIJUANA COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS APPOINTED

11 October 2018

The government appointed Bishop Simeon Hall and former  Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn Mccartney as co-chairs for its marijuana committee, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands told reporters ahead of his weekly cabinet meeting. Bishop Simeon Hall previously served   on CARICOM’s Commission for Marijuana and presented at the general meeting back in July.  Dr. Sands […]

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Let’s Talk Strategy

10 October 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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